WHEN A TRADITIONAL NEWSPAPER WENT FULLY DIGITAL

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WHEN A TRADITIONAL NEWSPAPER WENT FULLY DIGITALThe Swiss daily, Walliser Bote, is being printed completely digitally since June 15 this year. The digital finishing solution, FoldLine at Mengis Druck AG in Switzerland, finishes newspapers at high speed. It was great teamwork that saw the total integration of the workflow consisting of an HP T400 Color inkjet press, the format and cut-off variable finishing line FoldLine from manroland web systems, and the mail-order house technology from Mueller Martini. Picture shows the first copies of the digitally printed Walliser Bote on their way (see page 25).

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FROM THE EDITOR

Concerns raised in Copenhagen must concern us too

Senior journalist Shastri Ramachandaran has worked with leading newspapers in India and abroad, his last major innings was as senior editor and writer with Global Times and China Daily in Beijing. Shastri, of course, prefers to be known as just an independent political and foreign affairs commentator based in New Delhi. He was invited to the Global Media Freedoms Conference 2015 in Copenhagen in April. Hosted by Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in partnership with the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the two-day discussion was on key issues such as: threats to and the future of independent journalism; securing a future for news in the face of technological, commercial and security challenges; the critical role of media in the development of societies; and, how to deal with risks to independent journalism and journalists. The growing worldwide concern over increased threats to the functioning of a free and independent press found expression at the conference. The role of the media is obviously a point of discussion in several countries.

Shastri refers to Eric Chinje, chief executive of the Nairobi-based African Media Initiative, talking about the African Experience, but with “lessons that are universal and relevant to all societies that look to media to help make sense (of) and master the changing realities of daily existence”. Chinje, he adds, touched on the strategies, initiatives and collective actions taken to ensure respect for ethics, strengthen technological adaptation, put media at the centre of national and regional development and agree on media’s role in governance. The last two, Chinje said, had “sparked a defining debate on the role of media in Africa today”. Shastri also mentions a seven-point agenda spelled out by Chinje on what should be done to engage and implicate the media to make Africa’s economic emergence sustainable and achieve lasting peace and social cohesion. The agenda identifies the greatest, self-induced, challenges to media freedom as: putting out content that has little regard for what

audiences and readers want; disregarding the ethics of the profession; not maintaining high professional standards; and not paying adequate attention to the business dimension of the news business.

Shastri then branches off to another insightful presentation (and of greater relevance to South Asia) by Shirazuddin Siddiqi, BBC Media Action country director for Afghanistan. In his paper on the role of media (in the development of society) in developing and fragile states, Siddiqi points out that Afghanistan is not only a fragile state but also has a fractured society. His focus is on how investment in media in fragile states falls short of ensuring plurality in social dialogue, promoting tolerance, enabling dialogue across fracture lines for people to negotiate differences and agree on principles towards building a shared culture and identity. What is missing, Shastri points out, is the institutional resolve and resources to bring people together and create conditions to make them accommodate differences within a shared national identity.

Despite all the criticisms we level at the media here in India, there is no doubt that we have a fairly vibrant Fourth Estate; journalists by and large have a lot of freedom and we are a fairly tolerant society. It’s at conferences such as this that you tend to see the good side of Indian journalism. Am sure this thought must have crossed Shastri’s mind too at some point while he was in Copenhagen.

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Cover page photo: manroland web systems GmbH

What a newspaper is really all about 6

The 3-knife trimmer is a remarkable time saver 9

Remembering the clever engineers of Saxony 14

What does the future look like for online comments? 16

Publishers get positive response from putting teens in charge 20

Newspaper revenues shift to new sources 22

Industry Updates 25

Other News 42

Events Calendar 49


What a newspaper is really all aboutA newspaper is born at dawn and buried at dusk, so to speak. The dull thud of the newspaper being flung onto the balcony or pushed through the slit in the door is the sound that wakes many of us each morning. The newspaper connects us with the rest of the world and allows us to be a part, vicariously, of happenings and issues across the globe. More from P. Allimuthu

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The newspaper is a graphic art form, using words, pictures, colour, etc. Here are some tried-and-tested characteristics of a good newspaper:

1. Simplicity: Content should be easy to read and follow. It should be clear and clean.

2. Identity: Typography, colour selection, printing, layout, should all have purpose and substance. Readers should be able to identify a particular newspaper by sight and pick it out from the newspaper stall.

3. Authority: The newspaper should be authoritative enough in providing news to shape opinion.

4. Trustworthiness: A newspaper should be a believable, reliable source of information. There should be no exaggeration in reportage.

5. Hierarchy: A newspaper's white space should be in proportion to the significance, importance and interest value of the news. The first page of a newspaper should ideally have at least 75 per cent of news, leaving at the most 25 per cent for advertisements. (However, the modern trend is to reverse this ratio, and sometimes to do away with news entirely, giving up the entire page to advertisements.)

6. Comprehensiveness: A newspaper should cover events at both local and international levels. It should

be a complete source of information, with a mix of long and short articles/ reports.

7. Functional colours: Colour enhances presentation style. Pictures printed in multiple colours create interest in readers. Colour should also carry a message.

8. Consistency: A newspaper should be consistent in design from day to day, with set sections.

9. Engaging the readership: Newspaper elements should be exciting and eye-catching through choice of stories and visuals.

Orderly arrangement of material is a significant criterion of good newspaper design. Designs should be exciting, to create reader interest. Let us take a look at the technical aspects that go into producing a newspaper:

Typing it upA newspaper designer has to establish a visual

philosophy for the paper. Type is the lifeblood of printing matter. Where a newsreader, anchor or presenter engages with the audience through facial expressions, inflections of voice and even gesture, the newspaper reaches out to the reader by means of the typography. Type talks to readers. The choice of interesting and appropriate typefaces determines the quality of newspaper.

A minor alteration in headline typography can increase/ decrease a newspaper's circulation. Newspaper presses are designed for speed, not high quality. When designing the newspaper, typographers must keep in mind that small details, tiny and hairline type sizes will not reproduce well. There are 300 type styles with 1000 variations. The choice of fonts is usually left to the taste of the typographer and the newspaper designer.

SURE WAYS TO BUILD UP A NEWSPAPERMake/ design it to sell itself•Make it more readable•Make it more useful•Makeitmoreinfluential•Makeitmoreinformative•Makeitmoreinterestingand•Make it more inspiring.•


The aim is to use typography to give a classic

appearance and easy reading experience. There are no hard and fast rules to follow while choosing a typeface. That said, the type selection, design style and colour selection should not be whimsical, should not invite criticism from the readers/experts.

The typographer has to consider readers and circumstances. He has to use his common sense, keeping in mind the psychology of readers and their tastes. Type talks with us, so the “voice” should be sweet, melodious and expressive.

Legibility: Typestyles are specifically designed to be legible the shape of letters, density, spacing, clarity of characters, all contribute to the overall ease of comprehension.

Visual appeal: Type is more attractive than typewritten sheets. An attractively produced and designed message has a greater chance of being noticed than written text.

Interest: A significant purpose of newspaper headlines is to ‘tease’ the reader. Typesetting permits the use of eye-catching typestyles, superior charts and graphics to capture and retain readers' interest.

Emotive impact: The variety of typefaces gives the typographer unlimited creative freedom. Any image can be imparted an aura of solidity, refinement, glamour, strength, festivity or seriousness.

Putting it down on paperThe printability of paper, or its capacity to

accurately reproduce copy, is influenced by surface characteristics such as smoothness, uniformity and the ability to absorb ink. Runability is the ability of paper to pass smoothly through the press without

delay. Runnable paper is flat, clean, trimmed accurately and seasoned in moisture content.

The following properties will determine quality of paper for printing: cleanliness and uniformity, strength, Mullen/ bursting strength, folding endurance, internal tearing resistance, edge tearing, smoothness, runability, printability, stiffness, weight, formation and ink absorbency, whiteness and stretching capacity.

Inking it inBefore the 1980s, most newspapers were black and

white. When use of colour became possible, it was adopted to increase circulation. Matching ink, paper and process shows the skill of a graphic designer. An old adage in the printing industry says “there is no such thing as bad paper or bad ink, only poor combination/matching of the two".

Mismatching, adaptations and applications of machine, paper and ink give unwanted results and delay printing due to stoppage of machines. Paper and ink should go hand in hand.

Printing inks must be transported from a reservoir and then in a printing process onto the substrate.

Ink should be of high transparency. Its characteristics for printability, flow properties, drying, brilliance, gloss, emulsification, etc should satisfy the pressmen. It should be suitable for wet on printing.

Designing it rightDesign is a combination of intelligence and

artistic ability. Design is an aid to communication and a language of vision. Design, planning and material selection are integral to a quality product. Through the quality of materials used, we achieve

WHAT PAPER SELECTION DEPENDS ON Proposed use •Process and kind of ink to be used •Paper strength•Durability •Foldability•Permanence and other physical factors•Also to be considered are (its) permanence, •durability, cost, weight, opacity and picking or undesirable release of small bits of paper surfacewhileprinting.

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Whether through masthead, headline, font or picture, the newspaper at the point of sale attracts the attention of a reader.


standardisation of quality. Improper planning, poor selection of materials and process bring all sorts of troubles, including an increase in machine downtime and in cost of production too.

The front page is the face of a newspaper; it should invite readers to take up the paper and peruse its contents. The prime focus in planning the front page is to make subscribers read every page. The editor has a role to play, in making sure that the content is comprehensive, and arranged in an attractive, orderly and easy-to-read manner. To get more people to read faster, the editor should minimise obstacles to a smooth reading experience.

Word, words, wordsCopy editing: Editing a copy is the technique of

refi ning, ordering, and presenting ideas. It standardizes copy, and detects and corrects errors of language, facts and fi gures. The editorial department should ensure that a report is legally safe and in good taste.

Newspaper editor: Every journalist dreams of becoming an editor. The editor is an important functionary. He plans usage of news, prepares dummies, plans ahead for the next day’s paper, is able to make quick, accurate decisions in a crisis and has the ability to remain cool and calm always. The editor is the fi nal authority on the policy of the paper, and selects news items, shaping and directing ideas He

WHAT EDITORIALS SHOULD DO Bedevotedtopublicwelfare•Provide information and guidance toward•sound judgementPresent facts honestly, fully, clearly•Neverknowinglymisleadreaders•Reflectnewsanddevelopmentsfaithfully•Maintain constructive criticism of the•social,political,economicandmoral issuesconfrontingsociety

should possess knowledge and judgement, courage and integrity. He must be fair-minded and quick-thinking.

Editorial: Newspaper sales and readership are swayed by the personality of the editor and also the style of the editorial. The editorial column is the heart of newspaper. Fearless, outspoken, honest and high-principled editorials enhance a newspaper's reputation and growth.

(The writer is a former principal of the Institute of Printing Technology, Taramani, Chennai. He has a master’s in Journalism and Mass

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The 3-knife trimmer is a remarkable time saver

A print shop is constantly under pressure to meet the tight deadlines either from big publishers or individual clients, or fussy corporate clients. So, while quality always is key, jobs have to move faster. You can of course adhere to deadlines, but it helps a great deal if you have a fully automated post-press and finishing operation, starting with folding, gathering, collating, binding and trimming machines. Som Nath Sapru dwells on one of the important machines – the three-knife trimmerSom Nath Sapru.

There are very few printers in India who have fully automated post-press units matching the speeds of their web or sheet-fed machines.

Domestic post-press machine manufacturers have devised, designed and manufactured machines for all areas of binding and finishing, even mailroom system machines. New equipment available for, and being installed in, printers' binderies include automatic units for folding, gathering, collating, stitching, perfect-binding, guillotines, 3-knife trimmers, bundling and material handling, automatic hopper loaders and bundle distribution systems, automatic palletizers and de-palletizers. Amazing are micro-processor-controlled cutting machines with 100 per cent accuracy, automatic jogging, loading and unloading, folders with increased speed and accuracy, perfect-binders with multiple clamps, etc. Let us focus on the 3-knife trimmer machine, which eventually gives the required finished shape to any publication, may it be a magazine, brochure, text book, leaflet or pamphlet.

The print industry in India is changing at a rapid pace in the area of in-press operation – at the post-press stage it is still struggling with conventional binding operations, mostly manual, be they folding, gathering or collating the forms. Manual operations take six times more time compared to automated binding operations. The chief time saver in the entire post-press process is a three-knife trimmer which produces 90-degree-cut publications – text books or magazines.

The machine, originally (couple of centuries ago) known as a guillotine (a single heavy blade) that was used to slide down in vertical guides to

behead a guilty and condemned person in Britain, was initially used to cut reams of paper as required for a particular-sized publication. The origin of the three-knife trimmer dates back to the early 1900s and the sudden surge of such trimmers happened in the mid 1950s with the introduction of the German-manufactured Krause Wohlenberg which uprooted the earlier manufactured three-knife trimmers named Sheridan, which had established itself as the industry standard in that class of equipment. I am convinced that despite a century having passed us, the basic principle of the three- knife trimmer remains relatively unchanged.

