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PUTTING TRUST IN PROVEN TECHNOLOGY Bennett Coleman & Co has invested in a Ferag conveyor and compensating stacker technology for the mailroom at its newly built Manesar printing plant located in Gurgaon, Haryana, which began operations last year. The double-width, single-circumference printing machine (4/1) capable of producing up to 80000 newspaper copies an hour was ordered from Japanese manufacturer TKS. It is now equipped with the proven combination of universal conveyor (seen above) and high- performance compensating stackers, courtesy Ferag. In Manesar, the bundle formation configuration has been extended by a third MultiStack that processes pre-programmed odd bundles. In addition to the partial edition of The Times of India, BCCL in Manesar also produces the English-language insert, Gurgaon Times, and the Nav Bharat Times daily newspaper in Hindi. See page 28 for more.

1 FROM THE EDITOR Digital advertising seems to have finally come of age igital advertising in the US is finally bigger hundreds of publishers in Japan – an initiative that Dthan print and television. Kurt Wagner, brings together content providers and distributors writing for Recode, a technology news website so that both can minimise costs. While major outlets that focuses on the business of Silicon Valley, says can source news at no cost, smaller publishers can digital advertising businesses like Facebook and reach a far larger audience with both ends earning Google will be bigger in the US this year than ad revenue. It is a completely new platform with traditional advertising businesses like TV, radio, no other service like this in Japan or overseas, and newspapers. He points to new estimates from Hornyak says. The platform has some 6 million eMarketer which show that US advertisers will readers and 400 publishers using it, which includes spend more than $129 billion on digital advertising major brands such as Quartz and Huffpost. With in 2019 — more than the $109 billion they plan to its new English language site, Nordot is focused on spend on ‘traditional’ advertising. growing English language publishers and increasing It would mark the first time ever, Wagner says, its presence outside Japan. that the US digital ad business made up more than If all of that forms one side of the story (digital 50 per cent of the market. Facebook and Google scoring), here is the other. Roy Greenslade has are estimated to bring in a combined $77 billion just written for The Guardian about the Metro in the US next year. The losers – newspapers newspaper making a healthy profit based on and magazines; eMarketer estimates that print a simple business model: advertising revenue – advertising will decline by almost 18 per cent 1.43m Metro newspapers were picked up by people next year. Print and television aren’t the only each morning last month, thousands more than industries that have been impacted, Wagner adds. the weekday issues of the and the Daily Mail, Digital publishers that rely on Facebook and which rely on high sales on Saturdays to boost Google to distribute their stories are also coming their circulation averages, he says. to the realisation that the two companies aren’t The Metro, according to Greenslade, is a newspaper sharing the wealth. that sticks closely to the demands of the market. Indeed, digital revenue is a key subject for “Most obviously, its editorial formula makes much discussion these days. How can publishers claim of being apolitical. News without bias. News to use. their share of digital revenues? That was the topic News to amuse. Lots of content packed into cleanly for a panel discussion at the WAN-IFRA Digital designed pages, with few stories longer than 300 Media India Conference this week in Mumbai words. There is no investigative journalism. Metro (see page 6). There is a broad consensus on the doesn’t hold power to account. It does not serve fact that while print media is in better shape in the people with public interest news, although a India than it is in many parts of the world, the case could be made that its coverage of the main need for publishers to grow their digital revenues events of the day is informative in itself, and all is becoming increasingly crucial. information has value. No one is forced to pick While on the subject of ad revenue, it is interesting up copies from the container bins at stations and to note that Japan’s Nordot is building a common on buses throughout the land… Advertisers like it publishing platform to unite media outlets and because the core readership, with an average age of lower their costs. An article by freelance journalist 39, is far younger than that of the popular paid-for Tim Hornyak for Slice Japan says Nordot, a titles.” It goes without saying that we keep learning Tokyo-based joint venture launched in April 2015 all the time. with backing from Japan’s biggest news companies, Kyodo News Digital and Yahoo Japan, is a common Sashi Nair publishing platform that offers 500000 articles from [email protected]

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How can publishers claim their share of digital revenue? 6

Building a data culture, and how 10

How Google is helping bring language publishers online 13

Who said the newspaper reading habit is dying? 15

A flavour of distinct political leanings — history of Tamil journalism 18

Industry Updates 28

General News 39

Events Calendar 41

Cover page image: WRH Global AG / Ferag AG C o n t e s

4 RIND Survey March 2019 BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH WAN-IFRA

How can publishers claim their share of digital revenue?

In the news media business, digital revenue is a tough nut to crack. Is it possible for publishers to take a larger share of the revenue pie? A panel at the Digital Media India Conference in Mumbai discussed the possibility of changing this trend. Neha Gupta was present at the venue and fi led this report

echnology giants such as Facebook and comes from readers, in the form of subscriptions, Google dominate the digital advertising memberships, events etc. Tspace. Apple and Amazon are looking to foray into the news space, which does not leave Digital advertising Paytm and Flipkart far behind in closing in on their Axel Springer SE, the largest publishing house share of the advertising pie. Start-ups have grown in Europe, which owns more than 50 brands in aggressively; Daily Hunt, a news aggregator with the areas of journalism, classifi eds, marketing more than 150 million monthly unique visitors, is media, native advertising. Based in Germany, the attempting to raise $100 million. company is on track to declare revenues of about It is clear that traditional Indian news media faces 3.5 billion euros. Seventy per cent of its revenue considerable competition from other platforms comes from digital and 85 per cent of the digital and cannot bank on the luxury of print revenues revenue is from advertising. Eighty per cent of for long. Outside India, a few brands seem to be that advertising revenue is from digital advertising. riding high on the success of having zeroed in on The media group’s focus is on journalism but a three-way approach to revenue. privileges advertising substantially over reader- based revenue. Reader revenue The New York Times implemented its paywall in E-commerce space 2011. The company clocked an overall revenue of Naspers, a multinational Internet and media US$ 1.7 billion in 2018, with $709 million coming group based in South Africa, has journalism at from reader revenue. The brand, which has its core but has also built substantial revenue branched out into travel, cooking and crosswords, streams focused entirely on digital companies and aims to reach $800 million from reader revenue e-commerce. Although the company is on track by 2020. Sixty per cent of NYT’s revenue now to declare $7.5 billion in revenue, this year, news

6 RIND Survey March 2019 media represents only about 20 per cent of the revenue. The brand invested in Tencent, China in 2011. The stake Naspers bought for just $32 million in 2001 is now worth $175 billion. The panel comprised Bharat Gupta, CEO, Jagran New Media and Anant Goenka, executive director, The Express Group. It was chaired by Rajiv C. Lochan, director and CEO, Group. The aim of news media in India is to protect journalistic integrity, said Lochan. How do the approaches differ from those used abroad? Photo: WAN-IFRA Here are excerpts from the discussion: (From left): Anant Goenka, Bharat Gupta and Rajeev Bharat Gupta: How well we know our audience C. Lochan at the panel discussion. (Credit: @dinkaran on Twitter) is where the digital journey begins. Brands need to know how the audience is consuming content and run it profi tably. What does digital journalism what they want to consume. We need to fi gure mean for your brand? out a path between connecting with readers and Gupta: For Jagran, display advertising accounts offering them content. It becomes clear through for the maximum revenue – about 60 per cent. examples of Axel Springer SE and The New York Our focus, right now, needs to be there rather Times, that every brand offers different product than jumping onto the subscriptions bandwagon. propositions – do we want to reach out to a mass Digital provides us with about 3 per cent revenue, audience or establish a niche? within which we explore the opportunities Anant Goenka: Indian news media is letting it presents. Branded content and content to the wind blow its sails rather than carving its commerce provide us ample room to play with. own path. In the long run, a truly sustainable The purpose of our content is to generate reach news media set up needs to take the pressure that will be substantiated by advertising. The on the business model out of the advertiser to most exciting about the digital space is that there the reader. That is the only way to future-proof is nothing right or wrong and one must constantly oneself. Indian Express has clocked 130 million experiment. unique visitors this year. We are hoping that our Goenka: Indian Express is shy of 10 per cent investigative journalism sets us apart from other digital revenue, but it’s a fast growing number. brands and helps in garnering a dedicated audi- It is too early to dream that it will replace print ence, who will eventually want to pay for our revenue one day. For content to commerce to quality content. We have a long way to go – in be successful, we need to own that particular print and digital – in advertising and subscrip- audience. I doubt IE could ever compete with a tion that we don’t have the mental space for major apparel e-commerce site. BuzzFeed, Vice right now. Throwing things at the wall and see- and Vox got a bit too ambitious, even though ing what sticks is an ineffi cient approach. The their ideas and products were good. There has to fact that Apple News has failed twice shows be some reality in your business plans, something every day journalism is tough. The fact that we the digital world is going to start to feel at some have been dealing with journalistic content on a point. One must avoid spending too much daily basis has created an incredible amount of money without seeing returns. BuzzFeed’s use of goodwill and an irreplaceable brand. technology is incredible; they perhaps aspired to Lochan: For The Hindu, digital accounts for be at too many places at the same time and could less than 5 per cent of the total revenue but we not sustain.

