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Newspapers may be dying, but the Internet didn’t kill them

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George Brock, professor of journalism at City University in London, recently released a book, “Spike the gloom – journalism has a bright future”, recognizing that it is an established fact that newspapers are disappearing due to an evolutionary process of journalism that has happened before, but that is not the fault of the Internet. According to the author, the television was responsible for the disappearance of more newspapers.

Brock also warns that, recurrently journalism is confused with newspapers which, for him, are distinct things which should not be confused.

Source: paidContent

Portuguese press backs in the first semester

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According to the APCT bulletin for the first half of the year, the scenario of decline in sales seen in the general and economic press, remains. Although not significant in most titles, the breaks in the number of printed copies sold per issue, compared to the first six months of 2012, are a reality.Contrarily, the online paid editions are increasing, although the numbers are still quite far from contributing so they can be considered a strong alternative to paper editions.

Zero a oito launches two children’s magazines

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revista-phineasferbA editora Zero a Oito vai lançar mais duas revistas infantis. A Phineas e Ferb e a Disney Junior.

Phineas e Ferb, is based on the Disney Channel series issued and targets children from age 7.

Disney Junior is designed for an audience between 2 and 7 years, with games, activities, and stories.

Zero a Oito is already responsible for the magazines Noddy (3-7 years), Panda (3-8 years) and Clube Winx (8-12 years).

Source: Briefing

Vogue magazine advertising sales increase

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cover_vogue_500Recent data shows that the crisis in the press is not widespread. Vogue magazine, for example, asserts itself as a solid title and managed to sell 665 ad pages for the next September edition, the second highest number ever, thanks to business investment of fashion, luxury and beauty companies.

After hitting the bottom in 2009, with only 447 ad pages, the magazine has been recovering slowly.

It proves that titles dedicated to niche markets may have ensured their survival for much longer than what some observers thought was possible.

Source: Marshable

Jornal da Madeira will be restructured

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Logo_Jornal_da_MadeiraWith three million euros loss in 2012 and with 45 million negative equity, Jornal da Madeira will be restructured.

Given these results, which indicate the technical bankruptcy of Jornal da Madeira, sources close to the newspaper advanced that the indication is to “restructure the company.” Source of the Social Democratic party of the region recognizes that “there has been mismanagement by the various administrations.”

Source: Diário de Notícias

Balsemão says regional press is irreplaceable

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Francisco Pinto Balsemão, founder of the newspaper Expresso, says that the regional press “today and in the future will remain irreplaceable”, despite the period of great transformation that is to be overcome.

In an interview with the newspaper Notícias da Covilhã, is also recalled the importance of Expresso in the transformation of the printed media and journalism in Portugal.

Source: Notícias da Covilhã

Innovations in newspapers: Seashell Newsrooms, Floating Incubators

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TheSeashellNewsroomNewspapers aren’t dead and still have much to offer – in different shapes, sizes, and via various platforms – provided they think outside the box.

The “Seashell Newsroom” envisioned by Innovation International Media Consulting Group, interacts with readers, audiences and communities in a non-stop process where a succession of different formats and reporting styles replaces “the article” as the final output.

Source: The Huffington Post