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Crisis of daily regional press in France and Spain

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6a00e552985c0d8833019b00c2816e970c-800wiSome analysts point to the “local press” as a solution to end the crisis of the press, but the observation of particular cases shows that the reality is not so linear.

In Spain, El Correo de Andalucía, a title with 114 years is at risk of disappearing and are the journalists themselves who are trying to prevent the extinction of the newspaper.

In France, the regional press is passing through a dark period and, this year, two regional daily newspapers already closed: Le Pays and Dijonscope.

Sources: El Correo de Andalucía and Rue89

El Mundo moves forward with new development model

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El_Mundo-logo-03E168BBB2-seeklogo.com_The Spanish daily El Mundo started a revolution at all levels, with particular focus on digital versions. The management considers that this transformation is “an earthquake in the tsunami”, which puts it few years ahead of the competition.

A reputed member of the Royal Spanish Academy, Luis María Anson, stated in his opinion column that “EL MUNDO is the first Spanish printed periodical that settles in the future.”

Source: El Mundo

 

Financial Times CEO belies end of the paper edition

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FA4E6CEE-71A3-6163-D146-E484C16C8E6DIn an interview with Reuters, the CEO of the Financial Times says that the effort that is being made ​​in developing web does not mean that the print edition will disappear.

The newspaper, in a salmon-hued print, have already 125 years, and will continue to exist, according to CEO John Ridding.

“The irony is the right print format has a very good future” he said. The digital strategy, in his opinion, is not a step to the end of the print edition.

Source: Reuters

Portuguese Newspaper sales continue to fall

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CMAccording to the latest data from the Portuguese Association for the Control of Circulation and Runs (APCT), newspaper sales continue to decline.

Correio da Manhã continues to be the best selling among the newspapers that are audited by APCT, the second place belongs to the weekly Expresso.

Among the generalist dailies, the newspaper with less readers loses is Diário de Notícias. The largest drop in sales was recorded in the weekly Sol.

In the sports segment continues to be led by the newspaper Record (A Bola is not audited by APCT), whereas in the economic segment – a segment that seemed able to withstand the crisis, but ended up giving in to falling sales – Jornal de Negócios is indicated as the leader although OJE, running in a “low-cost” model, is the real leader of the segment.

Source: Correio da Manhã

New monthly magazine Four Four Two

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quatro_quatro_dois_revista_futebol_portugal_goody_mourinhoThe publisher Goody is responsible for the Portuguese version of the football magazine Four Four Two. The Portuguese version will have a monthly periodicity and the first number is for the month of November.

Four Four Two, which in its original version is the best-selling football magazine in the world, promises “unique articles of high quality editorial with photographic record high level.”

Goody was already responsible for the magazines BGamer, TopGear, Empire and T3.

Source: Goody

Politico to launch “Politico Magazine”

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Politico, one of the most important sites of U.S. political news, will launch the Politico Magazine, a new print publication that promises to bring together thinkers and writers around ideas related to American politics.

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The magazine is an ambitious step for Politico company, headed by Susan Glasser, former editor in chief of Foreign Policy magazine.

The magazine’s contents will be based on journalism of ideas and original reporting.

Source: Politico

Struggling newspapers sell off old headquarters

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Once, it were the main symbols of pride and influence of newspapers, situated in the heart of the cities, with statures identical to other large public buildings. But, increasingly, many of the buildings that served as the headquarters of the major North American newspapers are now being offered for sale as a symbol of despair of an industry that looks for new ways to increase revenue.

In recent months, The Washington Post, for example, has offered to sell its headquarters in Washington downtown, along with three other buildings.

Source: The New York Times

The advertising investment in Spain will grow in 2014

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The advertising billing will  increase next year in Spain and abandon the downward trend that has held since 2008, according to information contained in the Advertising Investment Index performed by Arce Media company.

From January to September 2013, the reversal in advertising fell 12.9%, from 3 million to 2.6 million. The press falls 18%, magazines 20%, and weeklies are the most affected with a decrease of 26.5%.

According to the findings, prospects improve again in the coming months. Forecasts point to an increase in all media except in  printed media, which continued to fall, but in moderation, always with single-digit percentages.

Source: 233 Grados

Advertising revenue of the newspaper industry continue to decline

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Once the Newspaper Association of America has stopped compiling the quarterly results of newspaper companies is necessary to look at the reports of public enterprises. Gannett, which owns 81 community newspapers and USA Today is, by itself, representative .

The results show that there have been losses of advertising 5.3 percent since the beginning of the year , indicating that the industry will again lose more than a billion dollars on advertising in 2013 .

The total number of advertisements is falling at a slightly slower rate ( 5.3% ) for 2012 ( 6.8%). Revenues from digital ads will not be sufficient to cover losses print .

The results indicate that the business continues to decline, but not as fast as in previous periods .

For newspapers and their newsrooms, the results of the third quarter of 2013 indicate that 2014 will be another year that will have to work to make less money .

Source: Poynter