March 2019 RIND Survey 7 Gupta: Garnering trust is prime. A person who respect it. The purpose of advertising, for over the is visiting BuzzFeed knows they are going to see last 50-70 years, is to make brands more human. content making them try to buy a product. Over When Section 377 was decriminalised in India, a a period of time, the trust will start diluting. It number of brands came out in support. is important to note that the purpose of content Gupta: Audience analytics is the one thing we cannot be monetisation all the time. We need to are deeply investing in. How can one target their graduate loyal users into brand lovers. audience to increase advertising effi ciency? Tar- Lochan: Will Indian news media in the digital geting does not mean privacy invasion; it simply space ever get to know its audience as well as means making advertising effi cient and relevant. Amazon or Flipkart know their audiences? Or There is not enough gravitation for language based will we limit ourselves to knowing our consumers eCPMs (a metric used to measure a publisher’s ad from a journalism stand point? Simply put, will monetisation performance). Unfortunately, the we ever know our consumers the way advertisers digital ecosystem is going through what print want us to know our consumers? went through. It took 70-80 years for print to Goenka: Publishers do four things - create reach a threshold where it started enjoying adver- content, sell advertising, distribute, and the fact tising rates that were equivalent to the national that they do these three things every day, is the dailies or English dailies. Digital, which is a much

fourth. Since anyone with a smartphone can more measurable medium, is going through the< create content, it’s a terrible business to be in. same process. Google and Facebook are better at advertising than anyone. Distribution wise, radio, TV and (Courtesy: WAN-IFRA / World News Publishing digital all fair better than print ever will. The Focus. The writer is a multimedia journalist with only thing left is what we do every day – the WAN-IFRA South Asia based in .) credibility business, where the barrier to entry is very high, and we have a great head start. As long as we keep at it, advertising will appreciate and

Faye D' Souza, Avinash Pandey, Supriya Prasad win news broadcast awards The 11th edi� on of the exchange4media News Broadcast Awards was held on February 16 at the Radisson Blu in Noida. The awards recognise the best in television news and rewards broadcasters and industry leaders who are responsible for shaping the future of television broadcas� ng in India. It also honours the people who make this industry what it is. ABP News Network's Avinash Pandey won the pres� gious News Television CEO of the Year Award and Faye D'Souza of Mirror Now was awarded the News Television Editor-in-Chief of the Year (English) � tle, while Supriya Prasad of Aaj Tak won Hindi News Television Editor-in-Chief of the Year. India

Today TV bagged the English News Channel of the Year and the Jury's Choice went to Mirror Now in the same category. Aaj Tak won the Hindi News Channel of the Year' Award, while the Jury's Choice < award went to NDTV India and ABP News. (Courtesy: exchange4media.com)

8 RIND Survey March 2019 Building a data culture, and how News publishers have access to a wealth of data that sheds light on readers’ habits and behaviour. But what data points should you really focus on? How many of your decisions should be driven by data? And where is data having the biggest impact in news media companies today? To get some insight into what all of this looks like in practice, WAN-IFRA caught up with two experts, Kasper Worm-Petersen and Steffen Damborg. Simone Flueckiger, WAN-IFRA, has the story

What is today’s “starter kit”? you need to train your talent across departments: Steffen Damborg: First and foremost you editorial, marketing and sales. Cases from Axel need your readers to register. Unless people are Springer Verlag and Helsingin Sanomat show logged in they will seem like a new user to you that very few KPIs shared across departments every time they delete cookies, use private mode, can create organisational alignment and create change browser or visit from a new device. We the buzz needed when changing your business all have multiple devices and delete cookies every approach, and hence give you extraordinary now and then, so it is almost impossible to gain results. the necessary insights without establishing a Kasper Worm-Petersen: At Ekstra Bladet, we more direct connection with your readers. So, we have built a very strong data culture throughout think that it is an important strategic decision to the organisation. Our goal is to let data inform as make: that we want to focus on identification and many of the decisions we make as possible. We relation building with our digital readers. do not wish to be data-driven nor are we looking Then we can start talking about the implications for full automation. We believe, especially when with regards to the needed ‘starter kit’. You need working with journalism, that the final decisions systems for identification (single-sign-on system). should be made by people, so we want our organ- You need to be able to control what your users isation to be data-informed. Our newsroom is have access to (rights management system). And constantly consulting the custom dashboards you need to store the data the users create while we have built for them, and they are extremely visiting your media. With these basic tools you respondent to new tendencies and behaviours can start crunching your data both in real time amongst our users, which ensures that we always and for predictive purposes. For this, you need a provide the most relevant experience. data management platform and employees with We divide all our dashboards and reports into the right data analytics skills. live, tactical, and strategic. ‘Live’ being the dash- boards that journalists and editors consult on a On building a data culture and managing minute-by-minute basis to constantly optimise change the performance. The tactical level consists of Damborg: Firstly, to create behavioural change, dashboards and reports that provide daily or the transformation process must be purpose-led, weekly evaluations to allow for corrections if we experience-centric and inclusive. This requires are drifting off-course and not hitting KPIs or to company-wide acceptance of the need for change learn from strong performances. The strategic and a clear vision to communicate. Secondly, level is monthly or quarterly statuses where the

10 RIND Survey March 2019 bigger picture is revealed, and we can react if we Worm-Petersen: We have a lot of proprietary see a new tendency that we have not accounted custom-built dashboards that our editors and for. The KPIs are aligned across the live, tactical, journalists consult. With dashboards, less is and strategic levels, so if we succeed in our day- more. We only want to show data points that the to-day operations we know that we will also suc- editors and journalists can and should act upon. ceed on our larger strategic goals. This provides Too much noise created by unnecessary numbers coherence across the organisation and ensures generate paralysis and hinders swift action. Many that everyone is working towards the same goals. of the off-the-shelf tools are so generic they fail to focus on the important numbers, so we have How is data impacting your business and opted for building our own. opening opportunities? We also make in-depth exploratory analysis of Worm-Petersen: We see data having great new projects or on areas of specific strategic inter- impact in every aspect of our organisation, but est. But the daily content decisions are informed lately we have seen incredible results with our by dashboards to ensure a quick feedback loop online subscriptions. The strategic and tactical and a steep learning curve. initiatives have been based on thorough data analysis, and thanks to the agility our strong data On the implications of GDPR culture affords us, we saw double-digit increases Worm-Petersen: We welcome it and believe in both engagement and sales within two weeks that it will benefit both our readers and us as of launching the new subscription strategy. publishers in the long run. From an audience Obviously, the advances in machine learn- engagement perspective, the biggest change has ing and AI provides new opportunities, and we been that we have removed all Facebook scripts are seeing very promising result from our own and other social scripts and widgets from our site. endeavors in lead scoring and churn prevention We were already on the path of disengaging from to name a few. However, I believe that the big- Facebook, but GDPR (General Data Protection gest potential still lies in cultivating the internal Regulation) was a convenient opportunity to fast- data culture and ensuring that the right data is those initiatives and take back control of in front of the right people at the right time. It is our audience. not fancy or shiny, but it is extremely effective in As for advertising, I think the entire industry is driving results when done right. still trying to figure out how to respond to GDPR and, so far, the changes have not been as major as On developing tools in-house one could have expected. However, we do think Damborg: To build or to buy? This is indeed a GDPR and the coming e-privacy directive will very important question. The rule of thumb is, make publishers’ own first-party data more valu- if you are a first-mover and/ or your business able as third-party data tracking becomes increas- model is so complex that no generic system with ingly challenged. So, we are focusing on further a reasonable adjustment can do the job, then you developing our first-party data capabilities. will have to build it yourself. But today, there Damborg: Most European publishers have are plenty of good data tools and visualisation invested heavily in being GDPR compliant from tools out there sold primarily as software as a day one. The biggest challenge so far is the huge service. So, in my opinion I would buy this part room for interpretation. When the legal experts of my infrastructure and use the saved money differ in their standpoints regarding the inter- for improving my product offering. The quality pretation of the GDPR, it is difficult and extra of the content and the user experience is by far costly to build your new data handling flows and the most important part of a reader revenue procedures. And, then there is the question about strategy. non-EU publishers. They must also comply when

March 2019 RIND Survey 11 Statement about ownership and other particulars about “RIND Survey” the English Monthly Newspaper, Chennai, as required to be published under Section operating in Europe, and since the Internet 19-D Sub-Section (b) of the Press and Registration of has no borders, almost all media are, at the Books Act read with the Rule 8 of the Registration of end of the day, global media. So, in theory, Newspapers (Central Rules) 1956 you must comply or block traffic to your Form IV webpage coming from Europe. We have RIND Survey - Monthly seen many publishers choosing this path 1. Place of publication : Chennai in the first month after 1 May. 2. Periodicity of Publication : Monthly 3. Printer’s Name : Sashi Nair NOTE Nationality : Indian Steffen Damborg is expert advisor, WAN- Address : Flat 3C, GRN Akshara IFRA Global Advisory. He is a digital D112, Sangeetha Colony transformation specialist with more than 10 Ashok Pillar Road years of experience in all aspects of running an K.K.Nagar, Chennai – 78 online business in the media industry. He is former digital director and chief development 4. Publisher’s Name : Sashi Nair officer at leading Danish publisher JP/ Nationality : Indian : Flat 3C, GRN Akshara Politikens Hus. Address D112, Sangeetha Colony Kasper Worm-Petersen is head of Analyt- Ashok Pillar Road ics at Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet. Previously, K.K.Nagar, Chennai – 78 he served as head of Audience Engagement, and also worked as a project leader. Published 5. Editor’s Name : Sashi Nair by JP/ Politikens Hus, Ekstra Bladet is one of Nationality : Indian

Denmark’s leading commercial news brands. Address : Flat 3C, GRN Akshara < D112, Sangeetha Colony Ashok Pillar Road (This article had appeared in WAN-IFRA K.K.Nagar, Chennai – 78 Technology Guide & Directory 2018 – Helping Publishers Connect with 6. Names and addresses of individuals who own Today’s Innovators.) the newspaper/magazine and partners or shareholders holding more than one per cent of the total capital: The Press Institute of India - Research Institute for Newspaper Development RIND Premises, Taramani, CPT Campus Chennai 600 113 Shareholding of more than one percent of the capital does not arise as the The Press Institute of India - Research Institute for Newspaper Development, is a non-profit society registered under the Societies Act To read articles, please visit No. XXI of 1860.

