Is There the Magic of a Koenig & Bauer Today?

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IS THERE THE MAGIC OF A KOENIG & BAUER TODAY? Perhaps a rather strange way to herald the New Year with a flashback from the past. But this picture, which shows a1:2 scaled replica found in the KBA Museum in Würzburg, Germany, shows how much technology has progressed the past two centuries. Incidentally, the era of mechanical printing began in the night of 28 to 29 November 1814 with the production of The Times newspaper on the double-cylinder press (seen above) from Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Bauer. The picture also shows that when you have creativity and courage, as Koenig and Bauer exhibited, you can achieve the unimaginable. Today’s youngsters must take their cue from the efforts of such pioneers. For more on the story, please go to page 37. FROM THE EDITOR

Even as the old order changes, there are bits of the old to be cherished

In the good old days there used to be an invisible author I bump into invariably paints a rather dismal wall between editorial and advertising. As WAN-IFRA picture every time of the book publishing industry senior editor Brian Veseling, writing for the World in India. Sapru, though, infuses a lot of optimism, News Publishing Focus, says, traditionally, journalists saying that the industry is in “a good place” and that and editors fought hard to maintain what they called it’s “thinking new, fast and clever”. He points out “the wall between church and state” – a metaphor that this year publishers will put in place the systems, for the newsroom’s effective day-to-day division methods and models that will define the next decade between advertising and editorial. However, much of readers for p-books, e-books and m-books. Sapru like the Berlin Wall, that wall, too, toppled several feels the publishing industry in India today is in the years ago. The situation has changed so much today thick of what he calls “a watershed moment” and he that advertisers are beginning to exert some influence sees the publishing landscape in the country altering over stories. Sponsored content, ‘advertorials’ or considerably. Paperbacks, he adds, will continue to do branded content, call it what you want, it’s gained a well as the reading habit picks up. Give me books more sophisticated label: 'native' advertising. In other anytime! words, advertising matter is sometimes dressed up as Finally, there is nostalgia – how Friedrich Koenig editorial content. Why have even newspapers such as and Andreas Bauer used creativity and courage The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal adopted to produce the steam-powered double-cylinder this offering without much of a fuss, crossing the printing press. Such a press for The Times in 1814 line considered sacrosanct by many even today? It’s was an important landmark in the history of printing. all to do with money, you know. So, what happens Printing and distributing became faster, more up- to the editorial integrity of old then? Veseling calls to-date and cost-effective. Guiding paper and, later, it a “slippery slope”. There's more about native substrates such as individual sheets or as a web from advertising in this issue. a roll, over a rotating cylinder and to print directly all There’s another interesting article here, written by made for something truly remarkable. And for that Gergor Waller. It’s about the complexities of putting we will always remain indebted to Koenig and Bauer. in place a paywall. It’s a fairly complex piece, too, As we step into the New Year, there is always demanding two or three readings to comprehend the renewed optimism and hope. And as RIND Survey message he is trying to drive home. But the crux is enters its 36th year of publication, let me say a big – if your paywall solution is not flexible enough to ‘thank you’ to all the advertisers who have steadfastly handle that complexity and to cheaply and quickly stood by us over the years and, of course, to our adapt to your customers’ rapidly evolving demands, readers. Here’s wishing all of you a Very Happy, your paid-content strategy will fail. A reflection yet Healthy and Prosperous New Year. again of how life in the past in the printed world was so much simpler. Sashi Nair We usually do not publish articles that are more [email protected] than 2000 words long. I have made a departure here, with a well-crafted piece by media and print industry veteran Som Sapru. The odd publisher, editor or

January 2015 RIND Survey 1 RIND Survey January 2015 | Volume 36 | Issue 1

Getting news ink to perform no easy task 4

One of the keys is selecting the right blanket 9

Preflighting – helps you look before you leap 12

Content-X: Local news from everywhere 16

More features, speed and automation 20

Posing a challenge to journalistic integrity 23

Six things you need to consider 26

Alive and kicking, and on the growth path 30

How Koenig & Bauer changed the media world 37

Industry Updates 41

C o n t e s Other News 53

Events Calendar 62

Cover page photo: KBA

2 RIND Survey January 2015 Getting news ink to perform no easy task Amit Sarkar highlights the factors related to the chemistry of the pressroom. Successful use of news ink not only depends on pressroom conditions but also on several other factors. Adapting the right pressroom chemistry and judiciously maintaining it can contribute in a big way to the performance of news ink, he says

ews ink is cold-setting type web offset ink. layers. The process of separation Amit Sarkar. It is basically oil-based lithographic ink in can start immediately after the Npaste form. Ink, in itself, is difficult material formation of emulsion or it can take place after some to handle owing to its thixotropic (shear thinning) time. If separation takes place during printing, then it nature. Its rheological properties such as viscosity is understood that the stability of the emulsion is poor. and flow can change under the slightest influence Formation of a ‘stable emulsion’ is a prerequisite for of shear and temperature. We have experienced this successful printing. quite often in a tropical country like India. The ink To obtain a stable emulsion, both quality of the ink that can be comfortably used during winter seasons and quality of the dampening solution play a vital role. becomes thin, useless and troublesome during Wetting agents and surfactants present in the ink and summer. Similarly, the ink that can be comfortably dampening solution help to build a bridge between used in summer, becomes stiff and difficult to use the two immiscible liquids and impart stability to it. in winter. The problem of handling the same ink in Formation of a stable emulsion will ensure that the summer and winter is less prominent in a controlled separation of water (release of water from emulsion) press environment where temperature and humidity will not take place during the printing operation. On are kept in control. Successful use of news ink not the other hand, formation of an unstable emulsion only depends on pressroom conditions but also on will lead to release of water that may result in several other factors. problems such as roller stripping, density variation, poor ink-water balance, etc. Emulsification behaviour Since it is desirable to achieve the right kind of Offset printing cannot be done with ink alone. emulsion during printing, the following aspects need Practically, in this process, printing is done with an to be considered due to their direct/indirect role in ‘emulsion’. During the printing operation, the ink the formation of a stable emulsion: undergoes a complex continuous chemical process • Quality of ink called ‘emulsification’. As a result of emulsification of • Quality of process water the ink in the presence of dampening solution, a new • Quality of fount product, ‘emulsion’, is formed in dynamic conditions, • Correct dosing of fount which is then used for printing. The nature and quality • Temperature control of dampening solution, of the newly formed emulsion is largely responsible rollers and plate for the successful use of news ink in terms of its • Durometer hardness (Shore-A) of rubber rollers running performance and (finally) print quality. • Deglazing of rubber rollers Since the emulsion is formed due to the intimate mixing of two immiscible liquids, in this case water Quality of ink and oil (ink is oil based), there is always a tendency Needless to say, quality is the topmost consideration of these immiscible liquids to separate, thus forming in the performance of news ink. Appropriate ink

4 RIND Survey January 2015 rheology is necessary to suit press speed, ink-feeding system and ink splitting. A correct approach to ink formulation is the key to obtaining optimum water uptake in the dynamic conditions of printing. Very high water uptake of ink may lead to over-emulsification, poor ink-water balance, frequent adjustment of ink and water feed, and poor print quality. On the other hand, very low water uptake of the ink will increase the possibility of de-emulsification or water breakout, poor ink-water balance, roller-stripping and even Photos: DIC plate blinding in extreme cases. Unstable emulsion. Quality of process water In spite of having a state-of-the-art printing press, are totally eliminated. Once all dissolved salts are controlled pressroom, superior quality printing removed, water becomes very soft in nature. The substrates and good quality ink, incorrect selection softened water can be further adjusted to achieve the of water may spoil the game by producing an desired level of hardness (re-hardening) by dosing unacceptable print quality, poor runability and with a hardener (provides calcium/magnesium salts increased wastage and, hence, decreased productivity in dissolved state). In this way, process water suitable and profitability. Therefore, selection of the right for printing purposes can be obtained; its quality quality process water is another important factor and should be maintained on a day-to-day basis. a priority job for successful usage of news ink. Apart from hardness, other parameters such as pH Water is a good solvent. It can dissolve many and conductivity of the process water should also substances, especially salts. Best of all, it is free and be monitored regularly. Standardisation of process available in abundance in nature. But the possibility water will ensure consistency in the formation of of getting the right quality of water from natural stable emulsion during printing. resources which is suitable for printing purposes is almost nil. Water flows through different geographic Quality of fount regions and eventually joins larger bodies – well, Fount, which is also known as fountain solution/ river, sea. During the process, it dissolves various fount concentrate/fount additive, is added in the natural salts and chemicals present on the earth. process water, usually in the range of 2-3 per cent Due to this, the quality of water varies from place to by volume. Process water + fount = dampening place and season to season. Presence of calcium and solution. The quality of the fount plays a crucial role magnesium ions in water makes the water ‘hard’. in the formation of a stable emulsion during printing. It must be kept in mind that neither extremely Although it is added to the process water in a small hard nor extremely soft water is suitable for printing. percentage, it has many functions: Water having moderate hardness has been found most appropriate for printing. Hardness of water • Helps in emulsifying the ink at a faster rate to can be expressed in units called German Degree of achieve faster ink-water balance, thus reducing Hardness (1 German degree of hardness = 17.8 ppm start-up wastage (parts per million) of calcium carbonate equivalent). • Prevents change in pH value of the dampening The recommended range of water hardness which is solution throughout the run with the help of its suitable for printing is 8-12 German degree, a range unique ‘buffering action’ of 140-210 ppm (approx) of calcium carbonate • Protects the plate from oxidation, especially equivalent. This may be considered as a guideline for during stoppage selecting process water. • Helps in lubricating the plate and blanket and To obtain the suitable range of water hardness, prevents image wearing and blanket piling, it is necessary to use a water treatment plant, for respectively example, reverse osmosis (RO). RO will ensure that • Reduces surface tension of water, thus helping various salts present in naturally occurring water to reduce the water feed, which in turn enables

January 2015 RIND Survey 5 lower limit of 2 per cent, then the amount of gum or gum substitutes will be insuffi cient to protect the plate. Concentration of corrosion inhibitors will also be not suffi cient to protect the metals and as a result corrosion may take place in the long run. Correct level of dosing also helps in maintaining the correct pH and conductivity. Similarly, it is also important to maintain the pH value of the dampening solution in a narrow range. pH is defi ned as: pH = - log [H+] (negative log of hydrogen ion concentration). Since pH is a logarithmic Inorganic deposition on rollers. function, even a minor change in pH value means a huge change in the concentration of hydrogen ion or the printer to achieve ink-water balance with acidity. minimum ink and minimum water Suppose we choose to print at a pH of 5.0, and • Controls foaming in the circulation tank with the during the run, the pH shifts to 6.0 due to some help of its antifoaming additives reason, there will be a 10-times decrease in hydrogen • Bacterial growth in the circulation system is a ion concentration or acidity. The difference is not common phenomenon which can be detected widely apparent during printing operation and may by a foul smell coming from the tank. Once the even be incorrectly interpreted as a mere difference bacterial growth is triggered, it multiplies and of one unit. But this seemingly innocuous change has spreads very fast consequently affecting the fount a tremendous infl uence on the emulsion behaviour chemistry. A good quality fount containing the of the ink. Similarly, if the shift takes place from pH right kind of antibacterial additives can prevent/ 5.0 to 4.0, then there is a 10-times increase in acidity control bacterial growth of the solution. With a huge increase in hydrogen ion • Special additives present in a fount known as concentration, we cannot expect uniform runability ‘corrosion inhibitors’ are helpful in protecting and uniform print quality throughout the run. metals like chromium, nickel, copper, iron from corrosion. Temperature control of dampening solution, • Viscosity builders present in the fount help in rollers and plate increasing the viscosity of the dampening solution. Temperature also affects the degree of emulsifi cation. A higher viscosity makes it more convenient to Maintaining temperature within a narrow range can apply the dampening solution on to the plate help in maintaining consistent emulsion properties surface of the ink during printing. • Certain undesirable ions can be arrested and kept under control with the help of complex formers Durometer hardness (Shore-A) of rubber rollers present in the fount Maintaining the recommended hardness of rollers will help in proper ink splitting, and also indirectly Correct dosing of fount boost the ink’s performance. Fount manufacturers recommend that the fount dosing should be within a range of usually 2-3 per cent Deglazing of rollers and blankets by volume. The recommendation has great importance Glazing occurs on the roller and blanket surface and should be followed particularly. If the dose level because of gradual deposition of resinous material, goes beyond the upper limit, then the concentration pigments, extenders from ink and cellulosic fi bres, of certain ingredients will exceed the optimum level, lignin and inorganic fi llers etc. from paper in the pores which is either harmful or unnecessary. Similarly, if of the rubber surface. Deposited materials can be the dose level drops below the lower limit, then the classifi ed into two categories: organic and inorganic. concentration of certain vital ingredients will be As it is commonly said in Chemistry, ‘like dissolves insuffi cient, which may also be harmful. For example, like’, which means that organic compounds are easily if the dose level used is less than the recommended soluble in organic solvents and inorganic compounds

6 RIND Survey January 2015 in inorganic solvents; in the case of removal of glaze periodic deglazing program with two different types (organic deposits) can be removed by using an organic of deglazers can be implemented. This will keep the

deglazer. But inorganic deposits cannot be removed rollers and blankets healthy thereby improving the by organic deglazers. For this reason a special ink’s performance. < inorganic type of deglazer is required to remove calcium deposits. Therefore, to ensure complete (The writer is chief technical manager - News Inks, DIC India.) removal of both organic and inorganic deposits, a

