Article #24770

There is a revolution reshaping how people want and get their information. News brands can and must react, but the time is now

• This is an extract from the Sir David Nicholas memorial lecture that Deborah Turness delivered in London on Tuesday evening

No one can dispute that, today, the news industry is once again experiencing a revolution; a revolution that is reshaping news for a new generation of consumers. The disruption transcends all news brands. It impacts all journalists and all journalism, everywhere.

I am an optimist. I believe there are very good reasons to believe in a bright future for what I call the established news providers. So I am determined, having spoken to many people for this dispatch from the frontline, to set out a positive way forward.