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Dumanlı: Hope for Turkish press despite intense government pressure

Despite facing terrorism-related charges, the Editor-in-Chief of Turkey’s most-read daily newspaper Zaman says he takes heart from the public response to police raids on media outlets and his own detention. “When readers support their newspapers, when colleagues support each other, only then will journalism survive,” Ekrem Dumanlı told the World Editors Forum.

#WPE14: New KBA RotaJET L-Series aimed at changing market demands

KBA unveiled its KBA RotaJET L-Series, a new flexible and adaptable high-volume inkjet product series, at World Publishing Expo 2014 in Amsterdam.

#WPE14: Dutch daily De Telegraaf updates press with manroland

De Telegraaf, the only national popular newspaper in the Netherlands, is following a trend in the newspaper business and has invested in an extension of their existing COLORMAN press from manroland web systems.

#WPE14: Agfa’s new ‘eXPERT Services’ for newspaper publishers

Launched on 9 October, and being offered to European customers for the first time this week at World Publishing Expo 2014 in Amsterdam, Agfa Graphics describes its “eXPERT Services,” as a new series of programs such as ISO-based quality control procedures, training, consultancy and system integration specifically-designed to ensure newspaper printers that their organisational needs are being met and that everything from CTP to press is running as smoothly and efficiently as possible.

In Brazil, ANJ and ABTG offer “Certification of Management Excellence” in newspaper printing and distribution

The Brazilian National Association of Newspapers (ANJ) has established a partnership with ABTG Certificadora to offer member newspaper companies the opportunity to receive an audit-based Certification of Management Excellence, to add market value to their printing and distribution operations.

Interactive paper combines the best of both worlds

Many a media developer has dreamt of enhancing paper with the capabilities of electronics, of linking analog “dead trees” with digitally-created experiences. Now technology is making some of those dreams come true.

Toray Open House: ‘2014 has been a big year for waterless printing’

Printing plate manufacturer Toray invited users and the trade press to an open house event at its new production facilities on 24 September in Prostějov, the Czech Republic

Ceylon Today offers 4D experience

“We want to give our readers something new and exciting all the time,” says Saranga Wijeyarathne, Director of Marketing for Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Newspapers Limited, whose Ceylon Today recently produced the world’s first 4D newspaper experience

WAN-IFRA welcomes the new Color Quality Club members

The announcement of the new members of the Color Quality Club was awaited with great anticipation. The list of winners includes many “old friends” who have already secured their place in the Star Club, alongside a series of new names who join the ranks of the winners for the first time.

Impressions from DME14, Day 2

Another busy and insightful day at Digital Media Europe with presentation highlights from ft.com, Archant, BuzzFeed and Storyful, in pictures – and, of course, the aftershow get-together featuring the European Digital Media Awards 2014.