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In the News (Wed 15 Feb 12)

  
  Newsquest Media Group/Westminster Press
Newsquest told us that if the transfer proceeded it would initially give more central guidance to the editors of Westminster's titles than was its normal practice, with the aim of strengthening the commitment to local news.
Newsquest emphasized that it had no plans to merge or close any titles as a result of the transaction, and there are grounds for expecting the change of ownership to benefit Westminster's titles.
Newsquest argued that the projections were conservative and emphasized that its management and financial backers were committed to investing substantial sums on the basis of them.
www.competition-commission.org.uk /rep_pub/reports/1996/newsq.htm   (967 words)

  
 Bradford on Strike latest
Newsquest Bradford managers are becoming increasingly isolated in their stand-off with their workers.
Newsquest Bradford, the division of the media giant that employs the striking journalists, was on course to pass its £2 million-profit mark by the end of March.
Newsquest chief executive Paul Davidson paid a furtive visit to the Hall Ings HQ of the Bradford division on Wednesday, managing to avoid talking to journalists.
www.geocities.com /bradfordnuj/recent.html   (5099 words)

  
 Newsquest (Bradford) Ltd Media Pack and Marketing Information
Newsquest Media Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based Gannett Co. Inc., is the largest regional publisher in England and Wales.
Newsquest's objective is to have market-leading newspapers which reflect the views of the communities they serve.
Newsquest is market-led and technology-driven and with all its products, both print and electronic, the company's aim is to always provide optimum service to customers.
www.newsquestmediapack.co.uk /index.html   (641 words)

  
 Newsquest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Newsquest and Deloitte and Touche worked together to create a mock-up of how Dynamics might look when it was running on Newsquest’s own data.
The decentralised arrangement that Newsquest had in mind required several copies of Dynamics to be running on a number of regional servers, each accessed remotely by multiple user sites.
This was a benefit Newsquest were not expecting from this technology." Using WinFrame means that most of the client-side processing can be carried out on servers, minimising the amount of data that has to be sent over the network to the client.
www.datasmith.co.za /newsquest.htm   (2191 words)

  
 Newsquest trainee journalists achieved a 73 per cent pass rate: www.HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Newsquest trainee journalists achieved a 73 per cent pass rate - plus no fewer than four individual awards - from the recent National Certificate Examination.
Newsquest is fast gaining a reputation for training journalists, taking on an average of 40 'raw' trainees every year.
All Newsquest trainees sitting the NCE attend a three-day refresher course at Darlington in the weeks before sitting the exam.
www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk /training/020117quest.shtml   (345 words)

  
 Gannett buys UK newspaper chain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
For Newsquest — the third-biggest publisher of regional papers in the UK — the agreement ends a four-month search for a buyer as the industry contends with a gradual decline in circulation that has pressured publishers to expand or sell out.
Newsquest shares, which have risen more than 75 percent in the past six months, rose 32 pence to 455 pence.
Newsquest generated about $508 million in revenue last year, a tenth that of Gannett.
www.enquirer.com /editions/1999/06/25/fin_gannett_buys_uk.html   (333 words)

  
 Newsquest Media Group: Factfile
Newsquest is one of the UK's largest regional newspaper publishers with almost 300 titles including 18 dailies.
Newsquest is also a leading publisher of business-to-business magazines and specialist consumer titles.
Newsquest was formed in January 1996 in order to effect a management buy-out of Reed Regional Newspapers (RRN).
www.newsquest.co.uk /factfile   (377 words)

  
 National Union of Journalists : … but Newsquest rates ARE going up
Newsquest is the UK's second biggest newspaper group, with 300 titles, including 15 dailies and the union is campaigning for its campaign of 6 per cent rises for the next two years.
Newsquest really need to start talking seriously to their own journalists about the problems of poverty pay at the company”.
The Mother of the NUJ chapel at Newsquest Bradford, Sarah Walsh, has fought off a second attempt by the company to discipline her for carrying out union duties.
www.nuj.org.uk /inner.php?docid=643   (521 words)