Many international as well as domestic manu-facturers have devised and designed few operational and cosmetic changes over the years in the available models of the trimmer, but as far as production goes, there has been more or less negligible improvement. The output achieved on a stand-alone three-knife trimmer machine is greater compared to an in-line three-knife trimmer. The machine is mostly compatible with an adhesive binder or a flow-line-stitcher machine.

Normally, any type or brand of a three-knife trimmer can be combined with an adhesive binder or centre/ side-stitcher with minor adjustments. The binder usually decides which make, model and style of three-knife trimmer should be used. But first decide if your requirement is for a hand-fed three-knife trimmer, a semi-automatic stand-alone machine or one that is fully integrated into an automated inline binding solution. You have to keep in mind production work-flow considerations besides budget and existing machine concerns, also consider the


product and turn-around needs of your customer base.

Once a firm decision is taken for a three-knife trimmer solution for your post-press operations, you have to keep in mind the ad-on and on-going costs. Till recently, manpower was comparatively cheaper in India compared to Western countries. Now with the recent implementation of Minimum Wages Act nation-wide, manpower costs are set to go up substantially.

Hand-fed and offline three-knife trimmers require operators to feed the product directly into the machine and are appropriate for companies with hand-fed perfect binding equipment. For those with high-speed binders in the 4000+ book per hour range, an inline three-knife trimmer is the right solution. Conveyer belts are necessary to deliver freshly glued book blocks directly from the binder to the trimmer.

Perfect-bound or centre-stitched publications (text books/ magazines) have made great strides in the printing industry over the last decade and a half. Till recently, trimming works have been carried out by traditional guillotines for many years but this is very time consuming and less than ideal for a professional publisher of modern times. The three-knife trimmer generates cost-effective publication trimming and gives a precisely 90-degree cut, with production time saved by over 66 per cent.

Most of the standalone (off-line) three-knife

trimmers are hand-fed for cost-effective trimming. The standalone (off-line) trimmers are built with a five-plus ton single frame body which makes the machines vibration- and nano-jerk-free. Most manufacturers in India produce the three-knife trimmers with tried and tested technologies. The sturdy steel and cast iron design of the indigenous-built trimmers ensure years of trouble-free operation with hydraulic clamping and cutting action making the machines doubly dependable. Normally, the clamping pressure in indigenous-built three-knife trimmers ranges from 150 to 2000 kg. The machines are popular due to sturdy built and being low on power consumption (5 kw). Most of the machines are manufactured with the mechanical speed of 20 to 25 cycles per minute.

Backed by innovative technology and full automation, most domestically produced three-knife trimmers are ideally suited for use in the upper performance range. The final trimming process plays a decisive role in the creation of a perfect publication. Superior productivity matching even the most stringent quality demands has a lot to do with the uniquely devised, designed and manufactured three-knife trimmer.

In three-knife trimming, consistent cutting conditions are a pre-requisite to uniformly high product quality. An optimum trimming speed is a decisive factor in the production of a high-quality,

The stand-alone 3-knife trimmer (Trimstar) which is combined with flow-line stitching machine.

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adhesive-bound end product. The in-line three-knife trimmer has an independent knife drive which ensures optimal trimming speed, regardless of the machine speed.

There are manufacturers who have devised and designed three-knife trimmers for high-performance saddle-stitchers (30000 cycles per hour). In such machines, publications are accurately lined up in the in-feed and pulled through the crank trimmer with a double gripper. The upper and lower knives, which are mounted on cranks, cut the products at full speed. The head and foot edges are trimmed fi rst, then the front. With its innovative crank principle, the three-knife trimmers provide high quality trimming even at top speeds. A standalone version of the machine can also be integrated in existing production lines.

In 2004, at drupa, a three-knife trimmer was exhibited and it took very little time to become the printer’s favourite, thanks largely to its ability to dramatically reduce the fi nishing time for production

of magazines/ brochures with gate-folded covers. The machine named Frontero (displayed then) could also trim books with the spine lengths of up to 490 mm. And if you are talking about the most dependable three-knife trimming system worldwide, it has to be the good old Perfecta which has built a repute of 120 years in guillotine and more than 50 years in three-knife trimmers.

(The writer has a master’s degree in Print Technology & Management. He served 33 years with the United States Information Service at the American Embassy in New Delhi as chief of Publications. During

2005-2011, he headed IPAMA as CEO and was editor of the IPAMA Bulletin. He then moved on as general manager to Pramod Engineering, part of the Delhi Press Group, publishers of Caravan,

Sarita, Woman’s Era and Alive.)

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RIND Seminar held on April 22 at the RIND Premises in Taramani, Chennai, saw a packed audience comprising technical executives and staff from several newspapers in India, big and small – Ananda Viktan, Deccan Herald, Dinakaran, Dinamalar, Kalki, Malayala Manorama, Suddi Moola, The Hindu, The Times of India and The New Indian Express. There was representation from DIC, Delhi as well.

The seminar saw stimulating discussions between speakers and participants. The presentations were backed by some excellent slides, showing pictures and illustrations. The subjects covered were pertinent and the participants found the deliberations extremely useful.

Mohanraj P., AGM - Production, The Hindu Group, kick-started proceedings with a succinct coverage of standard operating procedures for newsprint reel handling (unloading, checking for damages, storage, splice preparation and web threading, problems associated with newsprint quality and reel damages).

V.S. Narayanan, general manager - Technical, Dinamalar, followed this up with a broad and comprehensive sweep of aspects relating to web tension (web tension control mechanism in web-offset, setting right tension for different paper types, problems associated with web tension).

The post-lunch session saw Prof Rajeswari, head, Department of Printing Technology, Anna University, explain the technicalities associated with press start-up and ink-water balance (SOP for press start-up,

Mohanraj P. holds everybody’s attention as he dwells on standard operating procedures.

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fountain solution, inks, ink-water balance, quality checks for ink and fountain solution, problems associated with ink viscosity, tack and poor ink-water balance).

Sekar Subramani, DGM - Production, The Times of India (BCCL), brought to the fore many practical aspects connected with rollers and blankets (pressure setting for rollers and cylinders, life of rollers and blankets, quality problems associated with rollers and blankets), relating mostly from his own experiences

Seminar focuses on best practices in running a web offset press

V.S. Narayanan responds to a participant’s query at the tea break. On right, Sekar Subramani explains a point during a question-answer session.

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RIND Technical SeminarsFor three decades and more, the Research Institute for Newspaper Development, better known as RIND, has become synonymous with workshops that are conducted for the benefit of technical staff in news publishing houses, equipping them with knowledge relating to developments in the field of newspaper production and publishing, as well as the skills necessary to function effectively. The overall objective has been to better empower the technical staff working in the news publishing industry.

Starting this year, PII-RIND (RIND amalgamated with the Press Institute of India in 1990) has commenced a series of technical seminars. The first one held in April focused on Running a Web Offset Press: Best Practices. Details for the second, scheduled again at the RIND Premises in Taramani, Chennai, are as under:

On Friday, 24th July10 am to 5 pm

PRINTING PLANT MAINTENANCEThe subject, useful for production executives and pressmen, will include the following:

Session 1: Improving productivity through strategic maintenance How to use scientific and statistic tools to formulate an effective maintenance plan that improves the life of machines and productivity? by Jaiganesh M., Research Engineer, WAN-IFRA India

Session 2: Maintaining a web offset press Complete description of maintenance requirements and best practices for maintaining all parts of a web offset press by V.S. Narayanan, General Manager -Technical, Dinamalar/ J. Mahendran, Assistant Manager - Pre-press and Press Operations, Dinamalar

Session 3: Maintaining press ancillariesBest practices and maintenance methods for ink pumping system, compressor, fountain solution tank, generators and transformers. Name of speaker to be confirmed

Session 4: Best practices for general plant maintenanceBuildings, organising tools and spares, cleanliness, and waste segregation and disposal by Ravichandran S., Senior Manager – Printing, The Hindu

(There will be breaks for refreshments between sessions; lunch between 1 pm and 2 pm.)

The participation fee is Rs 2500. Payment can be made by DD/ payable-at-par cheque favouring Press Institute of India and mailed to the Director, Press Institute of India, Second Main Road, Taramani CPT Campus, Chennai 600113. For more details, please contact Geetha at 044-22542323/ 2344 or [email protected].

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50 YEARS OF SHEETFED OFFSET PRESSES

Remembering the clever engineers of SaxonySome 50 years ago, most colour prints had to be

passed through the press several times. On the one hand, predominantly only one or two-colour

presses were available and on the other hand from a technological point of view the prints required up to 12 colours. The establishment of the ‘short’ colour scale (BCMY) in offset printing made production more rational on four-colour presses. The widely available presses were, however, a combination of two two-colour presses in a tandem design in line with the five-cylinder principle. This resulted in shortcomings with regard to press technology as every two printing units used a single impression cylinder. This type of construction also meant a huge amount of effort for press manufacturers, especially when it came to large-format presses. After assembly and print tests at the manufacturers’ plant, the machines then had to be taken apart again to a large extent and the many single components had to reassembled a second time when it reached the customer.

At the beginning of the 1960s, engineers at the Planeta press plants (a member of the KBA group as KBA Radebeul since 2001) thus toyed with the idea of building a press without all of these grave disadvantages. The switch from the tandem to today’s dominating unit-type design for sheetfed offset presses began with the launch of the Planeta

Variant P4 (B3 format) at the spring show in Leipzig in 1965. The future-focused design was even applied to large-format presses from Radebeul only two years later. The world first from Saxony 50 unveiled years ago was one of the technological milestones which fundamentally changed sheetfed press engineering and today is widely used by a raft of manufacturers.

The unit-type design was then a completely new and revolutionary press design in line with the three-cylinder principle. For the first time, the individual parts and the technical properties were identical in every printing unit. This offered a raft of advantages which today still apply to all subsequent presses in the Planeta Variant series up to the cutting-edge KBA Rapidas:- High level of flexibility when it comes to tailoring a

press’ configuration to the needs of a printing house- Significant reduction in the number of different

parts when producing the press- Short assembly time at the customer’s given the

delivery of completely assembled parts- Accurate print register via a superior drive system- Smooth sheet travel given the first double-size

impression cylinders and transfer drums- Lower number of sheet transfer points between

the printing units- Outstanding dot-sharp reproduction compared to

other pressesConvertible perfecting in one sheet pass (Planeta

patent from 1967) is also based on the unit-type design. While it was only possible to place an imprinter in front of the first printing unit with the tandem design, perfecting on a unit-type press is possible anywhere. The prerequisites for today’s eight, ten or twelve-unit presses for 4/4, 5/5 or 6/6 printing and indeed other special configurations were thus created back then.

The new technology with double-size cylinder systems opens up completely new possibilities for printers in terms of print quality and substrate flexibility. The streamlined, smooth sheet travel

In 1965, some 50 years ago, Planeta launched the unit-type press design which today is the dominating design in sheetfed offset engineering with double-size impression and transfer cylinders.

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delivers significant advantages especially for carton-board printers. Accordingly, the Variants and Varimats from Radebeul were installed in a raft of packaging plants worldwide at an early stage. Thus, the foundations for the press manufacturer’s leading position in folding carton printing were laid half a century ago. This is also true for today’s cutting-edge high-tech Rapidas. KBA Rapidas are the first choice for printers of heavy board, beer mat board and corrugated. Furthermore, large-format Rapidas printing units are also implemented into KBA Metalstar metal-decorating presses. The unit-type design can also be found at KBA in superlarge format 150 x 205cm (59 x 80.7in) with the Rapida 205 launched in 2004 as the world’s largest sheetfed offset press.

The unit-type row design was also the prerequisite for the flexible integration of coating, drying and other finishing units in presses that are becoming increasingly longer. It delivered the huge level of flexibility in terms of printing and finishing equipment in sheetfed offset presses that is now

standard. Sheetfed offset presses have become even longer since then. A KBA Rapida 106 in Switzerland holds the world record with 19 printing and finishing units.

It goes without saying that the basic inventions have been updated regularly over the last 50 years and brought up-to-date technologically. Today’s standard production output of up to 20000sph on the Rapidas and extensively automated printing and makeready processes were still unheard of in the 1960s. The Planeta Variant P4 was engineered for 10000sph and nonstop operation for 8000sph, half as fast as the KBA Rapida 106. The speed and makeready world champion in medium format even permits job changes on the fly (Flying JobChange) without stopping the press.

All leading press manufacturers use the unit-type design with the usual modifications in their sheetfed offset presses today. In our fast-paced world it is easy to forget that it was the clever engineers from Saxony who first had this ground-breaking idea and that it often took decades for others to adopt it.

