It may not prove easy to marry British and Japanese journalistic cultures. But in a global media world this deal makes senseThe Financial Times is one of the best newspapers in the world, not just in Britain. It is quick without being rash, accurate without leaden pedantry, thoughtful without being ponderous, and unpredictable in its opinions without being tediously contrarian. On top of all that, it even makes money. So its sale to the Japanese newspaper publisher Nikkei is a matter of global interest in the media business, and a fascinating development in the globalisation and digitisation of our industry. As a newspaper market, Japan has many advantages over the English-speaking world. Newspaper circulations are huge: the two biggest broadsheets sell 9m and 7m print copies a day, while even the Nikkei newspaper, Japan’s equivalent of the Financial Times, sells 3m broadsheet print copies a day – compared with 2m for the tabloid Daily Mail in the UK and a mere 200,000 for the FT itself.These subscription figures, and the unparalleled delivery system that makes them possible, have so far cushioned the Japanese industry from the advertising slump. Fiercely competitive local distributors keep almost every household supplied with a daily paper, which is thus woven into the fabric of everyday life. Barriers of language, culture and technological ecosystems all tend to preserve this uniquely profitable media market. But Japanese newspaper subscribers are getting old. The habit... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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News Corp has made more job cuts, this time to its metropolitan mastheads, as the company again signals it is Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-06-09 21:44:49 UTC ]
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Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph and Australian newsrooms to be reshaped as the company moves away from print to focus on digitalNews Corp has made more job cuts, this time to its metropolitan mastheads, as the company again signals it is moving away from print to become “much more focused on... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-06-09 09:47:40 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_180020" align="alignright" width="150"] Jim Rich[/caption] G/O Media announced Wednesday that Deadspin editor-in-chief Jim Rich has been promoted to editorial director across the company's entire portfolio, which also includes sites like The A.V. Club, Gizmodo, Kotaku,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-22 19:47:03 UTC ]
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Like every publisher, Hearst Magazines has had to adapt to creating content in an all-remote world, from putting out magazines Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-04-13 16:58:44 UTC ]
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Like every digital publisher, Hearst Magazines has had to adapt to creating content in an all-remote world. "My motto is 'enter smiling,' and I believe there is opportunity in everything," CCO Kate Lewis said on the inaugural episode of The New Normal, a weekly interactive discussion show where... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-04-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Gannett, the owner of USA TODAY and more than 260 other daily publications, appointed a new chief financial officer as Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-04-08 17:34:12 UTC ]
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A multicultural marketing expert says publishers need a better understanding of people of color’s interests. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Deep cleaning is being ramped up at the News UK building, home of HarperCollins, after an employee of the Times tested positive for the coronavirus. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-11 20:24:36 UTC ]
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Below is the text of the 2020 Clark Lecture in English Literature instituted by Trinity College, Cambridge. * Thank you for inviting me to deliver this, the Clark Lecture, now in its 152nd year. When I received the invitation, I scrolled down the list of previous speakers, the many “Sirs” and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-12 09:49:50 UTC ]
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Annette Thomas will take up role at Guardian and Observer parent company in MarchThe former head of one of the world’s largest specialist publishers has been appointed as the new chief executive of Guardian Media Group with a mission to ensure the business can continue to support “world-class... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-01-14 10:32:25 UTC ]
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Annette Thomas has been appointed as the Guardian Media Group's (GMG) new chief executive. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 05:08:54 UTC ]
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A few years ago I started making predictions about the upcoming year. Admittedly, they haven’t exactly been bold, but have really been more of a heads up on what trends to look out for and what sort of coverage you can expect from us as a reader. Last December, I followed up on my predictions... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-12 16:41:44 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_175123" align="alignright" width="150"] Roula Khalaf[/caption] The Financial Times announced Roula Khalaf as its next editor, making her the first female top editor at the FT in its 131-year history. A 24-year veteran of the FT, Khalaf most recently served as deputy... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-11-14 20:49:51 UTC ]
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In May, Jim Waterson, media editor at The Guardian, reported that Lionel Barber, the editor of the Financial Times, was on the way out, and that the search was on for his replacement. In the summer, when Amber A’Lee Frost, who was interviewing Barber for CJR, mentioned that he was retiring,... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-11-12 13:03:08 UTC ]
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And here’s the perfect excuse: Thomas Travisano’s excellent biography, “Love Unknown.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-08 16:44:17 UTC ]
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The bullpen of the 1993 San Diego Padres Citrus County Commission (pictured above) has denied funding to county libraries for digital subscriptions to the New York Times. Led by left-handed middle-reliever area man Scott Carnahan, the commission (comprised of Scott, Jeff, Ron, Jimmie, and Brian)... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-05 16:08:55 UTC ]
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After nearly two years of ongoing scrutiny related to the alleged activities of its CEO, David Pecker, and chief content officer, Dylan Howard, the company now known as American Media, LLC is moving on to life after The National Enquirer, the cornerstone upon which Pecker built his tabloid... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-10-15 20:27:22 UTC ]
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A staff uprising at Sports Illustrated... Following Tuesday's New York Post report that editor-in-chief Chris Stone is exiting Sports Illustrated after 27 years with the magazine, The Wall Street Journal added late Wednesday evening that the brand's new operator, TheMaven Inc., is planning to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-10-03 20:41:59 UTC ]
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Apple has rolled out its publisher subscription service, Apple News+, to the U.K. some six months after announcing it in the Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-10-01 19:00:00 UTC ]
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As with all publisher relationships with platforms, there are trade-offs to be made, depending on how far advanced publishers' subscription businesses are. The post Apple News+ launches in the UK with The Times and Hearst on board appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-09-30 18:05:44 UTC ]
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