Reform ‘contempt of court’ law, urge journalists We, the undersigned journalists, writers, historians and acti vists from South Asia, are deeply concerned about the use of ‘contempt of court’ law to curb freedom of expression. The convicti on and sentencing on December 2, 2014, of Dhaka-based journalist David Bergman by the Internati onal Crimes Tribunal 2 on charges of “contempt of court” for citi ng published research on killings during the Bangladesh Liberati on War of 1971, is a serious set-back to Bangladesh’s commitment to free speech and independent scholarship. At the outset, we reiterate our belief that those responsible for genocide and internati onal crimes during the Liberati on War must be prosecuted and punished through an open and transparent process. We fi rmly believe that the right to expression must include the right to examine, analyse and comment on diff ering historic narrati ves. We are aware that in his blogs, posted most recently two years ago, Bergman cited fi gures from published research on deaths and other casualti es during the 1971 Liberati on War. A diff erence in the fi gures of total fataliti es does not in any way diminish the truth that heinous and widespread war crimes were committ ed in 1971 – and Bergman’s arti cles stress this very point and call for evidence-based data. In his words, “There is enough substanti ated evidence to suggest that whatever the exact number of deaths, a very large number of civilians were killed. Yet, at the same ti me, arguably it is important for the sake of accuracy that people do not claim that a parti cular number of people died - whether it is too high or too low - which has no basis at all in the evidence.” We are also parti cularly concerned about the personal att acks by the Tribunal on David Bergman. Having contributed to the Royal Television Society award winning Channel Four documentary, the 'War Crimes File', on which the Tribunal itself relied in another case to convict a war criminal, Bergman has consistently writt en in support of the need for war crimes trials for the atrociti es and crimes against humanity in 1971. We fi nd the court’s decision may have a chilling eff ect on freedom of expression with ramifi cati ons for journalists, writers and scholars throughout the region. (This statement calling for the reform of the 'contempt of court' law (excerpts above) is signed by Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena, lawyer and columnist, Colombo; Kumari Jayawardena, feminist academic, Colombo; Kanak Mani Dixit, editor emeritus, Himal Southasian, Kathmandu; Aunohita Mojumdar, editor, Himal Southasian; Laxmi Murthy, director, Hri Insti tute for Southasian Research and Exchange, Kathmandu; Vrinda Grover, lawyer, Delhi; Uma Chakravarti , feminist historian, Delhi; Amar Kanwar, fi lm maker, Delhi; Shohini Ghosh, Sajjad Zaheer professor at the AJK Mass Communicati on Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi; Kavita Krishnan, nati onal secretary, All India Progressive Women’s Associati on; Nandini Sundar, professor of Sociology, Delhi University; Urvashi Butalia, director, Zubaan Books, Delhi; Siddharth Varadarjan, former editor, The Hindu, and senior fellow, Centre for Public Aff airs and Criti cal Theory, Shiv Nadar University; Harsh Sethi, consulti ng editor, Seminar; Sukumar Muralidharan, senior journalist, Indian Insti tute of Advanced Study, Shimla; Ammu Joseph, independent journalist, Bangalore; Geeta Seshu, consulti ng editor, The Hoot; Jyoti Punwani, freelance journalist, Mumbai; Kalpana Sharma, independent journalist/columnist, Mumbai; Kavita Panjabi, professor of Comparati ve Literature, Jadavpur University, Kolkata; Sushil Khanna, professor, Indian Insti tute of Management, Calcutt a; Selvyn Jussy,

head of linguisti cs Department, Calcutt a University; Rajashri Dasgupta, journalist, Kolkata; and Geeta Ramashesan, High Court Lawyer, Chennai.) <

8 RIND Survey January 2015 One of the keys is selecting the right blanket Melville D'Souza dwells on the critical role of the printing blanket in offset printing and the advantages of deciding on the correct blanket for specific print applications

rinting blankets are responsible for the last company has a unique coating ink film split in the printing press and have a layer for longer print runs in tremendous impact on the quality of the final sheetfed and webfed printing P applications. Compressible print. The selection of the right blanket should be the prime consideration for quality-conscious printers. blankets minimise image Melville D'Souza. Generally, the blanket is not given the importance elongation and have greater it deserves as compared to other consumables such smash resistance in addition to reduced edge marking as printing plates, inks, fountain solutions and paper, from substrates which have been roughly trimmed. and is ordered on price considerations. Moreover, the compressibility of the printing A printing blanket transfers not only the ink from blanket affects the pressure between the plate the offset printing plate to the substrate being printed cylinder/printing blanket cylinder as well as the but also absorbs vibrations from the printing press printing blanket cylinder/impression cylinder in what and compensates for different substrate grades and is referred to as the printing nip. Generally, printers qualities. The surface hardness and compressibility strive for a nip pressure from 70 to 100N/cm2.This of the printing blanket have a tremendous influence is the optimum nip pressure to transfer the printed on print quality. ink dot from the printing plate to the printing blanket Cheap blankets do not have consistent thicknesses and from there on to the substrate. and are not able to recover from the first smash The rubber surface type while choosing printing resulting in a inferior print. A good quality blankets is very critical considering the type of inks compressible blanket manufactured by a reputed and substrates being used. The priority should be to use a blanket with a rough face for webfed printing applications considering thinner inks and paper stock while a smooth surface blanket transfers a very sharp dot in high quality sheedfed printing applications. It is critical to use a EPDM rubber surface blanket while printing with UV inks and a NBR rubber surface blanket for printing with conventional inks. ‘Over-tensioning’ of printing blankets along with usage of poor quality washes and packing result in inferior print and reduced blanket life. A significant development by German blanket manufacturers has been the introduction of a climate-neutral process to produce printing blankets. The process eliminates up to 70 per cent of the climate-damaging CO2 emissions which are normally released during the production of Photos: Alpap Barring Technology world standard printing blankets. The manufacturers Blankets with aluminium bars after baking. produce calendar-processed printing blankets which

January 2015 RIND Survey 9 Blankets with aluminium bars before baking. Cut blankets before fi tment of aluminium bars.

clearly rate better than conventional world standard Note: Alpap Barring Technology are agents since 2001 for printing blankets in terms of climate protection. Phoenix Xtra Print, a German manufacturer of rubber blankets. Phoenix Xtra Print GmbH, an ISO 9001 certifi ed company It is extremely important that printing blankets is one of the leading suppliers of printing blankets for offset are cut and barred with good quality equipment. A printing in the world with certifi cations from Heidelberg, KBA barred blanket consists of a steel or aluminium bar and manroland. Alpap installed a state-of-the-art German blanket-barring plant at Turbhe, Navi Mumbai, in technical fi tted on either sides of the blanket for mounting collaboration with Phoenix Xtra Print in August 2005 with a on the blanket cylinder. Using barred blankets with installed capacity to produce 600 barred blankets a day. accurate bar specifi cations helps the printer to mount

the blankets faster thus reducing press downtime. < (The writer is manager – Operations, Alpap Barring Technology, Mumbai.)

Women-centric reports win IPI Award Hindustan Times and The Week were presented the Internati onal Press Insti tute — India Award by Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar recently. The former’s series on acid att acks against women and the latt er’s Jammu and Kashmir correspondent Tariq Bhat’s report on the widow village of Dardpora were judged as the winning entries. The India Chapter of the IPI also renewed its appeal to the government to review draconian laws against defamati on and online freedom. Speaking at the event, The Hindu editor-in-Chief N. Ravi said that promises of two previous Law ministers to move towards decriminalising defamati on and reviewing the Informati on Technology Act have remained on paper. Javadekar said, “Acid att acks are refl ecti ve of gender insensiti vity. People need to be sensiti ve to gender equality for which a social reform movement is needed.” Girls need to be taught how to fi ght back and men need to learn to treat their female colleagues as equals, he said. Philip Mathew, IPI Fellow and managing editor of Malayala Manorama said, “Aft er the Nirbhaya saga we had a million mental muti nies in this country of one billion people. The peaceful muti neers jolted the rulers that led to the enactment of a new law for the protecti on of women. Today’s awards are homage to Nirbhaya and womanhood as well as a tribute to the thinking, feeling youth and

mental muti neers.” < (Courtesy: The Hindu)

10 RIND Survey January 2015 Preflighting – helps you look before you leap The preflight process is used in printing and publishing to make sure the files for printing are intact and formatted in the correct way. There are online and software options that printers and desktop publishers use. However, the software option is always better since you can set our own preferences and parameters; it is also less time-consuming. S. Sridhar has more

ook before you leap is a proverb that applies flow is restricted to creative not only in life but also in the digital publishing head/ director, copy writer Lworld. The days have gone when advertisement and ad designer. What S. Sridhar. agencies used to take long hours to prepare ad- is popular as the digital campaigns. After finalising the theme, the designing workflow is in place in almost all advertising agencies part took even more time. Starting from the creative and desktop publishing (DTP) houses. head to the designer, readying an advertisement The make-ready digital material is now sent to the for publication makes for a lengthy flow – copy client for approval by e-mail and file-sharing. So, even writer, ad designer, ad studio manager, cut-and- if the file size is huge, the material can be easily sent. paste artist... Earlier, once the theme was decided, However, the problem today is whether What You the account manager would take the advertisement See is What You Get (WYSWYG). That’s why the copy (physically) to show to the client. Today, an need for what is called ‘preflighting’ arises in digital advertisement is ready in a few simple steps. The publishing. After the client approves, it becomes the responsibility of the designer and the agency to publish the material as WYSWYG. Needless to say, digital publishing houses spend money on preflighting software, to ensure the digital material is intact. Preflighting is not just checking the technical content of a PDF file but also the printability of the layout and design based on the printing technique and printing device used. It is about checking the quality of PDF files before they get processed, checking whether the characteristics of the files are in sync with the desired output. As far as the creative aspect is concerned, you cannot restrict the designer’s visualisation or the designing software. Most experienced designers always know how to create digital material that reproduces well. It’s all about creating a visual impact. For an effective end- TOI product, the designer has to understand well the final medium or media where the material has to appear.

Photos: SS/ The limitations of digital material is sometimes apparent on various platforms such newspaper, Calibration of the monitor. magazine, hoarding, television, online, or out-of-

12 RIND Survey January 2015 Typical workflow in a newspaper industry.

home advertising. The big challenge is the version the final medium. Once the customer approves the change in the software and also the changeover to digital material, he is likely to place the responsibility different software as applicable. on the creative person and the publishing house. Digital platforms use different raw material for For instance, while printing newspapers, the result producing the final product. For example, newsprint will be totally different when you print a single colour is used by the newspaper and magazine industry as black (K-100) and four-colour black (C-100, M-100, raw material. Online publishing and e-publishing Y-100, K-100). Some may think that if four-color use the monitor as the final digital output medium. black is used, it will print very dark, but that is not the Invariably, the colour scheme changes between case since the registration of four colors will affect CMYK and RGB (a colour model that uses red, green the net result. and blue). The reason why digital material created using CMYK mode is printed on different platforms Monitor calibration from those using RGB, and vice-versa. Designers, What you see on your desktop monitor is RGB. thus, have to be informed in the initial stage about There is lot of variation between RGB and CYMK.

Source : enfocus.com

January 2015 RIND Survey 13 Sample settings in Adobe Acrobat Preflight. In order to overcome the problem, most designing Suitable software is available from vendors. Some of houses use calibrated monitors for designers so the factors that affect expected results are colour, font that there will not be many variations in WYSWYG. mismatch, registration, missing content, overprint and knockout. Software is available to identify such factors. There are few pre-flight problems, which can be eradicated by the designer, such as those relating What is preflighting? to fonts, images, colour profiles, layers, etc. Preflighting is a term used in the industry to describe the process of confirming that the Preflight software digital files required for the printing process The preflight market is not a huge market and there are all present, valid, correctly formatted, and are only few software packages available. Preflight of the desired type. The term originates from software available in the market include Adobe the preflight checklists used by pilots. The term Acrobat Professional (plug-in), Quite Revealing (PDF was first used in a presentation at the Color plug-in), Pit Stop, Asura, Speedflow Check, Hawkeye, Connections Conference in 1990 by consultant and Flight Check Classic. Adobe Acrobat Professional Chuck Weger. In 1996, Ron Bertolina brought software helps you set preferences, parameters, errors pre-flighting into the mainstream of the and warnings. The best practice is, after generating printing industry with his 1996 GATF article on the PDF, you can analyse the file using the preflight Pre-flighting Digital Files. In the good old days, option before sending for the final output. highly skilled prepress operators would verify Preflight software used by desktop publishers covers the production readiness of each job before a range of productivity settings, from low to mass sending it for printing. With desktop publishing volume. The software is available in Windows and

came software tools to check the consistency of Mac platforms. Choosing the right software for your digital material. < preflight needs is a personal choice, based on your requirement and cost. For digital and online printing, (Source: wikipedia.org) leading publications use the software to avoid last- minute confusion. The software gives the option of

14 RIND Survey January 2015 Sample settings in the Specialized Prefl ight software. setting preferences based on the printing technique (The writer is senior manager, Production & Engineering,

and printing device used. The client will get an alert The Times of India, Chennai.) or warning about the material after pre-fl ighting. <

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n 2012, those responsible at the Nordkurier decided reorganisation introduced a clearly defined division to find out exactly where these (readers’) interests of work between the head of the desk, editors and Ilie. How do readers work their way through the reporters. In the daily routine of journalism, this newspaper? Which articles, headlines and pictures works as follows: each of the Nordkurier sites employs are popular with readers? When do they stop reading its own reporters. They're out on the road throughout an article? A reader scan survey answered these Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, researching stories, questions, making it clear that Nordkurier readers are collecting photos and material for their texts, carrying especially interested in local stories that go as far as out interviews and so creating more local impact for hyper-local topics. their readers. The publishing house then reached a significant The reporters upload their texts and photos in a decision: to introduce the desk reporter principle media-neutral format to the Digital Asset Management based on Content-X, the editorial solution DC-X, which the head of the desk can then access developed by ppi Media and Digital Collections. The at the editorial office. They select which content will Photos: PPI

User Interface of Content-X, the editorial solution developed by ppi Media and Digital Collections.

