Algeria in crisis talks with independent media
Maybe the first good news in Algeria since the Bouteflika re-election... According to Reuters, "The Algerian Government has held rare talks with dozens of independent newspaper editors to try to end a long-running feud, only a day after another editor was jailed for slandering an official. Relations between President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the north African country's leading national dailies hit new lows this month after the imprisonment of several journalists... Until now the Government has refused any discussions with the media but diplomats said Sunday's discussions suggest it may be feeling pressure from critics abroad as Algeria re-enters the international community after years of isolation."
Source: Reuters via ABC. See also our former posting.
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It does not mean that free newspaper concept is bad. It is the example how local publishers can fight with such multinational giants.
Metro International just could not manage to compete with Polish group Agora.
Agora owned the title Metro in Poland. It launched its own freesheet immidiately, invested in better content and larger circulation and kept the faith in its product.
Last year Agora's Metro had over 2,4 million readers and Metro Intl's Metropol had just 1,3 million readers. The gap was widening.
Metro Intl. covered massive losses year after year and finally they pulled off the plug.