It may come as a surprise, and it’s worth remembering: about 2.7 billion adults today still read newspapers in print, nearly half of the world’s adult population.
The World Digital Media Awards are always an inspiring showcase of what news organizations can do, but this year’s prize crop included a particularly moving selection that underlined the power of technology to inspire emotion as well as awe.
The best practice guide, ‘Optimised Paper Handling and Logistics’ will shortly be released in an Alpha version for open industry comment. The review process will ensure the final publication delivers a comprehensive and complete guide to best practices across the entire paper supply and process chain.
Soft censorship continues to be a major threat to press freedom and the governments of Hungary, Mexico and Serbia appear unwilling to follow recommendations that would guarantee a non-discriminatory allocation of public funds and government advertising across the media.
The impact of ad blockers on news publishers’ advertising revenues and the release of Google’s Accelerated Media Pages (AMP) are two of the latest topics added to the programme of Digital Media Asia (DMA), which will take place this year in Hong Kong, on 17-19 November.
An international delegation of media and freedom of expression organisations met with the Indonesian government to discuss the state of media in the country. It highlighted concerns regarding journalist safety and an environment that poses significant threats to freedom of expression.
Some of Asia’s leading news media companies, including Apple Daily, South China Morning Post and Thomson Reuters were among the winners of the 6th annual Asian Digital Media Awards, presented in Hong Kong by Google and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).