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The KBA Rapida 106 world make-ready champion is also based on the invention from the 1960s.

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BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH WAN-IFRA

World News Publishing FocusYour Guide to the Changing Media Landscape

What does the future look like for online comments? Publications such as Reuters, the Chicago Sun-Times, tech site Re/code and Popular Science have all turned off the commenting systems on their news sites. The task of moderating the hundreds of uncivil comments that plague comment threads is making news sites reconsider their value. With more and more sites turning towards social media for reader contribution, Ashleigh Tullis of WAN-IFRA's World Editors Forum reports on the future of online comments

Re/code is the latest news site to turn off its commenting capabilities, sparking more debate over the value and future of online

commenting systems. Re/code, like Reuters, cites the growth and ease of social media as a main factor in the decision: “As social media has continued

its robust growth, the bulk of discussion of our stories is increasingly taking place there, making on-site comments less and less used and less and less useful.”

The Washington Post’s recent article by Anne Applebaum cites incivility, the effect comments can have on readers, trolls, and state-sponsored comments as some reasons why online comments are becoming less valuable and could explain the shift towards social media.

Mathew Ingram, senior writer at Gigaom, believes comments are essential because otherwise there would be less reader input. He is, however, unsure about the best way forward but thinks it involves

“turning comments into just the foundation of a much broader community of readers, who help moderate comments themselves because they cherish that relationship. Annotations and other experiments are worthwhile, but they don‘t replace the need for moderation.” He reinforced these points in an interview for a journalism.co.uk podcast in late November (2014).

Natalie Stroud, director of the Engaging News Project, says, “Although we’ve seen a few recent, high-profile instances of organisations eliminating comment sections, they are still prevalent on news

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sites in the United States. I think we will see some re-imagining of comment sections in the next several years as organisations experiment with new ways of engaging the community online.” Her post in the American Press Institute in December explains further.

Is moderation worth it?Moderating comments is often a time-consuming

and resource-heavy task for journalists, and tension occurs when comments are taken down. In an Observer article, Stephen Pritchard says, “Problems arise when commenters cannot accept that their contributions have breached the rules. They accuse the moderators of an over-zealous application of the conditions, skewing the debate.”

A recent study by the Engaging News Project found that when a political reporter interceded in a comment section, uncivil comments declined by 15 percent compared to when no one did. Stroud said,

“By commenting four to fi ve times on average in response to a post, the reporter was able to improve the tone of the discussion in the comment section. I suspect we will continue to see variety across all of these dimensions – some platforms with anonymity,

some without, some using more aggressive moderation than others,” Stroud told us. “I do see news organisations spending more time thinking about what sort of community they want to create on their sites, particularly given research showing that the comments left on a site can affect people’s thoughts about the news. If you want a respectful dialogue, it is important to fi nd out how to create that sort of space.”

An engaged community can fi ll a de facto moderation role. Ingram points to Slashdot and Metafi lter as having successful online communities. He said third-party platforms such as Facebook and Twitter don’t have business’ best interests at heart. He reinforced this to us: “By handing over commenting to those [social media] platforms, media companies are just outsourcing their problems to others. And meanwhile, they are also handing control over that relationship with their readers to those platforms, which I think is short-sighted.”

The Atlantic’s Adam Felder ran a quick study using Amazon’s crowdsourcing platform Mechanical Turk. One hundred Americans read a snippet of a National Journal article. Half saw the article and a sample of actual comments, and the other half saw just the

Alternati ve commenti ng secti onsMedia organisati ons are trying to fi nd the most eff ecti ve commenti ng strategy. Here are some recent initi ati ves:

Lisa Zimmerman, the American Press Institute’s first Summer Fellow, analysed commenting•sections.Sheidentifiedfourmaintypes:traditional–threadsatthebottomofastory;structuredcomments–requiresanextrastructuralsteptocomment;annotatedcomments–inlinethreads;andstand-alonediscussionplatformswithuser-generatedthreads.The Washington Post, The New York Times• andsoftwaredeveloperMozillaareundertakingatwo-yeardevelopmentprojectfundedbytheKnightFoundationtocreatedigitaltoolsbystandardisingcommentingsystems.Itwillmakeiteasierforreaderstopostcommentsonnewswebsitesandinteractwithjournalistsandoneanother.Itaimstohighlightthemostrelevantreadercommentsandcategoriseandrankcommentersbasedontheirpreviouspostings.AnEngagingNewsProjectresearchreportfound,“Thereareseveralbenefits–andlimits–to•usinga three-columncommentsectionasopposedtousinga traditionalone-columnsection.”Thereport found,“Studyparticipantsratedathree-columncommentsectionmorefavourablythantheone-columncommentsection.”

article. He found, “Respondents who saw comments evaluated the article as being of lower quality – an 8-per cent difference. In other words, authors are judged not just by what they write, but by how people respond.” He concludes by claiming that there are good options for encouraging reader feedback, such as moderated comment sections, forums that build community, quick Twitter and lengthy email exchanges. “But unmoderated comments appear to have a small, but real deleterious effect on readers‘ perception of the sites on which they appear. And that appears to have implications for the bottom-line metric on the web: traffi c.”

Under the veil of anonymityThe Huffi ngton Post has used a social media plug-

in, which required commenters to link their HuffPo accounts with their verifi ed Facebook accounts. Whistleblowers or people who fear for their safety can apply to be anonymous. This can have consequences for people who need to hide their identity for safety

reasons, but it also allows trolls to hide under the veil of anonymity. “I personally think anonymity is a crucial part of

reader responses, because it means that people who would never comment if they had to include their real name are free to contribute to the discussion,” Ingram said. “Yes, it means trolls can as well, but at the same time, some of the best comments are made by people who don‘t want to reveal their real identity.”

(This article was originally published in the January-February 2015 edition of World News Publishing Focus, the bi-monthly magazine

published by WAN-IFRA.)

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Letting teenagers take over your news operation for a day can be good for you, as several editors have found in the wake of doing just that. “The goal of this approach was not as a public relations stunt, but to point out that teenagers are more capable than is often believed, and to help begin a two-way discussion of the news,” says Aralynn McMane, WAN-IFRA executive director for Youth Engagement and News Literacy and the author of this article

“This was a great motivation injection for our staff,” said Anders Nyland, editor of Bergensavisen in Norway, who turned over

an entire print edition (circulation 16464) to 11- to 17-year-olds in observance of the 25th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child on 20 November. “I’ve received only positive reactions,” he said.“I think they’re proud that we had the guts to really

do it, and I believe they’re surprised at the quality of the stories the kids wrote,” Nyland added. “This is exactly what I hoped for. I wanted them to see that it’s

possible to write highly relevant content even if you don’t approach the stories the traditional journalistic way. Those who took an active part, visiting schools and completing the edition at the news desk, told me they had great fun. Last but not least, I wanted to motivate the staff to engage more with young readers. I hope 2015 will show some good results in that department.”

The paper began working in September with teachers from three local schools involved in news in education (NIE), who guided the students. Other than the overall types of content (news, sports and reviews), “No directions whatsoever came from the paper to the students concerning content,” Nyland said. “Teachers tell me that the kids were proud of what they did – and had fun at school while working on this project,” he continued. “Kids I’ve talked to myself say they learned a lot from the experience, and they give us credit for believing in them and giving them the opportunity to show and tell a large audience what they believe is important.”

More projects from publishers in Austria, Australia

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2014, some as part of WAN-IFRA’s World Teenage News Takeover, which challenged them to do so. The idea was to teach today’s youth about the business and art of the news production process, while simultaneously serving as a community engagement tool and providing yet another occasion to teach newsroom staff about youth.

Austria’s Kurier (daily circulation 168040) brought in 13 students for the takeover, starting with the morning meeting to decide the day’s content. “The focus of the project was to give the group of young people the opportunity to actively participate in the day’s developing news stories, ranging from politics to economics to sports,” said Thomas Kralinger, managing director of the Kurier Media Group.“It is clear to us that this young generation is

quite interested in quality content and in the media business,” said the editor, Helmut Brandstätter. The group made that so obvious, in fact, that Brandstätter decided to do monthly takeovers.

The West Australian (Perth, circulation 175000), one of the inspirations for the global takeover project, repeated the action with 12 students who won a contest (by writing a commentary or letter to the editor or drawing an editorial cartoon) and became 'guest editors' for an edition on 20 October (2014), participating in every step of the process.“Be prepared to be surprised: The experience is just

as enlightening for the newspaper staff as it is for

the guest editors,” said Greta Ambrose of the NIE team. Assistant editor Ben Martin agreed, “They were particularly interested in the ethics of news reporting and discussed in detail interaction with sources, the public and readers,” he said. “Some of the discussions and debates were quite forthright, with different points of view being expressed with candour.”

Complete takeover not necessary for successNewspapers participating in the takeover were not

all large, nor did editors have to yield a total edition. Kathy Gresey, editor of the daily Kane County Chronicle (Illinois, USA, circulation 12000) let seven students from the staff of the local secondary school’s news magazine choose the topic of the daily web poll, select the editorial cartoon, design the advice page and write a column about the entire experience. An additional participant, aged 10, interviewed the editor.“I think the experience allowed us to get a better

feel for what young people fi nd important in their local newspaper, and it also gave us insight into the skills that young journalists possess. … We’re already looking forward to doing this again next year,” Gresey said.

(This article was originally published in the January-February 2015 edition of World News Publishing Focus, the bi-monthly magazine

published by WAN-IFRA.)

Long-ti me takeover project wins World Young Reader PrizeGermany’s Frankfurter Neue Press (circulati on 60327) won a 2014 WAN-IFRA World Young Reader Prize in enduring excellence for the annual takeover it has done since 2008.

YoungpeoplecreateoneentireeditioneveryFebruary.Inall,200studentsaged 16 to 22 first take part in aworkshop on journalism, then invade sixregionalofficestodotheedition, frominitial ideastothefinal layout.Thatactivity was one of nearly two dozen initiatives to receive aWorld YoungReaderPrizein2014.More winning projectsOtherwinnersincludedaGermandaily’smultiplatformsetoftoolstohelp

companies and youth connect about apprenticeships, with the companiespayingthebill;aSouthAfricandaily’sinteractivecomicstrip–completewithFacebookaccountsforthecharacters–thatcostlitt letoproduce;andahighlytransferable“rappingthenews”approachfromVietnam.

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Newspaper revenues shift to new sourcesA profound shift in the newspaper business model, evolving for years, is finally here. Global newspaper circulation revenues are larger than newspaper advertising revenues for the first time this century, according to the annual World Press Trends survey released recently by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)

"The basic assumption of the news business model — the subsidy that advertisers have long provided to news content — is

gone," said Larry Kilman, secretary general of WAN-IFRA, who presented the survey at the 67th World Newspaper Congress, 22nd World Editors Forum and 25th World Advertising Forum in Washington, D.C. "We can freely say that audiences have become publishers' biggest source of revenue."

Newspapers generated an estimated US$179 billion in circulation and advertising revenue in 2014 — larger than the book publishing, music or film industries. Ninety-two billion dollars came from print and digital circulation, while 87 billion came from advertising, the survey said. "This is a seismic shift from a strong business-to-business emphasis - publishers to advertisers - to a growing business-to-consumer emphasis, publishers to audiences," said Kilman.

Throughout the 20th Century, advertising brought up to 80 per cent of revenues in some markets. The ratio varies from market to market: in some European and Asian markets, advertising might bring 40 per cent of revenues. But the survey showed that newspaper advertising revenues are falling nearly everywhere, while circulation revenues are relatively stable."Print used to be one of few traditional marketing

channels and often the one that was the most ubiquitous for branding and logical choice for all marketers," said Kilman. "This direct relationship of mutual dependence no longer exists. Advertisers nowadays have more than 60 different advertising media channels available to them." However, in 2015 it is clear that the story of the newspaper industry is not one of doom and gloom and decline. Newspapers

around the world are successfully proving their value to advertisers despite booming competition. They are discovering new markets and new business models that are today as pertinent to news production as advertising and circulation revenues. From print newspaper businesses, they have transformed into true multiplatform news media businesses."

Though newspapers are now ubiquitous on all media platforms, the measure of their reach and influence continues to be mired in the 20th century, largely relying on print circulation and a variety of separate, non-standardised measures of digital reach. The challenge for the industry is to measure reach of newspaper content on all platforms with new metrics.

