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.
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
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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 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
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
The Newspaper Association of America announced in its official page the launch of a blog “which will provide quick and timely information about the latest, most interesting trends and innovations in the newspaper industry”.
Source: NAA
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In Germany, print advertising loss is reaching into the double digits, several points higher than the United States. Two of the nation’s leading dailies, in Hamburg and Berlin, have just been sold by the largest publicly owned publisher in Europe, Axel Springer. Leading newspapers are talking about going ad-free and relying almost entirely on reader revenue.
Source: Nieman Journalism Lab
In an interview with Blomberg TV, the editor of Monocle magazine, Tyler Brûlé, gives some clues on how to make print publications profitable.
Source: Blomberg TV