Print is never going to pay like it once did, so we need to catch up with the likes of Facebook to start making digital really pay. And being an online news agency readers will subscribe to according to their interests. One small question Oliver. That’s the point. © Carnyx Group Ltd 2020 | The Drum is a Registered Trademark and property of Carnyx Group Limited. User content will NOT work – why why why would I want to buy a paper / view a website that is full of church fayre’s and stories by the local busybodies? People want news stories that make them laugh, make them question the world around them and make them intrested. Speaking of his vision for the company, he said the job of the modern editor would be “broader” than at present and claimed that the “old news agenda dictated by news editors the length and breadth of newspapers” is no longer relevant. If there’s one in your area, check it out. Reader content is fine but (a) it’s got to be subbed properly otherwise it’s just Facebook and (b) you still need advertisers. What a lot of people seem to forget that this approach is nothing new. (anyone can set up their own blog and monetize it these days, and if they bring in the readers, they get paid). I’m with Roy on this. [4] The sale generated a degree of controversy among some German media observers, with a number of journalists and staff at Berliner Verlag's titles protesting against the sale and voicing concerns over the direction the new shareholders would take the publications. The issue with social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, is that you have to ‘like’ a multitude of fan pages or be following a certain number of of people to access even a small amount of the content which may interest you. Explore the latest, and greatest, creative work from around the globe. Newspaper executive David Montgomery has launched his takeover vehicle National World, which will be the beginning of a regional news acquisition spree. Maybe Steve Dyson could do some actual journalism on this. Anyway, I was using that stuff as an example of what we used to do so thoroughly – modern user content is more likely to be the kind of stuff people put on Shape Your Place. Newspaper executive David Montgomery has launched his takeover vehicle National World, which will be the beginning of a regional news acquisition spree. The boss of the new Local World newspaper company has said local publishers will be handling a “20-fold increase” in content – much of it generated by the community.. David Montgomery, who chairs the new consortium made up of regional publishers Northcliffe Media and Iliffe News and Media, says he wants to turn local publishers into a one-stop-shop for local content. Local World was formed in November when DMGT agreed to sell Northcliffe to the new consortium for £52.5m plus 38.7pc of the shares. 75% of The Drum Magazine readership are senior management or above. David Montgomery's Local Worlds venture could soon be under the Office of Fair Trading’s microscope as it has said it is considering opening a full investigation into its deals. Readers will soon get bored with UGC if it doesn’t come up to scratch. Former Mirror Group boss David said that the most significant shift the industry needed to make was that local publishers need to be prepared to handle “lots of content that comes from the community itself,”. Papers of record which took names at funerals and always printed flower festival results in full. Montgomery, who will act as executive chairman, said:"Our objective is to create a modern platform for news publishing by implementing a new operating model, powered by the latest technology. Earlier this year, Montgomery, a vocal critic of the BBC’s scale and public sector funding, called on the organisation to share resources with local independent media firms such as his own company, Local TV which serves communities across the UK. The management team of the company will also include Vijay Vaghela, a non-executive director of Local World, the local news network formed by Montgomery while at Trinity Mirror. Just because you’re a professional journalist doesn’t mean you write engaging and interesting content. (function(d, s, id) { Citizen: it seems logical that reporters will continue to write trusted local news to complement all this additional local content and subs will continue to check their work. You can follow all replies to this entry through the, HoldtheFrontPage, Laurie House, Colyear Street, Derby DE1 1ES. Registered in England and Wales with Company No. Montgomery teams up with Endless in bid for regional newspaper group Archant. The boss of the new Local World newspaper company has said local publishers will be handling a “20-fold increase” in content – much of it generated by the community. It’s now about being easily accessible, appealing, concise and fast-reacting. The days of the traditional print journalist died three years ago when the first iPad came out. Hit the C-suite spot. Sophie Montgomery. called on the organisation to share resources. Nationals as well as regionals/locals need to wake up on this one. My paper is transitioning to a higher mix of User Generated Content and most of what it publishes is of pretty low standard. Does that mean they’ll end up with MORE work to do? Providing great companies with the recognition they deserve. During his tenure as Mirror Group CEO Montgomery oversaw a number of changes, including taking a stake in The Independent and its sister-paper The Independent on Sunday. a) Where is the content from the communties going to come from? js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; David Montgomery (6 November 1948, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish media executive, proprietor and media investor. I’m not saying it’ll work as it’s too