16 RIND Survey January 2015 be published in which channel and do the layout for working at their desks the daily newspaper in InDesign, while the reporters and gives them the create variations of their stories for different media freedom to research channels. This makes the editorial workflow easier right at the center of and more efficient. the action. They capture stories on site, create Expanding to include tablets texts and photos in As soon as the principle proved its effect, the DC-X on their tablets Nordkurier then took the next step and equipped and send everything to its trainee journalists with tablets. DC-X's newly the head of the desk developed, easy-to-use GUI (graphical user interface) at the editorial office enables them to report more flexibly in a more mobile – from anywhere and and advanced manner. everywhere," Marica To make it as easy as possible for these trainees Verjaal, head of Media Marica Verjaal, head of Media to create their stories, Digital Collections customised Services at Kurierverlags Services at Kurierverlags GmbH & Content-X for use on tablets. The young journalists GmbH & Co KG, Co KG. use a Simple UI that was newly developed for the explains. reporter tool DC-X. This GUI dispenses with certain The young journalists no longer have to return to elements from Content-X's comprehensive range of the editorial office from wherever they are reporting. services, which is geared specifically to desktop use, Instead, they can upload their content directly to and concentrates on the four most important key the desk. All they need is their tablet and Internet functions: showing news agencies in the news cloud, access. "This kind of reporting is fast, easy and archive research, creating content in the story editor flexible; it's popular with our readers. Continuously and uploading files. And thanks to the smart cover ongoing analyses on reading value show us that this and touch-sensitive keyboard, even typing goes fast. principle has proven its effectiveness and increases “Our trainees have been working with these tablets the attraction of our newspaper." and DC-X's simplified GUI since the middle of The quality of the newspaper's full-run pages was September 2014,” says Rainer Zimmer, head of IT also improved, because general political topics and Services at Kurierverlags GmbH & Co KG. "We agencies' reports are not simply copied, but analysed wanted to relieve our employees from using heavy and post-edited with regard to their significance for technology and, by giving them lightweight, simple the people living in this region. Last but not least, systems, create the prerequisites for uploading stories the implementation of Content-X has also resulted in a quick and sophisticated way to the editorial in cost benefits: the many cost-effective, web-based system, leaving them with more time for research," workplaces have replaced the more expensive he adds. traditional ones. The Nordkurier has been using Content-X since Trainees appreciate modern technology 2013. The editorial solution offers many advantages. It "The team is enthusiastic about our modern working is quick and easy to integrate; it can be used intuitively methods. Content-X gets our reporters away from and enables especially efficient multi-channel publishing. Content that is created in the web-based Digital Asset Management DC-X is stored in a media- neutral format until it is published for online, mobile, tablet and print. In particular, the Nordkurier profits from the interface to the layout tool, InDesign, which Kurierverlags GmbH & Co. KG uses for designing

its daily newspapers. The system is also suitable for other publications. <

The Nordkurier is published by Kurierverlags GmbH & Co KG.

January 2015 RIND Survey 17 Editorial soluti on used to train journalists Photo: Helena Brinkmann, TU Dortmund Photo:

With Content-X, students gain practi cal knowledge of how multi -channel publishing works.

How does an editorial company work? This is what nearly 100 students at the Insti tute of Journalism at the Technical University of Dortmund are investi gati ng. Their main focus is directed at the link between theory and practi ce and what the disti ncti ve characteristi cs of quality journalism are. How can topics be produced for multi ple channels and presented interacti vely? For a number of years already, the Insti tute of Journalism has been using DC-X, a digital asset management system developed by Digital Collecti ons. Now, the management has decided to install the complete soluti on: as from now, the Insti tute of Journalism will use Content-X, the editorial system jointly developed by ppi Media and Digital Collecti ons. Content-X is an all-rounder which combines the functi ons of the Digital Asset Management System DC-X with those of InDesign. The soluti on, which was jointly developed by ppi Media and Digital Collecti ons, processes media-neutral content, so that journalists can use it for diff erent media channels. This enables media companies to prepare cross-media stories easily and effi ciently for online, mobile, tablet and print. The editorial soluti on is already being used by a large number of publishers and will now, for the very fi rst ti me, be used for training journalists at university: the Insti tute of Journalism at TU Dortmund University has decided to install the complete soluti on. “This will allow our students to gain practi cal knowledge of how multi -channel publishing works for our campus magazine pfl ichtlektüre,” explains Tobias Schweigmann, a qualifi ed journalist who teaches online journalism, cross-media studies and editorial quality management at TU Dortmund University. DC-X, Digital Collecti ons' digital asset management system, links the TV, radio, print and online newsrooms at the Insti tute of Journalism: “DC-X bundles all the editorial arti cles and makes working with diff erent media incredibly simple. As part of our goal to off er modern, cross-media training, the

decision to install Content-X was the next logical step for us,” explains Tobias Schweigmann. Content-X will replace the existi ng editorial system from another supplier. <

18 RIND Survey January 2015 THE GOSS MAGNUM COMPACT More features, speed and automation The newest press model to earn a proud place in the Goss newspaper portfolio, the Magnum Compact press, made its world debut as a running production system in a series of open houses earlier this year. Printing an assortment of ‘secret’ customer tests, the press was acclaimed for its easy operation and flexible run-length capabilities

uilt on features of the Goss Community/ double-width newspaper press. Through decades of Magnum platform, the new low-height model experience with Autoplate technology in commercial Bof the Magnum Compact comes equipped and newspaper applications, we developed a simple, with automatic plate-changing as standard. This and cost-effective system that brings the make-ready and additional automatic functionality make it the most labour advantages to the single-width sector.” highly automated single-wide press in the market. The ability to change the plates in 30 seconds and According to Peter Kirwan, vice-president Asia to complete a full job changeover in less than five Pacific Sales for Goss International, the Magnum minutes is cited as the vital advantage of the Magnum Compact press not only presents an entirely new level of product and run-length flexibility for mid-range newspaper printers, but also opens up opportunities for semi-commercial and book printing. “There is a critical difference between having press capacity and having the right press capacity,” says Kirwan. “The Magnum Compact press is a response to demand for a more versatile and cost- effective option – one that excels across a wider range of newspaper, book and semi-commercial products and at ultra-short as well as conventional run lengths.” According to Kirwan, while standard Goss Community and Magnum presses still deliver exceptional performance and value for traditional single-width newspaper applications, the new press development provides an unprecedented ability to maintain high levels of utilisation. “We have extended many of the efficiency and print quality features associated with higher-end Goss presses – such as our triple- and double-width Uniliner and Colorliner CPS models – to smaller operations, but with a sharp focus on retaining

the reliability and ease-of-use advantages that are Photos: Goss hallmarks of the Community/Magnum platform. Autoplate is the most obvious example. Until The new Magnum Compact press for Express Newspapers will deliver now, common logic was that fully automatic plate- more page capacity while making daily production more streamlined changing could only be justified in a higher-volume and efficient.

20 RIND Survey January 2015 Compact. Another crucial detail is simplicity and low cost of operation. The short height (2.2m), single-level design of the Magnum Compact press provides manning benefits while maintenance is also simplified through the opening of the inker units to allow single-level access to blankets, rubber rollers and ink ducts.

A rival to digital? Tackling the three leading factors that affect cost per copy – labour, consumables and press utilisation – the Magnum Compact press aims to improve the cost model substantially for shorter-run products. Goss has been promoting the press as effective for run lengths as low as 500 copies, which is in line with digital press run lengths. However, newspapers have The Goss Magnum Compact press is the world’s first – and only – 2x1 web so far proved slow to adopt such digital capabilities, offset press with automatic plate changing, delivering the ability to change the plates in less than one minute and to complete a full job changeover in begging the question: what makes Goss think this less than five minutes. press is a better option for newspapers? “Inkjet excels at variable data but, despite recent titles as to a multi-product, multi-format operation advances, still results in a higher cost per copy than running newspapers, books and semi-commercial can be justified in most market segments,” argues products, for example. And going forward, it contains Kirwan. “The Magnum Compact vision is to lower the essential elements to allow the printer to adapt to the break-even point to well under 1000 copies by market trends and compete across a wider range of dramatically reducing make-ready times so that it can short-, medium- and long-run work.” print both short and longer runs economically using Kirwan mentions here the compact geometry that totally standard consumables and running at speeds enhances print quality; folders that accommodate of up to 50000 cph. up to 16 webs for smart production configurations, “Paper too is an important consideration – nowhere with additional format options that suit books, semi- more so than in India currently – so it is advantageous commercial magazines, direct mail and academic that the Magnum Compact press can print on literature. Heatset and UV options also offer added- standard, low-cost newsprint as well as higher- value. quality and coated substrates. Productivity is another “A plus factor of our design is that the plates are differentiator versus a digital press. With this press, not damaged during the unload process, so they can 1000 copies of a typical newspaper signature can be be reused,” says Kirwan. “This is very important for completed in four minutes, including make-ready. book printers and to enable longer-run print jobs to It frees up press time and drives up revenue from be mixed with a series of short-run jobs. We also offer tight production windows, and the lower operating a tool that enables cost-effective local versioning, for cost and high capacity versus digital enable the press example of news and sports pages. The Magnum owner to competitively run not only short-run jobs, Compact provides more features, automation and but also longer-run jobs that would never be cost- speed at an investment level competitive with that of effective on a digital press.” a traditional single-width press – tell me any country in the world today where they’d turn noses up at

Global appeal that!” < Asked about the target market for the new press, Kirwan suggests its appeal is linked more to production requirements and opportunities than to geography. “Fast make-readies make it as suited to contract newspaper printers producing multiple

January 2015 RIND Survey 21 BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH WAN-IFRA

Your Guide to the Changing Media Landscape World News Publishing Focus

‘NATIVE’ ADVERTISING Posing a challenge to journalistic integrity “There used to be a very clear wall between editorial and advertising and this wall has crumbled down, and it might have crumbled permanently,” Ebele Wybenga, a journalist and author based in The Netherlands, warned a year ago. How should news publishers handle ‘native’ advertising? WAN-IFRA’s Trends in Newsrooms Report examines how some top publishers are approaching this controversial form of revenue generation. Wan-IFRA senior editor Brian Veseling reports, with additional research by Emma Goodman raditionally, journalists and editors fought hard intended to fool the reader? Well, no, you could never to maintain what they called “the wall between get anyone to say that, but it is intended to draw Tchurch and state” – a metaphor for the readers into the advertising in part because it does newsroom’s effective day-to-day division between look like editorial content.” advertising and editorial. It has always been seen as Of course, native advertising isn’t exactly new essential to a masthead’s integrity that advertisers to publishing. In the past, this kind of paid-for have no influence over stories. The past year, however, content frequently appeared in print publications as has seen several world famous news providers ‘advertorials’ or even large-scale, multi-page ‘special announce that they were softening their policies advertising sections’ that often seemed to be, for on this. In the past six months, The New York Times example, in-depth reports about a given country and and The Wall Street Journal have both started offering its unique business opportunities. what is being described as “native advertising” - the Whenever the concept is brought up by newspaper new buzzword for the sponsored content previously publishers, it puts their journalists and editors on called “advertorials” or “branded content.” high alert. While native advertising contains clear rewards for the business side, it also carries clear risks Intent: Draw readers into advertising to editorial integrity and the brand at large. The main Margaret Sullivan, public editor for The New York benefit to publishers, of course, is money – potentially Times, described this potentially contentious form loads of it. of advertising this way during a presentation at the Sullivan wrote in an article about The New York International Journalism Festival in May 2014 in Times’ foray into this form of advertising late last year, Perugia, Italy: “Native advertising is short-hand for “The Times has high hopes for this effort, Mr [Mark] advertising that looks like editorial content. Is this Thompson [the paper’s CEO] said he is hoping

January 2015 RIND Survey 23 for ‘eight fi gures’ – tens of millions of dollars – in paper, her story from December “wasn’t meant advertising revenue. That won’t be immediate, he so much as criticism as it was ‘Here’s something said, but it’s not in the distant future, either.” to watch.’ ” While the money might be much needed these days, the potential downsides to using native advertising A slippery slope can be many, fi rst and foremost of which is the risk While Sullivan has been pleased with the way to editorial integrity, and this needs to be addressed things have worked out with native advertising by publishers right from the start. For example, on so far at The New York Times, she was right in noting the day The New York Times announced that it was there is still healthy concern about the use of branching into native advertising, Publisher Arthur native advertising at papers throughout the world. Sulzberger Jr sent an email to the newspaper’s staff For instance, during last year’s World Editors saying, “We will ensure that there is never a doubt Forum in Bangkok, Siddarth Varadarajan, the in anyone’s mind about what is Times journalism and former editor of The Hindu, gave an example of what is advertising.” a print advertorial in The Hindu that the advertiser Today, some six months into The Times’ use of then clipped and displayed on its Facebook page as native advertising, Sullivan told those in Perugia, if it were an endorsement from the paper itself. He “The Times has actually done it very well, in that added that this kind of content has also become it is labelling the native advertising very carefully a slippery slope towards another evil: paid news. and so you’ll see the words ‘Paid Post.’ ” Sullivan Some of the largest media houses in India have added that in her role as public editor for the been caught up in this, he added, mentioning one

24 RIND Survey January 2015 scandal where political candidates were paying for clear sign-posting and transparency are a newsroom’s coverage. best options when it comes to dealing with native "We have take a clear stand against paid news of advertising. any form," Varadarajan said, adding that professional bodies and associations must do this. Another Editors note: In August, after the publication of important point is that all stakeholders in the paper the WAN-IFRA Report, The New York Times updated need to understand that any material that originates the way that it labelled native ads, making the blue bar from an advertiser is promotional material and lighter in colour than it appears in the Dell add, which

not journalism. If sponsored content is used, then ran in January, and is pictured here on page 24. < disclaimers need to be prominently displayed, he said. "The bottom line is that it's essential for the future (This article was originally published in the September-October 2014 edition of World News Publishing Focus, the bi-monthly magazine of news that the readers' interests are protected," published by WAN-IFRA.) Varadarajan concluded. "People are willing to spend money for news – for objective information – but if this is seen as compromised, it will be the kiss of death for news business.” While discussions on this issue are certain to last for the foreseeable future, it seems that at least for now, BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH WAN-IFRA

