The San Diego Union-Tribune ordered a 250-seat Atex Content Management system for its English and Spanish publications to eliminate steps in its manual pagination.
The Atex CMS will provide The Union-Tribune with an integrated, single-database system to handle the publisher’s entire workflow from content gathering to pagination to online delivery, reduce cost and improve efficiencies, Atex said.
“With Atex’s help, we are reducing the amount of time we take to paginate because we can do several things at one time instead of having to wait to perform one function after another after another,” said Robert York, senior editor at The Union-Tribune. “And that was a key benefit we saw with the Atex system, which allows for a parallel workflow that is crucial for us to save time and money.”
The contract for the Atex Content Management system includes licenses for 250 journalists, contributors, editors, designers and paginators, with implementation scheduled to begin immediately.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Gannett taps G&J for registration at 3 dailies
Gannett Co. Inc. ordered six VisionMaster punch benders from Glunz & Jensen for The News Journal in Wilmington, Del.; two for The (Nashville) Tennessean; and three for The Journal News in Westchester County, N.Y. G&J released the VisionMaster, priced under $50,000, earlier this year.
The VisionMaster benders in Nashville and Westchester are punching and bending plates for both 46- and 44-inch web widths.
Wilmington will install its machine at the time of its web-width reduction to 44 inches. All sites also ordered conveyors and stackers.
G&J also announced a number of sales through partner vendors, including a VisionMaster for the Mail Tribune in Medford, Ore., coordinated by Konica Minolta Graphic Imaging.
Additionally, G&J landed a number of punch bend and related equipment sales internationally, including sales in the United Arab Emirates, Madrid, Spain and Malaysia.
Finally, Tech Energy Inc. ordered new CML press registration lockups from G&J that will be used by the Midland (Texas) Reporter when the paper reduces its web width later this summer.
The VisionMaster benders in Nashville and Westchester are punching and bending plates for both 46- and 44-inch web widths.
Wilmington will install its machine at the time of its web-width reduction to 44 inches. All sites also ordered conveyors and stackers.
G&J also announced a number of sales through partner vendors, including a VisionMaster for the Mail Tribune in Medford, Ore., coordinated by Konica Minolta Graphic Imaging.
Additionally, G&J landed a number of punch bend and related equipment sales internationally, including sales in the United Arab Emirates, Madrid, Spain and Malaysia.
Finally, Tech Energy Inc. ordered new CML press registration lockups from G&J that will be used by the Midland (Texas) Reporter when the paper reduces its web width later this summer.
Cedar Rapids paper to print Iowa City daily
The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, said it will begin printing and distributing the Iowa City Press-Citizen, with printing to begin Aug. 4 and distribution Aug. 31.
The Press-Citizen, a Gannett Co. Inc. paper, had been printed by sister daily The Des Moines Register since June 2008.
The Gazette said shifting production and distribution of the Press-Citizen to Cedar Rapids will further decrease costs.
Cedar Rapids is about 24 miles from Iowa City.
The Press-Citizen, a Gannett Co. Inc. paper, had been printed by sister daily The Des Moines Register since June 2008.
The Gazette said shifting production and distribution of the Press-Citizen to Cedar Rapids will further decrease costs.
Cedar Rapids is about 24 miles from Iowa City.
Freedom paper in Texas to charge for online content
The Valley Morning Star in Harlingen, Texas, this week will be the first Freedom Communications newspaper to begin charging non-subscribers a fee to read its online edition.
The newspaper said that seven-day-a-week subscribers would get free access to the online edition, but that others would have to pay up to $3.95 per month.
“The days of giving content away, which costs money to create and for which we charge our print subscribers, I think, are just about over,” said Valley Morning Star Publisher Tyler Patton.
The newspaper will continue to make some of its features, including national news and the paper’s home page, free of charge on its Web site.
Patton said he expects other Freedom newspapers to follow suit.
Meantime, The New York Times said a survey of print subscribers is leading it to consider levying a $5 monthly fee for access to its Web site.
Bloomberg reported that The Times also asked if subscribers would be willing to pay a discounted fee of $2.50 to read content on the site.
The newspaper said that seven-day-a-week subscribers would get free access to the online edition, but that others would have to pay up to $3.95 per month.
“The days of giving content away, which costs money to create and for which we charge our print subscribers, I think, are just about over,” said Valley Morning Star Publisher Tyler Patton.
The newspaper will continue to make some of its features, including national news and the paper’s home page, free of charge on its Web site.
Patton said he expects other Freedom newspapers to follow suit.
Meantime, The New York Times said a survey of print subscribers is leading it to consider levying a $5 monthly fee for access to its Web site.
Bloomberg reported that The Times also asked if subscribers would be willing to pay a discounted fee of $2.50 to read content on the site.
N.H. paper shuts down
The Eagle Times in Claremont, N.H., abruptly shut down last week after the company that published the newspaper filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
The newspaper, published six days a week, was founded more than 175 years ago and employed more than 100 people.
