Obituaries:
Günther Eckert, KBA
Günther Eckert, senior engineer at Koenig & Bauer AG died Aug. 11 in a drowning accident while on vacation in Denmark. His daughter also drowned trying to rescue him, KBA said. Mr. Eckert was involved with a number of KBA press installations in the United States.
Ken Fleming, Tulsa World
Ken Fleming, who directed production operations at the Tulsa (Okla.) World for nearly three decades, died last week at his home in Florida. He was 75.
During his tenure with the World, Mr. Fleming oversaw two new press installations at the paper.
Fleming is survived by his wife, Gail; his brother, Gene; sons Randy and Ben; daughter Susan Major; nine grandchildren and numerous nephews and nieces.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sept. 1 at the University of Tulsa’s Sharp Chapel. Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County, 5300 East Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33047, or to Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma, 9433 E. 51st St., Suite J, Tulsa, OK 74129.
Monday, August 17, 2009
In Brief
Media General’s Richmond (Va.) Media Group named Rick Thornton to head Richmond.com.
Cablevision Systems named Tad Smith president of its newly created Local Media group, which includes Newsday in Long Island, N.Y., and News 12 Networks.
Goss International named John Gallagher director of business development of the vendor’s Lifetime Support program in North and South America.
The Telegraph Herald in Dubuque, Iowa, went live with Digital Technology International’s DTI Circulation 3.5 and iServices Subscriber, all deployed through DTI’s Cloud platform.
www.dtint.com
Plastic Logic said it will work with Olive Software to provide services to customers under its Publishers Program. The Plastic Logic Reader will be introduced early next year.
www.plasticlogic.com
www.olivesoftware.com
ProImage said it will debut its FanOut Server at Publish Asia & Ifra India Expo, to be held in Chennai, India, Sept. 23-25. FanOut Server addresses the problem of paper stretch on web presses.
www.proimage.com
Printing Industries of America awarded InterTech technology awards to CGS Publishing Technologies International for its Oris Press Matcher color management software and to Kodak for its Dimensional Printing System and its Prinergy Digital workflow software.
www.cgs-oris.com
www.graphics.kodak.com
WoodWing Asia Pacific named Shanghai Digesoft Technology Co. Ltd. in Shanghai and Beijing a Gold Authorized Partner.
www.woodwing.com
Goss International opened a direct sales and support office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The office oversees commercial and newspaper press and postpress sales, marketing and after-market services.
www.gossinternational.com
The (Nashville) Tennessean this week began printing the regional edition of The New York Times. The Gannett Co. Inc.-owned paper produces more than 20 commercial publications on its three presses.
AdLizard has completed its move into new offices. The new address is 35211 NE 127th Ave., La Center, WA 98629. Telephone and fax numbers are 360.263.5811 and 360.252.6517, respectively.
www.adlizard.com
PPI Media said it will host a number of conferences in September and November in Chicago, New York and London, which will address the possibilities associated with marketing cross-media ad space. Demos will center on ppi’s AdInvent app.
www.ppimedia.de
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will said it would leave its downtown location and move to new offices in northeast Atlanta. The move will begin next spring, the newspaper reported.
Cablevision Systems named Tad Smith president of its newly created Local Media group, which includes Newsday in Long Island, N.Y., and News 12 Networks.
Goss International named John Gallagher director of business development of the vendor’s Lifetime Support program in North and South America.
The Telegraph Herald in Dubuque, Iowa, went live with Digital Technology International’s DTI Circulation 3.5 and iServices Subscriber, all deployed through DTI’s Cloud platform.
www.dtint.com
Plastic Logic said it will work with Olive Software to provide services to customers under its Publishers Program. The Plastic Logic Reader will be introduced early next year.
www.plasticlogic.com
www.olivesoftware.com
ProImage said it will debut its FanOut Server at Publish Asia & Ifra India Expo, to be held in Chennai, India, Sept. 23-25. FanOut Server addresses the problem of paper stretch on web presses.
www.proimage.com
Printing Industries of America awarded InterTech technology awards to CGS Publishing Technologies International for its Oris Press Matcher color management software and to Kodak for its Dimensional Printing System and its Prinergy Digital workflow software.
www.cgs-oris.com
www.graphics.kodak.com
WoodWing Asia Pacific named Shanghai Digesoft Technology Co. Ltd. in Shanghai and Beijing a Gold Authorized Partner.
www.woodwing.com
Goss International opened a direct sales and support office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The office oversees commercial and newspaper press and postpress sales, marketing and after-market services.
www.gossinternational.com
The (Nashville) Tennessean this week began printing the regional edition of The New York Times. The Gannett Co. Inc.-owned paper produces more than 20 commercial publications on its three presses.