The World Press Trends survey includes data from more than 70 countries, accounting for more than 90 per cent of the global industry’s value. The data is compiled through an enormous undertaking by dozens of national newspaper and news media associations and generous support from global data suppliers: Zenith Optimedia, IPSOS, ComScore, the Pew Research Center, RAM, and the ITU. The survey, presented annually at the global summit meetings of the world’s press, revealed:

The future is mobileEight out of 10 smartphone users check their

device within 15 minutes of waking up. It’s a fight for audience’s attention and mobile has it.— Globally consumers spend an average of almost

2.2 hours per day with mobile (97 minutes) and tablet (37 minutes), which together account for 37 per cent of media time, ahead of television (81 minutes), the desktop (70 minutes), radio (44 minutes), and print

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(33 minutes), according to the InMobi mobile media consumption report.— App usage represents about half of mobile

engagement, with leading media now seeing 30 per cent or more of their monthly audiences coming exclusively from mobile platforms.— For the first time, desktop audience numbers are

falling. Time spent using smartphones now exceeds web usage on computers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy. For 19 of the top 25 US newspaper sites, mobile traffic exceeded desktop by at least 10 per cent, according to Pew Research. Those who use only mobile devices to consume newspaper digital content increased 53 per cent in March 2015 from the same month a year ago, according to a reportfrom the Newspaper Association of America.

Print circulation rises in East— Around 2.7 billion people around the world read

newspapers in print and more than 770 million on desktop digital platforms. However, there is increasing evidence — from countries with sophisticated and robust metrics — that print and digital combined are increasing audiences for newspapers globally. Data from Australia, for example, shows that nearly 86 per cent of all adults read newspapers on some platform. In the United Kingdom the figure is 83 per cent. And in Chile, in is nearly 82 per cent.— Print circulation increased +6.4 per cent globally

in 2014 from a year earlier and shows a five year growth of +16.5 per cent. This is the largely the result of circulation increases in India and elsewhere in Asia; the newspaper business in India is still the healthiest print newspaper industry in the world. Updated Indian figures have significantly affected the global picture and they partly come from a growing number of publications in India.— Circulation rose +9.8 per cent in Asia in 2014

from a year earlier, +1.2 in the Middle East and Africa and +0.6 in Latin America; it fell -1.3 per cent in North America, -4.5 per cent in Europe and -5.3 per cent in Australia and Oceania. Over five years, newspaper circulation rose +32.7 per cent in Asia, +3.7 per cent in the Middle East and Africa and around +3 per cent in Latin America; it fell -8.8 per cent in North America; -21.3 per cent in Europe and

-22.3 per cent in Australia and Oceania.— In mature markets, newspapers are adopting

strategies to make more money from fewer subscribers. These include cover price increases and

lowering production costs by reducing the frequency of printing. But these practices risks alienating some segments of their readership in exchange for growth in revenues.— Paid digital circulation increased 56 per cent in

2014 and rose more than 1,420 per cent over the last five years, according to PwC. One in 10 people in a Reuters Institute Digital News Report survey of 10 countries said they now pay for digital content. That ranges from 22 per cent in Brazil to 7 percent in the United Kingdom.

Print still pays— Globally, more than 93 per cent of all newspaper

revenues still come from print, and print will continue to be a major source of revenue for many years to come. At the same time, newspapers around the world are investing efforts and are increasingly innovative in turning the business model from two-dimensional to multi-dimensional.— While digital advertising represents a small

part of overall newspaper revenue, it continues to grow significantly, increasing 8 per cent in 2014 and 59 per cent over five years, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. But the main benefactors of digital ad spending continue to be social media and technology companies. Google takes the biggest share, with 38 per cent (US$19.3 billion) of digital ad revenue. Facebook took nearly 10 per cent in 2014, and is the biggest recipient of total digital display and mobile display advertising revenue.

TV takes biggest ad bite— Television continues to maintain the largest share

of global advertising revenues, with just under 40 per cent, followed by desktop and mobile internet with more than 24 per cent, newspapers with 15 per cent, magazines with 7.3 per cent, outdoor and radio with around 7 per cent, and cinema with half a per cent.— Print advertising world-wide declined -5.17 per

cent in 2014 from a year earlier and declined -17.51 per cent over five years. Since it began in the mid-1990s, Internet advertising (both desktop and mobile) has principally risen at the expense of print.

Print newspaper advertising increased +4.86.per cent in Latin America in 2014 compared with a year earlier and + 2.21 per cent in the Middle East and North Africa, but fell in all other regions: -6.54 percent in Asia and the Pacific, -7.5 per cent in North America, and -5.01 per cent in Europe. <

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Malay Mail implements WoodWing solutions

The Malay Mail is a leading English-language newspaper in Malaysia, distributed in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur and Peninsula Malaysia. The tabloid paper has a circulation of 100000. Until now, the publisher used neither a workflow publishing system nor a digital asset management solution. As a result, the editorial and production processes did not offer the level of efficiency and security required in modern news publishing. With advice from Serious Technology, WoodWing’s leading solution partner in Asia, the publisher selected WoodWing Enterprise and Elvis DAM as its integrated newsroom system.

Enterprise supports the editorial process from the initial idea and research through authoring and creation of the article to its publication. Using a status-based workflow, articles and their components are efficiently and safely passed through the process. The efficiency of the editing process is significantly increased by clear indications for underset and overset. Editors and designers can preview the entire publication and its progression at any time.

As Elvis DAM is tightly integrated with Content Station, the editorial management application of Enterprise, uses can enjoy a single interface for planning, production and digital asset management. Elvis DAM enables editors and designers to easily and quickly find the required media files for use in their articles, also helps to implement procedures for

the management of large quantities of digital assets – the enforced assignment of metadata is just one example.

When an issue is published, all layouts, articles,

images and videos are automatically archived in Elvis, with valuable production information attached. As a result, it becomes easy to retrieve and repurpose existing content and to syndicate images to licensing partners or agencies, enabling further monetization.“Malay Mail is on an overall expansion phase with

the production of the newspaper on all platforms – digital, online and, of course, print,” said the newspaper’s editor-in-Chief, Wong Sai Wan. “This new editorial and production environment will be instrumental to our growth and integration at all platforms.” The implementation will be carried out by Serious Technology.

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A traditional newspaper goes digital

There was a sense of excitement on June 15, an the important day for the Walliser Bote. Besides the technical staff of the workflow partners, the printers and the employees of Mengis Druck AG, the board members, first of all Nicolas Mengis, managing director, and Martin Seematter, director of Mengis Druck AG, excitedly awaited the starting shot: at 11 pm it was about time – the production of the daily started.

Thomas Knaier, project manager at manroland web systems is very proud: “The realisation of this project was a great teamwork. The total integration of the workflow that consist of an HP T400 Color inkjet press, the format and cut-off variable finishing line FoldLine from manroland web systems and the mail-order house technology from Mueller Martini, was a groundbreaking project that also meant a lot of fun for us. The cooperation of all the involved partners with Mengis Druck AG will be kept in our minds for a long time. The schedule was tight but together we could realise it. As promised in the contracts that have been signed in January 2015, we went into production according to plan.”

Walliser Bote delivers the news to the Valais region. The traditional newspaper is published from Monday to Saturday. At the moment, the circulation is between 22000 and 32000 copies with approximately 24 pages.

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It is produced in tabloid format with postal fold and as a broadsheet product in Berliner format.

The reasons for changing the production technology were lower circulations and a required regionalisation. There are economical aspects focused, as the capacity of the new production line shall be utilised with variable print products. As an example, Martin Seematter mentions the production of book blocks, mailings, signatures or print products for personalised advertising. The folding technology of the FoldLine offers brand new possibilities and productions.

manroland ink density retrofit boosts quality

InlineDensity Control (IDC) from manroland web systems is now also available for cost-sensitive retrofit projects. Druckhaus Haberbeck in Lage, Germany, retrofitted a Rotoman with the IDCm ink density control. “We wanted to offer our experience in ink density control in a low-cost control system. Customers deciding to retrofit the IDCm system will enjoy increased quality and process reliability while saving resources,” says Florian Fejfar, manroland web systems, explaining the motivation to develop the IDCm ink density control.

The product manager for Color & Quality describes the innovation and its distinction from the known InlineDensity Control as follows: “The IDCm uses

The flexible folding technology of the manroland web systems' FoldLine offers brand new possibilities and productions.

traversing measurement modules. This allows us to offer a much lower cost price at the same tried and tested measurement quality and precision. We are now also able to offer uncomplicated upgrades to existing press equipment.” All of manroland web systems’ developments aim to provide customers with an optimal production environment and maximum flexibility for the long term. Subsequent press expansions and upgrades such as IDCm are a major component of this philosophy. Haberbeck, known for its inline and offline finishing products such as catalogs, flyers, and mailings takes advantage of this first-hand. The company retrofitted a 2004 Rotoman with the colour control.

Haberbeck uses the Rotoman to efficiently produce small print runs with frequent job changes. The company also requires short retrofit and adjusting times (EDE). In Lage, flying language, price, and image changes are all a part of day-to-day business accompanied by complete image and ink changes. All of the challenges demand stable production quality. IDCm is a sustainable solution, and Günter Wolf, technical director of Haberbeck, has been convinced since day one: “We are already familiar with IDC colour control thanks to our Lithoman and are extremely satisfied with its reliability and performance. We wanted to take advantage of this system for our existing Rotoman. But it was necessary for us to keep the procurement costs within a reasonable limit.”

The advantages of ink density measurement have a positive effect throughout the entire pressroom.

InlineDensity Control is one of many Inline Control systems developed in collaboration between grapho metronic and manroland web systems.

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Euroman proves good in dynamic markets

No matter if as a 32-page press, a double-web confi guration or a 48-page press – the Euroman signifi cantly increases productivity. Even small and medium runs can be produced cost-effi ciently due to short make-ready times. The Euroman prints 32-page products as well as 16-page products. This signifi cantly increases the fl exibility compared to a 16-page press.

Advertising supplements, inserts, directories, yellow pages and books are typical products that can be printed on a Euroman press. The double-circumference 32- or 48-page heatset web offset press with a web width of up to 1300 millimetres offers the automatic plate change PPL, which shortens the mak-ready times by 50 per cent. For colour register and cut-off register control, manroland web systems has developed high-class closed loop systems. These systems automatically and reliably ensure constant printing quality and low waste rates. At 50 metres per minute, the automatic webbing-up device is the fastest on the market, thus enabling short make-ready times and high availability. The Euroman’s precision inking unit combines proven technologies to produce high printing quality. The manroland web systems folders are characterised by maximum reliability, speed, fl exibility, and precision – for folds with optimum quality.

There are 17 presslines producing on fi ve continents – equipped with 68 printing units, 17 reel splicers, 17 dryers and 17 folders. There are altogether four Euroman presses operating at Posigraf, the biggest printing company in Brazil. The presslines – installed next to each other – are producing at the printing site in Curitiba at the Brazilian state of Paraná. What is

Haberbeck installed IDCm as a plug-and-play version, entailing fewer follow-up adjustments. No software changes are required on the press control console and PressManager. At Haberbeck, IDCm fully meets the expected measurement and control quality, handling, and material savings, as Günter Wolf confi rms: “The system impressed us with its excellent measuring precision, comparable to manual measurement. Press operators are unable to make measurements at this speed and level of accuracy. IDCm is completely responsible for ink metering control.” The expert staff takes advantage of the staffi ng resources freed up by the IDCm since the system opens a signifi cantly larger window of time for runability and process optimizing. “In addition, process stability has improved substantially, while waste has been reduced and ink saved,” Wolf states. He himself understands the production process very well, offering an analysis: “It has become much more transparent thanks to the integrated long-term quality evaluation. This helps us to adjust and optimise existing processes.”

InlineDensity Control (IDC) is one of many Inline Control systems developed in collaboration between grapho metronic and manroland web systems. This includes ink and cut-off register, fan-out, and lateral web offset, all of which can be fully integrated into the Pecom environment. In a single measurement, IDC determines true ink density values across the entire width of the web. The high frequency of the colorimetry enables a comprehensive quality report, which can be analysed in a tool such as the PressMonitor.

grapho metronic is the specialist for reliable, precise colorimetry in commercial, newspaper, and sheetfed printing. For over 50 years, the effi cient measurement and control systems have reduced resource consumption, ensuring consistent quality in the production process. Located near the Isar River in Munich, grapho metronic is a subsidiary of manroland web systems GmbH. grapho metronic develops and manufactures highly integrated cameras that are used for process and quality control in automated production. Special application fi elds include spectral measurement technology, colour density and layer thickness detection, register and image recognition at a high frequency and extremely high substrate speeds of up to 18 m/s Advertising supplements, inserts, directories, yellow pages and books are

typical products that can be printed on a Euroman press.

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printed are magazines, books and advertising inserts. Three Euroman presslines are interconnected to produce 48-page tabloid products or 64-page A4 products in magazine format.

Jagran Prakashan in Kanpur, backed by the Euroman, has achieved an extension of the product range and thereby a higher market presence. Jagran Prakashan is one of the biggest printing companies in India with more than 30 printing sites and circulations of up to 20 million copies.

