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Al Jazeera’s new online channel aims to ‘empower global conversations’

Launched as a response to the “generation of people who want to go behind the box,” Al Jazeera’s Innovation and Incubation Manager Moeed Ahmad promotes Al Jazeera Plus (AJ+) as “a fresh approach” to the interactive online population.

HOME BUSINESS DIGITAL MEDIA EDITORIAL INCUBATOR PRESS FREEDOM MEDIA POLICY Customisation and sponsored content – Big themes in the Berlin startup scene

On Tuesday evening at #WPE13 a group of publishers and investors visited 6 bright young Berlin media companies in 1 night. This is what we learned.

The new journalistic long tail

Publishers who want to increase engagment with their readers should ask themselves: “What are the things that people can do only on your site?” says Grig Davidovitz, CEO of RGB Media, Israel. “One of them is to do a blog, which is a very different thing than doing one on Facebook.”

There is no turning back from reader engagement

At the Hyperlocal Publishing session at the SoLoMo Media Port, Mark-Oliver Multhaup, Managing Director and CEO of WAZ NewMedia, explained how the newspaper managed to engage its local audience with the help of Scoopshot, an online store that sells photos and videos made by readers and citizen journalists worldwide.

Brazilian publisher rethinks Facebook

“Facebook is not this walk in the park we thought it was a few years ago. It is at the centre of a new advertising model,” according to Mariana Correa Esteves, Product Development Manager at Globo.com, Brazil.

The pain and gain of responsive design

The Responsive Design session at the Media Port SoLoMo was crowded Tuesday afternoon, a good indicator of how important the topic has become for news publishers.

Burda News Group goes digital

The last presentation on Tuesday of the E-publishing technologies session 2 at the SoLoMo Media Port featured a look at the digital strategy of Burda News Group, a German magazine publisher that was looking for an easy and effective ePaper and tablet solution.

Start-ups accelerate innovation in publishing houses

The OPENMEDIA Innovation Hub at the Revenue Media Port presented innovative publishing houses that work together with start-ups to develop new ideas and strategies for a transforming industry.

It’s time to start focusing on our readers – Raju Narisetti

Whenever anyone asks if it is time to rethink their newsroom yet again, “the answer should always be ‘Yes,’ ” says Raju Narisetti, Senior Vice President and Deputy Head of Strategy for News Corp, USA.

‘People love their puzzles’ – the secret of Mail Plus

People will pay for luxury – a tablet product that improves on print. So Paul Field, Editor of Mail Plus, made puzzles and the TV guide his top priorities.