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.”
Monday, July 13, 2009
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.
Monday, July 6, 2009
July 6, 2009: Transcon begins printing S.F. Chronicle
Transcontinental Inc. last night began printing the San Francisco Chronicle at its new $200 million plant in Fremont, Calif.
The shift occurred quietly, with neither Transcontinental nor Hearst Corp., the owner of the Chronicle, publicly commenting on the move before the switch took place.
Hearst tapped Transcontinental in 2006 to print the Chronicle under terms of a 15-year contract. The newspaper said it decided to outsource production, in part, because it wasn't cost effective to replace its aging presses.
The contract was a coup for Transcontinental, which saw the Chronicle as a natural stepping-off point of its strategy to extend its production outsourcing capabilities to U.S. newspapers.
Yet in the more than two years since Transcontinental and Hearst signed the contract, the souring economy battered both the printer and the newspaper. At one point, Hearst threatened to shut down the paper in a bid to gain cost concessions, leading Transcontinental to issue a statement that it had contingency plans in place in the event the paper did fold.
Transcontinental, meantime, has had to weather its own challenges. Since the first of the year, the printer has laid off more than 1,500 workers, closed plants and posted a second quarter loss of $144 million as it battles to regain profitability.
The Chronicle is the second U.S. newspaper Transcontinental produces, and the first printed at a U.S. facility. Transcontinental is expected to aggressively pursue other U.S. printing customers in Fremont, which is anchored by three manroland Colorman XXL heatset/coldset presses and postpress equipment from Goss International, Ferag, Cannon Equipment and other vendors.
Transcontinental also produces under contract The (Toronto) Globe and Mail, La Presse and certain regional editions of The New York Times.
Look for more on Transcontinental printing the Chronicle in the September issue of News & Tech.
The shift occurred quietly, with neither Transcontinental nor Hearst Corp., the owner of the Chronicle, publicly commenting on the move before the switch took place.
Hearst tapped Transcontinental in 2006 to print the Chronicle under terms of a 15-year contract. The newspaper said it decided to outsource production, in part, because it wasn't cost effective to replace its aging presses.
The contract was a coup for Transcontinental, which saw the Chronicle as a natural stepping-off point of its strategy to extend its production outsourcing capabilities to U.S. newspapers.
Yet in the more than two years since Transcontinental and Hearst signed the contract, the souring economy battered both the printer and the newspaper. At one point, Hearst threatened to shut down the paper in a bid to gain cost concessions, leading Transcontinental to issue a statement that it had contingency plans in place in the event the paper did fold.
Transcontinental, meantime, has had to weather its own challenges. Since the first of the year, the printer has laid off more than 1,500 workers, closed plants and posted a second quarter loss of $144 million as it battles to regain profitability.
The Chronicle is the second U.S. newspaper Transcontinental produces, and the first printed at a U.S. facility. Transcontinental is expected to aggressively pursue other U.S. printing customers in Fremont, which is anchored by three manroland Colorman XXL heatset/coldset presses and postpress equipment from Goss International, Ferag, Cannon Equipment and other vendors.
Transcontinental also produces under contract The (Toronto) Globe and Mail, La Presse and certain regional editions of The New York Times.
Look for more on Transcontinental printing the Chronicle in the September issue of News & Tech.
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