In Turkey, Caglayan in Izmir produces on a 48-page Euroman. The company at the Turkish Aegean coast expands and decided to invest in a web offset press from manroland web systems that prints school books and several high class magazines. Biltur, a constantly expanding printer from Istanbul, also prints high class products on a 32-page Euroman press since 2011 now.

In USA printing company Hi Liter in Burlington prints catalogues and other heatset products on a 32-page press with standard equipment. A European printer decided to invest in the popular press from manroland web systems. The Ostfriesische Presse Druck GmbH in Emden has been producing numerous products on a Euroman since 2009.

Commander CL for German printing group

The printing plant belonging to media group Aschendorff in Münster, Germany, has been in operation for over 250 years. An important new chapter is set to begin there in spring 2016 with the production start-up of a Commander CL ordered recently from Koenig & Bauer (KBA). The highly automated and flexible 32-page web press will join three presses from another manufacturer and will predominantly print small-circulation newspapers at night given its significantly shorter make-ready times thanks to automated plate changing. Its high print quality and performance potential with up to 50000 full-colour newspapers per hour will be used to produce high-quality print products with high circulations during the day. The compact four-high press line with two reelstands, two H-type printing towers and a folder will be engineered for a maximum web width of 1400mm (55.1in) and a cylinder circumference of 1200mm (47.2in). KBA has sold

13 of these presses with a total of 45 printing towers to Germany, France, China and the USA since its market launch four years ago. It is the most popular newspaper press in its class.

The Commander CL ordered essentially comprises two four-high towers for 4/4 printing, a KF 5 jaw folder and two Pastomat reelstands with a stripping station and Patras A reel-transport system. An extensive package of automation modules including RollerTronic roller locks, inking unit and cylinder washing systems, fan-out compensation, colour measuring and control systems, colour and cut-off register controls, and automatic plate changing keep makeready times, waste, operating and maintenance efforts to a minimum. An intelligent quality management system supports a high print quality. The press is equipped with facilities for special ad forms, such as four-page centre spreads (Superpanorama), half-covers and spadia, for inline finishing and provision has been made for the addition of further modules for Zip'n'Buy and ribbon stitching. The Commander CL will be controlled from an ErgoTronic console featuring EasyTronic software for optimised start-up and automated run-down as well as PressNet for scheduling, presetting and process control.“Together with our steadily evolving range of digital

offerings we believe in the future of printed, appealing daily newspapers and other print products in terms of their visual qualities and contents,” says head of the business area responsible for the printing facility

The highly automated KBA Commander CL for Aschendorff Druckzentrum in Münster, Germany.

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GMDE new agent for EAE in Italy

GMDE will represent EAE in the market of Italy. Due to the collaboration between QI Press Controls and EAE, the agency decided it was about time to add EAE in their portfolio. Menno Jansen, director, QI Press Controls, believes that having just one agent for both QI Press Controls and EAE makes sure that the efficiency and effectiveness of the combination QIPC-EAE will be well known in all Italy.

GMDE, headquartered in Milano, provides publishers complete solutions that can be integrated in existing system. With 30 years of experience, the organisation works for daily publishers, periodically publishers and for business publications. Their job is to seek the best products and systems available on the market, check the solidity and manufacturing capabilities, integrate and install, start the production and staff training to ensure adequate technical assistance.

Since the past eight years, GMDE has been a successful agent for QI Press Controls to actively

Gerhard Dust. He sees the most recent investment as an important step in producing the media house’s numerous print titles efficiently and economically, and to meet today’s demands for quality. “The decision in favour of the KBA Commander CL is the result of an extensive selection process which focused on the factors efficiency, economy and quality. The KBA web press featuring a first-class inking unit with three forme rollers impressively demonstrated its outstanding potential in terms of print quality during a printing test.” The company’s technical director Thomas Wenge adds: “From a technical point of view we were bowled over by key features, such as practical automation with automatic plate changers and plate lifts as well as the unique roller locks, which result in a high level of productivity and economy.”

“It is our firm belief that we have made a future-focused choice with the decision in favour of this cutting-edge press,” Gerhard Dust concludes.

The Aschendorff Group is the leading media supplier in Münster and the region. The core competence and roots of the family-run company which was founded nearly 300 years ago lie in the printed word. The firm publishes 20 different local editions including the Westfälische Nachrichten, the region’s daily with the largest circulation, the Ahlener Zeitung, the Tageblatt für den Kreis Steinfurt in Ochtrup, the Münstersche Zeitung

Automatic plate-changing in under three minutes on the Commander CL.

and the Grevener Zeitung. The newspaper experts are well known in the industry for their outstanding print quality. They are a longstanding member of the exclusive International Newspaper Color Quality Club and also belong to the WAN-IFRA Star Club. Apart from its core business in print media, which also comprises of frees, supplements, magazines and books, the media group with its some 600 staff take advantage of the possibilities and opportunities of electronic media, internet, radio and TV. The www.wn.de is the widest reaching online news portal in the region. Setting up new digital platforms is the second pillar of the company’s business strategy. The third cornerstone of the group’s portfolio are professional service providers and marketing offerings, e.g. in the areas of marketing and logistics for the entire media sector.

The KBA Commander CL’s tailor-made configuration is the result of intensive evaluation and project work between the professional team from Aschendorff and KBA experts. The 350 x 500mm format (13.8 x 19.7in) press can print 100,000 broadsheet newspapers per hour with up to 16 full-colour pages.

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represent and promote the sales of the latter’s equipment within the Italian newspaper and commercial printing market. Now, after QI Press Controls took over EAE, the latter decided to appoint GMDE as an agent to actively represent and promote the sales of EAE in the Italian market as well.

QIPC-EAE, has, meanwhile, appointed a new sales manager for their offi ce in South East Asia. Mathijs Baron will be responsible for supporting customers in the area. As part of the QIPC-EAE team he joined forces beginning 2015 with over four years of experience in the Asian market. Baron replaces Job van Hasselt. Baron will head a team of engineers and locally based agents that collaborate with clients in the region. He will focus on marketing and driving sales for fl uid dispensing throughout Asia. He will develop and oversee new key accounts in addition to maintaining existing partnerships.

EAE Engineering Automation Electronics, an Ahrensburg-based company, is active in graphic industries, automation solutions and automation technology. The company is the leading supplier of controls, automation solutions and software for newspaper printers. EAE's solutions are being used in all areas of a newspaper printing plant – from pre press to the mailroom. Worldwide more than 550 newspaper printing plants use EAE's control systems to produce more than 125 million newspapers each day.

Polish students learn about developments in print

Thirty students from the Technical Universities in Warsaw and Łódz found out more about the latest developments in print at the KBA plant in Radebeul and the media faculty of HTWK Leipzig, Germany, recently. The visitors also received information about studying at the university of Leipzig.

In the new rooms of HTWK Leipzig’s media faculty Ulrike Herzau-Gerhardt, professor for printing processes, and Frank Roch, professor for measuring technology and coordinator for international relationships, gave the students a tour of their cutting-edge laboratory and presented the broad array of bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes on offer at the university located in the 1000-year old media metropolis. Highlights of studying in Leipzig

include an extensive range of fundamental science classes and 30 per cent of the degree is dedicated to internships.

Jan Korenc, managing director of KBA CEE, welcomed the students to Koenig & Bauer’s sheetfed offset plant in Radebeul. Sascha Fischer, head of product management, told the visitors more about the company and its Rapida sheetfed offset press portfolio with a focus on automation. The participants were then treated to live demonstrations of KBA press technology from half to large format. Demos included LED-UV printing with and without coating on a Rapida 75, the highest fi nishing quality including cold-foil fi nishing and coating on a twin-coater Rapida 106, various print jobs at speeds of up to 17000sph on a Rapida145 and fast anilox sleeve changes at a DriveTronic SFC coater. Fast job changes and inline quality control were a main focus of commercial and packaging print demos. LED-UV printing in all format classes was just one of many KBA winning features presented. The print demos were rounded off by a tour of the site.

In the lab for printing technology at HTWK Leipzig: Prof Ulrike Herzau-Gerhardt explains the typical tasks associated with internships.

Sky Editorial Asset Centre launched

Sky, Europe's leading entertainment company, has launched the Sky Editorial Asset Centre, a new digital asset management platform to enable easier sharing of its enormous stock of still images for commissioned and acquired shows and movies. The platform has been created by multi-channel

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publishing experts, Evolved Media Solutions, using software firm WoodWing’s digital asset management (DAM) system, Elvis, as the basis of Sky’s platform, but customised to Sky’s own unique needs.

Sky briefed Evolved Media Solutions, a platinum partner of WoodWing, to create the Sky Editorial Asset Centre (SEAC) having identified the time being spent every week on servicing hundreds of requests for images by telephone and email. In addition, it had found that there was inconsistency (and sometimes inaccuracy) with the images being used to promote its TV programs and movies both internally and externally – in the media, for marketing and advertising campaigns, on its website and across the company’s electronic program guides for different services.

SEAC is set to revolutionise the way in which people can search, locate and distribute digital images for Sky’s content. It will• Store all images in a central repository• Use a simple drag-and-drop system to assign usage

and inherit metadata so that all images are easy to classify and retrieve• Create a process to manage image requests and

allow users (both at Sky and externally) to download approved imagery themselves if the image they are looking for is already available• Where the required image is not yet available,

enable users to make a request which they can then track

Michele Swaine, transformation director at Sky, says, “Quite simply, it will transform the consistency, availability, accuracy and delivery efficiency of the millions of images we use to run and promote our business.” SEAC will be integrated with Sky’s program schedule database so that its Stills Department can plan ahead for the images they will need before the start of each new series or upcoming movie. They can then easily upload the pictures and the system also incorporates approval tools so they can manage the picture rights, ensuring that images can only be used for the purpose assigned to them. People can then search for the images they want by channel, program, series, episode and transmission date.

Russell Pierpoint, managing director at Evolved Media Solutions, adds, “The Sky Editorial Asset Centre will streamline the whole process, allowing Sky to take control of the sharing of its digital assets, stop multiple teams across the company having to search for the same pictures over and over again, and

make it much easier for users to access the images they need. Sky should see a good return on investment as a result of the efficiencies this new platform will provide.”

Evolved Media Solutions specialises in efficient multi-channel publishing for media companies, agencies, retailers and corporates. It helps clients automate their publication processes in order to save money and time, and achieve the goal of publishing on all channels (print, web, mobile, email, social media, video, etc) – ideally without expanding existing teams. From workflow systems to digital asset management (DAM) systems to digital publishing software to cloud CMS systems, it helps businesses of all sizes join the digital publishing evolution.

Sky is Europe's leading entertainment company. The group serves 21 million customers across five countries: Italy, Germany, Austria, the UK and Ireland.

Sky´s new digital asset management system Sky Editorial Asset Centre is based on WoodWing Elvis DAM.

ABB retrofit solution finds favour

ABB has announced yet another success for its retrofit solution for Wifag reelstands. DruckzentrumSüdwest GmbH in Villingen-Schwenningen in Southwestern Germany, which prints newspapers such as the well-known SchwarzwälderBote, has selected ABB to replace the obsolete WCON controls and drives on six of its reelstands. The scope of the order also includes new drives for all draw rollers in the turner bar decks of the Wifag OF370 press as well as upgrades to the existing ABB Press Master system.

The new reelstand controls use ABB’s PLC system AC500, which is used in countless demanding

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industries worldwide. Two major advantages of this for the end users are, apart from the technical qualities, the long-term availability of spare parts and the fact that these spare parts can be bought not only from ABB but also numerous independent suppliers around the world.

The existing drives will be replaced with new ABB ACSM1 drives. The high-performance machinery

The reelstand at DruckzentrumSüdwest, Germany.

Al-Qasswa agent for QIPC-EAE in S Arabia

Al-Qasswa Development has been named as the new agent for QI Press Controls and EAE in Saudi Arabia. Al-Qasswa is a serious player in the Saudi printing

drives provide speed, torque and motion control for demanding applications. They can control induction, synchronous and asynchronous servo and high torque motors with various feedback devices. The new drives will be built into the existing cabinets.

Uwe Braasch, technical director of Druckzentrum-Südwest, explains the background to the new order:

“as technical director it is one of my jobs to ensure the long-term availability of our press. With the new ABB drives and reelstand controls we are not only modernizing our systems but also ensuring the long-term availability of spare parts”. The commissioning of the new controls and drives will be completed before the year is out.

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world and over the years has acquired experience with several generations of top management.

Erwin van Rossem, area sales manager for QI Press Controls, explains that developments are currently afoot in Saudi Arabia which involve the upgrade of printing presses. Not only will the developments lead to significant improvements in product quality, but considerable savings too. QIPC-EAE needed a local partner to respond to the latest trends.

