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InPublishing Magazine: March/April 2026
InPublishing magazine deep dives into publishing strategy through its in-depth articles and special features.
Our mission is to help senior executives at newspaper and magazine publishers publish better content, engage fully with their audiences and make more money.
Whatever your publishing channel – print or digital – each issue will arm you with inspiration, insight and actionable takeaways for you to apply to your own businesses.
The March/April issue includes the following in-depth articles:
- Casualties of war: On 28 February, Israel and the US attacked Iran. As in all wars, one of the early casualties was the truth.
- SoE Conference 2026: Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy made up for last year’s no-show with some welcome announcements.
- Job options: Long time editor Dickon Ross ponders what he might do if he opted for a career change…
- A mixed picture: The latest AOP research highlights positive revenue diversification efforts but, regrettably, less focus on DE&I.
- Fail fast, learn faster: Agility has been a key factor in Metro’s meteoric rise on TikTok.
- It was 20(ish) years ago today…that Paul McNamee joined Big Issue. Stepping down this spring from the editor’s chair, Paul tells us what he’s learned.
- Industry Voice: Dawn Alford: The Society of Editors’ chief executive tells us why a constructive relationship with the police is so important.
- Welcome to Greenland: The island’s population swelled in January as the world’s press flew in. Masaana Egede was on hand to help the newcomers.
- Subscriber Retention Special: Leading publishers and suppliers give us best practice, successful strategies and top tips for retaining subscribers.
- The pub test: Every New Scientist feature needs to meet two criteria. Is it big and bold? Is it explainable to your mates in the pub?
- Twin threats: AI answer engines and human creators are threatening our business models. Nic Newman looks at how publishers are responding.
- News in the Digital Age: Phil Clark attended the recent conference to hear how news media is adapting to all the technological changes.
- Digital Horizons: Ian Mulvany: BMJ Group’s CTO is excited about all the things AI can do, but advises publishers to be clear-eyed about the things it can’t do.
- Appointments: Our regular pictorial look at some of the key appointments in the publishing sector since our last issue.
- Ready or not? How prepared is your company for the next big thing? Maybe you need to recruit a ‘head of preparedness’?
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Articles in this issue include:
Subscriber Retention Special
Welcome to our ‘subscriber retention’ special. High renewal rates are vital for subscription growth, realising high lifetime values and driving profitability.
AI can do many things, but it can’t create time
Ian Mulvany, chief technology officer at BMJ Group, looks at the tech opportunities and challenges facing his company and the wider scholarly publishing sector.
Publishers focus on distinctiveness and trust
Reuters Institute’s ‘Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2026’ report shows how publishers are reacting to the twin threats from AI answer engines and human creators, writes Nic Newman.
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