Software Consulting Services (SCS) will soon have a new owner, as Kurt Jackson, SCS's vice p… Read more
The Times-Picayune and The Advocate are getting a $1 million gift from the Ford Foundation t… Read more
Adams Publishing Group, owners of 37 daily papers, has awarded two contracts to DCOS Automat… Read more
On July 22, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (… Read more
The New York Times announced the first speaker line-up for The New York Times Climate Hub, a… Read more
The Daily Gazette says it will be acquiring The Leader-Herald in Gloversville, New York, par… Read more
Mattos Newspapers (California), which includes The Gustine Press-Standard, Westside Index, T… Read more
The Fayetteville Observer (North Carolina) building will soon be listed for sale, the paper … Read more
Sovrn Holdings, a publisher-focused tech company, has acquired San Diego-based Proper Media.… Read more
Lawyer Paul Hyde, Granbury, Texas, got an unexpected call from an owner of the Hood County N… Read more
Software Consulting Services is looking for companies to participate in a no-obligation tria… Read more
We had a chance to talk to FTI Consulting Senior Managing Director Ken Harding recently abou… Read more
Recently we noted (see link) that media industry conferences are coming back. People would l… Read more
Many in the media industry are acquainted with Grimes, McGovern & Associates, a merger a… Read more
- Job gains in digital publishing offset fraction of newspaper losses
- Newspaper paid digital-only subscriptions claims and audited numbers are not in sync
- Iowa publication Telegraph Herald lining up resources to quadruple digital subscribers by 2023
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- ‘We think there’s a large opportunity’: What Gannett learned from its first NFT mission
While USA Today recently felt the need to defend the value of editorials, one paper has scrapped endorsements and another may bail on the editorial concept altogether, the Pittsburgh-area Tribune-Review prominently employed the form with an A1 editorialurging readers to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Read more
Horizon Publications’ Yuma Sun (Arizona) has been managing its local editions with ProImage NewsWay workflow since 2005. At that time, the paper was owned by now-defunct conglomerate Freedom Communications. Read more
Take a look behind the scenes at The Lewiston’s Tribune’s production center. Read more
As the new year gets underway, a host of newspaper companies are moving to outsource their printing operations. A number of the papers making the change are owned by Gannett. These recent changes come on the heels of printing moves or planned moves at the Miami Herald, Philadelphia Inquirer,… Read more
As foreshadowed in its quarterly earnings report and call last week, Chicago-based Tribune Publishing has moved to shrink its real estate costs. Read more
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Tribute
One year ago, on March 20, 2020, News & Tech and Conley Publishing Group lost our friend, passionate president and insightful mentor, James Conley Jr. “Larger than life,” Jim served his communities through print, art and charity. Your love for the industry and spirit are greatly missed. Read more
James E. Conley Jr., a true Renaissance Man, passed peacefully on March 20. A newspaperman, business leader, world traveler, philanthropist and art collector, he was born on August 31, 1943 in Madison, Wisconsin to James E. Conley, MD and Lillian Quirk Conley. Read more
Operational ideas in Crisis
Michigan-based NTVB Media is sharing its television expertise and content with newspapers for free from now until at least May 30, the company says. Read more
Maria Douglas Reeve has been named the executive editor of the Houston Chronicle. Reeve succeeds Steve…
The Dallas Morning News has named Katrice Hardy as its executive editor. Hardy, the executive editor o…
David Hawpe, former editor at the Louisville Courier Journal, has died. He was 78.
Robyn Tomlin, the top editor at The News & Observer and Durham Herald-Sun (North Carolina), is tak…
John P. McMeel, co-founder and chairman emeritus of Andrews McMeel Universal, died July 7. McMeel, a …
New York Post columnist Keith J. Kelly is retiring. His Media Ink column provided info and news update…
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Podcasts have been getting a lot of attention in recent years. The market is well served; it…
or insight into newspaper podcasts, News & Tech turned to a source who’s very in the kno…
With all the doom and gloom these days of declining circulations, printing plant closures and presses going to the scrapyard, there are a few bright spots and success stories. One such example is Great West Newspapers of St Albert, Alberta-Canada. Being the last totally new Greenfield newspa… Read more
Even in this twilight period of newspaper production, opportunities still exist and there are some bright spots already to be noted in this new year of 2020. This past Sunday night, January 12 saw Great West Newspapers (GWN) of St Albert, Alberta begin new daily production of Postmedia’s tab… Read more
Video showing production process of the St Albert Gazette on new custom designed KBA Multi-Format Hybrid triple width press. Press design concept and Project management by Web Offset Services.
Great West Newspaper Multi-Format triple width KBA Hybrid press installation time lapse video by Web Offset Services
Custom integration of CTP with Multi-Format triple width printing press at Great West Newspapers. Press design concept and Project management by Web Offset Services
New Multi-Format triple width press installation at Great West Newspapers showing press quiet room and CTP integration into building and 6 section newspaper running at maximum 40,000 revolutions on custom designed Multi-Format KBA Hybrid press using 2 of 3 formers (running collect). Press ca…
New Multi-Format triple width press installation at Great West Newspapers showing press quiet room and CTP integration into building and 6 section newspaper running at maximum 40,000 revolutions on custom designed Multi-Format KBA Hybrid press using 3 formers (running collect). Press can run…
Custom designed operator control system featuring a catalog based production system with full workflow and pre-press integration by EAE & WOS for Multi-Format triple width Hybrid press at Great West Newspapers. Press design concept and Project management by Web Offset Services.
N&T: What technology trends are you watching for 2020?
The ING 2020 Leadership Networking Summit will be at LondonHouse Chicago hotel on the Chicago Riverfront Sept. 18–19. News & Tech is collaborating on a core component of ING program content, “All Things New.” Mary L. Van Meter, publisher of News & Tech, will cohost the inaugural “All…
N&T: What technology trends are you watching for 2020?
ING 2020 is the only gathering where “print-centric” leaders can meet, network and share best-in-class ideas, say organizers. It’s not a tradeshow; there are no booths to visit, but a leadership networking conference.
The core of the NYT will always be its newsWith the stated goal of reaching 10 million digital subscribers in the next few years, NYT has gotten a lot of buzz about its other subscription products, such as its standalone crossword app and an upcoming parenting product. Despite that, Thompson… Read more
The United States International Trade Commission will vote Aug. 28 whether to make the U.S. tariffs on Canadian paper imposed by the Trump's administration permanent. The rationale behind the decision will be made public Sept. 17. Read more
A slew of vendors showcased their products and services at the Key Executives Mega-Conference, which t… Read more
Bret Jacomet, digital director, M. Roberts Media.
Terry Hall, director of revenue transformation, BH Media Group.
EC Umberger, account manager, Nielsen.
Adam Carroll, sales and marketing executive, and Mitch McKinnon, vice president sales and marketing, Phoenix Vision.
Stephanie Donovan, senior vice president/publisher development North America, Triton Digital.