Al-Qasswa's managing director Toufic Hachicho reports that the organisations came into contact with each other via a mutual business partner. After a close assessment of the various candidates, QIPC-EAE decided to add Al-Qasswa to its network of agents. The new partnership was officially announced by QIPC-EAE and Al-Qasswa at Gulf Print & Pack 2015 in Dubai. Hachicho sees the partnership with QIPC-EAE as a valuable addition to Al-Qasswa's portfolio.

Al-Qasswa will market QIPC-EAE products in Saudi Arabia and sell them as the leading solutions for future success.

Toufic Hachicho, managing director of Al-Qasswa (left), and Erwin van Rossem, area sales manager.

‘ShipIt Day’ at ppi Mediappi Media, comosoft and EversDruck let their

creativity run wild. ‘Small – Sharp – Smart’ was the motto that guided the second annual ‘ShipIt Day’ at ppi Media. More precisely, this meant transforming project ideas into product realities within 24 hours. Fifty participants working in ten teams accepted the challenge. "What we got were products that are now ready

for a market launch," lauded Jan Kasten, project

advocate and managing director at ppi Media. "The concept of ShipIt Day is highly incentivising. The participants are highly motivated, not just because of the time pressure but, above all, because they have the opportunity to make ideas they are passionate about come alive," says Manual Scheyda, senior VP of Product & Innovation Management at ppi Media. When the event premiered in 2014, only ppi employees participated, but this year ShipIt Day was open for employees of the entire concern. So this year, colleagues from ppi’s affiliated company comosoft as well as Evers-Druck got on board.

The results of the 24 hours are quite impressive; ten products, three of which received the loudest applause. Included in the group is the app ‘thanks’ for publishers and local business. Yet another team merged the publishing system Content-X and portlight to create magalogs, a magazine and catalog hybrid, and then another team developed a mobile app for ppi Media's Output Management System OM. At a single glance, OM users can now keep track of how their plates are progressing.

The newly developed mobile app provides its users with an overview of OM at a single glance. Production heads can install the app and track their plates live on their smart phone or other wearable devices. They need only select the corresponding pub date and can then access a visual overview, see how daily production is progressing and what still needs to be done. They can find out whether there are any problems with their plates. All of this by simply glancing at their smart phone or smart watch.

Hauke Berndt, senior VP Sales, ppi Media, stresses a point.

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KBA realignment moves apace

The consumption of printed newspapers, magazines, catalogues and books has not been left unscathed by the advance of the Internet into more and more aspects of our lives. Print media is forced

Kösel invests in RotaJet 76Kösel in Altusried Krugzell, Germany, is known

in certain industry circles for its entrepreneurial innovative spirit and its high-quality books. Until now Kösel printed and fi nished its high-quality books on cutting-edge sheetfed offset presses and an offset web press. Additionally, this prominent fi rm took into account the trends in the book printing segment towards smaller runs with shrinking cycles to print-on-demand and recently ordered a KBA RotaJet 76 inkjet press from Koenig & Bauer connected to inline fi nishing kit from GEP Germany (Global - EHRET Processing Technology). The new press is expected to replace the existing offset web press.

What tipped the balance in favour of the KBA RotaJet was its robust engineering which combined with an intelligent web guidance system over two large cylinders without turner bars result in optimum web tension and a high print and register quality even on thin paper. The KBA RotaJet gives rise to fewer register issues than other printing machines when perfecting in one or full-colour. The RotaJet in Altusried, Germany, will predominantly print substrates under 40g/m2 (25lbs). It is expected to be delivered to Altusried in July this year and will be put into operation in August. It will mainly be used to print literary and scientifi c works, legal literature as well as textbooks and schoolbooks in black on both sides of the paper.

With a maximum web speed of 150mpm (500fpm) and a maximum web width of 780mm (30.7in) (equalling approx. 3000 DIN A4 pages a minute or approx. 85m DIN A4/month) the RotaJet prints using KBA RotaColor water-based pigment inks. Its Piezo inkjet heads are designed for high loads and are reliable and low-maintenance. They do not need to be changed frequently as is the case with other systems. The inkjet heads are cleaned automatically.

Furthermore, the heads are aligned automatically (stitching) and every head can be controlled individually. Print resolution stands at 600dpi native and variable droplet sizes deliver an additional boost to quality.

The two arrays of 56 inkjet heads form an arch over two large central impression cylinders and can be moved aside for maintenance purposes. This arrangement facilitates an outstanding register accuracy on challenging substrates. The unwinder which was specially developed for the RotaJET and the infeed unit ensure optimum web tension. Tension is controlled automatically. At the end of the day this results in less waste, fast job change, effi cient production and more fl exibility.

Press line intercommunication and the integration of third-party systems take place in accordance with JDF standard. The RotaJet 76 workfl ow is based on APPE (Adobe PDF Print Engine). Moreover, the upstream front-end is confi gured for high-volume POD production.

Founded in 1593, Kösel produces some 13m copies per year and its 190 employees generate annual sales of around €22m. Kösel has won numerous awards including book printer of the year at the Druck & Medien Awards, the DID award 2014 for book fi nishing, the IF Design Award in the category Print Media and many more for the outstanding print and fi nishing quality of the books it produces as well as promoting the next generation of printing experts.

The KBA RotaJet 76 inkjet web press with inline fi nishing technology from GEP Germany for book producer Kösel in Altusried-Krugzell.

The specially developed unwinder with integrated infeed unit coupled with the KBA RotaJet’s intelligent web guidance system over two large central cylinders without turning bars ensure a high level of register quality when perfecting even on thin paper.

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to share readers and pieces of the advertising pie with a growing number of online channels. In addition, publishing houses are on the hunt for sustainable business models and are therefore often reluctant to invest in print.

This affects press manufacturers in media and advertising-orientated markets. The global market for sheetfed offset presses has halved since 2007 and demand for web offset presses for larger runs has shrunk by over three quarters. Over 15000 jobs have been lost alone at the three biggest German manufacturers Heidelberger Druck, Koenig & Bauer (KBA) and manroland, given the necessary adjustments to capacity.

KBA has now largely implemented its Fit@All programme for the realignment of the company in place since the beginning of 2014. The extensive package of measures includes the relocation of over 50 machine tools preventing parallel activities at the production sites. The plants in Ternitz and Trennfeld have been closed and sold. The cut of a total of 1500 jobs announced in 2013 is virtually complete. Furthermore, on 21 May 2015, the majority of the KBA AGM approved the company realignment under company law proposed by the management board. This stipulates the conversion of the parent company, Koenig & Bauer AG, into a management holding following the spin-off of four operating subsidiaries for the business units digital & web (KBA-Digital & Web Solutions), sheetfed (KBA-Sheetfed Solutions), security printing (KBA-NotaSys) and production (KBA-Industrial Solutions). After

the entry of the new companies in the commercial register at the beginning of July, the new structure will be implemented from 1 January 2015 retrospectively. The management board expects the new structure to deliver more transparency in terms of costs and earnings as well as improved profitability through internal customer supply relationships.

The repercussions of the structural shift in the print and media arena are well publicised. At times the impression is given that print is only heading downhill, but this is not true. Stable and growing markets for printed matter exist, e.g. packaging and new industrial applications. The world’s oldest and second-largest press manufacturer continues to believe in print and a positive future for its main site in Würzburg despite necessary cutbacks in recent years. This is why the company invested €14m in 2011 in renovating its foundry and recently more than €7m in production facilities in Würzburg with the installation of five high-tech machining centres, as KBA CEO and president Claus Bolza-Schünemann reported during a tour of the site.

Along with side frames, ink ducts, round drums and other components for KBA presses, the new business unit KBA-Industrial Solutions aims to cast and precision machine challenging large parts for external mechanical engineering and plant manufacturers. This has already taken place successfully for a raft of renowned companies. As well as producing various components made of casting, steel or metal, KBA-Industrial Solutions is also able to offer assembly, engineering and logistic services. It is thus an interesting partner for other machine manufacturers looking to outsource or in the event of capacity shortages. A high-tech DMC 270 (DIXI) milling machine processes large parts with

painstaking precision in an air-conditioned room.

Large parts up to 5m long and 3m wide can be scanned for their accuracy in an air-conditioned measuring room.

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New members on KBA supervisory board

At the Koenig & Bauer AGM in May, Baldwin Knauf (75) and Reinhart Siewert (77) resigned their seats on the supervisory board at their own request, one year before the five-year term of office expires. The former longstanding KBA CFO and CEO Reinhart Siewert has been deputy chairman for the past twelve years. Successful entrepreneur Baldwin Knauf, a managing partner for many years and currently deputy chairman of the shareholders’ committee at Knauf Gips KG in Iphofen, has been a member of the KBA supervisory board since June 2006. Supervisory board chairman Dr Martin Hoyos thanked these longstanding board members for their unflagging commitment to the success of the company.

In accordance with a proposal made by the supervisory board, the AGM appointed Dr Gisela Lanza (41), university professor at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) as well as head of the Institute of Production Science at KIT, and Carl Ferdinand Oetker (42), managing partner of FO Holding and managing director of WINK Verwaltungsgesellschaft (general partner of WINK Stanzwerkzeuge) as new members.

Professor Gisela Lanza gained a degree in industrial engineering at the University of Karlsruhe and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA. As a renowned production expert, she has strong ties in German industry and internationally. Amongst other roles, she is a member

Color-Logic alternative to hot-foil stamping

The Process Metallic Color System developed by Color-Logic provides a low-cost and time-saving alternative to traditional hot-foil stamping. Mark Geeves, Color-Logic director of Sales and Marketing, discussing the process, said: "With just white and conventional CMYK inks, printers can achieve exactly the same look previously available only with expensive hot foil stamping. Moreover, printers no longer need to rely on expensive specialty foil stamping subcontractors, since they can achieve the same striking colors on their standard presses. To attain the 'hot foil look,' printers can simply print on silver metallic substrate or on silver cold foil which they can apply in their own shops. Not only does the Color-Logic process dramatically reduce costs and preparation time, but printers can complete an entire job internally and thus increase profitability. Finally, the need to inventory different hot foil colors is entirely eliminated. Printers who use Color-Logic to do 'foiling' find the process fast and easy to manage. Graphic designers and prepress personnel using the Color-Logic Design Suite, have all the necessary tools in Photoshop or Illustrator plug-ins, plus a viewer which enables them to see the effects of metallic designs before going on press."

Discussing a unique aspect of the Color-Logic process, Geeves added: "Printers using the process on either metallic substrate or cold foils can gradate metallic colours one into another, something that is impossible with foil stamping." The Color-Logic Professor Gisela Lanza (l) and Carl Ferdinand Oetker were elected as

shareholder representatives on the Koenig & Bauer supervisory board.

of the Bosch Rexroth supervisory board and founding director of the Global Advanced Manufacturing Institute (GAMI) in Suzhou, China.

Carl Ferdinand Oetker studied Economics and International Relations at Brown University in Providence, RI, USA. He then became a consultant at Boston Consulting Group as well as holding vice-president positions at various investment firms and at the ING BHF-Bank. In 2004, he began working at Bankhaus Lampe taking up a position as general manager until recently. Along with his role as managing director, he holds seats on supervisory and advisory boards at a raft of industrial and financial companies.

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New director at XaarFollowing the retirement of David Cheesman in

May 2015, Xaar plc, the inkjet printing technology group headquartered in Cambridge, UK, announced that Margaret Rice-Jones will join the board as a non-executive director on 1 August 2015. Margaret has extensive experience of managing complex international technology businesses, with over 25 years in senior leadership positions, including CEO of a $100 million turnover business and responsibility for a $1.25 billion turnover business as a VP at Motorola. Margaret has also had direct responsibility for operations and customer relationships in Asia, EMEA and North America and has led acquisitive growth strategies within multiple businesses. She is currently chair of Skyscanner, where she also chairs the Remuneration and Audit committees, and is a non-executive director of Openet Telecom.

Bump-up curves in Harlequin's new fl exo screens help pre-press operators achieve smooth gradations even in high-key images. Values are exaggerated so that the effect on the tone curve representation graph is obvious.

And now, hybrid screens for fl exo

A new set of hybrid screens that improve print quality signifi cantly for fl exo work have been launched by Global Graphics Software. The fl exo screens address the issues of how to achieve high-quality in the highlight areas of images, such as tones close to white or skin tones, and how to print these areas with smooth gradations. It’s a technical

system is compatible with offset, inkjet, fl exography, digital presses, screen printing, and gravure processes. It is ideal for packaging, pouches, direct mail, point-of-purchase material, signage, post cards, literature, booklets, labels, shrink sleeves, calendars and much more.

challenge that the Harlequin product team has solved using its Harlequin Cross Modulated screens as the basis for development.“It’s about giving the pre-press operator the choice

of the right tools for the job in hand,” says Martin Bailey, CTO Global Graphics. “To achieve premium quality you need to be able to select from a wide choice of screen resolutions, rulings and dot sizes so that different graphical objects can be produced as well as possible. So we’ve expanded the number of screens available with Harlequin and included a mechanism to auto select the calibration that goes with a particular screen. Pre-press operators also now have the ability to bump up curves at the highlight end to compensate for fl exo not being able to produce tones close to white clearly. The result is that you can achieve smooth gradations even in high-key images.”