early to tell, but any efforts to attract and increase audience have to be a good thing when all newspapers have done for the last 10 years+ is fight a losing battle to keep the existing one. Between 1987 and 1991, Montgomery was editor of the Today newspaper, by then owned by Murdoch. National World will jettison legacy systems and archaic industrial practices to create efficient dissemination of news, monetising it by matching content to audience. The idea behind Local World is that it is all in one place. Chief executive of the Local World group David Montgomery today sent staff a 2,000-plus word explanation of how he sees the future role of the journalist in his group. I think these comments need to be subbed. We’d pick up a paper from the early part of the 20th century now with our modern sensibilities and sneer at it, but our modern sensibilities have got us into a proper hole. [citation needed], "David Montgomery's Local World plan reveals his contempt for regional papers", "Montgomery concludes German publisher deal", "David Montgomery: They never saw him coming", "Montgomery marshals European titles for attack on British newspaper market", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Montgomery_(newspaper_executive)&oldid=971371915, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 5 August 2020, at 18:41. Are we going to pay people to submit content? He then became director of News (UK) Limited, a subsidiary of News International owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. who can vet it all and then we wait for it blow up in our face. A local weekly reported that a church tower had been damaged by a ‘gale’. If there’s a 20-fold increase in content, all the current professionally-generated, funky fresh and modern stuff is there – done by journalists – alongside all the crap you and I don’t want to read but lots of people do. And the whole point is that much of this new stuff is not written by journalists, but is the stuff people are currently taking to Facebook and Shape Your Place rather than to us. Not a two fold increase but a 20-fold increase,” he said. What is wrong with a gale damaging a church tower? }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); HoldtheFrontPage is a news and jobs website for journalists everywhere with a particular focus on the UK regional press. Roy , if they’re taking the stuff to Facebook and their friends already, what’s the incentive to put it on your site? The operating model of the business will aim to use both digital and traditional publishing techniques and will use a shared services model across the business while driving revenue through aggregated audiences. This article is about: World, David Montgomery, Johnston Press, Local World, Media. David Montgomery talks about the editor’s role becoming “broader and more comprehensive”. I wouldent buy or read a newspaper that was full of random little snippits like that – I want real juicy news stories! All photos can come from smart phones. Admission to the London Stock Exchange is expected to take place on 19 September. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover David’s connections and jobs at similar companies. Reports last month claimed David was set to launch a “relentless pursuit” of JPIMedia after the … More content on our sites above and beyond what we consider news, more hits, more appeal to advertisers, more revenue. Job adverts start at £175 + VAT for one week with discounts available for longer periods and block bookings. He then became director of News (UK) Limited, a subsidiary of News International owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.Between 1987 and 1991, Montgomery was editor of the Today newspaper, by then owned by Murdoch.. No Biller, you’re missing the point. Back when local papers were really popular and successful, they were basically printed “content hubs” or repositories of knowledge for their local community. [citation needed] She is the daughter of The 3rd Baron Birdwood and ex-wife of The 3rd Earl of Woolton. 03031677, Please log in or register to sign up for job alerts, Local World promises "major overhaul of content", Watchdog to look into Northcliffe-Iliffe merger, DMGT completes sale of Northcliffe to Local World, Montgomery sets out vision to 'resuscitate' industry, Northcliffe sold to Montgomery consortium for £52m plus shares. var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; Ex-Local World chief executive David Montgomery, pictured, has announced the launch of National World, which is expected to be admitted to the London Stock exchange on Thursday. Many will love the opportunity to share their views and opinions to a much larger number of people and the majority will happily do it for free. Between 1992 and 1999 he served as chief executive of Mirror Group plc—publishers of the Daily Mirror and other national titles and a range of regional titles—following the death of its previous owner Robert Maxwell in 1991. HTFP carries all the latest news about UK journalism and our news archive of more than 26,000 stories comprises a unique online record of the UK regional newspaper industry since the site was first launched in February 2000. if (d.getElementById(id)) return; View David Montgomery’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. The acquisition was made in partnership with the American private equity firm and media broker Veronis Suhler Stevenson, part-financed with credit loans. [5], Montgomery is married to the painter The Hon. Did anyone else notice the other day that the Daily Telegraph reported on an incident involving a ‘bridal path’? Between 1992 and 1999 he served as chief executive of Mirror Group … c) If users are submitting their own content to fill our products, how can the content they submit be verified and trusted?