WHEN LOOKING FOR A PAYWALL SOLUTION Six things you need to consider So you are heading to Expo and your online department has asked you to look for the best paywall solution to enable your paid-content activities. In this article, author Gregor Waller says there is one factor to keep in mind above all else: once you have chosen a solution, you are pretty well stuck with that technology; you cannot easily swap it for another one

ith a paywall solution, you are choosing the testing, meaning offers base system that enables you to diversify will be complex. If your into a substantial, new paid-content business. paywall solution is not W flexible enough to handle The paywall solution will be as central to your digital publishing business as your print circulation system that complexity and to Gregor Waller is principal associate consultant, WAN- is for print. You will deeply integrate and interface cheaply and quickly adapt IFRA. He has served as VP this paywall solution with your key systems: ERP/ to your customers’ rapidly strategy & innovation, CFO, and business systems, CMS, DAM and CRM. evolving demands, your member of the Axel Springer’s Typically, paid-content projects start with this paid-content strategy will Welt Group Board of Directors, and understands the various superficial understanding: ‘We have one product that fail. challenges that a publisher faces people can subscribe to’. But reality soon reveals Thus when you are when transforming the business that paid-content is not ‘another project’ – it is a choosing a paywall solution, to digital and diversifying into a diversification strategy that deals with moving targets. you are not choosing a paid-content model. A growing paid-content business is very unlike print camera system. You are and requires constant iterative learning about which choosing a cornerstone of your future paid-content product offers work and which don’t. It means business, and you will be dependent on your supplier. constantly developing and optimising a portfolio of So the choice is absolutely critical to the execution debundled contents, products and product bundles of your paid-content strategy. The most important with highly complex and tailored price structures, thing to consider: What is your paid-content strategy special products, different amounts of different and the scope behind your research for a paywall types of free content on different platforms and … platform? dynamic editorial requirements. The market will teach you that paid-content success Strategy and scope depends on continuously adapting your product One possibility is that a decision has been taken to offers according to the results of constant A/B- implement a paywall simply and quickly. That implies a

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freemium/selected-content or a hard/total lockdown Flexibility and scalability paywall. Maybe you do it because everybody else Again: A paywall platform is not a production- does it, or you want to test the willingness of your oriented system that must be evaluated on the basis audience to pay for different content types, topics, of cost efficiency. First and foremost, a paywall or similar. The low complexity of this scope allows system is a revenue-enabling system, and must be for cheap systems. Don’t spend money on deep evaluated for its revenue-enabling capabilities. The integration, because the results will not tell you how more different revenue opportunities the system much revenue you could make with a dedicated paid- allows you to discover, test, and implement with scale, content strategy and product. the better for your digital financial picture and for Another possible scope could be described thusly: your investment case. “Metered has worked elsewhere – so implementing Because we are in paid-content’s infancy stage, a a loyalty-exploiting metered model should work successful paid-content publisher in the next 10 with our product as well, even if we do not have to 15 years must conduct many tests of product enough loyal users.” In this case, you might want innovations and continuous tweaks and new to learn how to convert visitors by means of either configurations of product offers. Thus the business product improvements or improved digital marketing case for a paywall platform also must consider the skills. If you just want to test a paid-content model, marginal cost of each A/B test and the opportunity I recommend licensing an SaaS solution. It carries cost of revenues missed. For example: Imagine that low investment and integration costs and is quickly one platform allows your paid-content manager to integrated. implement three new product-offer tests per week by If you already feel safe with your metered strategy, himself, and another platform requires four hours of you will want to own your system. Both complexity custom programming by a systems engineer for each of the model and investment and integration costs of offering. The first system has a cost advantage of 12 such a paywall system are medium. The integration hours per week, plus project coordination costs – or time needed is medium as well. somewhere around 80 to 100 man-days per year. The most complex scope: “We have a clear paid- content strategy and we have to make it a success. Thus Performance our complete product portfolio will be integrated in Digital customers are demanding; response times the strategy. We foresee many new products to be of more than 20 milliseconds per system request (a added and combined in a multitude of offerings to determination whether an individual visitor is entitled fulfill the demands of the digital audience. Thus all to see an article) are generally unacceptable for aspects of our product offerings will be continuously people who are used to not being interrupted while optimised until the revenues from our customer- consuming news. The keywords are server-based “in- oriented product offers have reached the level that memory systems” as well as non-solely-cookie-based our news organisation needs to fulfill its mission.” In tracking systems. this case, you have decided that paid content must Even more importantly: Does the paywall solution deliver a substantial part of your future revenues. support real-time analysis and marketing? For Thus you need a highly flexible and scalable system example, if your payment platform does not support that allows you to quickly and cheaply tweak your displaying real-time ads to “morning-news lovers” offerings based on the needs of the paid-content you will not be able to actively market those audiences target groups identified. That’s why you stress the real- with a special offer for their specific type of use – and time marketing capabilities of the paywall solution – you will miss the revenue potential. which allow you to convert as much of your potential target groups as possible. Complexity and investment Cross-platform capability in such a system are substantial – as are integration As you know, cross-platform access to a news cost and integration time – but so are the potential brand is one of the most important drivers for financial rewards. the willingness to pay for a news offering. So, with mobile news consumption growing to more than 50

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percent of all traffi c, if a paywall platform cannot be Integration with legacy systems integrated into HTML5 or native apps, you’d better One of the main challenges is integrating a paywall think twice. solution with the publisher’s legacy business systems. Smart paywall platforms allow you to run all digital The business model workfl ows in their system while allowing your legacy With growing paid-content success, there will system to serve as the leading system for customer be a point where owning a paywall system is more data and revenue and sales fi gures. profi table than SaaS – but make sure your controllers The very best systems can even extract data about compare the complete costs of the two options. apps, ePaper, and so on – data that are often poorly That means comparing revenue sharing for the SaaS structured – from your legacy system and prepare solution with hosting, maintenance, and depreciation them for optimal use in your paid-content workfl ow.

of the initial investment for the owned solution – Those systems are so fl exible that you can decide later plus the development/customisation cost for the whether internal or external hosting is best. < marketing tools (which come for free with an SaaS solution). (This article was originally published in the September-October 2014 edition of World News Publishing Focus, the bi-monthly magazine Smart managers tackle that challenge by selecting a published by WAN-IFRA.) paywall platform that is used by leading paid-content publishers. Thus with every update, they enjoy the new features and functions that those publishers have already tested and implemented.

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+ ,,- .#/(0& 1,22, )), 3)) ), 4))2 - 5& 1,41,) 1, 16. 7 %& 1 2446. 7 ,,23)6( 7 & 8- January 2015 RIND Survey 29 BOOK PUBLISHING IN INDIA Alive and kicking, and on the growth path The economic slowdown of recent years has had no visible impact on the Indian book publishing industry. Rather, it has continued to grow pretty well and is on a faster track, says Som Nath Sapru. Avid readers in India are mostly from the middle-class group and they can't help but spend on books – be they fiction, non-fiction or educational. The publishing industry in India has been on the growth path since 2009 and it will keep growing because of the continuous literacy growth, he adds

ndia is the world’s education sector booming, the industry is at a new Som Nath Sapru. seventh largest book juncture of growth. Government of India’s inclusive Ipublishing country and and dedicated commitment to push-up rural and there are more than 16000 publishers in India, the adult education, besides reaching out to all sections huge majority of them are small players and family- of the society for the literacy growth, will translate owned units. This makes India the third largest in increased demand for the printed material in the English language publisher in the world and the form of text books, course material and exercise seventh largest worldwide, when all languages are notebooks. counted both on paper as well as online. Publishing is a tricky business – the involvement of The publishing industry in India is largely reader- capital investment for printing and finishing machines driven and is defined by a vast set of variables. India and other allied requirements can give you the edge is the world’s third-largest book market and the good over out-sourcing of printing and finishing. There news is that the reader base in India is growing at are hurdles that are still holding the industry from a fast pace. India has always been a multilingual attaining its full potential. You have to understand country and with the country set to become a hub of that physical books have a huge bottleneck in terms the largest English-speaking population, books sales of production, distribution and payments, and that will directly go up. Secondly, the number of writers is causing deep concerns to the publishing industry. in India is also increasing, with more and more new Of course, escalation in the cost of production, authors finding ways to make it to the market. The particularly of paper and other ingredients, is a matter middle-class aspirations in past couple of years have of concern. fuelled demand for knowledge books, educational In India, academic and educational publishing is books and self-help books. Avid readers, mostly “originally unethical”, according to an industry insider middle-class, keep looking for the best deals in online -- lot of copyright violation, plagiarism, no sense of book stores as well. It's people like them who are credit for quoted paragraphs -- a fact which everyone keeping the publishing industry alive and kicking. in the industry chooses to ignore. Publishers publish The Indian book publishing industry is very such manuscripts with minor changes in language attractive and has a high growth potential, but is to escape the issue of copyright, which involves re- operating in an extremely competitive market, with writing of sentences or re-arranging paragraphs -- to over 16000 largely small publishers spread across avoid copyright violation in spirit, if not in letter. the country. With the Indian economy and the

30 RIND Survey January 2015 A screenshot of The Hindu website shows just how convenient it has become to download e-books and to pay for them.

Online media, e-books Point Someone and 2 States have been very successful; In spite of many of the hassles in traditional Amish Tripathi, with his Shiva Trilogy, and Ananth’s publishing modes, the emergence of online media is recent erotic fiction Play With Me have helped keep one opportunity India cannot afford to overlook. In the industry ticking by bringing in an entirely new set fact, experts pronounce Indian e-publishing industry of readers who enjoy a light and quick read. is expected to grow at 35 per cent per annum, offering According to publishing industry sources, there is a immense outsourcing opportunity. growth in first-generation readers who may not have In the US and in several Western countries, the grown up reading but have taken to recent Indian e-book industry has grown from $78 million in sales authors such as Upamanyu Chatterjee, Chetan Bhagat in 2008 to $1.7 billion in 2011, and estimated e-book and others. They say that regional content is also quite sales will be $3.55 billion in 2014. The projection popular. Some of the established publishers have also is the market for e-books is set for a rapid increase launched regional language books in Hindi, Marathi in India too. Looking at this growth, publishers are and Malayalam, among other languages. encouraged converting p-books into e-books to try The recent trend is authors creating Facebook out the potential of the virgin market. pages of their titles, and tweeting and talking about According to FICCI (Federation of Indian their books and writings at every given platform and Chambers of Commerce & Industry), the Indian opportunity, which is so very crucial and eventually publishing industry, which is worth Rs 12000 crore, gainful. This kind of author participation in marketing is currently growing at a compounded annual growth their titles has enhanced opportunities that go a long rate of 25 per cent. Around 80000 new titles in 24 way in helping a book gain in numbers. different languages are published every year in India. The biggest category on amazon.in (amazon.com's The country is the seventh largest book publisher Indian joint-venture), which started as an online in the world and the third largest English language bookstore, but soon diversified, is Literature and books market in the world after the US and the UK. fiction. This can be attributed to high-profile releases Writers such as Chetan Bhagat, whose books Five in the past few months – of Amish Tripathi’s Oath of

32 RIND Survey January 2015 the Vayuputras and Dan Brown’s Inferno, among others. book need not be priced ridiculously low to sell a The emergence of online retail has been a boon to lot of copies, whereas most self-published books die both publishers and consumers in India. It has given because they are priced alarmingly high. With digital publishers the ability to bypass dodgy supply chains publishers, you enjoy the best printing rates in the and book buyers have easier access to books at lower industry which in turn results in a lower price for your prices. Although the Kindle India Store went live in readers. Digital publishers make it sure that your book 2013 and Indian publishers sell their books overseas is available everywhere, in all formats. In order to sell through Amazon. FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) more copies, you need to make your book available legislation that prevents foreign companies from all over the world in multiple formats. Your books being majority stakeholders in e-commerce retail in are sold by major retailers such as Flipkart, Amazon, India has kept Amazon at bay so far. Bookadda, Infibeam, Amazon Kindle, Apple iBooks, Indian start-ups such as Flipkart have made good Google Play, Kobo, Scribd etc. profits. Flipkart was founded in 2007 and is, in all Digital book distribution is available to anyone who likelihood, the largest single bookseller in India today. wants it. While in the paper world you require paper, a On its rise to the top of the e-commerce pile, Flipkart print house with all the finishing machineries, a sales has built an innovative delivery network based on team and longstanding relationships with buyers at decentralised nodes, couriers, and in-house delivery dozens of retail operations, in the digital universe it teams. Quick shipping coupled with offering cash- is a push-button à la carte service offered by digital on-delivery models has made them the most popular publishing companies. An author so inclined can buy choice in India. digital distribution for a nominal price of the book It is just common observation in the Indian he/she is publishing – the same digital distribution a publishing scene that traditional publishers don't want traditional publisher offers – and outsource all other to hear the digital truths. According to International publishing functions, all for significantly less than Publishers Association (IPA), the choices offered by what traditional publishers charge for their packaged digital publishing can only be good news for writers. service. So why are traditional publishers so angry? Many traditional publishers fear that publishing is dying. No. Publishing isn't dying; it is evolving. Authors Digital publishing understand this, and are embracing it. Traditional When Amazon introduced the Kindle, the only publishers need to collaborate with digital publishers viable means of book distribution was paper. and evolve techniques and methodology to catch-up Accordingly, a writer who wanted to reach a mass with the speed and time as in digital publishing. audience needed a paper distribution partner. A Sources at FICCI state that the Indian publishing writer could hire his/her own editor and his/her industry produces over 100000 titles every year in own cover design artist and could even hire a printing English, Hindi and other regional languages. There press to create the actual books. The distribution was a time just a decade ago when you used to be service is not easily available and the publishers don’t happy if you printed 3000 copies of a book and offer distribution as a regular service. If a writer it sold out. According to a spokesperson of Tata wants distribution, he/she has to pay the publisher a Group's publishing retail arm Trent, “today you're major portion of revenues for the entire publishing looking at books which are routinely crossing 10000 package: editorial, copyediting, proofreading, jacket to 20000, and in some cases 100000 or even a million design, printing, finishing and marketing, all bundled copies in sales." with distribution. But for every author who wanted and benefited from the packaged service, there were Paperbacks still score countless others who took it – if they could get it Paperbacks, school, college and other educational at all – only because they had no alternative. Digital guide books besides regional language dictionaries is distribution has provided that alternative. And a very big segment of the publishing industry. In the increasing numbers of authors are choosing it. northern part of India, Hind Pocket Books established What a digital publisher will advise a writer is: by D.N. Malhotra in late 1950s has done wonders in you price your book competitively. Although your the paperback book segment of publishing in the