The Harlequin RIP has been used in the fl exo market for many years by Global Graphics OEM partners. Cross modulated screens give smooth, noise-free fl at tints while retaining fi ne detail in highlights and shadows. They allow you to print screens at a higher line ruling than would normally be considered reliable, produce pin-sharp images and help overcome common printing imperfections like visible rosettes and moiré.

Last year, Global Graphics and ThermoFlexX announced joint development work on hybrid screens for ThermoFlexX imagers. ThermoFlexX is a registered trademark of Xeikon International BV. Harlequin is a trademark of Global Graphics Software.

PTC, Stratasys collaborate for design

PTC and Stratasys have announced the companies are working together to deliver a seamless experience between PTC Creo design software and Stratasys 3D printing solutions. The joint vision is to make additive manufacturing more accessible to designers and manufacturers and to allow them to fully realise the advantages of the technology. These advantages include geometric freedom and part functionality, economic low volume and on-demand manufacturing, the production of customised products, and more.

Today, designers and manufacturers typically need to use multiple tools along with 3D CAD software to design, optimise, and validate parts for

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3D printing. This can be a cumbersome, inefficient, and sometimes a disconnected process that makes it difficult to accurately produce the final manufactured part. It may necessitate additional efforts and increase time and resources. The goal of the integrated solution is to define and deliver design for additive manufacturing. This is the ability to seamlessly create, optimise, validate and produce parts through the additive manufacturing process.

PTC and Stratasys begin to deliver the vision by offering a seamless workflow from design to 3D print, now available in PTC Creo 3.0. The new integrated workflow streamlines the 3D printing experience by allowing users to perform informed design specification, file preparation, print optimization and print execution for Stratasys 3D Printing Solutions from within the PTC Creo environment. The first 3D printer which can take full advantage of the new joint solution is the Stratasys Objet500 Connex3 Multi-color, Multi-material 3D Production System, which delivers 3D printed parts with multi-colour and multi-material combinations, superior surface quality, color accuracy and functionality. Integration with additional Stratasys 3D Printing Solutions is planned for future releases.

Color-Logic certifies metallic substrates

Color-Logic has announced their certification of Innovative Laminations Corporation large sheet metallic substrates for use with the Color-Logic process. Commenting on the certification, Color-Logic director of Sales and Marketing Mark Geeves said: "Color-Logic certification tests on ILC metallic substrates means that printers using large format ultraviolet machines such as those made by EFI Vutek, Scitex, Screen, and FujiFilm can now produce sparkling metallic prints for their customers. The ILC sheets are available in sizes as large as 4 feet by 8 feet, enabling printers to gang-print smaller jobs as well as make metallics available in large formats suitable for outdoor signage, trade show graphics, and oversize banners."

Novachrome Digital Design and Imaging, a wide format printer in suburban St Louis, Missouri, is the subject of a Color-Logic case study. The case study documents how Novachrome uses the Color-Logic

process on their wide format machines to produce sparkling metallic signage and display materials. Discussing the case study, Geeves said: "Novachrome is a shining example of how large format digital printers can use the Color-Logic process to gain new business as well as expand services to existing customers. This new Color-Logic case study details how Novachrome learned how to use the Color-Logic process and adapt it to their business

HP Indigo boosts customer capabilities

Showcased for the first time in Europe, in June, HP demonstrated continued innovation across the graphics solutions portfolio, showcasing enhancements to HP Indigo 7800, 10000, WS6800, 20000 and 30000 digital presses as well as new services and workflow offerings, helping customers drive business growth and printing industry transformation. In addition, the HP Indigo 7r Digital Press was demonstrated for the first time at the Dscoop EMEA Conference.

The HP Indigo 7r digital press, a fully-warranted, high-performance reconditioned press, offers print service providers who want to enter the digital printing market a cost-effective solution with the production and quality advantages of proven HP Indigo technology. HP Indigo 7r digital presses deliver the benefits at a reduced price and can be upgraded to include features currently available on the HP Indigo 7800. Nearly 200 units of the HP Indigo 10000 digital press have been installed at customer sites in 32 countries worldwide. Customers’ average print volumes have more than doubled year on year, and over 20 customers have added multiple units.

The latest enhancements to the press include advancements in colour uniformity, productivity and usability. The HP Indigo 10000 also features an expanded application range enabled by additional inks, including HP Indigo ElectroInk white.New intelligent colour management capabilities make it easy to reproduce colour job after job and across sites. The Indigo 7800 now supports printing on canvas in addition to synthetic substrates and lenticular applications using One Shot Color technology, and offers added differentiation with the new Fluorescent Pink ElectroInk.


Printers in the North-east seek fi llip to business

The Peace Gong, the children’s newspaper launched its Braille edition in Hindi and English on June 6, in association with Arushi. The Peace Gong reaches out to children across India and even abroad. It is a media literacy initiative of the Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Foundation, New Delhi.

Kanupriya Gupta, a Class 11 student of Carmel Convent School, BHEL, Bhopal, the editor, says the Braille edition of the newspaper provides children with disability a platform. “The articles and reports

Happy faces of children and adults at the launch.

"Printing has a long tradition in the North-east, especially in Assam. Arunodoi, a monthly journal in Assamese, was brought out as early as 1846. We have organised the event in keeping with this long tradition of 170 years in the fi eld of printing and with a view to giving it a much-needed boost,” Pranab Talukdar, president of the Printing Technologist Consortium of North East, was speaking at the opening of the fi rst North East Print Tech 2015, organised by the Printing Technologist Consortium of North East in May in Guwahati.

The event comprising seminars and exhibitions marked a fi rst. Printing technologists of the Northeast assembled for a common cause – for the growth of the printing industry in the region. It was pointed out at the meet that, according to data available, more than 30 per cent of printing jobs were sourced from outside the North-eastern Region resulting in loss of substantial revenue. One of the reasons cited was the lack of qualifi ed printing technologists and modern printing technology there. Plans are on to

set up an Institute of Printing Technology in Guwahati in asso-ciation with Assam Government.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi attended the closing ceremony.

K.S. Khurana, presi-dent, Satish Bajwa, vice-president, Indian Printing, Packaging and Allied Machinery Manufacturers' Asso-ciation (IPAMA), and Anand Limaye, general secretary of All India Federation of Master Printers, were present at the opening. A number of printing technocrats and resource persons attend the seminars. Ricoh was the main sponsor. A special programme for working journalists, especially for those who are engaged in page layout, was also arranged.

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The Peace Gong is not just a platform for children to write on social concerns but is also a vehicle to promote child participation for community building, to promote child rights issues. “Student reporters of many of our bureaus in different are taking up causes of their community. These include working with children with disability, creating awareness on the concerns of child labour and child traffi cking, environment, etc. It is a platform to develop the communication skills of children, develop their abilities to initiate their own programmes and projects, develop leadership and team building abilities,” explains Kanupriya.

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Greater protections for journalists sought

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers has called on governments, international institutions and the media industry itself to prioritise journalists’ safety and has denounced the state of impunity that surrounds the murder of journalists in many parts of the world. A resolution issued by the Board of WAN-IFRA, meeting on the eve of the 67th World News Media Congress, 22nd World Editors Forum and 25th World Advertising Forum in Washington DC, also called for greater solidarity within the news industry to propose solutions that improve safety and protection for all journalists, and to work together to support media professionals working in unstable and unsafe environments as a means of strengthening press freedom worldwide."WAN-IFRA calls on governments worldwide to

actively support the United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity and encourages support organisations to work more closely with media companies to address the gaps in training, equipment and expertise that could contribute to reducing dangers," said the Board of WAN-IFRA, the global organisation for the world's press.

The resolution acknowledged the tragic statistics that show 1127 journalists have been killed in the line of duty since 1992. The WAN-IFRA Board acknowledged that over 50 per cent of these deaths involved journalists working in print media, and that in the vast majority of instances, those killed were local journalists.

Golden Pen of Freedom awarded to journalists killed

The Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has been dedicated in 2015 to all Journalists Killed in the Line of Duty. “Since 1992, more than 1,100 journalists have been killed just because they brought the truth to light or manifested their points of view,” said World Editors Forum President, Marcelo Rech,

in dedicating the award during the opening ceremony of the 67th World News Media Congress, 22nd World Editors Forum and 25th World Advertising Forum in Washington DC.“The tragedy of this massacre is amplifi ed by

a staggering statistic: in nine out of 10 murders of journalists, the authors remain unpunished. Ultimately, this is the fuel that feeds the slaughter: impunity encourages new crimes, tarnishes the whole of society with blood, and denies the right every citizen has to a free press,” Rech said to an audience of more than 900 publishers, chief editors and other senior newspaper executives from around the world. WAN-IFRA has presented the Golden Pen of Freedom since 1961 to recognise the outstanding action, in writing or deed, of an individual, group or institution in the cause of press freedom.

An exceptional award made to honour fallen colleagues and focus the international spotlight on the issue of safety and impunity for journalists worldwide, the dedication of the 2015 Golden Pen of Freedom to Journalists Killed in the Line of Duty aims to send a powerful message to the perpetrators of crimes against the media, as well as to legislators and those with the power to enact better laws and enforce stronger protections for news-gatherers around the world.

Statistics from New York based Committee to Protect Journalists show that 87 per cent (approximately 980) of those who have died since 1992 were local journalists. Overlaid with the deadliest countries for journalists during the same period

- among them Iraq (166 deaths since 1992), Syria (80), Somalia (56), Pakistan (56) and Mexico (32) - the message is clear: local journalists, likely less well trained, fi nanced, and supported, are covering beats foreign journalists can either no longer access, or to which their news companies are no longer willing to send them. The moral responsibility to better protect colleagues, wherever they may be, is indisputable.

Confl ict and war still account for a large proportion of the total number of recorded deaths. Where identifying as ‘Press’ might once have provided an element of protection, in the years since records began the dangers of doing so have become signifi cant. Overall, 426 journalists have died covering war while an estimated 224 have lost their lives in combat or

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crossfire situations. A further 146 journalists were killed on dangerous assignments.

Of particular note for WAN-IFRA and its community, 51 per cent of all deaths recorded since 1992 have involved journalists working in print media. “There is no freedom without freedom of expression. And there is no freedom of expression without protection and safety for the practice of journalism,” said Rech. “That is why we are here today, to celebrate freedom, and to reaffirm our commitment to all those killed in the line of duty that we will not falter, we will not let their sacrifice be in vain. Our answer will be now and always, to strive for the highest ideals of journalism: to denounce all forms of injustice and thus to contribute to a more peaceful and to a free world,”

A commitment to press freedom is renewed

Safety and the dangers facing journalists worldwide were the dominant themes on the opening day of the 67th World News Media Congress, held recently in Washington DC. Hosted by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), in partnership with the Newspaper Association of America (NAA), the event, which has drawn 900 publishers, chief editors and other participants to Washington, is the global meeting place of the world’s news industry.

Welcoming delegates from 75 countries, WAN-IFRA President Tomas Brunegård highlighted the perilous situation for press freedom across the globe. “When today we look throughout the world, we cannot jump with excitement and say how wonderful everything has become,” said Brunegård. “Our statistics show that press freedom is at a lower level than it was 10 years ago. Today, only about 20 per cent of the world’s population enjoy the level of freedom some of us take for granted.”

Brunegård introduced Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon, Jr, counsellor of the US Department of State, with a call for the United States to continue to lead by example in defence of human rights despite recent high-profile setbacks. “The United States has long served as the most prominent defender of freedom the world has ever known. But in recent years, national security, the fight against terrorism and other issues have raised concerns about surveillance

and whether support for press freedom is eroding. These are not solely domestic concerns. Because of the country's global role, what happens here has impact on countries everywhere.”

Ambassador Shannon highlighted the indispensible role the press plays in the healthy, functioning of democracy. “A vibrant, free, and independent press is a staple of any open society. We rely on the curiosity and scepticism of reporters, bloggers, broadcasters, and photographers the world over to uncover the truth, underwrite the public trust, and hold us all to account,” he said. “As free societies, we draw our strength from confronting the truth of our own imperfections - by relying on journalists to hold us to the highest aspirations, even when, especially when, we fall short.”

The Ambassador also confirmed that the US will continue to press for the release of Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, imprisoned for over 300 days in Iran. Rezian is currently on trial in Tehran charged with espionage.

