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Who will win the global news race?
The World Association of Newspapers & News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) regaled its annual conference in Turin this week with…
11 June 2014
How Axel Springer can be a digital media champion
Axel Springer is the picture of an ambitious traditional newspaper publisher torn between the persistent (but declining) profits…
25 April 2014
Can new Future CEO end 15 years of boom & bust?
The UK-based magazine-media group Future Plc is never far from the news. It was started 29 years ago…
6 April 2014
Why ASOS is e-commerce warning for magazines
Women’s magazines are as captivated by e-commerce as their readers and fashion advertisers. And that’s saying something. In…
9 March 2014
How journalism and profits are defecting to the web
Some newspapers and magazines have profitable longterm strategies; and some might even continue to resemble the publications they…
13 February 2014
What will Australia’s newest media king do next?
Australia is the economic paradise that is among the world’s leading producers of coal, iron ore, gold, and…
4 January 2014
Is the world’s first media group now the best?
Many traditional media companies are tormented by the twin challenges of a glorious, imperious past and the disruption…
22 December 2013
How BuzzFeed will be the world’s largest news service
2013 has been the year of BuzzFeed. It started by raising $19.3m from investors and continued with the…
9 December 2013
What’s next for Time Inc and IPC Media?
It’s been a hell of a year at Time Inc. First, came the lay-off of 6% (500) of…
21 November 2013
What FT’s success says about future of newspapers
We should not be side-tracked by the one-dimensional debate about whether newspapers will survive or not. They will.…
14 November 2013