editorsweblog http://www.editorsweblog.org/ en Copyright 2008 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:10:47 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification US: More leaked reports on Chicago Tribune redesign Chicago Tribune is undergoing a radical overhaul which is scheduled to be launched in a matter of weeks.  Prototypes of the new pages and sections for this redeign were posted in Tribune Tower for review by employees on Thursday.

Sources told the Chicago Sun-Times that the space devoted to news in the Chicago Tribune will be significantly reduced, with the paper's front section including national and international news, the local and business reports and the editorial page. The Tribune publishes freestanding sections for metro and business news currently.

The redesigned paper is set to have a three-section format, Tribune employees reported to the local rival newspaper. The newspaper's other sections would be for features, with a working title of Live, and Sports. According to the prototype, the pages for local news will be labeled Chicagoland, a term Tribune editors use to define the city and its suburbs.

The Chicago Tribune, is aiming to launch the revamp by the end of September.

The Tribune itself has refused to comment on the leaked information. The sources that spoke to the Chicago Sun-Times reported that the pages they saw were works in progress, with some section having several versions up for review. The recently leaked idea that the newspaper would be renamed The Trib has reportedly been abandoned.

Source: Chicago Sun-Tribune via IFRA Executive News

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]]> http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/us_more_leaked_reports_on_chicago_tribun.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/us_more_leaked_reports_on_chicago_tribun.php Newspaper local redesign Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:51:20 +0000 US: The New York Observer launches fashion magazine Observer Style The New York Observer decides to launch a new fashion publication, following in the footsteps of the Wall Street Journal, which recently launched a magazine supplement. The semiannual Observer Style will be released on November 16 and would focus on the local fashion scene.


]]> http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/us_the_new_york_observer_launches_fashio.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/us_the_new_york_observer_launches_fashio.php Newspaper launch magazine newspapers US Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:06:29 +0000 Spain:Free daily Mini Diario announces complete makeover MD.jpg

Mini Dairio, a free daily from Spain, announces a complete makeover that features a more modern title with consistent use of color throughout the entire paper.

]]> http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/spainfree_daily_mini_diario_announces_co.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/spainfree_daily_mini_diario_announces_co.php Newspaper newspaper redesign Spain Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:27:45 +0000 UK: Times titles attract most business readers Ipsos Mori British Business Survey 2008 (BBS) has revealed that News International's The Times, The Sunday Times and Times Online still attract more business executive readers than their rivals.

This is despite the fact that The Times has suffered a decline in its readership since the last BBS survey in 2005. The survey reports that The Times averaged 330,000 daily business readers, which is slightly down on the 339,000 it registered in 2005.

The Daily Telegraph attracts 187,000 business executive readers each day, down from 202,000 in 2005. The Times has 83,000 C-Suite readers (board level executives holding positions such as chief executive and chief financial officer), which News International say is 38% more that the Financial Times.

The Sunday Times also led the way in the Sunday market, averaging 453,000 business readers, ahead of The Sunday Telegraph on 169,000 and The Observer on 147,000.

For its web edition, Times Online attracted 269,000 business readers in the latest survey, up from 167,000 in 2005, putting it ahead of Telegraph.co.uk, which secured 155,000 readers on average per day, followed by Guardian.co.uk with 193,000 and the FT.com on 199,000.

Source: Brand Republic
]]> http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/uk_times_titles_attract_most_business_re.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/uk_times_titles_attract_most_business_re.php Newspaper business newspaper readership survey Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:01:59 +0000 France: 20 Minutes undergoes revamp, Online Editor fired 20 Minutes, the French free daily, will undergo a makeover this November.

ALeqM5h3DZ1mJK_qaZ_PT7ICFigQNvx8_Q.jpegThe newspaper will create more space for photos and change the font. It will not reduce the editorial content. Management wants to make the newspaper more visual, spacious, and clearer. These changes at the newspaper have been in the pipeline for sometime.

The Editor-in-Chief, Johan Hufnagel, of 20Minutes.fr was fired recently due to a difference of opinion with the Editor-In-Chief of the print edition, Corinne Sorin. 20 Minutes President France, Pierre-Jean Bozo, believes there cannot be two Editors-in-Chief at the publication.  This action provoked a five-day strike at the website editing department in August. Negotiations are ongoing at the newspaper.

Source: AFP via IFRA Executive News
]]> http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/france_20_minutes_undergoes_revamp_onlin.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/france_20_minutes_undergoes_revamp_onlin.php Newspaper editor editorial direction France free papers redesign Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:56:50 +0000 US: The New York Sun may shut down The New York Sun, printed since 2002 as a "conservative-leaning alternative" to The New York Times (NYT), announces that it may stop being published by the end of this month if it doesn't receive adequate funding, reports the European Journalism Centre (EJC).

