BBCNEWS The Media Show June 4, 2024 23:46:00
Point i wanted to make, going back to your other question was really interesting that, six weeks before the pandemic started, i took over. it was quite a different experience, being an editor. one of the things i noticed was the huge appetite from the public for information about this terrible coronavirus, so you saw a huge uplift in newspaper sales and digitally, traffic was through the roof. and people were desperate for information — and they turned to us newspaper brands and trusted sources. and hand in glove with that, you have the government coming to us saying, "we really need your he...