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12 RIND Survey March 2019 How Google is helping bring language publishers online During the past year and more, Google has been increasing its support for Indian language publishers to make it easier for readers to find their content in both native languages as well as English. Vikas Agnihotri, director of sales for Google India, spoke about digital publishing in local languages during WAN-IFRA's Digital Media India (DMI) Conference in Mumbai last year. Neha Gupta has the details

n the global platform, news websites get After the Indian mobile network operator more than 10 billion clicks every month Reliance Jio hit the market, the number of Internet Othrough Google, Vikas Agnihotri, direc- users in India rose to 450 million. Google estimates tor of sales for Google India, said. More than five there will be 500 million Indian “language users” million hours of news content is consumed on in the next two years. YouTube on a monthly basis. “These numbers are only growing,” he said. Support for Indian languages In 2012, some 18 years after the start of the Inter- In August, at the company's Google for India net, the number of people in India online reached event, the search giant stated that 90 per cent 100 million. Within another 13-15 months, of 135000 print publishers in India do not have another 100 million were logging on. Eighteen to websites, and it aims to help bring them online. 20 months after that, the Internet in India saw its The company launched Project Navlekha in a third batch of 100 million people. bid to bring those publishers under the online The first group of people were all English speaking; umbrella by making web hosting smoother and the next set was from the Indian language group. easier. Navlekha, which in Sanskrit means ‘a new way to write’, allows publishers without websites to make their offline content suitable for online pub- lishing in less than a minute. The platform, using artificial intelligence, enables them to convert any PDF containing Indian lan- guage content into editable text, doing away with the need for expert digital knowledge. Navlekha helps Indian writers gain more reader- ship and recognition without having to struggle to sell their written copies physically. As part of the project, publishers are offered free hosting, a branded domain for the first three years as well as AdSense support so they can start monetising their content immediately. Photo: WAN-IFRA “The majority of Internet users in India today are Vikas Agnihotri. Indian language users, and this number is expected

March 2019 RIND Survey 13 to reach 500 million in the next two years. Smart- Nine out of 10 people on the Internet in India phones are not useful unless they work in peo- are only mobile users. Today's empowered user ple’s primary language and provide access to great is curious and is increasingly becoming better content in their native tongues. Right now, the informed. Our focus is thus on the art of story- amount of online content in Indian languages is telling, audience engagement, retention, growth, only one per cent of what's available in English,” revenue, data and innovation,” Agnihotri pointed said Rajan Anandan, VP, India and SEA Sales and out. Operations, Google, in a statement. In India, depending on the publication, the Google also announced a bilingual feed that search referrals range from anywhere from 30 per curates news in English, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, cent to as high as 80 per cent. Video consumption Tamil, and Malayalam – the top-consumed lan- in India has gone through the roof. During the guages on the Indian web. Furthermore, Google past 2-2.5 years, YouTube has seen its monthly Go now provides audio playback for news in subscribers quadruple: from 60 million to 240 mil- English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, and lion. Approximately 80 per cent of people in India Telugu. “For Search to be truly helpful, it should consume news on smartphones. bring you useful content, in all the languages you understand,” said Shashidhar Thakur, VP, Engi- Ad revenue neering, Google Search, at the launch. Agnihotri mentioned that Google was trying to move away from rectangular and square ads to Most Internet users mobile-only more native advertising so that it gelled well with Why did it take 18 years to reach the fi rst 100 the content the reader was consuming. “We need million? Agnihotri attributes it to a dip in to make sure people are actually reading ads and device and data prices, and technology becoming not blocking them because ads mean revenue for

intuitively simple for people. At this point, India everyone in this industry.” < has 280 million people who consume news online. Of them, 106 million are from the Indian (This article appeared as a blog on language group and 32 million only consume WAN-IFRA’s website.) news digitally.

Gurugram to play host to WAN-IFRA Conference WAN-IFRA India 2019, the 27th edi� on of WAN-IFRA's annual conference, will be held on 18-19th September, this � me at Leela Ambience Hotel, Gurugram, Delhi. The conference will have two parallel sessions and breakouts, focusing on innova� on and print technologies impac� ng the industry. The conference has currently opened its call for speakers, invi� ng speaker sugges� ons and topics. Apart from the main sessions, the conference will also off er workshops, networking dinners and business expo with limited number of booths. The expo booth booking will commence soon. Regular

updates about the event will be available at www.wan-ifra.org/india2019. Inquiries can be addressed to Suresh Babu K.R., assistant manager, Business Development;< E-mail: [email protected].

14 RIND Survey March 2019 VIEW FROM THE NORTHEAST Who said the newspaper reading habit is dying? When newspaper hawkers in Guwahati decided to stop distributing newspapers in an effort to get news publishing houses to accede to their demands, people didn’t seem keen to pick up newspapers from the stalls that had been put up temporarily in the streets. So, don’t we bother much about newspapers anymore? Nava Thakuria sent us this report

n February 2014, print journalists in Guwahati ing from Australia, editor and publisher of news had a scare. Newspaper hawkers decided to portal Newsblaze.com Alan Gray predicted that Iboycott distributing newspapers in order to Indian newspapers in various languages would press media houses to concede some demands. continue serving a huge population with news, Printed newspapers piled up, and some media views and analytical pieces for some more years. groups even erected temporary stalls in prime Even while fighting an enormous credibility locations in the city so that people could get crisis, the Rs 320000 million Indian newspaper their daily paper. But there were few takers. We industry continues to grow. Regional newspapers, expected a backlash from the public. particularly, have shown promise in the recent But strangely, it did not happen. Does that past and the trend can be expected to continue for mean that we are not as dependent on the printed a few decades to come. newspaper as we thought? Even in 2014? The newspaper has a long history in the In the West, most media groups have experi- subcontinent. Despite only 10 to 15 per cent of enced a slow but steady shrinking of circulation the Indian populace being able understand English figures and have gone in for online editions to even today, the first newspaper in India (The tap more readership. In India, the situation is yet Bengal Gazette),was published in that language to reach alarming proportions as Internet access on 29th January 1780 by James Augustus Hicky remains a dream for half of our populace. So, a during British rule. It was a two-page weekly sizeable chunk of the population is still in the newspaper where most of the space was occupied habit of buying newspapers. by government advertisements. The country has nearly a billion potential read- Then came the Indian Gazette in the latter part of ers, and supports over 82000 registered newspa- 1780 and it was followed by other newspapers like pers with a cumulative daily circulation of 110 Calcutta Gazette (1784), The Bengal Journal (1785), million. With the literacy rate going up to 75 per Madras Courier (1785), Bombay Herald (1789), Bom- cent, more people are now able to read newspa- bay Courier (1789), Bombay Gazette (1791), Madras pers, even on digital platforms. Further, more Gazette (1795), India Herald (1796), Calcutta Chroni- and more middle-class Indians are accessing the cle (1811), Sambad Kaumudi (1822), Mirat-ul-Akhbar Internet through their mobile phones. (1822), Bombay Samachar (1822), etc. Recently, while interacting with a group of Speaking to Guwahati reporters from Paris, Guwahati-based scribes through video conferenc- Reporters sans Frontiers (RSF) representative

March 2019 RIND Survey 15 Photo: NT

Participants at the media interactive workshop in Musalpur.

Daniel Bastard also expressed the view that of this sector, said Ansumwi Khunguri Boro, newspapers in countries like India would survive executive member of the Bodoland Territorial even though mainstream journalism is increasingly Council. Addressing a media interactive session going online. The Asia-Pacific deskhead of RSF in the Baksa locality of western Assam, he pointed out that with the invention of photography, said “We, the government and the media alike, many people thought painting would vanish as an should ensure that people are aware of the art, but it did not happen.“Similarly, we thought, various government programmes and schemes with the spreading of the television network, so that they can avail of the benefits of those the radio will be obsolete, but the medium schemes. There is a huge range of schemes has bounced back in the recent past with new being implemented by the government with technology, content and presentations,” he said, the main objective of making the citizens’ lives adding that the newspapers today must improve better.” quality, publishing more in-depth analytical pieces Organised by the Press Information Bureau’s rather than competing with alternate media for Guwahati office in collaboration with the Baksa mere news content. District Administration in Musalpur Town, the Coming back to the February 2014 anecdote, media interactive workshop titled Vartalap was some senior journalists called the agitating news- also addressed by Baksa District Magistrate San- paper distributors to the Press Club, and requested jeeb Kumar Gogoi. them to resolve the issue amicably. To our relief, “Baksa is now considered an aspirational district they acceded to our request. And we escaped an and hence we have to put in extra effort in all almost disaster. developmental spheres so that the residents can benefit from various government schemes. Jour- A government-media partnership nalists should play a proactive role in making the The media can play a vital role in helping the public aware of these welfare schemes,” said Gogoi. downtrodden sections of society access welfare The district has been commended for its excellent schemes government has instituted for the benefit coverage of government schemes, he added, and

16 RIND Survey March 2019 cited the UjjalaScheme, under which 90 per cent nationwide. Internet connectivity had made of Baksa households were covered, and the gas reporting easier, but also posed a serious threat connection initiative which had achieved 100 per to professional journalists, he pointed out. “The cent coverage. role of a journalist has simply grown with the “In the fi eld of animal husbandry and agriculture increasing number of Internet users in India. too, Baksa has achieved signifi cant success. I Now the media is held accountable for every appreciate the initiative of media persons here word we write or speak. So it becomes extremely because of which we succeeded in disseminating important to present facts without any bias,”

information about these policies affectively,” Thakuria said. < Gogoi said. About 50 journalists from different parts of the district attended the workshop. (The writer is a senior journalist and secretary, K.S Dhatwalia, director-general for NE Zone in Guwahati Press Club.) the Union Information & Broadcasting Ministry, addressing the participants, pointed out that Vartalap was an attempt to sensitise the media about the need to disseminate proper information to the common people. Journalist Nava Thakuria emphasised the importance of a responsible and credible media