  
 Quest for more color leads Newsquest to PPSI
Newsquest attached the 80,000-copy-per-hour tower on an open footprint to one of its two Goss Visa presses, in the process allowing the publisher to produce up to 24 broadsheet and 48 pages of color.
The Newsquest tower is one of more than 200 shaftless units and 2,700 digital inkers PPSI has sold in the past three years, McManamon said.
Like South Wales, Newsquest is using the MAN Roland press to woo commercial accounts and to produce newspapers such as the rival Daily Telegraph, which it began printing last summer.
www.newsandtech.com /issues/2005/07-05/nt/07-05_newsquest.htm   (812 words)

  
 Sunday Herald: International: International
Newsquest Media Group excludes all liability to you for loss or damage to you relating to the use of a This is Sunday Herald RSS feed, including but not limited to legal action arising from Sunday Herald content or electronic viral contamination.
Newsquest Media Group makes no undertaking to guarantee or continue to provide any or all Sunday Herald RSS feeds, nor makes any commitment in respect of service level performance.
Newsquest Media Group may terminate this agreement with any or all RSS users without notice or obligation.
www.sundayherald.com /international/shinternational/aboutrss.php?t=toc   (652 words)

  
 Wiltshire Times: About Us: Newsquest
The Newsquest Media Group is the 2nd largest publisher of regional newspapers in the UK publishing over 300 titles with a weekly circulation/distribution of over 10 million copies, and a weekly readership of over 13 million.
Newsquest Wiltshire is based in Swindon and publishes a range of publications including 3 paid for and 3 free newspaper titles.
Newsquest Wiltshire is a sub division of Newsquest (Oxfordshire and Wiltshire) Ltd.
www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk /aboutus/newsquest   (265 words)

  
 Newsquest/1999 Annual Report
Newsquest is one of the largest regional newspaper publishers in England, with 180 publications including 11 dailies.
In 1999, Newsquest teamed with other leading U.K. publishers and converted its news sites into "digital communities." The network of "This is..." Web sites embraces not only the traditional community within the circulation area of the newspapers but also new forms of community defined by interest group, hobby, sports team affiliation or other means.
Newsquest continued expansion of its successful reader vacation service in 1999 by offering an even wider range of packages to different locations around the globe.
www.gannett.com /annual/ar99/newsquest.htm   (723 words)

  
 Newsquest watch
Newsquest has, apparently, decided to pilfer employees' retirement income in order to benefit US shareholders.
Of all Newsquest's ill-starred deicisions in recent years, plunging into the wacky world of the Scottish media is, potentially at least, the most disastrous.
...The company is, of course, Newsquest, the senior offical is T&A editor Perry Austin-Clarke and the investigator is a poster on their website forum and local blogger who, fortunately, has documents which appear to demonstrate the facts of the case - always a help.
newsquestwatch.blogspot.com   (1124 words)

  
 Newsquest Media Group: History
In 1998, Newsquest made further acquisitions; the Sussex-based Contact-a-Car, the London Property Weekly titles, Kinsman Reeds Ltd which published two titles in the North West of England, and the Review Group of three titles based in Hertfordshire.
Newsquest Media Group sold its newspapers in Yorkshire for £15 million to Johnston Press and acquired newspapers in the Bury area of Lancashire for £5.75 million from Johnston Press.
Newsquest sold its titles in the Midlands North region to Midland Independent Newspapers.
www.newsquest.co.uk /history   (320 words)

  
 National Union of Journalists : Newsquest journalists’ low pay protest as profits soar
NUJ members were joined by MPs, readers and even a town crier as journalists at Newsquest titles around the UK held a series of events as part of their campaign for fair pay.
Newsquest trainees routinely start on as little as £12,000 a year - compared to the graduate starting salary of £21,000 quoted in the tuition fees debate in Parliament last week.
NUJ General Secretary Jeremy Dear said: “Newsquest’s journalists are sick of getting paid peanuts by a company which continues to make millions of pounds profit each year.
www.nuj.org.uk /inner.php?docid=666   (426 words)

