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German media that publish photographs of celebrities not at public events without their permission now face prosecution, based on a new ruling by the European Union.

After months of speculation Austrian publisher Wolfgang Fellner finally announced on Tuesday (28.3.06) that its new innovative newspaper would launch in September. The new national newspaper called Österreich (=Austria) will be in a 251x340 mm tabloid format, somewhat higher than the tabloids usually are in Austria, e.g. 20% higher than competitor Kronenzeitung. Fellner also told that USA Today served as an example for the new paper.

On August 29th, another American newspaper will jump on the tabloid bandwagon. The daily newspaper of Troy, New York called The Record, whose circulation has dropped 45% over the past ten years, is making the switch, simultaneously adding more local coverage and hiring new staff. The paper's VP of advertising and marketing, D. Lee Karlson, is optimistic because where most advertisers cringe at the thought of smaller pages on which to place their ads, The Record's advertisers welcome the change because surveys show that most readers welcome a smaller newspaper and will thus be more engaged when reading it. But not everyone in the newspaper business thinks a compact format can save waning circulations.

One year ago, the introduction of the tabloid format was praised as being the solution to recover the German press market. According to MedienCity (in German) there is some feeling of disenchantment now. Despite low prices, tabloids seem to not fulfill initial expectations. The circulation of News, a tabloid launched in Frankfurt last year, is only about 10.000 copies and for 20 cents it is approximately 20.000. Publishers are hesitant to provide detailed sales figures. Sales figures of Welt Kompakt for example remain unknown as they are only published together with the figures of Die Welt.

According to IVW (in German) sales figures of the two were about 222.000 in the first quarter of 2005 and therefore 10% higher than were sales figures of Die Welt alone in the last quarter of 2004. But figures for the Saturday edition of Die Welt, where there is no Welt Kompakt, are also rising. As this could also be due to the Saturday edition being put on sale with a DVD now, it is not clear if Welt Kompakt is responsible for rising sales figures. According to MedienCity (in German) editor Jan-Erik Peters sees expectations fulfilled.

Jan-Eric Peters, Publisher and editor-in-chief of German newspapers Die Welt, Welt Kompakt and Berliner Morgenpost, claims that the tabloid fever has not yet reached its peak. "The launch of Welt Kompakt increased our circulation by 10 percent over the last year and we got access to a different group of readers", Peters said at the 12th Editors Forum in Seoul on Tuesday. Peters emphasized that the tabloid format Welt Kompakt is a not only a change of format but also a change of concept. "While Die Welt focuses on background and analysis, Welt Kompakt puts emphasis on news and a very late deadline after midnight." Together with a copy price of 50 cent, this has made the paper very attractive for young readers with good educational background and relatively high income.

Jan-Eric Peters, Publisher and editor-in-chief of German newspapers Die Welt, Welt Kompakt and Berliner Morgenpost, claims that the tabloid fever has not yet reached its peak. "The launch of Welt Kompakt increased our circulation by 10 percent over the last year and we got access to a different group of readers", Peters said at the 12th Editors Forum in Seoul on Tuesday. Peters emphasized that the tabloid format Welt Kompakt is a not only a change of format but also a change of concept. "While Die Welt focuses on background and analysis, Welt Kompakt puts emphasis on news and a very late deadline after midnight." Together with a copy price of 50 cent, this has made the paper very attractive for young readers with good educational background and relatively high income.

Jan-Eric Peters, Publisher and editor-in-chief of German newspapers Die Welt, Welt Kompakt and Berliner Morgenpost, claims that the tabloid fever has not yet reached its peak. "The launch of Welt Kompakt increased our circulation by 10 percent over the last year and we got access to a different group of readers", Peters said at the 12th Editors Forum in Seoul on Tuesday. Peters emphasized that the tabloid format Welt Kompakt is a not only a change of format but also a change of concept. "While Die Welt focuses on background and analysis, Welt Kompakt puts emphasis on news and a very late deadline after midnight." Together with a copy price of 50 cent, this has made the paper very attractive for young readers with good educational background and relatively high income.

There were more newspaper launches in Germany last year than in the past 60 years, and several of the new publications were tabloids. One of the most interesting is Die Welt Kompakt, the smaller, younger sister of Germany's national quality daily Die Welt. Jan-Eric Peters, the Editor of Die Welt, Welt Kompakt and Berliner Morgenpost, will present the story behind this intriguing new paper at the 12th World Editors Forum, to be held concurrently with the World Newspaper Congress in Seoul, Korea, from 29 May to 1 June. It might seem unusual for one man to be editor of three daily newspapers, but there is good reason: Die Welt, Welt Kompakt and Berliner Morgenpost share a single newspaper staff -- a "mini news agency" for three distinct papers. "It is not just a new concept for newspapers, it is part of a unique world-wide journalistic model," says Mr Peters. "We've not only increased quality, but we cut costs. Name me a publisher in the world who would not want such a model!"

There were more newspaper launches in Germany last year than in the past 60 years, and several of the new publications were tabloids. One of the most interesting is Die Welt Kompakt, the smaller, younger sister of Germany's national quality daily Die Welt. Jan-Eric Peters, the Editor of Die Welt, Welt Kompakt and Berliner Morgenpost, will present the story behind this intriguing new paper at the 12th World Editors Forum, to be held concurrently with the World Newspaper Congress in Seoul, Korea, from 29 May to 1 June. It might seem unusual for one man to be editor of three daily newspapers, but there is good reason: Die Welt, Welt Kompakt and Berliner Morgenpost share a single newspaper staff -- a "mini news agency" for three distinct papers. "It is not just a new concept for newspapers, it is part of a unique world-wide journalistic model," says Mr Peters. "We've not only increased quality, but we cut costs. Name me a publisher in the world who would not want such a model!"