Global Watch

The U.K. publisher of The Guardian announced that they have launched a new non-profit, at theguardian.org, to raise money from people and foundations to support its journalism. The non-profit has raised $1 million in grants since it was…

The New York Times believes that one of its executives Janet Elder would lead the newspaper’s efforts in seeking new philanthropic funding. Philanthropies already fund some of the newspaper’s investigations, but the publisher now aims to…

Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism in collaboration with University of Oxford announces that media companies in 2018 will shift how they interact with consumers, creating more personal relationships in preparation for more…

After several orders for newspaper presses in 2017, manroland web systems announces a first large order for newspaper press lines in 2018. The company and China National Complete Plant Import & Export Corporation Limited (Complant) have…

Newsquest Media Group Ltd, the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the UK with 205 brands across the region, continues expansion with buyout of Mold-based NWN Media and its 13 newspaper titles. The move follows…

Media companies, advertising agencies and technology creators have now paid full attention to BIGGIES Awards for excellence in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, which is organised by INMA. The entries to the awards will be rewarded for…

Hull Daily Mail, which is published from Yorkshire and acclaimed to be the largest circulated in the region, has marked 50 years since a triple tragedy on its patch with a special print edition. The daily covered half a century since the…

Financial Times, in partnership with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, a member of MUFG, is extending its free access to FT.com for all 16-19 years old school students globally. The project is designed to help the students get supplement…

Press Association (PA) analysis of data from social media analytics company Newswhip has revealed a huge fall in engagements – a combination of reactions, comments and shares – on website content for many of the UK’s biggest news websites…

A regional daily based in Carlisle in North West England has re-launched with a brand new look and a redesigned masthead. News & Star has undergone the redesign to transform into what parent company the CN Group describes as a ‘bright,…

Local news coverage focusing on neighbourhoods, suburbs and small towns helps to address gaps in the mainstream media, providing increased diversity, greater depth and context to reporting in any particular area. In this, Yusuf Omar,…

The Rapida LiveApp with its info panel and maintenance manager functionalities has been on the market for around a year. Moving ahead, it is now to be expanded with the so-called ProductionApp as an indispensable assistant in the production…

From this year, Q.I. Press Controls – Engineering Automation Electronics (QIPC-EAE) is to be represented by Mecaprint S.L. in Spain. Owned by Raúl Barredo Sabando, Mecaprint S.L. is known widely in the Spanish and South American markets.…

Digital Media Europe is coming back to Denmark, as the conference with a deep focus on digital revenue will take place on April 10 and 11 at JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen. Main topics of discussion at the conference will be on Digital…

French newspaper Le Democrate de I’Aisne was founded 1906 by Pascal Ceccaldi, a Corcican who was elected to the parliament representing the town of Vervins. The newspaper has been known for its age-old tradition in its format and…

As the digital age has set in editors and chief executive officers in newspaper houses are prepared to enlist artificial intelligence (AI) and the power of computing to help them deal with the challenges of the digital age. A global survey…

With the signing of the contract for a syndicated credit facility, KBA has completed a further step in its goal of reinforcing its stability and financial strength. At the same time, the leading printing press manufacturer is widening its…

The recently concluded WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Africa Awards 2017, which marked the second edition of the event in the region, provided a snapshot of planetary best-practice across the news media industry. The awards recognised finest…

FUJIFILM Holdings is fully geared up to take over Xerox Corp in a $6.1 billion deal, combining the latter into their existing joint venture FUJI-XEROX to scale up document printing business. The landmark acquisition came when Xerox was…

The Scottish Sun has revealed its plan to make a venture into radio in partnership with Wireless Group in 2018 with three new digital stations each tailored to unique audiences. News Scotland has previously worked with Wireless Group in…