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Terms and Conditions for Submission of offer will be intimated at the time of inspection. March 2019 RIND Survey 17 HISTORY OF TAMIL JOURNALISM A flavour of distinct political leanings Compared to many other Indian languages, journalism in the was rather slow in growth initially. There were not many Tamil newspapers till the end of the 19th Century. The early Tamil journals were non-political and mostly promoted by missionaries who used them as vehicles for proselytising

he first Tamil journal1 Tamil Patrika (1831), a monthly, was published by the Religious Tract Society. Although it had Tgovernment support, it did not survive long and closed down after two years. Another journal of the period was Rajavvritti Bodhini (1885), which specialised in publishing news items translated from newspapers received from England. Dinavarihamani, its contemporary, was a weekly edited by Reverend P. Percival and published by the Dravidian Press. It had government support and was reputed to have had a circulation of 1000 copies, which was considered large in that age. A British-sponsored publication was Jana Vinodhini which cap- tured public imagination by carrying a series on the Ramayana. It gave greater importance to literary and educational subjects than to current events and news. Viveka Vilasam appeared in 1865 and its main object was to counteract the missionaries’ propaganda. It was promoted by non-Christian Tamil scholars. Madras was the home of these journals and it was also the centre from where newspapers in several other regional languages were published. In 1876, nineteen journals were published from Madras (now Chennai) in four lan- guages: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. The first Tamil newspaper in the real sense was the Swadeshami- (The author, a journalist-turned- tran which was started as weekly in 1882 by G. Subramania Aiyer, media academician, presently who was also one of the founders of The Hindu. It became a daily in heads the Eastern India campus 1899 and dominated Tamil journalism until 1934. It was a pioneer- of the Indian Institute of Mass ing effort for Subramania Aiyer and very soon he was equally at Communication located in Dhenkanal, Odisha. Besides home in Tamil journalism as he was in English. The poet and patriot, teaching communication, he also writes columns and 1. Tamil journalist and author A. Ma. Samy in his book (History of Tamil Journals - 19th Century; Navamani Pathippagam, Chennai ) seeks to establish that the first ever Indian language publication was fiction. This article is part of a Maasa Dina Sarithai (Monthly Chronicle of Daily Events) by Gnanaprakasam, which was published in series on the history of regional 1812. According to Samy, the credit for the first ever Tamil publication of the composite Tamil speaking region under the British rule should be assigned to Arasaanga Varthamaani - the Government Gazette language journalism in India.) of Ceylon, which appeared in 1802.

18 RIND Survey March 2019 Photos: MC (Left to right): G. Subramania Iyer, Subramania Bharati, and V. Kalyanasundara Mudaliar.

Subramania Bharati entered the After Subramania Aiyer, social development and political portals of journalism through A. Rangaswami lyengar took over emancipation of the country. the Swadeshamitran where he the editorship of the paper. He CRS, as he was affectionately served as a sub-editor for a short carried out many improvements known in journalist circles, was a period. in its format and contents and brilliant commentator in English, He paid this tribute to Subrama- made it very influential in too. His frequent contributions nia Aiyer in a letter to The Hindu provincial and national politics. on men and matters appeared from Pondichery in December, The Swadeshamiran became the in The Hindu and were greatly 1914: “Unaided he (Subramania mouthpiece of the Congress and enjoyed by its readers. The Aiyer) had made Tamil journal- it was also the Tamil version Swadeshamiran declined after his ism a fact of the world, in spite of The Hindu whose popularity passing away in 1962 and folded of his very imperfect early train- and circulation it shared in fair up some years later. It was ing in Tamil literature. Learn, measure. revived under another owner says the Tamil aphorist, while However, the man who was but did not quite pick up. The you are yet young. In Subrama- its greatest editor and made old magic was gone. nia Aiyer’s youth he had wholly it a household name was In 1917, V. Kalyanasundara neglected his mother tongue like C. R. Srinivasan, who took Mudaliar started a daily, most people in this country who over from Rangaswami Iyengar Desabhaktan, which had a short claim to have been ‘educated’ in in 1928. His strongest weapon life of three years. Its aim was to English schools. But his mature was his editorials in which in present a new and refined style patriotism had to realise later simple language and style, he in display of news and one of its on that for the elevation of the explained to his readers political editors was the revolutionary, Tamil race, the Tamil language and economic issues which until V.V.S. Aiyer. It did not have much would be not only the most then had remained beyond the of an impact. Kalyanasundara rational but the indispensable cognitive reach of large masses of Mudaliar’s weekly, Navasakhti, medium. They win who dare; Tamil readers. In his hands the which was a political and literary Aiyer dared and he has succeeded Swadeshmiran proved to be both magazine, was an instant success. in establishing a Tamil daily a teacher and a leader for the Another great name in Tamil journal which with all its faults Tamil literates whose political journalism during the period was is the most useful newspaper in consciousness was stirred by that of P. Varadarajulu Naidu, the Tamil country.” its relentless campaign for the who published , a daily

March 2019 RIND Survey 19 from Madras in 1926. It achieved writer. With him as joint editor of 1930 and went to prison. He significant success. Varadarajulu was A.N. Sivaraman who was strayed into journalism when he Naidu was a Congressman and later to set up new records in joined Chockalingam in produc- an ardent supporter of Annie Tamil Journalism. ing the tri-weekly Gandhi. After Besant’s Home Rule movement. Both Chockalingam and joining , he switched He carried on a campaign against Sivaraman were close associates over to its sister paper, Indian the Justice Party through his paper even before they came to Express, for some years. He cov- and it added to his popularity. Dinamani. They had jointly ered the San Francisco Confer- Varadarajulu Naidu, however, produced a quarter anna tri- ence for his paper and remained began to waver in his support to weekly, with news and views on in the US for some years as the Congress from 1926 and his the Satyagraha Movement and its correspondent. He wrote critics said he was leaning towards very critical of the government. articles on subjects like science the Hindu Mahasabha. Along with Swatantra Sanghu, and technology, agriculture and Tamil Nadu closed down in 1930. another quarter-anna weekly, industry, Political science and Some enterprising Congressmen edited by Sangu Ganesan, it economics in a way which the started a paper, India, in 1931 but became a rage at the height of the common man can easily fol- it did not make much headway. Satyagraha movement and sold low and understand. He was a Jayabharati, a tabloid priced at like hot cakes. Chockalingam left teacher and guide for his readers, 3 pice, came on the scene and the Dinamani in 1943 and started whose mission was to educate had some initial success. A party a daily of his own, Dinasari, in his readers to be good citizens newspaper started by the Justice 1944. And the burden of running and educated patriots. Party was the Dravida edited by Dinamani fell on Sivaraman. In 1942, S.B. Adiyan, a barrister J.S. Kannappar. Sivaraman, the most distin- and a staunch Congressman, When Dinamani, sponsored guished Tamil journalist, often started a daily, Dina , in by the Express Group, made referred as the Bhisma of Tamil Madurai, deliberately aimed at the its appearance in 1934, it Journalism, did not have much lower class and the semi-literate electrified the atmosphere of of an education in the conven- population. The paper indulged in Tamil journalism. It was a low- tional sense. He passed the sec- sensationalism and its four pages priced newspaper (six pice) but ondary school course and joined were filled with stories of crime, it was a different from its rivals a college in Tirunelveli but left it violence and cinema, written in in presentation of news and after barely six months. He was an easy style and language. He views. Within a month of its attracted by the Congress move- provided readers what they liked publication its circulation shot ment, especially by the ideals of to be fed on and they lapped it up. up and it was more than the Bal Gangadhar Tilak and he took The paper’s circulation increased combined circulation of all other it upon himself to carry out the manifold and Adityan brought out Tamil papers. movement started by the Con- editions from Madras and other Dinamani had originally been gress. centres. As the Dravidian parties, started by S. Sadanand who Although he had discontinued the Dravida Kazhagam (under purchased the Indian Express college education, Sivaraman E.V. Ramaswami Naicker) and the from Varadarajulu Naidu. Both began educating himself through Dravida Munnetra Kazahgagam the papers later came into the wide and purposive reading. (under C.N. Annadurai) began possession of Ramnath Goenka. Reading at all hours and far into to dominate the political scene The first editor ofDinamani was the night became his habit. He in post-independence Madras T. S. Chockalingam, an ardent was a prominent Congress vol- state (before it was renamed Congressman and a powerful unteer in the Salt Satyagraha Tamil Nadu), Adityan resigned

20 RIND Survey March 2019 (Left to right): The front pages of dated August 6, 1930; Daily Thanti; and . from the Congress and joined Another daily which has made Dinamalar introduced offset the Dravidian movement. His its mark is Dinamalar, estab- printing in 1981 and adopted contribution to Tamil journalism lished by T.V. Ramasubba Aiyer, other modern techniques of was that he took the newspaper a Congressman of Tirunelveli. printing. A feature of the paper is to the doorstep of the poor It was started in 1951 in Trivan- its photographic coverage which and downtrodden. Over the drum and played an active role gives it a unique place in Tamil years, and its sister in the agitation for the merger of journalism. During the Pope’s publications have not changed Tamil areas in Travancore with visit to Madras in 1986, it came much in the type of journalism Tamil Nadu and was very popu- out with a four-page photo fea- it began with. Neither has its lar for that reason. At one stage, ture of the Pope’s engagements popularity waned. the paper’s office was raided by in the city. The path shown by Dina the police and its copies were A Tamil daily which was the Thanthi has been followed by seized. This happened when Pat- result of cooperative efforts is many other Tamil dailies. The tom Thanu Pillai was the chief Makkal Kural, which appeared most common features have minister of the state. in Madras in 1973. It came to been: a: wide coverage of politi- After the success of the agitation life on the ashes of Navaamani, cal warfare in Tamil Nadu, b: and when Nagercoil and Kanya- founded by a cooperative soci- dominance of crime, sex and kumari were merged with Tamil ety, which got into trouble with cinema, and c: multiple editions. Nadu, Ramasubha Aiyer moved the DMK Government and had followed this path to Tirunelveli where Dinamalar in finally to close down. One of its and added more good investiga- 1960 concentrated on the problems leading journalists, Shanmuga tive stories. It is published from of the local people and in getting Vel, floated the Newsmen -Asso multiple centres. Unlike Dina the people’s grievances redressed. ciates in 1972 and the Makkal Thanthi, it has an editorial. It has Its circulation went up and an edi- Kural came into being the next a good circulation and one rea- tion was started at Tiruchi in 1966 year. It had an able and experi- son for its popularity is said to followed by one in Madras in 1979 enced editor in T.R. Ramaswami, be its anti-establishment posture. and in Erode in 1984. who was formerly connected

