NUJ will debate new ownership models

Members of the the National Union of Journalists' Birmingham and Coventry branch are looking at whether new ownership models can help slow the decline of the regional press.

Hold the Front page reports that

the branch has tabled a motion calling on the union's national executive committee to carry out research into different forms of newspaper ownership, including using public funds to sustain loss-making papers for community benefit.

The motion will be debated at the union's annual delegate meeting (ADM) in Southport on 20-22 November.