January 2015 RIND Survey 33 online content. Consumers seek content that can be accessed through a wide range of devices such as personal digital assistants, mobile phones and pocket PCs. In an industry that was long under the influence of the print medium, publishers are now finding innovative ways to deliver content to users. Some of the emerging trends in the publishing industry include electronic books (e-books), podcasts, blogs, mobile publishing, and self-publishing. Few publishers have also taken a different route to reach out to readers, such as e-books and digital content. The number, though small, is growing, say

Photo: SN/Multivista experts, who place the current e-book market at about two to three per cent. Experts say digital content Children’s books printed in Chennai for the overseas market. cuts through the distribution problems and physical manufacturing and finishing of the published work. country. In the southern part of India, Dominic To understand the Indian e-reader, a Toronto-based Chacko (now no more) set up DC Books 40 years company launched its e-book reader in October 2013 ago. DC Books’ contribution in Malayalam is worth and also partnered with the book-chain, Crosswords. mentioning. The brand grew and flourished in the lifetime of Chacko and he was very successful in Online retail, social media publishing works of the best talents in Malayalam. In recent times, e-retailers tend to have an edge over DC publishers now publish 2.5 million copies of the conventional stores as compared to online retailers Malayalam-English Dictionary. such as Amazon and Flipkart, for business-centric It was Hind Pocket Books who developed the books as well as expensive coffee-table and reference paperback market in India for Hindi and other books. E-retailers are in a comfortable position to offer regional language books in late 1950s and 1960s. higher discounts on such titles. This has immensely With the help and cooperation of some like-minded impacted bookstore owners as they are unable to Delhi-based publishers, it was D.N. Malhotra who offer such heavy discounts. However, leisure content brought the publishing-trade from Bombay to Delhi, and content for children has not been impacted for shifting the focus away from importers of foreign bookstore owners. In fact, it is the bookstores’ highest books to domestic/local publishers. Hind Pocket growing category. Wider connectivity and publicity Books was also instrumental in setting up the first by e-retailers has not impacted the children book voluntary all-India body of publishers, the Federation business whereas it has only broadened and brought of Publishers and Booksellers of India, and Malhotra in a much wider audience for reading as you connect served as its president during 1967-69 and was later better. president emeritus, Federation of Indian Publishers. Information technologists are enthusiastic and The emergence of digital and online media has active in setting up new ventures that convert a p-book brought about a significant change in the core (printed book) into an eBook (electronic book) and business model of the publishing industry. The an m-book (mobile phone book). Such entrepreneurs change in technology and consumer behaviour has also help you reach the market by social media given rise to new opportunities and challenges for campaigns. You can simply take your p-book and traditional publishers. Digital media has targeted tell the technology guy to convert it into an e-book. the publishing industry's core sources of revenue. The challenges begins right there. What has become The rapid expansion of digital media has driven evident is that the publishers and technologists publishers to reduce costs and streamline operations. have difficulties in arriving at a common vision that Also, the pressure on publishers has increased as a may drive them to a workable platform. In general, growing number of consumers prefer access to publishers have very little knowledge of technology.

34 RIND Survey January 2015 Not many technologists understand publishing an ever-more necessary foundation for secure and programmes and publisher visions. If publishers successful working within an unpredictable future balance vision with technology and if technologists globalised market place. offer what the publisher expects by understanding In its 2013 report, the International Publishers publishing, the resultant factor could evolve in a Association (IPA) has pronounced that global workable and profitable environ. publishing productivity is up, but growth is down, Complex font problems, design issues, the feel of looking at the relative performance of the world’s the book in the electronic form are challenges that major publishing markets. According to IPA’s annual publishers grapple with, with no clear answer from report, UK publishers published 184000 titles in 2013. technologists. As e-reading in India hasn’t reached This despite the IPA ranking the British publishing an appreciable volume and there is hardly any data industry only the fifth most valuable in the world. available on how much consumption is on the go, While the US publishing industry was the largest by technologists only suggest trying out the market, value, it was not the largest by volume. That ranking which baffles the publisher. With no clear indication went to China. During 2012-14, China was the of the returns on the investment already pumped in. only country which saw the value of its publishing Another genre of books which is fast gaining steam industry increase ahead of output. Its total market is graphic novels, specifically on the lines of mythical value rose by 9 per cent, while output rose by 7 per fantasy. Such books were probably not bought 10 cent. China was one of only seven territories (Brazil, years ago. It's driven by the youth that is exposed to Mexico, Colombia, New Zealand, Norway, the Czech so much happening around the world right now that Republic and Indonesia) that experienced positive they're expecting not just the best in terms of quality growth in 2013. Of these only one (Indonesia) but something that speaks to them as a local audience experienced double-digit growth at 16 per cent. too -- if you can provide something unique, you have Overall, the publishing industry in India is in a good a great opportunity. place. It’s thinking new, fast and clever. This is the Publishing is becoming a more globalised industry. year when publishers will put into place the systems, Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, shared media methods and models that will define the next decade platforms and technological advances have made of readers for p-books, e-books and m-books. And I

the world a much smaller place. The recent merger believe there is a good chance it will define the people of Penguin and Random created quite a stir in the who will lead the charge. < industry. Trade publishers should continue to exploit the opportunities within the world’s fastest-growing (The writer, better known as just Som Sapru, has a master’s degree in Print Technology & Management. He served 33 years with the USIS markets. In 2013, the United States continued to (United States Information Service) at the American Embassy in New reign supreme maintaining the sustainability of its Delhi as chief of publications. During 2005-2011, he headed IPAMA current readership rates and openness to new models as CEO and was editor of the IPAMA Bulletin. He then moved on to Pramod Engineering, part of the Delhi Press Group, publishers of of publishing. China continues to remain a lucrative Caravan, Sarita, Woman’s Era and Alive as general manager.) market with the heavy investment the Chinese government has pumped into the publishing industry, but lucrative mainly to local publishers for the time being.

Watershed moment It’s my belief that we really are amidst a watershed moment for the publishing industry. Digital is firmly a part of the offering, but the landscape within which publishers work in India is about to alter considerably. Trade publishers should brace for change, but not be fearful of it. Perhaps rather than trying to predict the future, publishers need to focus on getting their houses in order, as strong and efficient systems are

36 RIND Survey January 2015 200 YEARS OF THE STEAM-DRIVEN CYLINDER PRINTING PRESS How Koenig & Bauer changed the media world On 29 November 1814, 360 years after Gutenberg invented the hand press, a new steam-powered double-cylinder printing press from Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Bauer was used for the first time to print The Times in London. This year, mechanical newspaper printing celebrates its 200th birthday

ossessed by the idea of using steam power social classes and made an important contribution to to replace the back-breaking labour involved establishing an informed society. Pin printing with the hand press, trained Nearly three years later, on 9 August 1817, the printer and ingenious inventor Friedrich Koenig two pioneers founded the world’s first printing press implemented a rotating cylinder into the printing factory Schnellpressenfabrik Koenig & Bauer in a process. This is why it is known today as rotary secularised monastery in Oberzell, near Würzburg. printing. Precision instrument-maker Andreas Bauer Today Koenig & Bauer’s (KBA) main production helped him build a fully functional press in England, facility can be found on the opposite side of the which was then industrially advanced. With their River Main. All other German press manufacturers cylinder press, Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Bauer originated, either directly or indirectly, from this did not simply replace muscle power with machine Franconian cradle of press engineering, as qualified power. They created the technical requirements for staff sought to go into business for themselves in the the distribution of printed media to less prosperous 19th Century. Photos: KBA

Koenig & Bauer delivered its first web press to Magdeburgische Zeitung in 1876.

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The double-cylinder press for The Times in 1814 was an important landmark in the 500-year plus history of printing. Its hourly output of 1100 printed sheets compared to 240 by Gutenberg’s hand press increased productivity by almost five times. Printing and distributing thus became faster, more up-to-date and cost-effective. The ground-breaking invention by Friedrich Koenig to guide paper, and later also many other substrates as individual sheets or as a web from a roll, over a rotating cylinder and to print directly or indirectly (over a blanket cylinder in offset) using a mechanically inked printing form is still used in analogue printing today. Digital printing is at times contact-free (inkjet), nevertheless, even this process Inventor Friedrich Koenig (1774 - 1833) and partner Andreas Bauer involves rotating cylinders and drums for the paper (1783 - 1860) who made printing history. run. The premiere in London which is now 200 years ago, The presses became increasingly more refined and initially only concerned newspaper printing, however, more powerful, and print quality improved. In 1832, books, magazines, catalogues and much more were Friedrich Koenig documented his vision of a web printed mechanically shortly afterwards. The ‘Times rotary press. Nevertheless, the inventor was not able to press’ printed paper sheets on just one side (straight implement it as he died in 1833. His partner Andreas printing). However, Friedrich Koenig applied to Bauer and widow Fanny Koenig continued his life’s patent his perfecting press almost at the same time. work. Other manufacturers in Germany, England, Bharathan Publications (P) Ltd. Tel. 43438888 | E-mail [email protected] | Website www.kalkionline.com | Website 43438888 | E-mail [email protected] Tel. Kalki Buildings, 47 NP, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Ekkaduthangal, Chennai 600032 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Buildings, 47 NP, Kalki

In 1901, Koenig & Bauer moved to a new site on the other side of the Main to where the company was founded in the Oberzell monastery.

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Austria and the USA sprung up and drove technical advertising has faced growing competition from advances in press engineering with their ideas. radio, television and, more recently, online and Under the auspices of Friedrich Koenig Jr, Koenig mobile media. However, it has retained its high level & Bauer delivered the fi rst web rotary press to of acceptance and credibility with readers, as well Magdeburgische Zeitung in 1876. The conical as its superior lasting advertising impact. There are former developed in the USA soon after paved the still opportunities for those with the courage and

way for the arrival of folded newspapers and further creativity shown by Friedrich Koenig and Andreas improvements to performance. In 1888, Koenig & Bauer two centuries ago. < Bauer shipped the fi rst four-colour web press to St Petersburg. The very fi rst special presses for printing luxury colour products followed at the beginning of the 1890s. Additionally, the company’s interest in banknote printing awakened, a fi eld in which KBA Subscribe to has been a leading press supplier for more than 60 years. RIND Survey The list of Koenig & Bauer’s technical milestones since the invention of the cylinder press by both Rs 480 company founders 200 years ago is extremely long, but would somewhat overshadow the importance for 12 issues of 29 November 1814. Over the past 80 years, the printed newspaper as a channel for information and

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music, movies and more. It’s the largest publishing TOI opts for mRC-3D company with regard to newspaper circulation in The Times of India has opted for QI Press Controls’ India: 13 newspapers, 18 magazines, 11 publishing press automation solution. The investment is for centres, 26 printing centres. TOI’s manroland Geoman double-width newspaper QI Press Controls develops and delivers innovative, press at its Ghaziabad location – 6-tower and 1-folder high quality optical measure and control systems. (twin). The order consists of 12 motorised mRC- The company is globally active in the newspaper and 3D cameras for register control and 12 motorised magazine printing industry. mRC-3D cameras for cut-off control. Additionally, each folder will be equipped with waste gate control. With these features, The Times of India will ensure the Bavarian upgrade, with continuation of monitoring and tracking for good Commander CL and consistent print quality delivered to his end user. The Times of India is known in India for its good Bavarian newspaper group Straubinger Tagblatt print quality and, the order for the supply of QI / Landshuter Zeitung has invested in a highly Press Controls’ basic module of IQM (Intelligent automated Commander CL from Koenig & Bauer Quality Management) system and the waste gate for the topical, target-group orientated, high-quality control option was in line with bettering standards. and cost-efficient production of its diverse print The supplies ensure a top position in quality printing media. The Commander CL has proven most popular in the Indian market. with the German newspaper market in recent years. Says Vijay Pandya, managing director, QI Press Along with printing the Abendzeitung for Munich Controls India: “This is a very important order for us at the firm’s site in Landshut this 48-page press will to state that we deliver proven and reliable solutions. come on stream in stages, replacing a KBA Journal It also proves the effects of our continuous efforts delivered in 1993 and extended in 2001. to provide high standard services offered by a highly “I still believe in the printed newspaper and I am skilled technical team that speaks the language of the convinced that our regional titles and the Abendzeitung, customer.” as a strong newspaper for the city of Munich, have a With its flagship Bennet, Coleman and Company promising future. The new high-tech press will enable Limited (BCCL) and its subsidiaries, The Times of us to enhance the immediacy of the Abendzeitung India is present on every existing media platform – and produce our regional titles in a stunning quality,” newspapers, magazines, books, TV, radio, Internet, says Straubinger media group publisher, Prof Martin Balle. “The KBA Commander CL is scheduled to be fired up in autumn 2015. It will deliver significant gains in terms of productivity, cost efficiency and strengthen the long-term competitiveness of our printed products in the regional media market. We shouldn’t simply always complain about the shift in the media market, if you believe in print you have to invest in it. I do this.” In addition to the Landshuter Zeitung, which first appeared in 1849, and the Straubinger Tagblatt founded in 1860, the group publishes twelve local titles for the South-eastern Bavarian Region covering Bogen, Cham, Dingolfing, Freising and Vilsbiburg. It also has a raft of online offerings, an e-paper edition

Material in this section: Provided by company/PR agency company/PR by Provided section: this in Material of the printed newspaper and interests in local radio The mRC-3D. and television stations.