March 2019 RIND Survey 21 with Patriot and Link of New newspaper by the entire Tamil- largest circulated. It occupies Delhi and with the Federation speaking population in . sixth position in the list of top of Working Journalists. TRR, In 2005 Virakesari's e-paper was ten language magazines of the as he was known to his readers, launched, which it claimed was country. Malayalam periodical had a powerful pen and a head the world's first Tamil e-paper. Vanitha tops the list. for facts and figures. In 1982, it Among other Tamil language Newspapers across India and started an evening English daily, newspapers published from Sri languages have had political lean- News Today. Lanka were , Eeela- ings, some overtly some covertly. nadu and (all the three But an interesting feature of Tamil papers outside India papers were published from Tamil journalism is that it has Tamil language newspapers , a Tamil majority area. had distinct in-your-face politi- have been published from out- Uthayan was founded in 1985 by cal leanings. Several newspapers side the country from the pre- journalist Nadesapillai Vithyatha- were open and vocal about their Independence era. There was a ran. was founded by leanings. In the pre-Independence Tamil newspaper titled Tamil Pon Rajagobal, former editor of era, it could be divided into three Nesan in Kuala Lumpur, Malay- Virakesari in 1997, and groups: the Dravidian Press, the sia since 1924. It was the lone was founded in on 10 Nationalist Press, the Muslim Tamil newspaper in Malaysia September 2000 as a weekly news- Press. Post-Independence, the till Tamil Osai was launched in paper. It became a daily newspa- trend continues; albeit with dif- 1981. Later, it was rechristened per on 29 October 2001. Nade- ferent rallying points. Makkal Osai2, which in English sapillai Vithyatharan became the means Tamil Voice. Thami- paper's editor in 2002. Radio: Radio broadcasting was zhavel G.Sarangapani launched Almost all Tamil language pioneered in India by the Madras in Singapore on newspapers in Sri Lanka suf- Presidency Club Radio in 1924. 1935. By mid 2012, it was the fered heavily during the conflict The Club worked a broadcasting only Tamil language newspaper beginning early 1980s. Besides service for three years, but owing in Singapore. Sri Lanka and Malaysia, Tamil to financial difficulties gave it up Several Tamil language newspapers are also published in 1927. In the same year (1927) newspapers have been published from countries like Singapore, some enterprising businessmen from Sri Lanka, the best known UK, Canada, Australia and sev- in Bombay started the Indian being Virakesari. It was first eral countries in West Asia. Broadcasting Company with published on August 6, 1930 stations in Bombay and Calcutta. by P.P.R. Subramanian, an Leading Tamil dailies This company failed in 1930; entrepreneur and journalist By end-2012, Daily Thanthi was in 1932 the Government of from Avanipatti Village in the largest-read daily in Tamil India took over broadcasting. A Tamil Nadu. Subramanian Nadu. According to the Indian separate depart­ment known as guided the publication for over Readership Survey Q-4 2012, it Indian Broadcasting Service was 20 years, during which the occupies the seventh position in opened. publication focused on the rights the top ten publication of the The service was later desig- and grievances of the plantation country. Hindi daily Dainik nated (AIR) and workers, capturing the attention Jagran tops the list. Daily Thanthi was placed under a separate min- of the Tamil-speaking population. is followed by Dinakaran and istry – the Ministry of Informa- By mid-2012, it was the most Dinamalar. Among the Tamil tion and Broadcasting. AIR is widely circulated and read magazines, Kumudum is the controlled by a director general,

2. http://makkalosai.com/

22 RIND Survey March 2019 who is assisted by several deputy the public broadcaster runs three New media: Tamil Nadu was directors and a chief engineer. terrestrial television channels at the forefront of new media The fi rst FM broadcasting in in Tamil Nadu - DD Chennai revolution. The Hindu, which has India began in 1977 in Madras. By (DD-1), DD News (DD-2) and at its headquarters in Chennai, mid-2011, Tamil Nadu had two DD Podhigai, and one satellite was the fi rst newspaper in India AM and ten FM radio stations, television channel, Podhigai to go online in 1995. Regional operated by All India Radio and TV, from its Chennai centre. newspapers made their online private broadcasters. Chennai- Tamil Nadu has witnessed presence by late 90s. By early 2013, based has the tremendous growth of private almost all major newspapers and distinction of running India's TV channels after 1991. Major periodicals had their presence fi rst campus community radio private TV networks operating on cyber world with several station, which was launched on in the state are Sun TV, Raj TV, having their e-papers. There 1st February, 2004. Vijay, Jaya TV, Makkal are hundreds of Tamil speaking TV, Kalaignar TV, Thamizhan population-focused news sites

Television: TV broadcasting in TV. Chennai is the fi rst city in and subject specifi c websites. < Tamil Nadu began in 1974 after India to have implemented the set up its Chennai conditional access system for station the same year. Currently, cable television.

Workshop on Hindi for prin� ng students Department of Prin� ng Technology of Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic College, Sivakasi, organised a two- day workshop on Hindi for the fi nal- year Prin� ng Technology students, in two batches (picture shows a session in progress). The objec� ve was to help students equip themselves for be� er placement opportuni� es and to overcome language barriers when they are posted to North India or West Asian countries. The training will help them to get accustomed

with the language immediately a� er AGPC Photo: their placement in North India and Gulf countries. Speakers included M. Nandakumar, chairman, ISTE; A. Paramasivam, head of the Department Prin� ng Technology; and Viswanathan, director, Language Learning Centre, Madurai. Sixty-eight

students from Prin� ng Technology Department a� ended. <

March 2019 RIND Survey 23 EXTRACT FROM KODAK CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSBILITY REPORT

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Previously, the only BCCL printing site for Reliable technology for the metropolitan region lay on its north-eastern India’s growth market periphery, in the Sahibabad Industrial Area of Ghaziabad. The plant has seen continuous expan- Bennett Coleman & Co (BCCL) is India’s largest sion over the decades. The newly built Bennett media company. It is growing in the print market Coleman Manesar printing plant is conveniently as well, having built another printing plant in located on the other side of the region in Gurgaon, 2018 to improve coverage of the Greater Delhi in the state of Haryana. The Western Peripheral area. BCCL again invested in a Ferag conveyor Expressway, which runs around the Delhi area, and compensating stacker technology for the passes directly behind the printing site. mailroom at the new location. BCCL is among the major operators who col- BCCL owns various TV and radio stations, news- laborate with machine manufacturers to advance paper publishers and Internet companies. Company technologies. For a long time, the Indian company headquarters are in the country’s two largest cities, was loyal to one printing press manufacturer, but Delhi and Mumbai. The group publishes upwards for the Manesar printing plant, a double-width, of ten newspapers, including The Times of India – single-circumference machine (4/1) capable of up the world’s largest English-language broadsheet to 80000 newspaper copies per hour was ordered in terms of daily circulation – and The Economic from Japanese manufacturer TKS. Keeping pace Times, the country’s largest business newspaper with such speeds requires seriously high-perfor- and the second-largest of its kind in the world. All mance technology in the mailroom. in all, Bennett Coleman prints more than 7.5 mil- So here, Bennett Coleman once more put its trust lion newspaper copies a day at 42 locations that in Swiss company Ferag and equipped the print- include 14 company-owned printing plants. ing plant with a proven combination of universal Supplying a national daily is a logistical challenge conveyor (UTR) and MultiStack high-performance in the world’s second most populous country: compensating stackers (MTS). The bundle forma- just the capital region around Delhi is home to tion configuration at Bennett Coleman usually around 45 million people. To better tap the market, comprises two MTS machines, but in Manesar this an additional printing site went into operation has been extended by a third MultiStack that pro- last year. cesses pre-programmed odd bundles. by respective company /PR agency Materials in this section: Provided Pictures show the new Ferag universal conveyor (UTR) and MultiStack high-performance compensating stackers (MTS).