The publisher said the family-owned Eagle Publications could no longer continue underwriting the losses of the company, according to an article posted by The Union-Leader in Manchester, N.H.
"We did our best to continue the operations, but the economy and the changes in the newspaper industry have made it impossible to continue this business," said a memo issued by Eagle Publications.
The newspaper, published six days a week, was founded more than 175 years ago and employed more than 100 people.
The publisher said the family-owned Eagle Publications could no longer continue underwriting the losses of the company, according to an article posted by The Union-Leader in Manchester, N.H.
"We did our best to continue the operations, but the economy and the changes in the newspaper industry have made it impossible to continue this business," said a memo issued by Eagle Publications.
Printed Blog folds
The Printed Blog, a venture that aggregated blog content to create newspapers, ceased publication.
Founder Joshua Karp cited lack of funding.
Content for The Printed Blog was selected based on the votes of readers and their geographic location. Before its demise, the service produced 16 issues, distributed 80,000 print copies, with 100,000 copies downloaded (see News & Tech, February 2009).
“Despite a significant personal investment on my part, and the additional support of six or seven credit cards, we were unable to raise the minimum amount of money required to reach the next stage of our development,” Karp said. “This was a difficult decision for us, but the financial reality of the situation demanded that we suspend further publication immediately and indefinitely.”
Founder Joshua Karp cited lack of funding.
Content for The Printed Blog was selected based on the votes of readers and their geographic location. Before its demise, the service produced 16 issues, distributed 80,000 print copies, with 100,000 copies downloaded (see News & Tech, February 2009).
“Despite a significant personal investment on my part, and the additional support of six or seven credit cards, we were unable to raise the minimum amount of money required to reach the next stage of our development,” Karp said. “This was a difficult decision for us, but the financial reality of the situation demanded that we suspend further publication immediately and indefinitely.”
Ky. dailies join CommunitySportsDesk
Paxton Media Group Kentucky dailies The Messenger in Madisonville and The Messenger-Inquirer in Owensboro rolled out CommunitySportsDesk to collect, organize and present community sports and recreation content on their online and print products.
The Kentucky affiliates join Paxton’s Indiana properties in Marion, Wabash, Peru, Huntington and Frankfort as CSD customers.
The Kentucky affiliates join Paxton’s Indiana properties in Marion, Wabash, Peru, Huntington and Frankfort as CSD customers.
The Day upgrades CMS
The Day of New London, Conn., upgraded to Mediaspectrum’s latest version of ContentWatch.
Mediaspectrum released ContentWatch 2.0, the latest upgrade to its flagship content management app, last month.
The day has been using the app since last year (see News & Tech, November 2008).
Mediaspectrum released ContentWatch 2.0, the latest upgrade to its flagship content management app, last month.
The day has been using the app since last year (see News & Tech, November 2008).
Tribune to sell ads for Dallas Morning News
Tribune Co. will begin selling national print and online ads for The Dallas Morning News under terms of a contract between the Chicago-based publisher and A.H. Belo Corp.
Tribune365 National Solutions Group will be responsible for marketing The Morning News. The newly formed unit will represent the daily newspaper as well as Belo’s Quick and Al Dia publications in Dallas as well as all of the publications’ Web sites.
"This is an important step toward a more efficient and better equipped sales force for our company," said Cyndy Carr, The Morning News’ senior vice president of sales.
Tribune365 National Solutions Group will be responsible for marketing The Morning News. The newly formed unit will represent the daily newspaper as well as Belo’s Quick and Al Dia publications in Dallas as well as all of the publications’ Web sites.
"This is an important step toward a more efficient and better equipped sales force for our company," said Cyndy Carr, The Morning News’ senior vice president of sales.
Mitsubishi offering lower-cost CTP machine
Mitsubishi released the Digital NewsPro System, which the vendors said is an affordable computer-to-plate machine designed specifically for short-run newspapers, pennysavers and book printing.
The Digital NewsPro System integrates Mitsubishi’s Silver DigiPlate plate technology with a Katana platesetter, plate bender and lock-ups designed to meet the requirements of newspaper presses, Mitsubishi said.
The Digital NewsPro System integrates Mitsubishi’s Silver DigiPlate plate technology with a Katana platesetter, plate bender and lock-ups designed to meet the requirements of newspaper presses, Mitsubishi said.
In Brief
WIFAG said CEO Peter Boeglin left the company and named Werner Tschan interim manager.
The Washington Times named Karyn Gruenberg marketing director.
The Dallas Morning News named Tracy Martin Taylor publisher of Quick and general manager of arts and entertainment.
PPI Media GmbH named Nina Paul public relations manager, succeeding Robert Friedrichs.
The Kitsap Sun in Bremerton, Wash., named Charles Horton president and publisher, succeeding Mike Levi, who retired.
The Oshkosh (Wis.) Northwestern named Stewart Rieckman general manager and executive editor.
The Denver Post raised its single-copy price from 50 cents to 75 cents, effective July 13. Subscriber rates weren’t affected. Meantime, the Audit Bureau of Circulations said The Post’s circulation rose by almost 150,000 copies — to 371,727 — in the month after the Rocky Mountain News folded Feb. 28.