  
 NEWSQUEST NEWSPAPER EMPIRE LINKS EDITORS
With 300 titles to its name, Newsquest is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom.
Newsquest was formed in 1995 from a management buyout of Reed Regional Newspapers.
Newsquest is based in Weybridge, Surrey and employs a total of more than 9,100 people across the UK.
www.solarnavigator.net /media/newsquest.htm   (784 words)

  
 Gannett Offers Bid to Acquire Britain's Newsquest/June 24, 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The board of directors of Newsquest is of the unanimous view that, while not a compelling proposal, it is in the best interests of Newsquest and its shareholders for the offer to be put forward to Newsquest shareholders for consideration.
Newsquest is the largest publisher of regional newspapers in England and the third largest in the U.K. It publishes over 180 titles including 11 daily newspapers, with the remainder a mix of paid and free weeklies and niche publications.
James Brown, Executive Chairman of Newsquest said, "Gannett is a major media company and the prospect of Newsquest becoming part of Gannett represents a great opportunity for Newsquest and its employees.
www.gannett.com /go/press/pr062499.htm   (404 words)

  
 Newsquest Media Group Limited and Westminster Press Limited
Newsquest Media Group Limited and Westminster Press Limited: A report on the proposed transfer to Newsquest Media Group Limited of the newspapers of Westminster Press Limited
Newsquest was formerly owned by Reed Elsevier plc but in January 1996 it was acquired by an investment vehicle of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co LP (KKR), a US merchant bank specializing in management buyouts, in conjunction with Newsquest's management.
Newsquest's projections show interest cover initially of only 1.5 times and cash flow after depreciation[Details omitted.
www.competition-commission.org.uk /rep_pub/reports/1996/391newsquest.htm   (1032 words)

  
 NUJ Glasgow Branch Newsquest Dispute
NUJ officials are calling on Newsquest staff to double their efforts in a second ballot vote in the ongoing pay-date dispute.
NUJ members at Newsquest (Herald andTimes) have voted by just under 81% to hit the cobbles and nearly 92% for industrial action short of strike action, with the print and admin union AMICUS expecting a similar result.
The refusal by Newsquest management to compromise or negotiate a deal through ACAS angered many and the vote reflects that.
www.nujglasgow.org.uk /NewsquestDispute.html   (1244 words)

  
 Newsquest York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
PrintExpress has been used at Newsquest (York) Ltd for a number of years to receive and output bitmap pages for The Northern Echo, produced at Newsquest North East in Darlington, which is printed on the York press.
The installation of PrintExpress will give Newsquest York and its contract print customers many benefits in receiving, processing and re-distribution of paired PDF pages, as well as improvements in load levelling across the output system.
Newsquest (York) Ltd is part of the Newsquest Media Group and has been a long time customer of IPA Systems Ltd.
www.monosys.com /News/newsquest_york.htm   (169 words)

  
 Newsquest Magazines
Newsquest Specialist Media Ltd is an international media organisation providing specialist business-to-business and consumer information for a diverse range of markets.
Newsquest Specialist Media Ltd is part of Newsquest Media Group, the UK's second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers and a wholly owned subsidiary of Gannett Corporation - the largest newspaper publisher in the United States.
Newsquest Specialist Media Ltd is a young dynamic company with award-winning, talented, knowledgeable and committed staff.
www.newsquestspecialistmedia.com   (214 words)

  
 Archives: Newsquest Media Group
Newsquest Media Group does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site, or the server that makes it available, are free of viruses or other harmful components.
Newsquest Media Group does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials in this site or in third-party sites in terms of their correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability or otherwise.
Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall Newsquest Media Group, its subsidiary and parent companies or affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, Newsquest Media Group materials.
pqasb.pqarchiver.com /smgpubs/terms.html   (467 words)

