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The rise of paywalls in the regional press with MEN editor Sarah Lester

The rise of paywalls in the regional press with MEN editor Sarah Lester

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Press Gazette UK editor Charlotte Tobitt speaks to Manchester Evening News editor Sarah Lester shortly after the UK's biggest regional newsbrand added a premium paywall to its website.


The conversation also covers frustrations with Google, the role of the editor in 2025, the threat of fake experts degrading journalists' relationship with PRs, and more.

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