At Colombia’s El Tiempo, partnerships are the key

Jon Ruiz is CEO of Casa Editorial El Tiempo, publisher of Colombia’s leading national daily newspaper and numerous other publications. He joined the company in 2004 after five years with Unilever and 15 years with Philip Morris. On 30-31 October he will give a keynote speech at WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Latinoamérica 2013 in Bogotá. We talked with him ahead of the conference, to get a picture of the challenges faced by a successful Latin American publisher in the age of the Internet.

New editors tapped for Lebedev titles to further ‘integration’

Evgeny Lebedev announced several hierarchical reorganizations for his titles, including the appointment of Amol Rajan as editor of The Independent.

Social media editor role isn’t dying; it’s expanding

The social media editor is not dead, contrary to Rob Fishman’s widely-circulated thesis, published in BuzzFeed on 29 May. Industry analysts agree that the job is still essential to newsrooms, but its responsibilities are evolving. Focus has shifted from marketing to editorial, with staffers living up to the title “editor.”

Leisure newswire AFP-Relaxnews launches in Brazil

Agence France Presse and Relaxnews will launch their leisure and lifestyle newswire service in Brazil on 26 June with the aim of reinforcing their status as world leaders in the leisure news business.

Gannett’s Belo buy: Q&A with analysts

As reported yesterday (13 June), Gannett Co. has nearly doubled its television business with its purchase of competitor Belo Corp. for $2.2 billion. The deal will expand Gannett stations’ reach to nearly a third of U.S. households.

World Newspaper Congress 2013 in pictures – World Editors Forum, 3 to 5 June

The 20th World Editors Forum was held in Bangkok, from 3 to 5 June 2013. The photo set features the speakers and highlights of the sessions.

World Newspaper Congress 2013 in pictures – World Advertising Forum, 3 to 5 June

The 23rd World Advertising Forum was held in Bangkok, from 3 to 5 June 2013. The photo set features the speakers and highlights of the sessions.

World Newspaper Congress 2013 in pictures – The Congress, 3 to 5 June

The 65th World Newspaper Congress photo set featuring all speakers and more.

Washington Post gives brands voice on issues

The Washington Post has announced “Sponsored Views,” an extension of its native advertisement program that will allow brands to publicly comment on editorials and op-ed pieces.

BuzzFeed becomes a ‘serious news machine’ with new foreign editor

BuzzFeed is on a mission to become a force of high-quality international news coverage by hiring Miriam Elder, currently Moscow bureau chief for the Guardian, as its foreign editor. Elder will be working on “expanding and shaping the social news site’s foreign and overseas coverage [and] building a team of reporters who will break news and cover major world events.”