The New York Times launched its international weekly news supplement in La Razón in Bolivia. The section, which will be published in Spanish, joins a global network of newspapers that carry the seven-year-old weekly.
FFEI released RealVue3D 3.9, the newest version of its 3D print simulation software engineered to enable publishers to convert multipage PDF documents into interactive 3D products. Documents can be rotated and viewed from any angle, giving creators and their clients a true impression of how the final product will look when printed.
www.ffei.co.uk
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries appointed Newstech India Pvt. Ltd., as its sales and service distributor for the company’s line of newspaper offset presses within India.
www.mhi.co.jp
Anygraaf entered into sales and distribution partnerships with newspaper industry suppliers Intergraph Corp. and UltraGraph Technologies, both of south Florida.
Intergraph caters to the Caribbean market, while UltraGraph serves Mexico, South America and Central America.
www.anygraaf.com
MyPressReports was approved as a PAGE Cooperative certified vendor.
www.mypressreports.com
AbitibiBowater said it is providing carbon credits that it has accumulated through its own energy-saving initiatives to offset greenhouse gas emissions occurring during IfraExpo 2009.
www.atibitibowater.com
QuadTech Inc. said it became an authorized sales agent for Procemex-Print web monitoring products in North, Central, and South America. Based in Jyvaskyla, Finland, Procemex Oy Ltd.’s products monitor various locations on the pressline to keep tab on such events as web breaks.
www.quadtechworld.com
ECRM released RIPMate v8.1. The new RIP software upgrade is now available through ECRM and its worldwide dealer network.
www.ecrm.com
E.W. Scripps redesigned Web sites at several papers, including The Knoxville (Tenn.) News-Sentinel, Naples (Fla.) Daily News, the Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press and the Record Searchlight in Redding, Calif.
Media General said it would no longer publish Skirt! magazine in Birmingham, Ala., but will continue to publish the special-interest periodical in 17 other markets where it now appears.
Gannett Co. Inc. said it will move production of USA Today from The Batavia (N.Y.) Daily News to the Gannett-owned Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle, effective next year.
The Washington Times named Karyn Gruenberg marketing director.
The Dallas Morning News named Tracy Martin Taylor publisher of Quick and general manager of arts and entertainment.
PPI Media GmbH named Nina Paul public relations manager, succeeding Robert Friedrichs.
The Kitsap Sun in Bremerton, Wash., named Charles Horton president and publisher, succeeding Mike Levi, who retired.
The Oshkosh (Wis.) Northwestern named Stewart Rieckman general manager and executive editor.
The Denver Post raised its single-copy price from 50 cents to 75 cents, effective July 13. Subscriber rates weren’t affected. Meantime, the Audit Bureau of Circulations said The Post’s circulation rose by almost 150,000 copies — to 371,727 — in the month after the Rocky Mountain News folded Feb. 28.
The New York Times launched its international weekly news supplement in La Razón in Bolivia. The section, which will be published in Spanish, joins a global network of newspapers that carry the seven-year-old weekly.
FFEI released RealVue3D 3.9, the newest version of its 3D print simulation software engineered to enable publishers to convert multipage PDF documents into interactive 3D products. Documents can be rotated and viewed from any angle, giving creators and their clients a true impression of how the final product will look when printed.
www.ffei.co.uk
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries appointed Newstech India Pvt. Ltd., as its sales and service distributor for the company’s line of newspaper offset presses within India.
www.mhi.co.jp
Anygraaf entered into sales and distribution partnerships with newspaper industry suppliers Intergraph Corp. and UltraGraph Technologies, both of south Florida.
Intergraph caters to the Caribbean market, while UltraGraph serves Mexico, South America and Central America.
www.anygraaf.com
MyPressReports was approved as a PAGE Cooperative certified vendor.
www.mypressreports.com
AbitibiBowater said it is providing carbon credits that it has accumulated through its own energy-saving initiatives to offset greenhouse gas emissions occurring during IfraExpo 2009.
www.atibitibowater.com
QuadTech Inc. said it became an authorized sales agent for Procemex-Print web monitoring products in North, Central, and South America. Based in Jyvaskyla, Finland, Procemex Oy Ltd.’s products monitor various locations on the pressline to keep tab on such events as web breaks.
www.quadtechworld.com
ECRM released RIPMate v8.1. The new RIP software upgrade is now available through ECRM and its worldwide dealer network.
www.ecrm.com
E.W. Scripps redesigned Web sites at several papers, including The Knoxville (Tenn.) News-Sentinel, Naples (Fla.) Daily News, the Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press and the Record Searchlight in Redding, Calif.
Media General said it would no longer publish Skirt! magazine in Birmingham, Ala., but will continue to publish the special-interest periodical in 17 other markets where it now appears.
Gannett Co. Inc. said it will move production of USA Today from The Batavia (N.Y.) Daily News to the Gannett-owned Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle, effective next year.
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