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Reader engagement at its finest

At the Printing Summit 2014 in Munich, Publisher Iwan Ittermann of Germany presents the concept behind his +3 Magazin, an unusual publication in the sense that it relies heavily on participatory journalism for its content.

Data Journalism website FiveThirtyEight re-launch fails to impress critics

FiveThirtyEight, a data driven journalism project owned by ESPN, was relaunched this week after the American sports media giant took control of the blog in July, 2013.

Huffington post cancels launch of Russian site

After recent events in Ukraine The Huffington Post has decided not to launch its Russia website. “We were in negotiations in Russia but then they decided to invade Crimea. Right now there’s sanctions against them, so we’re putting that on the back burner.” Huffington Post CEO Jimmy Maymann told the Drum.

What can newspapers learn from magazines?

Samir Husni, a professor at the Magazine Innovation Center at the University of Mississippi, USA, is also known as “Mr. Magazine” (www.mrmagazine.com). At the Printing Summit 2014 in Munich, he gives the audience from the newspaper community a look over the fence into the magazine market – which is not too different from the newspaper market in many aspects.

Printing Summit 2014: Print is still powerful

Munich is the venue of this year’s WAN-IFRA Printing Summit. The international newspaper printing conference has attracted nearly 60 participants. During this two-day event, the speakers – from various European countries but also from the USA, from Brazil and Sri Lanka – will cover a variety of technical and business topics.

The dilemma facing newspapers

The annual World Printing Summit opened in Munich, Germany, today, which is news in itself; with all the myriad events and interest dedicated to digital news media, it is unusual to have a global event dedicated solely to print.

Dow Jones launches ‘WSJ. Custom Studios’ division to help create native advertising

Last week, The Wall Street Journal announced the launch of a new content strategy division called WSJ. Custom Studios, which is part of the company’s advertising department and will work with brands to create native advertising.

The regional German editor who’s turned to crowdfunding

“I am the future” is what Hardy Prothmann said in a 2010 broadcast about his blog devoted to German regional journalism, Heddesheim. The blog covering a village of 11 000 people gained national exposure for its unique style. Four years on, however, Prothman has had to ask his readers for money to keep the blog afloat.

Foreign correspondents’ visa woes worsen in China, survey confirms

The number of foreign correspondents experiencing difficulties renewing their reporting credentials in China has doubled, according to results from a survey conducted by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China.

Newspapers confiscated as Sudan continues to target freedom of press

Since the beginning of the year, Sudanese authorities have taken a hardened stance against the media, even targeting publications known to be traditionally pro-government. The Constitutional Court’s decision on 5 March 2014 to lift suspension measures taken almost two years ago against Al-Tayar newspaper came amid heavy crackdowns on the press. Reporters Without Borders has counted at least 18 confiscations or suspensions of newspapers in Sudan since January 2014.