Colour: sometimes less is more
I was stuck in an airport for somewhat longer than anticipated on Tuesday. This gave me plenty of time to take in the first full-colour edition of The Daily Telegraph in all its glory, although not...
View ArticleNewspapers finding new ways to get copy into people’s hands
It’s been several years since my local newsagent scrapped his home delivery service. A lack of willing and reliable pensioners/school kids to do the legwork was part of the reason, combined with a...
View ArticleEconomist Direct provides publishing pointers
Well done to The Economist for setting up what appears to be a first among mainstream publishers, by allowing punters to order a single copy of the title with just a few clicks of the mouse. I’ve just...
View ArticleHandmade by robots
News from Ifra Expo about Manroland’s progress towards “lights out” printing reminds me of that old joke about the high-tech factory of the future, operated entirely by robots and watched over by one...
View ArticleApocalypse NOTW
Yesterday afternoon my colleagues and I were positing about the fact that this Sunday’s News of the World would be a collectors’ edition as it would not carry any advertising. Just minutes later the...
View ArticleNoTW demise turns data gathering opportunity
News International is experiencing the unpleasant taste of its own medicine this week, as the scandal engulfing the business throws up new revelations on a seemingly daily basis. It remains to be seen...
View ArticleAge. There’s no getting away from it in the end
A recent family event of the nuptial variety meant that I spent a few days chaperoning a clutch of 80-something year-old relatives. By the end of the weekend I needed a very large drink followed by a...
View ArticleSupplementary benefits
The bank holiday weekend is almost upon us. In response to what appears to be the new normal in summer weather trends, my thoughts are turning to woolly jumpers, thermal socks, and perhaps a scarf and...
View ArticleStop press: newspaper in print plant shocker
Is the newspaper printing market as ripe for consolidation as web offset was? (And perhaps continues to be.) News that Guardian Media Group is considering its options re the future printing of The...
View ArticleSun on Sunday in rush job shocker
Yesterday Rupert Murdoch proudly tweeted that the first edition of his new Sun on Sunday had sold 3m copies. How many of those purchases will turn out to be driven by curiosity, or a desire to have a...
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