Ten news media and advertising experts have been appointed to the jury of the 2012 XMA Cross Media Awards, the annual competition from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), which this year will honour social media success stories from newspapers around the world.
The Dallas Morning News has named Dan Phelan to the newly created position of Chief Revenue Officer, reporting to Jim Moroney, publisher and CEO of The Dallas Morning News.
Today Schibsted ASA released its Q2 2012 report, which shows operating revenues of NOK 3.6 billion, underlying an increase of 2 per cent compared to the same period in 2011. The Online classifieds operations increased their revenues by 16 per cent. The revenues of the media house operations in Schibsted Norge declined by 2 per cent, while Schibsted Sverige had a decline of 1 per cent.
The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) confirmed today that it is engaged in discussions regarding the potential sale of its About Group. No definitive agreement has been reached. The negotiations are ongoing and there can be no assurances that an agreement will be reached or that a transaction will be completed.
FOURTH QUARTER TOTAL SEGMENT OPERATING INCOME OF $1.2 BILLION ON REVENUE OF $8.4 BILLION
Record political advertising fuels strong growth in operating income
When it comes to using social media to improve crisis reporting, few have the experience of Al Jazeera, given its role in a volatile region – intense coverage of the Arab Spring, the Iranian elections, the Gaza conflict and more.