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Gask & Hawley adds QuadTech offering Commercial printer and print management provider Gask & Hawley (Manchester, UK), is adding QuadTech press controls for register, ribbon and colour control to its new Goss M-600. Offering automated, in-line print quality assurance for optimal performance of the M-600’s production capabilities, the QuadTech systems will minimise errors and defective copy while maintaining color consistency— dramatically reducing waste. Dave Hatton, managing director of G&H comments, “We are always looking to improve the efficiency of our existing workflow and invest in new equipment and systems that integrate processes and maximize Automatic plate changers guarantee fast job changes for the production of target-group orientated newspapers which are usual at the group’s plant in the accuracy of our output. Now, having considered Landshut, Germany. all of the options, we are very much looking forward to how the new M-600 and QuadTech press controls The double-width Commander CL will be will transform our productivity.” engineered for the Berliner format (cylinder G&H was the first business in the UK to purchase circumference: 940mm/37in; maximum web width: a 16-page, 4-colour, Goss M-600 web offset press 1,260mm/49.6in). In straight production it can print with in-line Kodak Prosper 4-colour inkjet heads up to 84,000 full-colour newspapers per hour. The features include:

• 3 KBA Pastomat reelstands embedded in a KBA Patras A automatic reel handling system with stripping station • 3 printing towers with automatic plate changers, automatic colour-register controls, CleanTronic washing systems, automatic inking-unit cleaning and central ink pumping • 3 turner bar assemblies with half-cover web leads and spadea production capabilities, a folder superstructure with two formers, a KBA KF 3 jaw folder as well as an additional folder which underwent a general overhaul on site from a previous Journal press • Cut-off register, and web-edge and web-centre controls • 2 KBA ErgoTronic consoles with EasyTronic for optimal press start-up and automated run-down • KBA PressNet for scheduling, presetting and process control including a proofing system and a PRIME interface to the customer’s LMS system. The QuadTech MultiCam is the world’s best-selling register control camera, with over 10000 installed worldwide.

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Operating since 1969, G&H offers a broad spectrum of services to its clients from the Manchester facility, including HP Indigo digital, Heidelberg sheetfed and Goss web offset printing, which are supported by the company’s in-house departments offering Marketing; Digital Asset Management; Web-To-Print services; Print Management; Distribution and IT Software solutions. Rapida 106 for Hofmann Infocom The installation of a highly automated eight-colour medium-format Rapida 106 has begun at Hofmann QuadTech’s Icon platform user interface is designed to be intuitive and easy Infocom in Nuremberg. This is the first medium to use, requiring very little training. format sheetfed 4-over-4 perfector in Germany to feature LED-UV curing technology before and after for personalisation – perfect for its core business perfecting. Additionally, the press is equipped with a of regular high volume print runs where each copy coater after the printing units and a RS 106 reel-to- is unique. Running alongside its sheetfed presses, sheet unit. LED drying permits the immediate post- this installation increases capacity and productivity press of sheets which have been printed on both sides throughout the company. and finished inline. A new era of sheetfed printing The QuadTech installation includes a comprehensive begins for the traditional media service provider and integrated arrangement, which includes the based in Nuremberg with this high-tech Rapida. The QuadTech Register Guidance System with MultiCam, new press is expected to print predominantly high- QuadTech Ribbon Control System with MultiCam quality magazines, catalogues and covers. and QuadTech Color Control System, managed Along with considerable energy savings and short through the QuadTech Icon platform. Working from lead times, LED-UV offers benefits even when a centralised station, these products are ideal for handling uncoated stock. The absorption of the ink today’s pressroom to meet tighter margins and just- is prevented by immediate curing and the resultant in-time deliveries by reducing makeready and waste. image remains especially brilliant. The 21.8-metre long Recovery from web-tension upsets is controlled (71.5ft) and 80-tonne Rapida 106 with a high-speed by QuadTech’s Ribbon Control System and Register package has a maximum output of up to 18000sph in Guidance System with MultiCam. The Register perfecting. Kit for UV mixed operation facilitates a Guidance System is a closed-loop colour-to-colour, broad range of finishing, for example, various matt- circumferential and lateral control system that will gloss effects. DriveTronic systems with individual minimize errors and reduce waste by identifying marks drives span from the feeder via the SIS feeder to as small as 0.36 mm (0.014 in) and perfecting print simultaneous plate changing throughout the entire register at full press speeds. This is complemented by the Ribbon Control System for unmatched print- to-cut and print-to-fold register quality that enables print-to-slitter stability and minimizes cutoff. In turn, the QuadTech Colour Control System automatically adjusts colour throughout the run, providing real-time information of colour accuracy. Job setup is also simplified with the ability to save pre-set parameters for repeat jobs through the ICON The offloading, placing and assembly of the new press began at the end of platform. November.

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36” (A0) and 44”, it covers a wide range of customer applications – all in colour. It has a built-in computer processor and there is no need for an additional PC with facility for USB scanning. The Monotech multi- functional system is an ideal investment option for a The Rapida 106 at Hofmann Infocom features a reel-to-sheet unit, four start-up as it offers excellent ROI and a faster payback printing units, automatically convertible perfecting, four further printing period. The scanner is from Contex, Denmark, and units, coater, delivery extension with dryer as well as cutting-edge LED- the plotter from Canon. The equipment occupies less UV curing technology. sp[ace, an added plus point. Monotech Systems offers a wide range of colour press and keep makeready times when changing jobs multi-functional systems, which enable customers to to a minimum. Sheet inspection of the front and back expand business and earn more profi t. The company as well as inline colour density measurement with is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-end, QualiTronic Professional ensure that the quality of high-performance and reliable products and solutions every sheet is monitored. Furthermore, LogoTronic for the printing, packaging and publishing industry. Professional production management software and an interface to Hofmann Infocom’s MIS are available. Founded as a traditional company in 1908, it has Sharing knowledge, traded under the name Hofmann Infocom since 2001. The media service provider, now in the fourth experience in Dresden generation of family ownership, realigned itself During December 11-13, some 100 members of as an integration and service partner as well as a the KBA VSOP Club (very smart offset printers), creative provider of ideas specialising in the correct a union of Czech, Polish and Slovakian Rapida implementation of means of communication. Today press users, met for their annual meeting at KBA companies belonging to the group include Hofmann in Dresden. It was the sixth VSOP event for the Druck, Hofmann Media, a media company, a users from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, but publishing house founded in 1971 and a lettershop. the fi rst for the Polish members. On the second day The printshop is a fully integrated web and sheetfed of the event, print specialists from KBA informed operation with high-performance post-press the participants about current trends, technical equipment for magazines and catalogues. and technological innovations for Rapida sheetfed By the beginning of the 1990s the company had presses, the new services on offer for printing plants implemented press technology from KBA once. and the expansion of KBA’s product spectrum in Now with the new Rapida 106 the media service digital printing. provider’s sheetfed department can expect a huge Dirk Winkler, head of the print technology technological leap forward in terms of development. department in Radebeul, gave an overview of The new press is expected to be fi red up while the famous Christkindlesmarkt Christmas market is on in Nuremberg. New offering from Monotech Monotech Systems, a Chennai-based solution provider in the narrow/wide format printing segment, has recently introduced a state-of-the-art large-format print-copy-scan-colour multi-functional system which addresses the plotting, scanning and Anne-Kathrin Gerlach (left) and Dirk Winkler (r) presented the presses copying needs. Available in three variants – 24” (A1), live in action.

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Rapida 106 serves Schmidt Printmedien well Schmidt Printmedien located in Ginsheim- Gustavsburg, Germany, re-launched itself two years ago. Its customer base, equipment and 20 employees were all taken over from the previous firm. Today, Schmidt sees itself as more than just a mere printshop, but as a comprehensive service provider for its customers. 20 per cent of sales come from The visitors were impressed by the high-quality printed and finished activities associated with print. This includes print samples. development, production monitoring, promotional material and logistics. the practical automation solutions in the Rapidas. After two years the success of the new concept Sascha Fischer, head of KBA Complete Services & is clear to see. The investment in a new five-colour key account manager Europe, presented integrated Rapida 106 with coater is proof. The firm opted for a solutions and top-of-the-range technology to new press even though the existing six-colour Rapida boost the productivity of printing plants. Project 105 still ran well despite its age and would have run manager Klaus Eppich informed the guests about for at least another few years. The goals of the developments regarding the KBA RotaJET 76 under investment were the creation of productivity reserves the title ‘Digital printing technology – made by KBA’ and the optimisation of internal cost structures. and about the new, upgradeable RotaJET L press KBA once again scored points with an impressive platform for high-volume applications in commercial all-round package covering the kit itself, maintenance, and industrial printing. service and press operation. A high-speed press with Print demonstrations of half-, medium- and large- up to 20000sph wasn’t strictly necessary. Importance format were naturally not overlooked. A six-colour was instead placed on inline colour control and Rapida 106 with reel-to-sheet unit and cold-foil kit extensive automation ensuring that the press can be printed in-mould film in five colours with UV inks. operated by just one operator. “We are targeting niche This was then finished with silver cold foil and markets,” says managing director Frank Beltempo. aqueous coating. The same labels were then printed Plant manager Gerhard Csellner adds: “Our core on Masterscreen 100 PVC. Posters produced on business is in the niche products of others.” a Rapida 75 with LED-UV inks were finished in After two months of operation one thing is clear: three different ways: without coating, with solid UV Schmidt Printmedien is on the right track with its coating and with effect coating. A six-colour Rapida 145 also delivered three different jobs nonstop with automated pile logistics and at a speed of 17000sph. The visiting print experts from the sales region covered by KBA CEE also saw grooving and die- cutting of folding carton on a DC R 105 die-cutter from Montex. The sheets of labels produced earlier on the Rapida 106 were cut out. Last but not least a ten-colour Rapida 106 perfector with dedicated plate-cylinder drives and LED dryers ran several jobs with fast and flying job changing between the five printing units before and after perfecting. Along with a wealth of specialist information, the agenda made time for exchanging views during a visit to the L-r: Press operator Christoph Presche, managing director Frank Beltempo famous Christmas market in Dresden, a tour of the and plant manager Gerhard Csellner from Schmidt Printmedien, with town and a relaxed evening event. Holger Eitel from KBA-Deutschland at the new Rapida 106.

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new Rapida 106. It has run without alcohol from day one, even the firm’s previous Rapida 105 also ran without alcohol since 2006. There has been noticeable savings in the consumption of printing blankets and the Rapida 106 has proven itself to be a robust, perfectly engineered press. The sidelay- free infeed is particularly popular with the press operators and the savings in terms of waste delivered by the new press pay off job for job. Print quality is excellent from the first to the last sheet thanks to QualiTronic ColorControl inline colour control. What is more, small measuring strips ensure that the format is utilised fully and paper waste levels are cut considerably compared to standard strips. Small runs on individual substrates are one of Schmidt Printmedien’s Productivity has increased by over 20 per cent. specialities. Further gains are possible and allow the firm to switch from three-shift operation to two shifts in given permanent contracts and two more have been the near future as the investment criteria focused taken on. on production reserves and the utmost flexibility. Publishing houses, agencies, mid-sized industrial Customer inquiries can thus be handled faster. Frank companies and large enterprises from the medical Beltempo believes this is Schmidt Printmedien’s branch form Schmidt Printmedien’s customer base. biggest strength: “We are there for our customers 24 The company offers a wide variety of products hours a day; we are even available during Christmas ranging from the whole commercial business up to and New Year. If a customer needs something the edges of packaging. High quality finished print produced we deploy our flexible team.” products and business reports, which depend on the Frank Beltempo and his team aim to boost sales with smallest details, are the highlights of the company’s their new KBA press by using commercial reasoning production activities. “We don’t target bulk orders. We and not by doing things on a whim. They wish to prefer the smaller jobs which are too time-consuming increase their service business so that it contributes for others”, says Frank Beltempo. He therefore is not to a quarter of sales. Frank Beltempo aims to add afraid of competition from internet-based printers. one or two employees to his finishing team in order “We feel the shift in the industry, but we rarely lose to keep up with the higher level of output now in orders to Internet-based printers.” the pressroom. Two apprentices have already been 4 Rapida presses for Teckwah Group Teckwah recently welcomed two brand new Rapidas at its new Print Media Hub - Pixel Red, which serves as Teckwah’s high value technology-driven output centre for new markets such as packaging design, prototyping and testing as well as digital data management. This modern and architecturally distinctive Pixel Red complex is aimed to attract other print media businesses and related industries that will complement each other to create an eco-system of print related services within one location. The Rapida 106’s inline colour control with QualiTronic ColorControl A six-colour KBA Rapida 105 with coater was and huge wall screen at the console in particular are valued by press operator installed in Pixel Red early June, followed by a KBA Christoph Presche.

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Management change at KBA Deutschland With effect from 1 January 2015 a new managing director will take the reins at KBA Deutschland. Reinhard Marschall (49) succeeds Ramona Weiß- Weber at the helm of Koenig & Bauer’s German sales and service subsidiary for sheetfed offset presses. The previous managing director With effect from 1 January has left the company after 2015, Reinhard Marschall Teckwah’s Print Media Hub – the Pixel Red. (49) will manage and realign three years to pursue new KBA Deutschland as its new Rapida 106 four-colour perfecting press with coater challenges. managing director in addition Following many success- to his current responsibilities for in July. Both presses are equipped with state-of-the- the sales and service of KBA art technology along with highest automation. The ful years in sales at sheetfed offset presses in Austria two new Rapidas are connected to KBA’s Logotronic another press manufacturer, and the Balkans. production management system and the KBA Reinhard Marschall joined supported MIS Optimus Dash to further increase KBA-Mödling in 2010 as sales manager for KBA performance, fl exibility and economic effi ciency for sheetfed offset presses in Austria and the countries Teckwah. of the former Yugoslavia. Over the last four years “The project was completed within a very tight time he was able to win a raft of new clients in Austria, frame. When Teckwah shifted into the new Pixel Red Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as building, we needed to ensure that the production Serbia for KBA’s innovative Rapida sheetfed offset will not be interrupted. Together with Teckwah, we presses with his wealth of experience in the industry, worked out a plan and everything was spot-on,” said high degree of commitment, technical expertise Stefan Segger, managing director of KBA Asia Pacifi c. and close ties to customers. This is in addition to “We knew that it was a major investment for Teckwah supporting the many existing users and expanding to move into Pixel Red, meanwhile it is surely the KBA’s market share as the world’s second-largest right move to also invest in new technology in order press manufacturer. Reinhard Marschall has a very to be successful in a very competitive print market,” good reputation in the market and he will continue to he added. be available as a contact for his customers in Austria Over the past two years, Teckwah has invested and the Balkans. substantially into its print related business. “These Given the ongoing structural changes in the print investments were necessary for the sustained and industry, as the new managing director of KBA continuous growth of our business and to keep pace Deutschland, he aims to ramp up communication with customers’ constant demand for faster, better with clients in order to fi nd potential improvements in and more cost-effective services as well as cutting- production areas. This is in addition to strengthening edge solutions. Our trust in technology from KBA the regional focus of sales and service activities. has never been disappointing. Increasing automation Alongside its headquarters in Radebeul near Dresden helps us to achieve higher levels of productivity and this KBA subsidiary has offi ces in Würzburg (KBA- further increases in effi ciency. We are confi dent that Süd) and in the future in Austria (KBA-Mödling) and the new technology will continue to help us in our Serbia (KBA Süd Ost). The German region of North growth,” said Thomas Chua Kee Seng, chairman and Rhine-Westphalia will also be served by trading fi rm managing director of the Teckwah Group. Heinrich Steuber in Mönchengladbach, Germany.

