The shortlist for this year’s PPA Awards has been revealed highlighting the huge amount of talent across the industry.

Even as more people turn to digital media sources for their news, social media still presents a massive opportunity for publishers to grow, nurture and retain new and existing readers.

Industry charity NewstrAid is inviting everyone in the news trade to take part in 5kMay, a fundraising initiative to help raise money for colleagues facing hardship.

Immediate Media has announced that its live events businesses, River Street Events and Upper Street Events, have been rebranded as Immediate Live.

Taboola and Dennis Publishing reach a decade in partnership and sign a multi-year contract renewal. Dennis will use Taboola's products including Feed, Explore More and Audience Exchange to drive engagement and revenue across multiple sites and sectors.

LOYAL has launched a new journalism tool to unlock the power of publishers’ archives with one click.

WoodWing has hired Amanda van der Leest-Rasch to the newly-created role of Chief Technology Officer. As well as building out the core solutions of WoodWing Studio and WoodWing Assets, van der Leest-Rasch will focus on growing the software development team, looking at potential acquisitions to complement WoodWing’s Content Orchestration positioning, and enhancing its cloud-based solutions.

US magazine BirdWatching has launched brand new digital subscription options for individuals and institutions through the Exact Editions platform. Subscriptions feature fully-searchable access to a growing modern archive of back issues that can be browsed seamlessly across web, iOS and Android devices.

Following the success of Bauer Media’s first round of the Government Kickstart programme, where thirty 16-24-year-olds were employed across the business, Bauer Media will be expanding the scheme and welcoming a second round of applicants.

Gavin Miller, Managing Director Ultima Media, a global b2b media, content and events business is to step back as MD and move to a consulting role to launch his own new strategic and cost management business, focused on ‘the business of marketing transformation in the age of Net Zero’.

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The Government has announced the launch of the Digital Markets Unit, a tough new regulator to help make sure tech giants cannot exploit their market dominance, crowd out competition and stifle innovation online.

The Week Junior Science+Nature is launching a podcast called Mysteries of Science on 1 April. The first episode focuses on the Loch Ness Monster.

Signature Publishing is making significant advances in the sustainability of products by trialling their first plastic-free packaging for their collectable toy figurines.

New fully-digital archaeology title THE PAST has launched a digital subscription service for individuals and institutions in partnership with the Exact Editions online platform. Subscriptions will offer readers fully-searchable access to the brand new first issue, as well as all future bi-monthly issues as they are published.

Ahead of the Scottish Parliament election in May, DC Thomson Media has unveiled a new approach to its election coverage, driven, it says, by innovation in digital storytelling and high-quality journalism.