AdLizard has completed its move into new offices. The new address is 35211 NE 127th Ave., La Center, WA 98629. Telephone and fax numbers are 360.263.5811 and 360.252.6517, respectively.
www.adlizard.com
PPI Media said it will host a number of conferences in September and November in Chicago, New York and London, which will address the possibilities associated with marketing cross-media ad space. Demos will center on ppi’s AdInvent app.
www.ppimedia.de
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will said it would leave its downtown location and move to new offices in northeast Atlanta. The move will begin next spring, the newspaper reported.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Aug. 10, 2009 — Times of Shreveport getting its Berliner press
Eighteen months after outlining plans for an upgraded Berliner press, The Times in Shreveport, La., received the green light to install the machine.
The Times in late 2007 said it would install a reconditioned 1991 Berliner press obtained by reseller Graphic Web Systems to anchor the upgrade (see News & Tech, January 2008).
The WIFAG OF 790 press will be used to replace The Times’ almost 50-year-old letterpress.
Gannett Co. Inc. delayed the $15 million project as it dealt with building issues, the recession and industry downturn.
But a memo from Times President and Publisher Pete Zanmiller, issued last week, said the press upgrade had been approved and that work would begin immediately.
“Now that we have finally been given approval the difficult work begins as we move to the next generation of our printed product,” he said. “I am excited about the opportunity and look forward to the entire operation working on this opportunity.”
The shafted WIFAG press is configured as four towers and two folders, with an 18.5-inch cutoff and 44-inch web width. The press was formerly used by a Swiss printer, which decommissioned it last year.
The Times will be the third U.S. newspaper to adopt the Berliner format, following the Journal and Courier in Lafayette, Ind., and the Reading (Pa.) Eagle.
Look for more on The Times’ Berliner install in the September issue.
The Times in late 2007 said it would install a reconditioned 1991 Berliner press obtained by reseller Graphic Web Systems to anchor the upgrade (see News & Tech, January 2008).
The WIFAG OF 790 press will be used to replace The Times’ almost 50-year-old letterpress.
Gannett Co. Inc. delayed the $15 million project as it dealt with building issues, the recession and industry downturn.
But a memo from Times President and Publisher Pete Zanmiller, issued last week, said the press upgrade had been approved and that work would begin immediately.
“Now that we have finally been given approval the difficult work begins as we move to the next generation of our printed product,” he said. “I am excited about the opportunity and look forward to the entire operation working on this opportunity.”
The shafted WIFAG press is configured as four towers and two folders, with an 18.5-inch cutoff and 44-inch web width. The press was formerly used by a Swiss printer, which decommissioned it last year.
The Times will be the third U.S. newspaper to adopt the Berliner format, following the Journal and Courier in Lafayette, Ind., and the Reading (Pa.) Eagle.
Look for more on The Times’ Berliner install in the September issue.
Online payment schemes moving forward
The Financial Times and News Corp. each outlined plans to begin charging readers to access to their online content as publishers continue to seek ways to attract new revenues.
According to The Independent in the United Kingdom, The Financial Times is evaluating a “pay-per-article” system, perhaps based on Apple Inc.’s iTunes. The paper said that FT is examining a model in which a non-subscribing reader would pay a small fee for articles that otherwise would only be available to subscribers. The FT already has more than 117,000 subscribers who pay an annual fee for access.
The Independent said the FT hopes to have the system in place next year.
News Corp., meantime, wants to introduce charges to all of its Web sites by next summer.
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch expects the fees to offset expenses associated with operating his stable of newspapers, which include in the United States the New York Post and the Dow Jones Local Media Group dailies.
“Quality journalism is not cheap,” he said during an earnings conference call. “The digital revolution has opened many new and inexpensive distribution channels but it has not made content free. We intend to charge for all our news Web sites.”
To that end, The Guardian in the United Kingdom reported that The (London) Sunday Times will be the first News Corp. paper to experiment with charging readers to access content, beginning this fall.
According to the paper, The Times will launch a fee-based Sundaytimes.co.uk, Web site at the end of November.
The Guardian said the publisher hasn’t yet decided which mechanism or technology it will use to charge readers.
According to The Independent in the United Kingdom, The Financial Times is evaluating a “pay-per-article” system, perhaps based on Apple Inc.’s iTunes. The paper said that FT is examining a model in which a non-subscribing reader would pay a small fee for articles that otherwise would only be available to subscribers. The FT already has more than 117,000 subscribers who pay an annual fee for access.
The Independent said the FT hopes to have the system in place next year.