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Along with the usual consultation, sales and service activities associated with Rapida sheetfed offset presses, KBA Deutschland with its some 90 staff offer a host of further products and services. These include practical maintenance, upgrade, retrofit and spare part packages for users grouped under the heading KBA Service Select, workflow and MIS systems including the associated consulting under the general heading of KBA Complete as well as optimised consumables from KBA PressConsum portfolio.

Tianjin Huiyuan is the first Chinese Rapida user to implement fully Rapidas to the fore at automated pile logistics. Interest in the event was therefore great. Tianjin Huiyuan half-format Rapida 75, a large-format Rapida 142 and a fleet of high-performance Rapida 106s. Founded in Extensively automated print production including 1997 by Lv Junqiang, the firm produces packaging for substrate logistics is currently somewhat of a novelty the food and pharmaceutical industries, electronics in Chinese printshops. Therefore, when packaging companies and other branches producer Tianjin Huiyuan opened its pressroom Tianjin Huiyuan has made fast job changes, doors as part of an open house it attracted huge streamlined integrated processes and a high level crowds. Some 100 packaging pros came to the event of quality its motto. Automated pile logistics in northern China in November. The longstanding reduce manual efforts to a minimum and contribute KBA sheetfed offset customer located in a town considerably to increasing productivity and economy. bearing the same name has several Rapidas, including The two newest Rapida 106 presses run at speeds two new highly automated Rapida 106s, which are all of up to 18000sph, are raised and feature a host integrated in automated pile logistics. of automated features ensuring short make-ready Tianjin Huiyuan installed its first sheetfed offset times. These include DriveTronic SIS sidelay-free press from KBA in 2002. Today, a total of seven infeed, automated plate changing, DriveTronic SRW Rapidas are in operation at the company including a simultaneous inking unit washing and combined CleanTronic cleaning systems for impression cylinders, blankets and rollers. Colour density measurement is done at the ErgoTronic console with wallscreen via ErgoTronic ColorDrive. Furthermore the presses are kitted out with ErgoTronic ACR for register control, a separate DensiTronic Professional measuring desk, LogoTronic Professional for production management with JDF interface for exchanging data with the company’s MIS. Matchmycolor, Packz tie up to offer effective workflow matchmycolor and Packz has announced that the Delighted with the successful open house: (l-r) Peng Weiyue, vice general companies have signed a partnership agreement to manager of Tianjin Huiyan; Lianbiao Wang, sales manager KBA China; Lv Junqiang, general manager of Tianjin Huiyuan; Dietmar offer a seamless way to specify and manage brand Heyduck, sales director KBA; and Xuewen Feng, KBA service manager colours within Packz packaging tools for their for northern China. customers. Both companies are technology leaders

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in the markets they serve, committed to delivering value-added solutions for their customers. They are healthy, successful companies with a range of small, medium and multi-national customers. Their R&D teams listen to customer recommendations and market trends to provide innovative, best of class solutions in their areas of expertise Packz offers productivity tools to make designs print-ready. Packz Software offers high-performance editing and workflow tools based on native PDF to increase efficiency and communication in prepress for labels and packaging. Their customers are primarily brand service companies (PMAs), trade shops and printers. matchmycolor provides state-of-the-art software Saket Kanoria, CEO of TCPL, KBA sales director Dietmar Heyduck tools to the colour supply chain from design to and KBA sales engineer Bhupinder Sethi (r-l) after signing the contract for supply of finished product. The company’s tools an eight-colour Rapida 106. enable the specification and management of brand colour standards; the feasibility, development and delivery, a coating supply and cleaning system, IR/ accurate dispensing of colour recipes; and color TA/UV drying systems in the delivery extension as monitoring and reporting on the quality of goods well as four VariDry UV interdeck dryers. Automatic produced. matchmycolor tools are suitable for a wide plate changers, impression cylinder, blanket and roller range of applications from graphic arts, packaging, washing units for conventional and UV printing and inks, cosmetics, paints, plastics, fibers and ceramics. EES exhaust-air cleaning system round off the press’ It has also developed plug-ins for high-end color kit boosting productivity. management software solutions—for example, for A Rapida 106 with six printing units, coater and GMG OpenColor—for packaging proofing and delivery extension mainly for handling plastic film colour separations, allowing seamless communication has also been in operation at the company’s plant of colour data in Haridwar for three years. Products combining the sheetfed offset and sheetfed gravure printing processes are also produced there. TCPL goes for third TCPL was founded in 1990 by the Kanoria Family and today it is one of the country’s largest Rapida in 3 years manufacturers of folding carton with six production TCPL Packaging has ordered another high-end sites. The company prints and finishes 3600 tonnes Rapida 106 in medium format from Koenig & Bauer of carton every month or 43360 tonnes per year. Its (KBA). The new eight-colour press with coater will be sales have risen from $1.31m in 1990/91 to $69m equipped for printing board and film. A new sheetfed today. TCPL’s products regularly receive national and offset press from KBA goes into operation annually international awards. Three of the firm’s plants are at the sheetfed offset plant in Silvassa: a Rapida 106 located in Silvassa about 180km from Mumbai, two with six inking units and coater in 2013, a Rapida others in Haridwar, near the city of Delhi, and one 106 with seven inking units and coater in 2014 and in Guwahati. an eight-colour Rapida 106 with coater and delivery extension will go live in 2015. It will be set up for UV mixed operation allowing the firm to offer maximum flexibility in terms of inline finishing. The press which will be raised by 450mm (17.7in) is equipped with features typical for packaging printing, such as non-stop automatic facilities at the feeder and

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Vikatan Group Chairman But the hobby that made him the leading Indian name was the breeding of rare and new varieties of passes away parrots. S. Balasubramanian, the (Courtesy: The Hindu) chairman of the Vikatan group of publications, has passed away. M.C. Sampath is no more He was 78 and is survived by his wife, a son and six daughters. M.C. Sampath, retired senior Son of film producer and owner associate editor of The Hindu, passed away after suffering a S. Balasubramanian. of Gemini Studios S.S. Vasan, who founded the magazine, massive cardiac arrest. He was Balasubramanian made many revolutionary changes 78. He retired from The Hindu in in the content of Ananda Vikatan and persuaded 2012 after serving the newspaper for 50 years, not counting the Tamil writer Jayakanthan, who had been writing M.C. Sampath. till then only in smaller magazines, to contribute five years during which he was to Vikatan. Junior Vikatan, a pioneer in the field of the part-time correspondent in investigative journalism, was his brainchild. He also Chengalpattu. Joining the organisation in June 1961 introduced a scheme to identify talent among college as a staff reporter, he rose to become an editorial students in Tamil Nadu and many journalists now writer and a senior associate editor. He was also in dominating the field are actually the products of the charge of the Book Reviews for some years. For ‘student journalists scheme’. long, he was writing the Religion column in the Balasubramanian was arrested and lodged in jail newspaper. for three days for a privilege issue in the Tamil Nadu In his later years with the newspaper, as the Assembly in 1987 after he refused to apologise for senior most member of the editorial team, Sampath a cartoon on legislators published on the cover of assisted the editor in managing the editorials for the the magazine. “He was not averse to the idea of day, finally seeing them off on the page after scrutiny. apologising. But wondered why he should do it after MCS was an old school journalist who was meticulous the Privileges Committee decided everything without in his commitment to accuracy, contextualising and giving adequate opportunity to explain his position,” fairness. As an editorial writer, he was clear-headed, said S. Ashokan, Editor, The Hindu in Tamil and a sceptical about big claims, nuanced, and able to deal former editor and publisher of Ananda Vikatan. He with complexity skilfully and to present a persuasive was released after protests across the country. He later argument with ease. But he never shied away from filed a suit in the court against his wrongful arrest. expressing a forthright opinion on issues that The Madras High Court decided in favour of mattered. And as a coordinator of editorials, willing Balasubramanian and even awarded compensation. to put in long hours, he was considered the safest “After encashing the cheque, he framed it and kept it pair of hands any editor could wish for. as a memento along with the cartoon drawn by R.K. His father, the late K.M. Narasimhachariar, was Laxman, in support of the Vikatan cartoon,” said the agent for The Hindu in Chengalpattu. An MA in Ashokan. Economics from Madras University, Sampath was a Balasubramanian was also known for his serious genial friend, philosopher and guide to his colleagues. hobbies. He was an expert farmer with a special Though he was due for retirement in 1996, he was interest in the cultivation of high-yielding winter given extension of service till 2012 by successive vegetable crops. He also had notable success in the editors. He is survived by his wife and two sons. breeding of high-quality German Shepherd dogs. (Courtesy: The Hindu)

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PII-ICRC Best Humanitarian Reporting Awards presented Journalists from the Open Magazine, The Week, The Telegraph and Sahara Times Magazine bagged the top spots for the PII-ICRC Awards for the Best Print Media Article focused on humanitarian issues. A freelancer photojournalist and a photographer from The Hindu won awards in the Best Photograph category. In print category, Sohini Chattopadhyay of The winners (holding awards) with chief guest Prem Shankar Jha (centre), Open Magazine won the First Prize, while Lakshmi jury members and executives from ICRC and PII. Subramanian of The Week was awarded the Second Prize. Pervez Majeed Lone of Sahara Times and in Kashmir as its youth make a mark in the Indian Sumir Karmakar from The Telegraph jointly shared the Civil Services exams. “The award is a recognition Third Prize. of the efforts of journalists everywhere who report In the Best Photograph category, photojournalist pro-human. For me, it is also a tribute to the youth Pattabi Raman won the Second prize while the third of Kashmir who have come out of the trauma of prize went to Manob Chowdhury of The Hindu. The the violent past and overcome the odds,” said Lone. first prize in the Best Photograph category was not Freelance photojournalist Pattabi Raman, who awarded this year. contributes regularly to The New Indian Express, All the prizes were presented on November 26 at bagged the second place with his entry, After the War, a glittering function held at the India International A Bitter Peace, on the missing people in Sri Lanka. Centre in New Delhi after a panel discussion on the “This is the only award for both journalists and theme, Reporting on the Fate of Victims of Armed photographers and a great platform for humanitarian Violence. The session was moderated by guest of journalism,” said Raman. honour Prem Shankar Jha. The panelists, comprising The third prize was won by Manob Chowdhury of the jury members, were columnists and senior The Hindu for a photograph of a civilian victim of a journalists Pamela Philipose, Shreekumar Varma and land mine blast in Khunti, near Ranchi. Ranjona Banerji. Earlier, welcoming the gathering, Surinder Singh Buddha’s Orphans, the piece by Sohini Oberoi, communications advisor at ICRC New Delhi, Chattopadhyay published in the Open Magazine in pointed out that three of the four winning entries March this year, tells the story of the Rohingyas of focused on the plight of displaced people, an area in Myanmar who have become the ‘nowhere people’ of which the ICRC does a lot of work across the globe. Asia. “I wanted to tell the story of the Rohingyas, as “The aim of these awards, when instituted back theirs is not an oft-told or heard story. I believed I was in 2008, was to motivate members of the media on the trail of a good story. The award is vindication community to walk that extra mile to narrate untold of my belief,” said Chattopadhyay. stories,” said Mary Werntz, head of the ICRC Lakshmi Subramanian had travelled to Sri Lanka Delegation for India, Bhutan and the Maldives. to write her story, Peace and Its Price, published in Yves Heller, ICRC delegate from Geneva, who The Week. Her article throws light on the displaced in is visiting India and was present on the occasion, Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, who are struggling to applauded the winners, “These journalists, who go make ends meet in the aftermath of violence and say to remote areas across the world to bring us untold that peace has not brought them freedom. stories, give voice to those victims of armed violence Karmakar’s entry, Fear stalks Karbi Anglong who are often forgotten,” he said. Refugees, focuses on the displaced people of Assam’s Sashi Nair, director and editor, Press Institute Karbi Anglong District. Lone, in his winning article, of India, said that the PII-ICRC Awards were not Valley’s Wonders, writes about the resurgence of hope only a recognition of the hard work journalists put