]]> http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/us_the_new_york_sun_may_shut_down.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/us_the_new_york_sun_may_shut_down.php Newspaper Closure newspapers US Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:37:14 +0000 Wall Street Journal unveils magazine supplement, WSJ. Wall Street Journal launched a glossy lifestyle magazine, WSJ., today.

WSJ., with a global circulation of 960,000, will appear on Friday, September 5, in The Wall Street Journal Asia and The Wall Street Journal Europe and on Saturday, September 6, in the U.S. Weekend Edition of the Journal.

The magazine will cover cars, fashion, property, philanthropy, personalities and travel.

The 104-page premiere issue of WSJ. in the U.S. (80 pages in the Europe and Asia editions) is launching with 51 advertisers, 19 of whom are new to The Wall Street Journal franchise. WSJ. will have a circulation of 800,000 in the U.S. and 160,000 outside the U.S.

WSJ. content will also be available for free online at www.wsj.com from September 6. The magazine will remain as a quarterly publication in 2008 but transition to a monthly magazine in mid-2009.  

Source: Dow Jones and Company

]]> http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/wall_street_journal_unveils_magazine_sup.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/wall_street_journal_unveils_magazine_sup.php Newspaper magazine new launches Wall Street Journal Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:43:43 +0000 New York Times International Weekly announces revamp The New York Times International Weekly supplement, offered in 31 newspapers from 28 countries, announces a re-launch that aims to boost readership for the "flagship" New York Times, reports Brand Republic.
]]> http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/new_york_times_international_weekly_anno.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/new_york_times_international_weekly_anno.php Newspaper international NYT redesign Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:18:36 +0000 US: Murdoch has little interest in multimedia theory, wants to buy NYT Rupert Murdoch's biographer, Michael Wolff, reveals in his forthcoming book on the News Corp chairman that the media magnate has some surprising viewpoints on new media.

Despite what News Corp report in press releases, Murdoch has little interest or time for the prevailing converged, multimedia theory.

Wolff reports, "He's really not interested in all this talk about newspapers as the basis of new information franchises...blah blah. That's maybe what they say at News Corp to gull Wall Street. But Rupert Murdoch wants the physical thing."

He goes on to say, "He pokes the paper, slashes at it - move this, reduce that, enlarge this. It may be the ultimate fantasy, his continuing, contrary belief in newspapers."

Furthermore, Murdoch would like to acquire the New York Times. According to Wolff its, "Irresistible to him. I've watched him go through the numbers, plot out a merger with the Journal's backroom operations, and fantasize about the staff's quitting en masse as soon as he entered the scared temple."

Murdoch also reportedly would like Barack Obama to win the forthcoming US Presidential election as, "he'll sell more papers".

Wolff has unparalled access to the media tycoon over a nine-month period. Wolff told the New York Observer that the book should be out in December.

Source: Press Gazette

]]> http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/us_murdoch_has_little_interest_in_multim.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/us_murdoch_has_little_interest_in_multim.php Newspaper michael wolff multimedia new york times online news technology Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:26:22 +0000 The Netherlands: De Pers undergoes makeover De Pers unveiled its new look on Monday, 1 September.  The new design includes more sports and business content. The new "In Business" section (below) is 5 pages long.

depersinbusiness-199x300.pngDe Pers reported in the 1 September edition that it reaches 1 million 'better-educated' readers. However, the last official NOM-survey had 800,000 readers in total for De Pers. New figures will be available at the end of September.

Distribution in offices is also being expanded, with De Pers now being distributed in 2000 offices.

In the second half of 2009, the paper expects to reach break-even according to editor and publisher Ben Rogmans in de Volkskrant.

Source: Newspaper Innovation


]]> http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/the_netherlands_de_pers_undergoes_makeov.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/the_netherlands_de_pers_undergoes_makeov.php Newspaper design launch Netherlands redesign Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:04:49 +0000 India: Daily Thanthi unveil Mumbai edition Daily Thanthi, the second largest circulated daily in Tamil Nadu, is launching a Mumbai edition on September 5.

This new edition is the third one to be published outside Tamil Nadu; the paper is also circulated in Bangalore and Pondicherry. Daily Thanthi will have an initial print run of 50,000 copies in Mumbai.

Daily Thanthi is planning a high-profile marketing campaign for the launch.

Skandraaj, Chief Operating Officer of Malar Publications, the publishers of Daily Thanthi, said; "This is our first edition outside South India, and unlike Delhi, where the Tamil speaking population is scattered, Mumbai has some pockets and reaching the Mumbai Tamil speaking audience in the commercial capital is also very easy. We see a good revenue potential here."

Skandraaj also reported that the Group has no plans to launch an edition in Delhi. Exlaining his reasoning behind this issue, he said "We are sending around 3,500 copes to Delhi everyday to reach out to our readers there. As far as Delhi is concerned, the cost of reaching out to our target audience is very high."