  
 Newsquest Media Group: Sales
Newsquest Media Sales (NMS) is the National Sales and Marketing arm of Newsquest Media Group.
The NMS account managers and sales executives have detailed knowledge of all Newsquest titles and their local marketplaces and, combined with the skills and resource of the marketing department, will help tailor a campaign to put customers in touch with customers.
Newsquest Direct is the largest single supplier of regional press door-to-door distribution in the UK.
www.newsquest.co.uk /sales   (207 words)

  
 newsquest websites
Newsquest Websites is the team behind, among many others, www.southwalesargus.co.uk.
In business since 1892, The South Wales Argus and other titles in the region are now part of Newsquest, one of the UKs largest regional newspaper groups.
With the backing of such a force Newsquest Websites are confident of offering a service that is second to none and the peace of mind only a large established company can give.
www.newsquestwebsites.co.uk   (143 words)

  
 Newsquest Media Group: Portfolio
Newsquest’s newspapers form the backbone of a powerful network of websites across England, Scotland and Wales, and is audited by ABC Electronic.
Newsquest Direct is the group's direct marketing wing and one of the UK's largest regional press door to door distributors delivering over 1.3 billion direct marketing items per year.
Together with Southernprint, our heatset magazine printing arm, Newsquest is able to offer the printing facilities needed for all newspaper, magazine and periodical contract printing requirements.
www.newsquest.co.uk /portfolio   (207 words)

  
 Newsquest Names New Chief Executive
Also, Paul Hunter will be appointed Newsquest’s finance director to replace John Pfeil who will be leaving Newsquest.
Other changes at the regional newspaper publisher include the appointments to Newsquest’s board of Tim Blott, regional managing director of Lancashire and Bradford, and Roger Mills, regional managing director, London.
Newsquest has more than 300 titles going into more than 10 million homes in the United Kingdom.
www.gannett.com /news/pressrelease/2001/pr041601.htm   (345 words)

  
 Newsquest Media Group: Contacts
Newsquest (Bradford - Ilkley Gazette, Wharfedale & Airedale Observer)
Newsquest (Dorset - Bridport News, Lyme Regis News)
Newsquest (Hampshire - Andover Advertiser and Andover Midweek Advertiser)
www.newsquest.co.uk /contacts   (593 words)

  
 UK Guidelines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The Gannett Foundation is the charitable arm of Gannett Co Inc., owner of the Newsquest Media Group, one of the UK’s largest publishers.
The Greater Bristol Foundation, on behalf of the Gannett Foundation and Newsquest, manages the Fund.
Applications must be submitted on the approved application form, which must be obtained from your local Newsquest newspaper office.
gannettfoundation.org /GuidelinesUK.htm   (206 words)

  
 Newsquest (Midlands South) Ltd.
Our policy is to produce quality titles that are essential reading in the communities they serve; customer care and service are vital to us in sustaining our local information franchises.
Newsquest embrace the speed at which digital media is moving and offer a vast range of online services.
Newsquest (Midlands South) Ltd Berrows House, Hylton Road, Worcester, WR2 5JX.
www.newsquestmidlands.co.uk   (160 words)

  
 Newsquest (Wales) | CommuniGate
Newsquest will provide, free of charge, to the Participating Organisation, the use of such software and related technical information ("the Newsquest Software") which Newsquest in its absolute discretion, deems necessary to enable that Participating Organisation, to construct and maintain such website.
Newsquest may pass all said information to other companies in the Newsquest group, whether such companies are based in the US or the UK or elsewhere.
Newsquest reserves the right to assign its rights under these Conditions to any member of the Newsquest group of companies.
www.communigate.co.uk /wales/agree.phtml   (1431 words)

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