Posted by Evan Fell on December 6, 2007 at 3:30 PM
News International’s freesheet, Thelondonpaper plans to expand its new map-based online entertainment site to include listings of local services and is preparing a location-based mobile version as well.
Mint, an English-language business daily (except for Sunday), was launched in India on Feb. 1. More notably, this is a joint venture led by Indian HT Media Ltd and The Wall Street Journal.
The recent American Press Institute study “Newspaper Next” had some pressing news for the newspaper industry: local information should be an immediate priority. The fact is, countless regional papers have dragged their feet when it comes to developing vibrant local hubs. With the threat of larger players hinging in on local markets, are papers too late to develop their sites?
Following the
World Newspaper Congress and
World Editors Forum, the most successful conferences in World Association of Newspapers history, several events are planned in the coming months to offer newspaper publishers, senior executives and chief editors more opportunities to gather with their colleagues from around the world to examine the issues and challenges facing the industry.
German newspaper Die Welt reports about an interesting project. While one could hear much about personalized news and "Daily Me"-like projects in the last months and years, this project called "PersonalNews" is somewhat similar, but also very different. It is an attempt to offer personalized news in the form of printed paper. No, not printed by your printer at home, but delivered to your home in the morning like any regular newspaper.
The Sunday/Weekend market is really very dynamic. According to Reuters, "Dow Jones & Co. Inc. plans to launch a weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal next September, adding more lifestyle coverage to attract advertisers for travel, consumer electronics and luxury goods, the company said Wednesday. The new edition of the No. 1 U.S. business newspaper, currently published only on weekdays, will start Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005, delivered to subscribers at no additional charge. Analysts said it would challenge the Sunday edition of the New York Times... The decision, which entails the hiring of about 150 new editorial employees and an expansion of the Journal's sales staff, is part of a move to broaden its base of advertisers as newspaper publishers wrestle with a slump in technology and travel ad dollars."
The Sunday/Weekend market is really very dynamic. According to Reuters, "Dow Jones & Co. Inc. plans to launch a weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal next September, adding more lifestyle coverage to attract advertisers for travel, consumer electronics and luxury goods, the company said Wednesday. The new edition of the No. 1 U.S. business newspaper, currently published only on weekdays, will start Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005, delivered to subscribers at no additional charge. Analysts said it would challenge the Sunday edition of the New York Times... The decision, which entails the hiring of about 150 new editorial employees and an expansion of the Journal's sales staff, is part of a move to broaden its base of advertisers as newspaper publishers wrestle with a slump in technology and travel ad dollars."