According to ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulation) report for the period January-June 2008, Daily Thanthi had a circulation of around 969,000 copies, an increase of around 50,000 copies against the 917,000 net paid copies during ABC January-December 2007.

Source: Exchange4Media.com via IFRA Executive News Service

]]> http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/india_daily_thanthi_unveil_mumbai_editio.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/india_daily_thanthi_unveil_mumbai_editio.php Newspaper India launch Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:21:03 +0000 Ukraine: Daily paper Gazeta Po Kievski distributes special issues for free in September gazetaki.jpgUkrainian daily newspaper Gazeta Po Kievski has announced that throughout September it will be distributing special issues throughout September for free in nearly 100 locations around the Kiev region. The free issue promotion will have an initial circulation of 220,000 copies.

The special editions of the paper will include coverage of events that may be "worrying" Kiev inhabitants as well as information about leisure activities and shopping, reported Marketing Media Review.

The first "special" issue, published on August 28, included announcements about upcoming concerts, the theatre, foreign recipes and finance articles.

The daily issue of the paper will continue to be published regularly and distributed at newsstands.

Source: Marketing Media Review

]]> http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/ukraine_daily_paper_gazeta_po_kievski_di.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/ukraine_daily_paper_gazeta_po_kievski_di.php Newspaper free papers newspapers Ukraine Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:05:52 +0000 Columbia: New free daily to debut with circulation of 300,000 Casa Ed. El Tiempo (CEET) will launch a free daily in Bogotá, Medellín, Barranquilla and Cali on 15 September.

The new paper will have an initial circulation of 300,000 - this will make it the widest circulated paper in Colombia. Paid paper El Tiempo currently has the highest circulation: 240,000 daily copies.

Columbian media group CEET will increase its grip on the Colombian market with the launch of this new paper, as it also publishes dailies El Tiempo, Hoy, Portafolio (business) and other regional newspapers.

The Colombian paper will have a similar design as Spainish free daily ADN. Spanish publisher Planeta owns a 55% stake in CEET. Planeta is the publisher of ADN.

The new paper, which has no title as yet, is the second free daily to be launched in Colombia. In 2006, Diario Occidente (Cali) was converted to a free daily.

Source: Newspaper Innovation

]]> http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/columbia_new_free_daily_to_debut_with_ci.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/columbia_new_free_daily_to_debut_with_ci.php Newspaper free papers launch South America Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:26:40 +0000 US: Cancellation notices and disagreements weight on AP The Associated Press, a co-operative established to share costs and news, is heading into choppy waters. The AP has recently received a raft of cancellation notices from newspapers in the United States.

Minneapolis Star Tribune has cancelled its subscription on receiving the new rates that were distributed by the AP in July. Strib editor Nancy Barnes has been an outspoken critic of AP pricing but her managing editor Rene Sanchez told MinnPost.com this is "not a hostile gesture, by any means. It's the beginning of an assessment of our business model, not the end."

The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, is fighting the two-year cancellation notice that's part of its current contract with the AP. Editor and Publisher report that the Spokesman-Review are arguing that the new rate structure that starts in 2009 is actually a new contract and the paper should not be bound by the old agreement.

The AP's spokesman, Paul Colford, however, told PaidContent.org: "There is no new contract involved in what is a service upgrade. At the same time, the AP will be working with the Spokesman-Review and other papers to help resolve concerns they may have during the rollout of the new Member Choice packaging and pricing plan, which will provide newspaper members with greatly expanded basic news coverage."

The Spokesman-Review also claim local and state service has deteriorated and that the new rate is too high.

Source: PaidContent.org
]]> http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/us_cancellation_notices_and_disagreement.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/us_cancellation_notices_and_disagreement.php Newspaper Associated Press Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:51:43 +0000 UK: Daily Telegraph launches full colour print edition Daily Telegraph today relaunched in full colour. The new design features colour-coded pages, expanded comment and features, and redesigned sports and business section.

DailyTelegraph-460.jpgA colour-coded bar now appears at the top of each page: blue-green for news; maroon for comment and features; and dark blue for business.

The paper has also revamped its 20-page sports section and the 12-page business section, with data spread across the top of all business news pages. It has increased the coverage in its back-page weather section with over 250 separate reports from the UK and overseas.

The Daily Telegraph debuted a new crossword, called the Toughie. The Toughie will run Tuesday to Friday.

This makeover is a bit of good news for the newspaper, which has been struggling under a raft of negative headlines following its announcement that it was shedding casual staff,and athe resulting National Union of Journalists strike ballot. As part of its plan to shed casual staffers, the paper plans to appoint around 18 "content editors", hire 40 new workers and change the working conditions of some employees (editorial employees fare being moved from a nine-day to a 10-day working fortnight).

Source: Guardian.co.uk


]]> http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/uk_daily_telegraph_launches_full_colour.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/09/uk_daily_telegraph_launches_full_colour.php Newspaper launch redesign Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:33:09 +0000