However, The Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron remains extremely concerned that the trial will not be fair and called on Iran to abide by its United Nations obligations. Baron used his on-stage interview with Maria Ressa, CEO and executive editor of the Philippines-based Rappler, to call on the industry to petition for Rezian’s release.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) Global editor-in-chief, Phil Chetwynd, used his afternoon presentation to call on the industry to support worldwide safety protection standards. “The safety of all our staff has never been more important, but also never more challenging to maintain,” Chetwynd revealed. “The issue of safety has never weighed so heavily in the editorial decision-making process.”

Concluding the opening day of the three-day Congress, a session organised in association with The Associated Press titled Killing the Messenger: What the Media Should Do to Protect Itself and Fight Back discussed the threats facing journalists working in dangerous environments, and some of the solutions that are available to better protect those in the field.“One of the aims of efforts to better protect

freelancers, for example, is to localise resources for journalists and have them available globally so that security assessments and safety protocols can be achievable,” said Elisa Lees Muñoz, executive director

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of the International Women's Media Foundation. “It is very important to direct journalists to these resources, and I encourage those of you in this room to do so actively.”

Vivian Salama, Baghdad bureau chief for The AP, highlighted the complexities of not knowing where threats will come from. “In Iraq, for example, we’re facing a situation where the government has no control over large parts of the country. It may not be the state that is coming after journalists, but it may be those who are acting as if they were the state.”

“No story is worth the life of your reporters or correspondents,” said Zaffar Abbas, editor of Dawn newspaper in Pakistan. “The threats we face aren’t just bombs and bullets, but also governments, who are imprisoning journalists for their own purposes,” said Douglas Jehl, foreign editor at The Washington Post, in reference to the Jason Rezian case.

Brunegard re-elected president of WAN-IFRA

Tomas Brunegard, former chairman and CEO of the Stampen Media Group in Sweden, has been re-elected president of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) for a two-year term. Michael Golden, vice-chairman of The New York Times, was elected vice-president and is in line for the presidency when Brunegard's term ends in June 2017. They were elected by WAN-IFRA members during the organization's World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and World Advertising Forum held recently in Washington, DC.

During his initial two-year term, Brunegard supported a host of new initiatives, including the organisation's new Global Alliance for Media Innovation, increased cooperation with media industry stakeholders including advertisers, broadcasters, and digital players, development of services in growing markets, and strengthening WAN-IFRA's role in Europe and in the Americas."The role of WAN-IFRA as a global, independent

voice for press freedom is more important than ever," said Brunegard. "In many countries around the world, media are facing threats not only from censorship, attacks and surveillance, but also to their basic business models as well. This restricts their ability to carry out their societal role. And, more and more,

these challenges occur not only under repressive regimes, but in democratic societies as well."

Ten new members were also elected to the Board of WAN-IFRA: José Roberto Dutriz, executive chairman of Grupo Dutriz in El Salvador; Ricardo Hepp, president of the Chilean Newspaper Publishers Association (ANP); Michèle Leridon, Global News director for Agence France-Presse, representing the news agencies; Markus Mair, CEO of Styria Media in Austria; Jose Manuel Lozano, senior advisor to Heraldo de Aragón in Spain; Geert-Jan van der Snoek, chief executive officer of Telegraaf Media Group, representing NDP Nieuwsmedia in The Netherlands; Sture Bergman, president and CEO of Västerbottens-Kuriren Media in Sweden, Neo Momodu, head of Corporate Affairs, Media 24, South Africa, Miguel Henrique Otero, editor and publisher of El Nacional, and vice-president of the Venezuelan Publishers Association, and Gerald Grünberger, managing director of the Austrian Newspaper Association, representing Directors of Member Associations of WAN-IFRA.

Marcelo Rech is president, World Editors Forum

Marcelo Rech, the executive director of Journalism for the RBS Group in southern Brazil, has been elected president of the World Editors Forum, the organisation within the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) for chief editors and other senior newsroom personnel. Rech, 55, succeeds Erik Bjerager, the editor-in-chief and managing director of Kristeligt Dagblad in Denmark, who will remain with WEF as a vice-president. Wolfgang Krach, the editor-in-chief of Germany's Süddeutsche Zeitung, was also elected as a WEF vice-president.

The World Editors Forum, the organization within the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) for chief editors and senior newsroom personnel, also elected five new Board members: Carlos Guyot, editor-in-chief of La Nación in Argentina; Toyosi Ogunseye, editor of Sunday Punch in Nigeria; Matti Kalliokoski, editorial page editor at Helsingin Sanomat in Finland; Javier Garza, a Knight International Journalism Fellow from Mexico who serves as a special advisor to the

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World Editors Forum on journalists’ safety; and Anders Nyland, editor-in-chief of Bergensavisen in Norway.“The World Editors Forum has provided

extraordinary support to editorial leaders around the world to deal with the changes that affect newsrooms and journalism itself," said Rech, who was elected by WEF members during the World News Media Congress. "In addition to offering this support, and to joining all efforts for the protection and defense of journalists and freedom of expression, WEF will continue to act in favor of ethical, high quality and credible journalism as a matter of distinction to the public about the value of professional communication."

Rech was a former reporter, specialised in internal and international conflicts. He covered five expeditions to Antarctica, the fall of the Soviet Union and the economic transition in Russia, the Gulf War, the war in the Balkans, the UN intervention in Mozambique, the crisis in Cuba and several coup d’etats and military risings in Latin America, besides many investigative pieces and extensive stories in Brazil. He has held numerous positions at RBS, including managing editor of the flagship newspaper Zero Hora, and other newspapers in the group.

Cartagena to host World News Media Congress, 2016

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has invited the world's press to attend the 68th World Newspaper Congress, 23rd World Editors Forum, and 26th World Advertising Forum, to be held in Cartagena, Colombia, from 8 to 10 June 2016. The invitation was issued at the close of this year’s World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum in Washington, D.C. Registration and information about next year's Congress and Forum in Colombia can be found at http://www.wan-ifra.org/cartagena2016."The Colombian Newspaper association,

ANDIARIOS, is honoured and delighted to welcome the 68th World News Media Congress," said Alejandro Galvis, CEO of Vanguardia Liberal and president of the Board of ANDIARIOS. "This event will not only be a great opportunity for newspaper leaders to update themselves, and share new ideas on

an extremely dynamic industry, but it will also be an opportunity to get to know Colombia, one of the most promising countries in the world, as well as the magical city of Cartagena”.

Vincent Peyrègne, CEO of WAN-IFRA, said: “We are very grateful for the support and trust of our Colombian colleagues, to allow us to bring Congress back to Latin America and consolidate the work we have led in the region for the past years. We are sure this event will be a success: Cartagena is one of the most attractive touristic destinations worldwide, a well known convention center in the continent, and the Latin American news publishing industry strongly shares WAN-IFRA’s core values of media independence and constant innovation.” It is only the second time the World News Media Congress will be held in Latin America, following Rio de Janeiro in 2000.

INCQC seeks new membersThe World Association of Newspapers and News

Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has opened the competition for the 12th edition of its International Newspaper Color Quality Club, the only worldwide printing quality competition for newspapers. Newspapers that register by 7 October 2015 will benefit from a free preliminary test evaluation by WAN-IFRA. Registration deadline for the 2016-2018 edition of the Club is December 2015. Full details can be found at www.colorqualityclub.org.

Newspapers that maintain rigorous printing standards are eligible for membership in the Club, a short list of the world’s best-printed color newspapers. Membership in the Color Quality Club can increase a newspaper’s prestige among readers, pride among staff members, and – perhaps most importantly – benefits when it comes to selling ad space to demanding customers. The goal of the International Newspaper Quality Club is to improve the quality of reproduction and printing in production, while also increasing competitiveness as well as training and motivating all personnel. The competition has been held every two years since 1994.

Successful newspapers are awarded membership for a two-year period in the exclusive club of top-quality titles. Multiple winners and participants in the WAN-IFRA certification project also have the prospect of being awarded membership of the

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WAN-IFRA Star Club. Participation can be easily integrated into a newspaper’s normal production operations. Participants download a small ad-like test element and incorporate it into a page – no costly, time-consuming special print runs are required.Benefits of participating: - Demonstrate consistent and reliable printing in

accordance with exacting worldwide standards;- Promote certification and gain an edge in the

competition for readers and advertisers;- Counter customer complaints more confidently;- Increase quality awareness and know-how within

the workforce;- Define goals for production personnel and

motivate them to achieve those goals; and- Optimise materials on the basis of detailed

evaluations.Tutorials

WAN-IFRA offers tutorials in which interested parties and participants in the Color Quality Club competition can familiarize themselves with the relevant ISO standards and Color Quality Club rules. Next tutorials are in Frankfurt, Germany on 15 June 2015 (German language) and in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 29–30 July 2015, Chennai on 9 July, and New Delhi on 14 July.

Ninan Thariyan joins Daily Thanthi

Daily Thanthi has appointed TOI’s Ninan Thariyan to head its new division as CEO. Thariyan quits The Times of India after a stint of 36 years. Thariyan is slated to head the new division as CEO, which consists of some new initiatives and innovation that are yet to be unveiled. Thariyan will report to Bala Adithyan, executive director of the company.

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Sakal launches Speedy, TechnoSakal has launched gadget and auto supplements

Speedy and Techno. Speedy will cover the automobile industry and Techno the gadget industry. The supplements are fortnightly and will be available with the Sakal newspaper every Wednesday. The bilingual supplements in Marathi and English will cover all the

editions of Maharashtra focusing more on the urban areas.


Youtube launches NewswireGoogle-owned Youtube has launched Newswire in

partnership with social news group, Storyful. It has been launched with an aim to provide a curated feed of the most newsworthy eyewitness videos of the day. With Newswire, Youtube says it hopes to provide journalists with an invaluable resource to discover news video around major events, and to highlight eyewitness video that offers new perspectives on important news stories. The Newswire will feature global and regional feeds that surface the most relevant videos in different parts of the world.

Google has also announced two other projects alongside to improve online news verification – The First Draft Coalition and The Witness Media Lab. The First Draft Coalition will consist of experts from Eyewitness Media Hub, Storyful, Bellingcat, First Look Media's Reported.ly, Meedan, Emergent, SAM Desk, and Verification Junkie. It will develop and program a new site for verification and ethics training, tools, research and case studies around the biggest news stories of the moment and focused on documenting human rights issues with citizen video.

The Witness Media Lab on the other hand, in collaboration with innovators in the technology, advocacy and journalism fields - will produce a series of in-depth projects that focus on human rights struggles as seen from the perspective of those who live, witness, and experience them.

This deveopment will also boost the emerging trend of Citizen Journalism where people could capture the incident happening right in front of them and in turn would contribute in making people aware about it. An eyewitness video would eventually serve to add vital context and information to events and, over the time, could help in revolutionising the modern day journalism.


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July 9-10, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Chennai: Editorial Leaders – Module 4, Long-form Writing. More details from [email protected]

July 20-21, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Kuala Lumpur: Newspaper Design for Chinese Publications. More details from [email protected]

July 22-23, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Singapore: Generating New Advertising Revenue. More details from [email protected]

July 28-30, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Kuala Lumpur: News Design Asia 2015. More details from [email protected]

July 29-30, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Kuala Lumpur: Color Quality and INCQC Tutorial. More details from [email protected]

September 2-4, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Mumbai: WAN-IFRA India 2015 Conference & Expo. More details from [email protected]

September 8-10, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Tokyo: Digital Innovation and Wearables in Japan. More details from [email protected]

September 9, organised by Newspaper Association of America, in Chicago: NAA Retail Revenue Exchange Conference. More details at http://www.naa.org/About-NAA/Events.aspx

September 14-18, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Los Angeles: Study Tour – Strictly Digital – Innovation and Online Moneymakers. More details from [email protected]

October 5, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Hamburg: 14th International Newsroom Summit. More details from [email protected]

October 5-7, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Hamburg: World Publishing Expo 2015. More details from [email protected]

October 6, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Hamburg: Mobile News Summit. More details from [email protected]

October 7, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Hamburg: 2nd World Printers Forum Conference. More details from [email protected]

October 23-24, organised by WAN-IFRA, in Mexico: Digital Media LATAM 15. More details at http://dml.wan-ifra.org


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WHEN A TRADITIONAL NEWSPAPER WENT FULLY DIGITALThe Swiss daily, Walliser Bote, is being printed completely digitally since June 15 this year. The digital finishing solution, FoldLine at Mengis Druck AG in Switzerland, finishes newspapers at high speed. It was great teamwork that saw the total integration of the workflow consisting of an HP T400 Color inkjet press, the format and cut-off variable finishing line FoldLine from manroland web systems, and the mail-order house technology from Mueller Martini. Picture shows the first copies of the digitally printed Walliser Bote on their way (see page 25).

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