Friday 21. September 2012
Houston Chronicle expands energy coverage with FuelFix chapter in business section
Media Group also bolsters business staff with new hire
Newspaper & Mailroom
Friday 21. September 2012
Newsweek & The Daily Beast Announce Appointment of Baba Shetty as CEO
The Newsweek Daily Beast Company LLC today announced the appointment of Baba Shetty as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Shetty currently serves as Chief Strategy and Chief Media Officer at Boston-based advertising firm Hill Holliday where he leads brand planning, consumer research, content and media planning.
Friday 21. September 2012
Media General’s Board of Directors Elects Wyndham Robertson as a New Director
Media General, Inc. (NYSE: MEG) announced today that the Board of Directors has elected Wyndham Robertson as a new Class B director, effective immediately, returning to a position she held on Media General’s board from 1996 to 2005. Miss Robertson served on the Audit Committee during her prior tenure on the Media General board. She was recommended for reelection to the board by Berkshire Hathaway.
Friday 21. September 2012
The Boston Globe and MIT Launch New Media Collaboration
Knight Foundation-funded initiative connects MIT Center for Civic Media with Globe Lab to accelerate newsroom innovation
Wednesday 19. September 2012
Chicago Tribune Replaces The Guide with TV Weekly
Chicago Tribune has selected NTVB Media, Inc.’s TV Weekly magazine to replace the paper’s Saturday TV tabloid called The Guide. Tribune will introduce TV Weekly to subscribers with a two-week free trial in all Sunday newspapers. The Guide will be discontinued after Sept. 22.
Tuesday 18. September 2012
Study Tours Go Face-to-Face with Best Practices in News Publishing
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and World Editors Forum are offering a wide variety of study tours this autumn to newspaper and other media companies looking for successful approaches for multimedia newsrooms, niche strategies for generating revenue, and new digital business models.
Tuesday 18. September 2012
24hrs Free Daily Gets a Fresh New National Look
Sun Media Corporation, a subsidiary of Quebecor Media, is offering the more than 1.1 million daily readers of 24 hours newspapers across Canada a new reading experience.