The newspaper publisher of the Neue Westfälische has commissioned ppi Media, a company of manroland AG, to install a new workflow for its prepress stage. This became necessary after it purchased a new newspaper press and integrated ABB’s press control system, MPS Production.
Three days, four cities, five printing plants and a paper mill – the WAN-IFRA Study Tour of Japan needed a bullet train to keep up with a packed schedule. If you were one of those who missed the trip, the study tour blog allows you to filter their findings at your own speed.
What do the worlds editors-in-chief think about the future of newspapers? The World Editors Forum and the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company are collaborating on a global survey, The Newsroom Barometer, which will be presented at the annual World Editors Forum conference, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 7 to 10 June next.
Slimming down is the name of the game during todays challenging economic times, and many newspaper printing operations are turning out high-quality products with fewer personnel and even lower costs than ever before.
The leading global and European press and journalist organisations today called on EU-member Estonia to drop a proposal that would force journalists to reveal their sources, saying the move “poses a serious threat to freedom of the press.”
Mark Contreras, Senior Vice President of E.W. Scripps Co., and Tim Brooks, Managing Director of Guardian News and Media Ltd., are helping to find the new business models for the future of newspapers.
Mobile Media Day, which has built its global reputation on fully and exclusively covering mobile business opportunities at publishing companies, will challenge the common misconception that market growth can only be driven by entertainment and games, when the annual event is held on 18 and 19 April in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
