Mediagazer: UK's JPI Media plans to close ten regional newspapers in addition to three already shuttered weeklies; staff will be moved to other titles (James Walker/Press Gazette)

9:40 AM ET, June 17, 2019

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James Walker / Press Gazette:

UK's JPI Media plans to close ten regional newspapers in addition to three already shuttered weeklies; staff will be moved to other titles — JPI Media has unveiled plans to axe a further ten regional newspapers, from Portsmouth to Glasgow, as it looks to shore up the “long-term stability of the business”.

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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

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