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The postpress processing lines began operating and six with 100 HP. These drives are obsolete in September 2018. Management at Manesar is and also diffi cult to troubleshoot and repair. In extremely satisfi ed with the installation and com- order to ensure the availability and effectiveness missioning: everything went very well, they say. of the production in the coming years BH Media Particular praise went to the support from Ferag turned to ABB for a turnkey solution. technicians, who worked all hours of the day and ABB will supply the latest DCS880 DC industrial night to complete the project exactly on schedule. drives. These have a thyristor power platform In the meantime, a few months after commis- that has been proven in demanding industries like sioning, the printing plant is already working two metals, mining, pulp & paper, food and beverage shifts. In addition to the partial edition of The and printing all over the world. The DCS880 Times of India, BCCL in Manesar also produces boasts a wider power range than any other DC the English-language insert Gurgaon Times and drive on the market. The hardware and software the Nav Bharat Times daily newspaper in Hindi. are designed with the user in mind. Special features Ferag AG, with its headquarters at Hinwil in make installation and confi guration simple and Switzerland, has for over 60 years been known and allow the customization of the application to respected in the printing industry for high quality, customer needs. absolute dependability and perfect customer sup- The new drives will be commissioned on the port. The traditional, family-owned company is fi rst press aroundmid-year 2019. The second press seen as the undisputed market and technological follows in 2021. leader in the development, manufacture and mar- ABB is a leading automation supplier to the keting of post-press processing systems. newspaper industry. ABB Printing delivers solu- Ferag is also a specialist in innovative conveyor tions that provide unique and totally integrated and processing technology for the most varied end-to-end control, protect existing investments industrial applications and goods distribution and provide management information essential to systems. For example, with its innovative Skyfall improving profi tability. system, the company has in recent years become very successful in sectors like e-commerce and intralogistic materials fl ow. Like its affi liate ... and for Centre company WRH Global AG with its 20 subsidiaries, d’Impression Lausanne Ferag is part of the WRH Walter Reist Holding AG corporate group, which employs a staff of Centre d’Impression Lausanne (CIL), a print centre more than 800 worldwide. of the Tamedia Group in Switzerland, is ensuring the long-term availability of its Wifag evolution 371 press by turning to ABB for a press control ABB retrofi t forRichmond retrofi t. CIL prints various Tamedia products for Times-Dispatch... the French-speaking part of Switzerland, including well-known titles such as 24 heures. BH Media Publishing Solutions has ordered a The Wifag press consists of fi ve printing towers, drives retrofi t from ABB for two Mitsubishi presses two folders and six reelstands. The scope of the at its print site in Mechanicsville, Virginia, US. order includes the replacement of the control sys- The Times-Dispatch Hanover County production tems on two printing towers and two reelstands plant prints the daily Richmond Times-Dispatch, and also new section control systems. the Newport News Daily Press and an assortment The new systems supplied by ABB are based on of BH Media weeklies and other publications. its highly successful AC500 PLC and will be com- The two Mitsubishi presses are shafted and each missioned without taking the press out of pro- currently has 11 Fincor drives, fi ve with 200 HP duction. The ABB concept fully supports mixed

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QIPC delivers automation to Sanoma’s home base Two Sanoma printers in Finland are optimised with the systems of QI Press Controls – Engineering Automation Electronics (QIPC-EAE). QIPC-EAE, the Dutch specialist in measuring and control equipment for the printing industry, helps media giant Sanoma's printing companies work more efficiently. Sanoma had four main reasons for joining forces with QIPC-EAE for the automation of the Vantaa and Varkaus printing plants. The most important motivation was to reduce the amount of waste. The company sees "out of image measurements" of QIPC-EAE as the best way to achieve this. "It is important for us to keep a close eye on system developments," says Jorma Kyrö, managing direc- tor of the Vantaa printing company, Sanomala Oy. "We need to be sure that we always have the most innovative solution in use.” It was also important for Sanoma to work with a company that believes in the future of the print The Wifag evolution 371 press at Centre d’Impression Lausanne. media and continues to invest in it. "That was a very strong argument to continue with QIPC," operation of old and new systems – a printing Jorma Kyrö agrees. "But our previous collabora- tower with the new ABB system can work tion with EAE, which acquired QIPC, was also together with other units that are still using the very convincing.” The way in which EAE previ- old system. This makes a step-by-step approach ously renewed the operating systems of Sanoma's possible. The commissioning is scheduled to Finnish printing plants created a lot of confidence begin in October of this year. at Sanoma. That process had some difficulties but Damian Staedeli, head of ABB’s printing depart- the way they were overcome by EAE was satisfac- ment, explains the significance of the order: “This tory at Sanoma. is our second order in a couple of months that A visit to the printing company De Persgroep in sees us replacing Wifag “Platform” systems that Amsterdam, where Sanoma could see a newspaper are based on AMK Symac hardware. This order press with QIPC-EAE automation at work, was from CIE follows the one from Gannett in USA the last reason for Sanoma to opt for the Dutch for North Jersey Media and establishes ABB as the solution. "We have considered several suppliers, leading supplier for ‘platform’ replacements.” but we are convinced that QIPC-EAE offers us the ABB is a leading automation supplier to the best solution," says Jorma Kyrö. "This installation newspaper industry. ABB Printing delivers solu- is very important to us and we believe it will tions that provide unique and totally integrated improve our production and serve our customers end-to-end control, protect existing investments better.” and provide management information essential to Technical printing company Sanomala Oy gets a improving profitability. www.abb.com/printing completely new automation solution. 24 IDS-3D

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Sanoma is a front-running media and learning company impacting the lives of millions every day. Sanoma provides consumers with engaging con- tent, offers unique marketing solutions to business partners and enables teachers to excel at develop- ing the talents of every child. There are operations in Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland and Sweden. In the printing plants Sanomala Oy and Savon Paino Oy, the Helsingin Sanomat is printed, with about 250000 copies the largest newspaper in Finland and also the daily newspaper that started it all forSanoma. L-r: Juha Kankainen (JK Automation Ky, agent QIPC-EAE), Ari Hassinen (MD, Savon Paino Oy Varkaus), Janne Räihä (Production manager, Sanomala Oy), Erwin van Rossem Second RotaJet for (head of Sales QIPC-EAE), and JormaKyrö (MD, Sanomala Oy, Vantaa). Interprint, Germany cameras are installed for colour and register con- Interprint GmbH from Arnsberg, Germany, trol and 29 mRC-3D cameras for cut-off control. has confi rmed the success of its 2014 investment In addition, the print shop will have access to the decision with the purchase of a second RotaJet IQM analysis program to optimise the operation from Koenig & Bauer. The new digital press will and maintenance of the presses as much as pos- be entering production at the end of 2019. “Back sible. In Savon Paino Oy, the in 2014, we were the fi rst decor printer to invest Varkaus print shop, a register and cut-off con- in wide-format single-pass inkjet technology. That trol system is installed, consisting of 13 mRC-3D was an expression of our unbridled pioneering cameras. spirit, and we have continued to contribute to

The RotaJet from Koenig & Bauer.

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further improvements together with Koenig & Imprimerie & Papeterie in Cassis, a suburb of the Bauer over the past years. For us, it was clear that capital Port Louis, has opted for a four-colour we would eventually purchase another RotaJet,” model. The production start is scheduled for the says Robert Bierfreund, managing director of middle of the year. Interprint GmbH. Engineered for sheet formats up to 605 x 750 The RotaJet 4/0 for decor printing enables mm and configured with a package of board- significant expansion of the company’s product handling accessories, the press is ideally prepared portfolio and will help to open up new markets. for the processing of substrates between 80 and The new press is to be installed directly along- 450 GSM. The feature list includes switchable side the existing RotaJet 168 at the headquar- differential-speed drives for the dampening units, ters facility in Arnsberg. Koenig & Bauer board roller coatings for low-alcohol and alcohol-free member Christoph Müller: “Digital technologies printing, and CleanTronic Synchro for parallel are becoming increasingly important for our cus- washing processes. ErgoTronic ACR takes care tomers, both in decor printing and in the packag- of register measurements, while ErgoTronic ing sector. Shorter runs, individualised products ColorDrive measures and controls the ink densi- and fast time-to-market scenarios are playing an ties. CIP3 PPF data from pre-press can be con- ever greater role.” verted into press presetting data via LogoTronic The RotaJet series pairs high productivity and CIPLinkX. efficiency with outstanding quality. The central The compact, space-saving design of the Rap- cylinder and superior print array design deliver ida 75 Pro, its low energy consumption and the optimum colour accuracy and job-to-job repeat- availability of a local service partner convinced ability. The combination of precision engineering, the IPC management and sealed the purchase latest-generation inkjet technology and carefully decision. matched consumables guarantees constant print The process was kicked off at a seminar last June. quality. The paper supply for 4/0-colour inkjet DSI, the Koenig & Bauer sales partner for Mau- production is realised by a Pastomat reelstand ritius, the Seychelles and Madagascar, presented with Patras M reel handling. An intelligent web the products of the oldest press manufacturer in lead and optimally matched high-performance the world to an audience of representatives from NIR dryers safeguard a high print quality even at practically all print companies on . The the fastest printing speeds. company had taken over sales and service activi- With around 1300 employees worldwide, of ties for Koenig & Bauer only shortly before. As whom 390 are based at the headquarters in Arn- a distributor of numerous other products for the sberg, the Interprint Group is one of the leading print industry, DSI can point to excellent net- decor printers. The company was founded in Arn- working contacts. Not least for this reason, the sberg exactly 50 years ago and in the meantime seminar attracted considerable attention, and the counts eight production locations around the contract with IPC was already signed before the world. Every year, Interprint develops more than end of the year. 100 new decors. IPC comprises a graphic design studio, print shop and finishing department, and is active in Rapida 75 Pro on its way both commercial and packaging printing. In addi- tion, the company runs a shop in Port Louis sell- to Mauritius ing stationery and a diversity of trendy, mainly It is set to commence its journey at the end of printed souvenirs. March – the first Rapida 75 Pro for a printing company on the island of Mauritius. IPC

