The New York Times announced today the launch of its international news supplement in Le Figaro in France. Le Figaro , which will publish the section in French, joins a global network of newspapers in 27 countries that carry The New York Times international weekly, first introduced in 2002.
The New York Times announced today the release of Times Skimmer, a new application for NYTimes.com that provides online readers with the layout and experience of paging through a newspaper, making it easy to browse through headlines and discover stories deep within sections of the Web site. Times Skimmer displays a collection of headlines and short summaries of articles in a grid layout.
The worlds press began their annual summit meetings with a moment of silence for more than 30 journalists who were murdered in a vicious attack in the Philippines last week, the deadliest single attack on the media in history.
At no time in the foreseeable future will digital advertising revenues replace those lost to print, making the search for new business models – including paid-for online access for news – a pressing concern for the news publishing industry, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) said in its annual world press trends update.
Worldwide print-to-online publisher Pressmart Media Ltd. formally announces the launch of their latest newspaper eEdition for The Wall Street Journal Asia, the leader for global business news in Asia. With clients in 49 countries and 24 languages, Pressmart provides digital publishing solutions for publications across the globe.
The International Association of Machinists, Lodge 264, voted to ratify a new three-year labor contract with The Boston Globe on Monday, November 23, by a vote of 10 in favor to 3 against. The new labor agreement covers the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. The vote reverses an earlier vote turn down last June of a similar agreement. The new contract is expected to provide savings of $350,000 per year.
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) will be providing updates from the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo in Hyderabad this week on all platforms, using all media, to allow you to follow the global summit meetings of the worlds press from a distance.