News Corp., meantime, wants to introduce charges to all of its Web sites by next summer.
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch expects the fees to offset expenses associated with operating his stable of newspapers, which include in the United States the New York Post and the Dow Jones Local Media Group dailies.
“Quality journalism is not cheap,” he said during an earnings conference call. “The digital revolution has opened many new and inexpensive distribution channels but it has not made content free. We intend to charge for all our news Web sites.”
To that end, The Guardian in the United Kingdom reported that The (London) Sunday Times will be the first News Corp. paper to experiment with charging readers to access content, beginning this fall.
According to the paper, The Times will launch a fee-based Sundaytimes.co.uk, Web site at the end of November.
The Guardian said the publisher hasn’t yet decided which mechanism or technology it will use to charge readers.
Bakersfield daily going tab
The Bakersfield Californian said it will re-launch its weekday newspaper as a tabloid-sized product starting Aug. 17.
The paper’s Saturday and Sunday editions will retain its current broadsheet format, but will receive a fresh look that mirrors the weekday Californian.
The paper will include color on every page, a cleaner layout and an improved obituary page.
“Through months of research, we have carefully considered what we believe will make for a richer and more enjoyable experience for our readers, improving upon our content and packaging,” said Richard Beene, president and CEO of The Californian.
The paper is printed on TKS (USA) presses and is produced by Brad Moseley Inc. under a contractual agreement.
News & Tech will have more information about the conversion in the September issue.
The paper’s Saturday and Sunday editions will retain its current broadsheet format, but will receive a fresh look that mirrors the weekday Californian.
The paper will include color on every page, a cleaner layout and an improved obituary page.
“Through months of research, we have carefully considered what we believe will make for a richer and more enjoyable experience for our readers, improving upon our content and packaging,” said Richard Beene, president and CEO of The Californian.
The paper is printed on TKS (USA) presses and is produced by Brad Moseley Inc. under a contractual agreement.
News & Tech will have more information about the conversion in the September issue.
Jenkins to join News & Tech Print 09 panel
John Jenkins, operations director at The Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Va., will be part of a special newspaper-focused panel that will be held during Print 09.
Jenkins will talk about the Free Lance-Star’s new production facility, which will feature the first U.S. installation of Goss International’s FPS press. The triplewide machine, with both heatset and coldset production capabilities, will go on-edition next year.
Jenkins will be joined by Austin Ryan, vice president of operations, U.S. Community Publishing, Gannett Co. Inc., Bill May, vice president of production, The Dallas Morning News and Paul Lynch, manager of commercial sales and logistics/quality, at the Chicago Tribune, to discuss the role technology is playing in their operations.
The 90-minute seminar, to be moderated by News & Tech Editor-in-Chief Chuck Moozakis, will take place Monday, Sept. 14, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 502 A/B in the South Hall of McCormick Place in Chicago. No additional registration is needed to attend the session. To get more information about Print 09 registration information, click here.
Jenkins will talk about the Free Lance-Star’s new production facility, which will feature the first U.S. installation of Goss International’s FPS press. The triplewide machine, with both heatset and coldset production capabilities, will go on-edition next year.
Jenkins will be joined by Austin Ryan, vice president of operations, U.S. Community Publishing, Gannett Co. Inc., Bill May, vice president of production, The Dallas Morning News and Paul Lynch, manager of commercial sales and logistics/quality, at the Chicago Tribune, to discuss the role technology is playing in their operations.
The 90-minute seminar, to be moderated by News & Tech Editor-in-Chief Chuck Moozakis, will take place Monday, Sept. 14, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 502 A/B in the South Hall of McCormick Place in Chicago. No additional registration is needed to attend the session. To get more information about Print 09 registration information, click here.
Minn. paper reduces print days to 2
The Red Wing (Minn.) Republican Eagle is reducing its five-day-a-week print schedule to biweekly, beginning Sept. 2.
The newspaper said printed editions will be distributed Wednesdays and Saturdays. It will continue to post breaking news and information on its Web site.
"Economics and the readers' desire for local-only information are the predominant reasons for this decision," Publisher Steve Messick said. "We will deliver more local news to subscribers — but twice a week in larger newspapers instead of in five smaller papers. This change will allow our staff to concentrate only on the local market."
The newspaper said printed editions will be distributed Wednesdays and Saturdays. It will continue to post breaking news and information on its Web site.
"Economics and the readers' desire for local-only information are the predominant reasons for this decision," Publisher Steve Messick said. "We will deliver more local news to subscribers — but twice a week in larger newspapers instead of in five smaller papers. This change will allow our staff to concentrate only on the local market."
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