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A service partnership with great potential Badisches Druckhaus Baden-Baden is one of the fi rst printing companies to benefi t from the successful cooperation between SEM and Koenig & Bauer. Within the framework of implementing the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) regulations, in particular Regulation 3, the cooperation between the two companies went smoothly. “The entire process from the initial inquiry to the completion of the inspection went Shortly after signing the contract (l-r): Thomas Bergmann, smoothly. I had my permanent contact person and head of Service Management, Koenig & Bauer Digital & everything went well,” says Paul Haas, managing Webfed; Michael Grieswald, assistant vice-president, SEM director of Badisches Druckhaus. Servicegesellschaft; Paul Haas, managing director, Badisches In 2014, a Koenig & Bauer Commander CT for Druckhaus Baden-Baden; Achim Trenkner, managing director, printing up to 48-page newspapers in Berlin format SEM Servicegesellschaft; and Thomas Potzkai, head of Service was installed at Badisches Druckhaus. In addition and Project Management, Koenig & Bauer Digital & Webfed.

to the daily title, Badisches Tagblatt, the company also produces a number of advertising journals as well as contract jobs for publishers, retailers and industrial companies. Companies can check their own offi ce printers or PCs for example. Nevertheless, the experts from SEM and Koenig & Bauer were commissioned by Badisches Druckhaus to inspect the Commander CT. Koenig & Bauer now not only offers the lat- est press technology, but also the know-how to carry out DGUV inspections without interrupt- ing production. “This order is a good example of how our customers can benefi t from this partnership,” says Thomas Potzkai, head of service at Koenig & Bauer. The exchange of knowledge and the use of individual data from our own systems offer customers the greatest possible degree of security and advice. Koenig & Bauer expanded its product portfolio in 2018 in response to the expanding service busi- ness and strong customer demand. In cooperation with SEM Servicegesellschaft, Koenig & Bauer can now offer almost all services relating to printing presses. Photos: Gerd Bergmann, Deutscher Drucker Equipment inspection at Badisches Druckhaus.

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nation procedure ensures that the competition German Design Award entries represent the very best achievements in for RotaJet product and communications design. The winners of the German Design Award are Koenig & Bauer is among the winners of the then chosen by an independent jury of experts German Design Award 2019, earning a Winner from industry, the universities and the design commendation from the German Design Council branch. This year’s award ceremony was held on for the RotaJet digital web press. The RotaJet 8th February 2019 within the framework of the convinced the jury in the category, Industry, leading international consumer goods fair Ambi- with its ultra-modern, high-class feel and clearly ente in Frankfurt am Main. structured look. It already implements a new press design. A silver and grey colour scheme characterises the New head for manroland outward appearance of the RotaJet, accentuated by a distinctive blue segment with an illuminated Goss web systems Americas company logo and function panel. Every detail of manroland Goss web sys- the uncluttered operating concept is tailored to tems Americas announced the needs of the user. “With the German Design that its Board of Directors Award, we have received a further important prize has appointed Dave Soden for our RotaJet,” says a delighted Dagmar Ringel, as managing director, head of corporate communications and market- overseeing operations of ing at Koenig & Bauer. “That is clear indication the equipment & services that we are on the right track with our modern provider in North Amer- Dave Soden. press design.” The award jury praised the coherent ica, effective immediately. design language, the clear structuring of the press Greg Blue, previous managing director of Dur- sections, and the easy accessibility of all operating ham Operations, will be moving into a transition elements of the RotaJet. support position with manroland Goss web sys- The German Design Award is bestowed by the tems Americas. German Design Council, a foundation which Coming to the position of managing director was established on the initiative of the Federal from his previously held position of vice-president Parliament in 1953 to sharpen awareness for the of Aftermarket Services for Goss International, importance of design questions in industry. The Soden brings with him experience in the printing message: High-tech made in Germany must be industry that spans 36 years. Soden became a well- paired with an equally outstanding external known industry leader in engineering and controls appearance in order to be successful worldwide. systems with his company, Graphic Automation Through its annual German Design Award, the and Controls, before the company was purchased council spotlights projects which are deemed by Goss International in 2017. ground-breaking for the German and international “manroland Goss continues as the leader in design landscape. web offset equipment, service and parts. As we The most innovative design developments are continue to support our customer base, the focus celebrated in over 50 award categories in the three will be in the four areas of competency; System areas – Excellent Communications Design, Excel- Solutions supplying new presses to the market, lent Product Design and Universal Design. All the Engineered Solutions supplying enhancements prize-winners have previously received nomina- and product upgrades for existing equipment of tions from the technical and expert committees of any brand, Service Solutions supplying world the German Design Council. The complex nomi- class service to our entire customer base, and

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E-Commerce Solutions, supplying a platform for marketing and administration departments in his vendors to provide parts, supplies and components role as CEO. Together, the two will be respon- effectively,” stated Soden. sible for the business transformation department, Soden also sees the future of manroland Goss which is tasked with continuously developing the web systems Americas to be the versatility of the company further. company’s products, providing value to presses of ppi Media develops highly effi cient solutions and all brands. “The strength and direction will con- services for media companies. The software house, tinue in those areas, as well as taking our expertise which is managed by its owners, was founded in to all makes, models and vintages of equipment. 1984 and has since become the leading workfl ow We want to be a complete solutions provider for specialist for automated newspaper production. our customers, providing solutions to fi t all their Eighty per cent of all daily newspapers on the needs regardless of press type.” German market are produced using products by manroland Goss web systems Americas LLC ppi Media. Media companies in Europe, Asia, continues its operations from the North American Africa and the US rely on the fi rm’s solutions in Corporate Headquarters in Durham, New Hamp- their daily work and use them in the planning, shire. Subsequent to the merger of manroland production and editorial workfl ows of their digital web systems and Goss international in 2018, the and print products. Ppi Media also accompanies company represents the widest range in the indus- companies seeking innovation in their digital try of web offset machinery and support products transformation process. designed specifi cally for customer success. ppi Media’s portfolio includes the agile develop- ment of digital solutions using modern Design Thinking methods and providing innovation advice Jan Kasten says goodbye throughout the different stages of a company’s to ppi Media change process. Jan Kasten has been working for ppi Media since 2002 and was responsible for research and Baldwin’s key innovations development, product management and customer service as managing director. In recent years, at ICE Europe he was involved in repositioning ppi Media as Baldwin Technology Company Inc will present a technologically leading service company for three innovative business segments, featuring the digital publishing industry and initiated the pioneering new technology for converting and transformation toward an agile organizational plastic fi lm at ICE Europe 2019. Baldwin offers structure. a broad range of market-leading innovations and Hauke Berndt and Manuel Scheyda took over expertise focused on enhanced print results and the company as part of a management buy-out enhanced economic and environmental effi ciency and became joint shareholders with the Kiel-based investor Alexander Eck. The departure of Jan Kasten comes at a time when ppi’s organisational structure continues to be adjusted to market requirements. The two shareholders Hauke Berndt and Manuel Scheyda take over as the company’s managing directors. While Scheyda will be responsible for the areas of Equipment for plastic fi lm extrusion processes, hot air dryer, development, product management, support and rotor spray, Corona treatment and fi lm cylinder cleaning from projects, Dr. Berndt will lead the accounts, sales, Baldwin.

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shows the technological strength of partnering with the Baldwin.” Baldwin offers highly efficient IR drying with ability to increase production speed by up to 30 per cent and fully automatic cleaning systems for increased printing and extrusion process productivity and quality. The range of cleaning equipment is customised for optimal cleaning – whether in Flexo corrugated, Flexo CI, Plastic film extrusion or offset applications. Baldwin’s cleaning systems will save valuable production time and material costs while increasing the output quality, maximizing the return on investment and safekeeping the operators. AMS Spectral UV provides world leading LED-UV and conventional UV curing technolo- gies that instantly cure or dry inks and coatings as part of printing, converting and other indus- trial processes. The business segment is known for offering seamless wide-format solutions providing the highest curing intensities and most efficient Film cylinder cleaner and Corona surface treatment technologies operation available today. from Baldwin will be showcased at ICE Europe. Ahlbrandt Systems, the pioneer of high perform- ing Corona surface pre-treatment also delivers of print production processes. ICE Europe takes market leading innovative web processing systems, place in the Munich Trade fair Centre, and even and precise rotor spray coating technologies Baldwin will showcase its technology in Booth and Hot-air drying solutions, bringing high-end 724, Hall A6. quality in print and plastic film processes. Technology on display will include automated Baldwin Vision Systems designs the industry’s cylinder cleaning systems, Corona surface pre- most advanced color management and inspection treatment systems, LED-UV curing and IR drying technology solutions for achieving print quality systems, hot-air dryers, rotor spray systems and perfection. Automated workflows, increasingly technologies for Color management and Defect complex requirements and exacting standards are detection. The technology presented helps unlock met to dramatically reduce waste, enhance print potential in the process through increased produc- quality and reduce customer rebates. tivity, reduced waste, safer working conditions and full control of securing flawless products. “We are very proud to show the industry how Nazdar Ink makes technical Baldwin, through innovation and acquisitions, support even easier has created a strong product portfolio for optimisation and automation of film extrusion, Nazdar Ink Technologies is marking the ongoing flexo and corrugated printing systems,” said Peter success of InkAnswers with the launch of a brief Hultberg, CCO of Baldwin Technology. “At ICE new video explaining how this award-winning - and Europe, there is an opportunity to experience completely free of charge - Q&A service works: our impressive range of equipment from all of https://youtu.be/ggo1vR3hv7w. the Baldwin business segments in one booth – all One of the ways Nazdar is working to provide optimising the production systems. This truly the best technical support in the industry, Nazdar's

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enhancing its full range of high-performance ink solutions with outstanding service and customer support. Color-Logic certifi es Kernow Metalik Kernowprint Metalik silver media is the fi rst Kernow substrate certifi ed by Color-Logic for the Xerox Iridesse press. Discussing the certifi cation, Color-Logic Director of Sales and Marketing Mark Geeves said: "The Iridesse Press with White Dry Ink consistently produces impressive images on Kernow Metalik silver media. The entire range of Color-Logic decorative effects, in addition to the Nazdar's award-winning InkAnswers service helps customers 250 standard Color-Logic metallic colours, offer worldwide fi nd solutions to their most perplexing ink questions. Iridesse users the ability to develop new markets [email protected] email service helps inkjet, and applications for their customers." screen, and narrow web printers worldwide fi nd Color-Logic Chief Technology Offi cer Richard solutions to their printing ink needs. A team of 22 Ainge also commented on the certifi cation: "In ink technicians, scientists, and industry consultants - with combined experience of more than 300 years - fi elds questions regarding multiple print applications including graphic screen, narrow web, inkjet, pad printing and more. The diverse knowledge of the InkAnswers team allows them to quickly provide suggestions and/or product recommendations to most questions in less than an hour. Bruce Ridge, director of Technical Service at Nazdar, explains: "Typical questions we receive are varied, wide-ranging, and span numerous print technologies. Common questions from users are for ink application recommendations, colour match formulas, and for regulatory documenta- tion for specifi c inks. "This service is designed to provide technical sup- port to busy printers and distributors that would rather email their questions from their phone or computer in order to receive a detailed response in writing (sometimes with attachments) that they can read at their convenience." With manufacturing facilities in Europe and the USA, Nazdar Ink Technologies strives to be the most knowledgeable and dependable supplier within the graphics industry and is committed to A Kernow Iridesse test image.