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in but also about the risks they take to bring stories private sector companies also try to influence news to readers. Pointing out that the bar of standards coverage by using similar intimidatory tactics and by had been raised this year, he said: “The awards are a withdrawing advertising. Simultaneously, regulators, salute to all journalists across India who bring untold systems and processes are misused by introducing stories to us. The entries show that there is a lot of rules and laws that have the potential of further passion in young journalists today; they have the squeezing media freedoms which are already abridged, desire to excel and take pride in their work. If you and enfeeble media companies, using the pretext of can combine all that with honesty, truth-telling and content regulation or quality of “service”. credibility, nobody can stop you,” Nair enthused the This is nothing but ‘soft censorship’. And the journalists present, adding, “I would say journalism practice is rampant in India. In its most overt form, in India today is in very capable hands.” soft censorship is the practice of influencing news (Some of the material here is based on the ICRC blog. coverage through allocation or withholding of Pictures: courtesy ICRC.) spending/advertisements. Covertly, it promotes or diminishes the economic viability of sections of the media, or of all of it. Soft censorship: twin threats to ‘Soft censorship’ by governments, corporates and media freedom regulators was highlighted in a recent report by the World Association of Newspapers and News News reports recently of gender segregation in Publishers, which had described the practice as a Aligarh Muslim University snowballed into a national “very serious threat to media independence and the issue following indiscreet statements by its vice very viability of media companies”. WAN-IFRA has chancellor that appeared to justify denial of access urgently called for rapid action to stop the blatant to undergraduate girl students to the university’s repression of media and press freedom, pointing main library. In the resultant furore, courts and the out that ‘soft censorship’ is less noticed than direct Union HRD minister have weighed in. But the brunt attacks on press freedom like assaults on journalists, has been borne by the media — specifically this but is much more widespread. newspaper (The Times of India), which first reported The report pointed out that the “abusive allocation the VC’s statement. of government advertising to reward positive The reporter was threatened and ‘advised’ to coverage and punish critical coverage is doubly leave Aligarh, while the VC verbally endorsed some pernicious, as taxpayer money and public wealth is students’ demand for a ‘ban’ on the newspaper from used and abused to promote partisan or personal the university campus. There has been a countrywide interests”. In the Indian context, apart from ad bans, outcry against these crude attempts at muzzling our governments try to keep the industry constantly free press. The Editors’ Guild, the Indian Newspaper on tenterhooks either by threatening to bring new Society, senior editors, as well as writers, intellectuals, content ‘regulators’ or by outlining new media laws activists, educationists and scholars have all criticised on top of the several layers that already exist, or by the AMU administration. dusting out settled industry issues and reopening Banning newspapers, however, is only the most them. Hardly any of these initiatives aim at growing visible form of attacks on press freedom. The truth the industry — basically, they are excuses for greater is, Indian media today is subjected to all kinds of controls over the media. Governments have also pressures from authorities, institutions, governments been seeking to weaken the media by getting into and corporates. Reporters are denied access to nuts and bolts of the media business in all sorts of information or simply banned from entering certain ways. offices even as media managements are threatened Till now the media has held back hoping that with legal notices and other forms of bullying the better sense will prevail, and governments as well as moment there is an uncomfortable report. corporates will desist from chipping away at this key Governments deny media advertisements and pillar of democracy. However, it is now important misuse taxpayers’ money to pressure or influence for the media to come together and name and shame media entities which are critical of them. Some those who indulge in soft censorship. The social

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media too can play an activist role in identifying these In a letter addressed to President Rouhani, WAN- ills and individuals responsible. IFRA urged the Iranian leader to make public any This is not all. All those who cherish our democracy charges against Rezaian and called for them to be and believe that media plays a crucial role in it, must immediately dropped should they be based on his press for laws with strict criminal and financial work as a journalist. “We respectfully remind you penalties to act as a deterrent against these anti- that jailing a journalist for carrying out his duties media freedom practices. Think of it — would you constitutes a clear breach of the right to freedom vote for a government or buy the products/shares of of expression,” the letter said. “We urge you to companies which indulge in these practices? respect the work of journalists, local and foreign, A robust intervention is today necessary to guarantee and to ensure that in future your government fully media freedom as well as to ensure viability of the observes its international obligations to freedom of industry. The Indian media industry can still become expression.” the next big sectoral story with great potential for Rezaian was arrested with his wife Yeganeh Salehi, employment, technological edge and growth, as well also a journalist, and an unnamed photojournalist as push India as a soft power across the globe. and his wife. Three of those arrested were eventually But this potential can be realised only in an enabling released on bail, but Rezaian was detained in Evin environment — and not when reporters are threatened, prison for more than four months without charge. newspapers banned, corporates and governments Prosecutors have reportedly not allowed the lawyer deny advertising for inconvenient coverage, or when hired by Rezaian's family to defend him, to speak policies are designed to emasculate media entities or with him, or to review his case file. when there is a subterranean war against the media to prevent it from becoming strong, independent and free. Journalists' arrests in Turkey The practice of using financial leverage and condemned regulatory powers against the media whenever coverage is ‘adverse’ has to stop, otherwise it will The World Association of Newspapers and News all-too-quietly strangle free media — especially Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors when people are unaware of these insidious tactics Forum (WEF) have condemned the arrests of nearly and their pernicious impact on our democracy. Soft two-dozen journalists, editors and critics of the censorship is pervasive in India today, and needs to government in Turkey and called on authorities to be fought to ensure media independence and basic stop the crackdown on critical media. "The use of press freedoms. dawn raids to intimidate journalists while having the (This article appeared in The Times of India and is police enter the premises of media organisations sends being reproduced here since it dwells on serious issues relating a chilling message to the rest of society that criticism to press freedom.) will not be tolerated," the global organisations of the world's press said in a statement. "Given Turkey's record of imprisoning journalists, we are deeply Call to release Washington Post concerned that many of those arrested could face journalist lengthy prison terms," the statement said. WAN-IFRA and WEF called on President Recep The World Association of Newspapers and News Tayyip Erdogan to ensure that the government Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors respects press freedom and stop its targeting of Forum have protested to Iranian President Hassan news media. Police attempted to raid the offices Rouhani against the continued detention of journalist of the Zaman daily but were repelled by protesters Jason Rezaian and have called for his immediate who had gathered to support the newspaper and release. On 6th December, prosecutors brought vocally defend a free press. The paper's editor-in- unspecified charges against Rezaian, Tehran bureau chief, Ekram Dumanli, challenged the police to chief of the Washington Post, who has been detained arrest him and was later detained, along with Hidayet since his arrest on 22 July. Karaca, head of the Samanyolu Media Group. Also

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arrested were some two-dozen journalists, producers, Mid-Day Pune edition to close scriptwriters, directors, police officers and two former police chiefs. In December 2011, Delhi and Bangalore editions All are accused of forming and belonging to an of Mid-Day were closed down and now Jagran illegal organization with close ties to US-based Prakashan has also closed their Mid-Day Pune Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen, a former ally but now Edition. Basant Rathore, VP, Strategy, Business a leading critic of President Erdogan. The arrests Development and Brand, at Jagran Prakashan said, appear to be in connection with a year-long campaign “Midday Pune Edition was financially a loss making against Gülen and his alleged supporters following a one. It was insignificant from a business point of view corruption scandal that implicated the government and hence the decision to close it. We will focus our and the President's entourage. Authorities maintain resources and efforts on the core Mumbai Edition that the allegations were an attempt to seize power for Midday.” The Pune edition was launched in 2009 by Erdogan's critics. and has been trying to gain momentum since then. The paper was competing with TOI’s Pune Mirror. isailive from Dinamalar (Courtesy: exchange4media.com) Tamil Daily Dinamalar has launched a new music Nai Dunia has new group editor website, isailive, designed specially keeping in mind the next generation. The special initiative from the Senior journalist Anand Pandey has joined Dainik group is to promote music in all genres aiming to Jagran Group’s newspaper Nai Dunia as Group reach an audience that has a global outlook from the Editor. With an experience of around two decades, age group of 15 and upwards with an ear for music. Pandey has been associated with Print, TV and To access the website one needs to go through the Radio. Pandey started his career in 1996 as a reporter Dinamalar site. To watch the shows on the website, in Dainik Bhaskar, Indore and later also became its the viewers are required to pay and for some content editor. In 2001, he turned to TV and worked for Zee would be free if it is under the promotional category. News for about four years. In 2004, Pandey joined The intention of the website is to promote musical IBN-7 where he covered the incumbent Congress talent of the state in various genres to the globe. and the PMO. Moving back to print again, he Speaking about the initiative, Lakshmipathy joined Dainik Bhaskar in 2010 in Bhopal and later Adimoolam, director, Dinamalar, says, “Dinamalar Indore. He was then given charge of Dainik Bhaskar, as a newspaper has always wanted to be recognised Chhattisgarh. as a newspaper wanting to do good for our people (Courtesy: exchange4media.com) the readers. Our editorial values are often questioned as outdated, but we are always current and adaptive Justice C.K. Prasad is to the present with focus on the objective that a newspaper is meant for. This may sound very basic Press Council Chairman and traditional, but truly we are doing it in our small Justice Markandey Katju will be replaced as way unlike so many others. We have already gone chairman of Press Council of India by former global and very strong way back in the year 1997. Supreme Court Judge C.K. Prasad. Justice Katju’s Today we are world’s No. 1 Tamil website reaching to three-year term ended on October 11. Justice C.K. more than 180+ countries. Today, we serve the global Prasad is a retired judge of Supreme Court of India. Tamil audience, who have no access to our country He completed his four-year term in July this year. and state besides dinamalar.com.” Justice Prasad is a Science graduate from Magadh Dinamalar has used the digital platform for their University. In November 1973, he was enrolled as music website promotion along with personal an advocate and practised in civil, constitutional, marketing initiatives via e-mailers and posters criminal and service matters at the Patna High Court. globally. In 1989 he was designated senior advocate. He was appointed additional advocate general of Bihar in

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December 1993. He held various offi ces including the Printing takes a leap to 4D offi ce of the vice-president of the English Speaking Union of Commonwealth. In a fi rst, researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have used a technology called four dimensional (4D) printing to create a structure that ‘Hope for better days to come’ can change shape without external intervention. The new technology marks an advancement over 3D The Indian Media and Entertainment Industry is printing that allows one to print a range of items expected to grow at a rate of 14.2% during 2013-18, including toys, chocolates or medical devices, all as per FICCI-KPMG study on the industry during while sitting in a living room. 2014. The print media industry will grow at CAGR The so-called four dimensional printing involves of 9% during 2013-18. 3D printing items that are designed to change The big hope for the future growth of the M&E shape after they are printed. “We can now generate industry continues to be digital. With a fast growing structures that will change shape and functionality internet user base of over 300 million internet users, without external intervention,” lead study author the potential of the industry to enhance engagement Dan Raviv was quoted as saying by Live Science. The with customers and generate revenue from digital researchers printed the shape-shifting 3D structure media is indeed vast. In terms of print media, the using two materials, a stiff plastic, and a ‘secret’ water rise in literacy rates, signifi cant population growth, absorbent material that could double in volume when the rise in incomes in smaller towns and the entry of submerged in water. big players in regional markets is likely to drive future The researchers printed up a square grid and found expansion of regional circulation and readership that when they placed the grid in water, the water- across India. Examples of national players launching absorbent material could produce a broad range of regional print editions include – The Hindu launching shapes. “The most exciting part is the numerous a Tamil edition, Times of India launching a Gujarati applications that can emerge from this work,” Raviv edition NavGujarat Samay and Dainik Bhaskar’s added. “This is not just a cool project or an interesting entry in Patna. solution, but something that can change the lives of Recent advertising trends of print media in the many,” he said. The scientists noted that such 4D- country discloses several pointers. A close look at printed items could one day be used in everything advertising pattern of major verticals which drive from medical implants to home appliances. The advertising in print media reveals that, the contribution study appeared in the journal Scientifi c Reports. from verticals like Automobiles, Retail, and Consumer Products have been steady with growth over previous (Courtesy : Business Line) year. The verticals like BFSI, Education, RealEstate, while marginally declining during the middle of year has begun to signs of improvement. Telecom products, FMCG, Textile and Clothing and Political Ads have increased their advertising for print media over previous year signifi cantly. To sum it up, it can be stated that in last few months, Our foundation of the industry was strengthened to position for growth as the economy improves. The Journals expected proactive measures of new Government at the centre and stabilizing infl ation rates in recent months have given hope for better days to come. (Excerpts from an article by Suresh Srinivasan, vice- president, The Hindu, which appeared in exchange4media.)

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February 12, organised by January IPAMA, in Greater Noida, April Delhi NCR: NPES ICC Color January 22, organised by WAN- Management Conference 2015 April 20-22, organised by WAN- IFRA, in Chennai: Infographics. (Manufacturing Success with IFRA, in London: Digital Media More details from selvaprabu.s@ Color Management). More details Europe 2015. More details from wan-ifra.org at http://www.printpackipama. [email protected] com/exhibitor-registration- April 28-30, organised by WAN- printpack-india-2015/ IFRA, in Bangkok: Publish Asia February February 18-19, organised by 2015. More details from gilles. WAN-IFRA, in Dubai: 10th WAN- [email protected] February 9, organised by WAN- IFRA Middle East Conference. IFRA, in New Delhi: Digital Content Strategy/ Pricing March Strategy for Digital News Publishers. More details from [email protected] March 15-18, organised by February 10-11, organised by Newspaper Association of WAN-IFRA, in New Delhi: Digital America, in Nashville, the US: Media India 2015. More details NAA MediaXchange 2015. More from [email protected] details at http://www.naa.org/ February 11-15, organised by mediaXchange/Program.aspx IPAMA, in Greater Noida, Delhi March 19-20, organised by WAN- 2015 NCR: 12th Printpack India 2015. IFRA, in Stockholm: DagsVara More details from admin@ipama. 2015. More details from virginia. org / [email protected] [email protected]

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A 60-year-old newspaper has adapted and moved with the times, and moved quickly. Its Assistant Manager Web site attracts more than two million unique visitors and more than 190 million page views a month; its iPhone, iPod and iPad applications have recorded a substantial number IS THERE THE MAGIC OF A KOENIG & BAUER TODAY? & Editorial Coordinator of downloads and page views, with various apps being made available on the Android Perhaps a rather strange way to herald the New Year with a ﬂashback from the past. But this picture, which shows a 1:2 scaled replica found in the KBA Museum in Würzburg, Germany, shows how much technology has progressed the past two centuries. Incidentally, the era of mechanical printing began in the night of 28 to 29 November 1814 with the production of The Times newspaper on the double-cylinder press (seen above) from Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Bauer. The picture also platform as well. All run and managed by a small team that is highly focused on delivering shows that when you have creativity and courage, as Koenig and Bauer exhibited, you can achieve the unimaginable. Today’s youngsters must take their cue from the efforts of such pioneers. For more on the story, please go to page 37. R. Suseela value to users as well as clients, and it has paid off well. Sashi Nair reports on the Dinamalar [email protected] new media success story >>> more Design & Layout V. Anandha Kumar

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