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Argentinian News Publishers co-operate to better understand their audiences

Twelve of Argentina’s largest news publishers have joined forces to try to understand their audiences better as they face the challenges of the digital era.

From crowd to community: Krautreporter’s road to sustainability

“We don’t believe in this dependence between content and payment on the internet,” says Sebastian Esser, founder of Krautreporter. So how does a great journalism crowdfunding idea grow into a long-term business model?

Reuters ‘Netflix for news’ hopes to put a face to news wire agency

The newly launched Reuters TV app is part of an evolving strategy from news agency Reuters to bring its global, but sometimes unrecognised, brand out from behind the scenes and into the hands of its own customer base, writes Jake Evans.

Regional business trends and forecasts for 2015: Germany

Interview with Jörg Riebartsch, editor-in-chief of Ostthüringer Zeitung (OTZ), a daily newspaper published by the Media Group Thüringen, which is part of the Funke media group. Before joining OTZ, he held management positions in various newspaper editorial offices.

Regional business trends and forecasts for 2015: South Africa

Interview with Sebastian Stent, Head of Digital at Media24 News, South Africa. Media24, part of Naspers, has interests in newspapers, magazines, digital publishing, printing, distribution, book publishing, online services and e-commerce.

At Spain’s Kiosko y más, solidarity is at the core of the business model

Kiosko y más is the largest publishing alliance in Europe. Three years ago it created a platform with 13 editorial groups and 90 publications, led by the top Spanish media groups, Vocento and Prisa, to jointly sell enriched digital replicas of newspapers and magazines.

Regional business trends and forecasts for 2015: India

Interview with Rajiv Verma, CEO of HT Media, which publishes the Hindustan Times and the business newspaper Mint, and owns the Fever 104 radio channel.

First female Editor in Chief of The Economist appointed

After 172 years of male domination behind the editor’s desk, The Economist has appointed Zanny Minton Beddoes its first woman Editor-in-Chief

Regional business trends and forecasts for 2015: Brazil

Interview with Marcelo Rech, Director of Journalism for Brazil’s RBS Group. He also serves as First Vice-President of the Board of the World Editors Forum and Chairman of the WAN-IFRA LatAm Committee.

Twenty years on, are Europe’s free dailies in a free fall? A Q&A with Piet Bakker

Once seen as a path to quick success with advertisers and a sure-fire winner with public-transport commuters, free daily newspapers in Europe have taken a hard hit in the past several years.