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today's ultracompetitive print market, time-to- personnel can take full advantage of the Xerox market is critical; Color-Logic tools can speed Iridesse platform offered by AxiDoc. Samples from prepress throughput incredibly. Using Color- the Irridesse speak for themselves, but actually Logic, graphic designers no longer need to manually showing clients how the Color-Logic special create white ink masks and can confidently create effects were produced really made the Xerox stand metallic special effects that heretofore required a 'must-see destination' for show attendees." countless hours and often endless trial and error. And with the Color-Logic FX-Viewer, designers no longer need valuable press time to verify their Color-Logic certifies work before going to production." Durst Tau label printer Color-Logic develops colour communication systems and software tool sets for a variety of Color-Logic has announced the certification of special effect printing applications. Color-Logic the Durst Tau 330 RSC UV label and package provides brand owners, product managers, printer. Discussing the certification, Color-Logic corporations, and their advertising agencies the Director of Sales and Marketing Mark Geeves ability to differentiate themselves and their clients said: "The Durst Tau 330 RSC recently passed all with a simple print production process that yields Color-Logic certification criteria, and buyers may dramatic results. Color-Logic decorative effects be assured the printer can accurately reproduce all utilise the existing workflows of printers and Color-Logic special effects and metallic embellish- designers, yielding dynamic results without the ments on their labels and packages." use of special equipment. Color-Logic supports The Durst Tau 330 RSC is a digital UV inkjet the value of print and works with designers and labels and packaging printer with a print width of printers to enhance their printed media. 330 mm (13 in.) and a printing speed of up to 78 running meters per minute (255.10 feet per min- ute). This corresponds to a production capacity of Color-Logic, AxiDoc 15,984 sq ft/ hr (1485 m2/ hr) at a print resolution shine at C!Print of 1200 x 1200 dpi. Equipped with eight colors (CMYK + W + The Xerox stand at the C!Print show in Lyon, OVG) for the newly developed, highly pigmented France, was an outstanding venue for Color-Logic Durst Tau RSC inks, the printer produces out- and Color-Logic dealer AxiDoc. Discussing the standing near-flexo print quality and achieves up to show, Color-Logic Director of Sales and Marketing 95 per cent simulation of the Pantone color space. Mark Geeves said: "Until the 2019 C!Print show, The Durst Tau 330 RSC works as a stand-alone Color-Logic had never been demonstrated at a printer or as a hybrid solution with the addition French exposition, and feedback from visitors to of conventional finishing options in the OMET the Xerox stand was amazing. The Color-Logic XFlex-X6 series. This gives the user unlimited flex- dealer in France, AxiDoc, was busy the entire ibility in terms of materials and a broad range of show distributing printed samples produced on applications. the Xerox Iridesse press using silver and white dry toners." "Color-Logic takes the mystery out of working with metallics," states Christophe Khayat, AxiDoc Directeur Commercial - Impression de Production. "Our specialist Valerie Belain was busy the entire show educating customers and demonstrating how accurately and quickly designers and prepress

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Pilot programme to look at low bers. The approaches will be adapted to the needs of the local newsrooms, working in a way that number of women in the media respects cultural challenges and constraints while Globally, only 24 per cent of people heard, seen maintaining a clear goal of raising women’s voices. or read about in newspaper, television, and radio United for News is led by the international non- news are women and only 19 per cent of experts profit, Internews, in collaboration with the World sourced in news stories are women (according Economic Forum. Coalition members advis- to the Global Media Monitoring Project, 2015 ing this work include WAN-IFRA, Bloomberg, Report). The alarming rates have changed Edelman, the BBC’s 50:50 Project and the Global very little in two decades. At the recent World Forum for Media Development (GFMD). Economic Forum in Davos, United for News, To learn how you or your organisation can be a global multi-stakeholder coalition of media, involved or for updates on the initiative sign-up at private industry, and NGOs, announced pilot https://www.unitedfornews.org/building-trust. programmes in Canada, Iraq and Ukraine to United for News is a non-profit, mission-driven address the unacceptable deficit. coalition founded by Internews in collaboration Women are unseen for their expertise and with the World Economic Forum. The coalition relevance in the conversations that inform and includes a diverse range of stakeholders from shape our daily lives. At the same time, media across the media and advertising industries with is undergoing a crisis in trust worldwide. From a shared vision of a world where everyone, every- the boom in disinformation operations to the where has access to the trusted information they imminent spread of misinformation online, need to make good decisions for themselves, hold readers don’t know where to turn for balanced, their governments to account, and achieve their objective news. This has dire consequences for human potential. the media industry’s ability to inform the public, hold governments to account and support healthy Women in News Awards – call communities and economies. Changing the deficit will help build trust in the news media, by making for nominations news more reflective of the communities it serves. WAN-IFRA has announced the launch of United for News is working on the demand side nominations for the 2019 Women in News to provide newsrooms with the resources nec- Editorial Leadership Award. The award essary to increase the number and frequency of recognises an exemplary contribution of an editor female subject matter experts that are sourced in to her newsroom and under her leadership, the stories. On the supply side, the coalition is work- contribution of her newspaper to society. One ing to raise awareness around the issue and pro- outstanding editor from sub-Saharan Africa and vide support for women experts to step forward. one from Middle East (West Asia) and North In 2019, United for News will pilot programmes Africa will be named Laureates in 2019. and test approaches in Canada, Ukraine, and Iraq. The Women in News Editorial Leadership In Canada, a committee of top newsrooms will Award will be awarded to two outstanding launch a collaborative process, building on best woman editors who are first amongst their peers practices and testing solutions that will significantly in inspiring and paving the way forward for the amplify women’s authoritative voice. In Ukraine next generation of leaders. The winners will and Iraq, Internews will test approaches based on a possess a proven track record of success within her series of tools pioneered by United for News mem- newsroom, have demonstrated uncompromising

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editorial integrity throughout her career, and have rates of 2017 in respect of most of the private TV a strong commitment to the principles of press channels while it could be of higher percentage freedom and its power to promote democracy and for some others, as per their reach and TV ratings. good governance. The deadline for nominations Differential rate structures for news and non-news is 18 March. channels will be offered, depending upon their In 2018, the award was given to Noura al Hou- overall reach in the country. The decision will rani, lead Arabic editor at Syria Direct and Barbara also make it easier for TV channels to be empan- Kaija, group editor-in-chief of New Vision Press elled with BOC in order to take advantage of the and Publishing Company in Uganda. higher rates. The 2019 recipients of the Women in News Lead- (Courtesy: exchange4media.com) ership Award will be honoured during the WAN- IFRA News Media Congress in Glasgow, United Punit Goenka is chairman, Kingdom, 1-3 June. The winner will receive an all expenses paid trip to attend the World News BARC India Media Congress 2019, the premier global annual Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Zee Entertainment meeting of the world’s press. Enterprise, has been elected the new chairman of Eligible nominees in 2019 must: TV Viewership measurement company, BARC • Be based in the sub-Saharan region of Africa or India, by the board at its meeting held on 29th the Middle East and North African region. January. Goenka will be taking over from Nakul • Hold a senior editorial role as of 1 January Chopra. 2019. Goenka was the founder-chairman of BARC • Work in a news media role (newspapers, mag- India and played an instrumental role in setting azines and digital-only). The media house up the TV Viewership measurement company. can be any size from across the regions. Under his leadership, BARC India established a robust measurement system that has helped the Anyone is free to nominate a potential candidate industry grow with accurate data and actionable from their markets or indeed from other markets. insights. However, it is strongly recommended that (Courtesy: exchange4media.com) nominations are made by superiors, peers or colleagues in order to maintain the integrity of the nominations. For more information, visit: Abhijit Bose to head http://womeninnews.org/faq WhatsApp India I & B Ministry hikes ad rates for WhatsApp has announced the appointment of Abhijit Bose as head of WhatsApp India. Bose will private TV channels build WhatsApp's first full country team outside of California and will be based in Gurgaon. Bose The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and his team will focus on helping businesses, both (MIB) has decided to revise the advertisement rates large and small connect with their customers. He offered by the Bureau of Outreach and Communi- joins WhatsApp from Ezetap where he served as cation (BOC) to private TV channels. The revised co-founder and CEO. He is a graduate of Harvard rates have been announced on the basis of a review Business School and Cornell University. Bose will committee constituted by the ministry which sub- join WhatsApp in early 2019. mitted its report on 1st January this year. (Courtesy: exchange4media.com) According to sources, the revision would lead to an increase in rates of around 11 per cent over the

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