www.newsandtech.com www.newsandtech.com January/February 2018 The premier resource for insight, analysis and technology integration in newspaper and hybrid operations and production. Cox Media optimizing distribution functions with real-time tools u BY TARA MCMEEKIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Photos: Arpi Pap Studio Arpi Pap Photos: With seven dailies and nine non-daily newspapers to deliver, Cox Media Group has plenty to keep track of when it comes to its delivery and distribution operations. When the publisher set out to find a solution to manage and report on its delivery, it wanted one that was all encompassing and could handle myriad tasks. Specifically, CMG wanted to be able to generate daily route book production and delivery reports, and to capitalize on route manage- ment and optimization tools for its four largest dailies. Early last year, CMG found the solution it was looking for in Dart from Publishers Circulation Fulfillment. In May 2017, the publisher completed a module-by-module rollout of Dart in order to keep home delivery on track for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Austin American Statesman, Dayton Daily News and The Palm Beach Post. CMG is also taking advantage of Dart’s automated recovery dispatch, delivery verification, complaint management and carrier compensation tools. “Daily processes run with a high rate of reliability, and the PCF team proactively monitors its system,” said Mark Moyer, distribution project lead for CMG’s PCF/Dart implementation. “We are [more than seven] months in, and we have seen relatively flawless performance of the technology.” Aggressive rollout schedule CMG established an aggressive rollout timeline from the get-go. At the same Dart dashboard Cox Media continued on page 6 What’s in store for newspapers in 2018? u BY TARA MCMEEKIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER For the past 20 years, people have predict- continue to roll with the changes. To do so, and to countervailing and anti-dumping duties. ed the end of newspapers. And while the industry pivot correctly, it’s important that vendors, publish- These duties are a result of petitions made barely resembles the Fourth Estate we knew 20 or ers, and production managers arm themselves with by U.S.-based pulp and paper manufacturer North 30 years ago, it’s still here. Newspaper publishers are the proper information. Pacific Paper Co. (NORPAC) to the U.S. Department weathering the changes, doing more with less, and One of the biggest questions on the minds of of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Com- continuing to put their best foot forward. publishers is what will happen with major raw print mission alleging that Canada’s UGW paper exports As we look forward to 2018, the industry will materials — newsprint, ink, and plates. are unfairly priced and that Canadian federal and When it comes to the rising provincial governments subsidize domestic produc- cost of consumables, it seems that ers, thereby placing U.S. manufacturers of uncoated the biggest assault on newspapers groundwood paper at an unfair disadvantage. will be related to newsprint in 2018. There are about 25 groundwood producers Turn to Paper suppliers began advising cus- in Canada and the new duties will vary by pro- tomers of potential surcharges at the ducer, ranging from 4.43 percent to 9.93 percent, page 49 end of 2017 in a bid to offset duties according to recent predictions from Forbes. The for expanded being charged on certain uncoated News Media Alliance, which represents some 1,100 groundwood (UGW) paper products newspapers across the country, has vowed to fight industry imported into the U.S. from Canada, the proposed tariffs. which may now be subjected to U.S. coverage Newspapers 2018 continued on page 5 News & Tech January/February 2018 u 1 www.newsandtech.com KBA Digital and Web Solutions Possibilities, Expansion, Growth... Koenig & Bauer is on your side Let us make your press as good as new or even better. Koenig & Bauer’s team of industry experts can enhance your current presses’ capabilities. 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And the public content you see more “Facebook's News Feed changes have publishers on edge,” read a will be held to the same standard — it should encourage meaningful CBS News headline. “The end is nigh,” read a story at digiday.com. interactions between people,” he wrote. “The changes were unilateral and done without consultation with “These are posts that inspire back-and-forth discussion in the news publishers,” said News Media Alliance Chief Executive David comments and posts that you might want to share and react to — Chavern. “We are wrestling with a world where Facebook has secret whether that's a post from a friend seeking advice, a friend asking for rules that they apply. They continue to make it hard to deliver journal- recommendations for a trip, or a news article or video prompting lots ism to readers. It is certainly not positive…because there's going to be of discussions," wrote Adam Mosseri, the head of Facebook's News less news delivered to users of Facebook than before.” Feed, on the site. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg address the changes in a Jan. 11 As Facebook makes changes, publishers have been moving away post. “Recently we've gotten feedback from our community that public from Facebook to platforms such as Google, Apple News and Twitter, content — posts from businesses, brands and media—is crowding out according to Digiday. the personal moments that lead us to connect more with each other,” Manroland relocates press for China’s People’s Daily Manroland web systems has relocated a third party presses are benefitting from the splicers. The system will be fitted with an GOSS press for the People’s Daily, the largest retrofit of a manroland web systems Inline interface for a blanket-washing device in newspaper group in China. The job unfolded Control System, the company says. its new location. The complete relocation, as manroland expanded its offerings to ser- The People’s Daily, a mouthpiece of including the disassembly, load out, trans- vice presses produced by competitors around China’s ruling Communist Party, opted for port, load in, assembly and commissioning, is a year ago. To date, manroland counts two Augsburg, Germany-based manroland for the the responsibility of manroland web printing control upgrades on Goss presses. In addi- relocation of a GOSS Universal 75 consist- equipment Beijing. The system has been back tion, numerous printing houses that operate ing of 6 printing towers, 2 folders and 6 reel in production since September. Romanian group gets new system from QIPC Q.I. Press Controls recently installed a new automation system press from Sweden and turned to QIPC for automation solutions, ac- on a printing press owned by the EDS Group in Brasov, Romania. The cording to QIPC. order was signed in February and the press has been running for a Two mRC-3D cameras for color register were installed on the number of months. manroland Lithoman 48S press, plus three mRC-3D cameras for cut- In 2015, EDS Romania bought a 2001 manroland Lithoman 48S off control and two IDS-3D cameras for color control. Cummings Printing upgrades drive, controls New Hampshire-based Cummings sixteen page units, two combination folders and shaftless infeed. This turnkey solution Printing Company has gone with Goss and a sheeter. Graphic Automation will will be installed first quarter of 2018. International and Graphic Automation and be removing and replacing the existing Cummings chose Goss to upgrade their Controls (GAC) to upgrade the press drive Toshiba PLCs, operator screens and drive Toshiba web press to address the electri- and controls on their Toshiba web press system. The new Graphic Automation sys- cal obsolescence of the existing drive and system. tem will provide an Allen-Bradley PLC with control platform, according to a Goss news The system is configured with five new AC Power Flex drives for main drive release. News & Tech January/February 2018 u 3 Volume 30, No. 1 News & Tech P.O. Box 478 Beaver Dam, WI 53916 p: 303.575.9595 www.newsandtech.com Editor & Publisher CONTENTS January/February 2018 Mary L. 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