PR man Matthew Freud yesterday confirmed he's planning on selling publishing industry trade mag Press Gazette. As reported yesterday, according to the Guardian's Roy Greensdale, Freud is pissed off that some of the major newspaper groups are still boycotting the trade mag's British Press Awards even though they last year ironed out many of the previous problems with the event. The Awards provide a key revenue stream for the mag, and he reckons some of the newspaper barons are boycotting it because they want to ruin Freud's attempts to successfully run the trade title - he alleges some of those barons don't like the idea of a PR man controlling the newspaper industry's own magazine. All of which means the Press Gazette is up for sale again - for the fifth time in just over a decade. All previous owners have struggled to make the title succeed, so it will be interesting to see if any future owners can make a go of it. Mmm, perhaps we could have a go? I reckon we'd do a great job. Ah, would need to find a rich person first. Any rich people out there?
Oct 20, 2006
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Press Gazette for sale
Matthew Freud has confirmed he plans to sell trade magazine Press Gazette, its fifth sale in just over a decade, after newspaper groups boycotted its awards.