Long Beach, CA; February 14, 2012 — The Victoria Advocate newspaper has entered into an agreement with ACI to provide distribution services, it was announced by Stephen McHaney and Dan Easton, co-publishers of The Victoria Advocate.

Under the terms of this agreement, ACI (American Circulation Innovations), will manage several areas of distribution, including subscriber home delivery, niche publication delivery, transportation and some single-copy delivery for The Advocate.

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Media publishers are now offered free and seamless integration of their AdPerfect classified platform with Pre1’s SmartPublisher.

New Westminster, B.C. (January 25, 2012) - AdPerfect, industry-leading advertising platform for media publishers, announced its partnership with Pre1 Software, a full-service front-end classified system. The Pre1 and AdPerfect partnership offers their mutual customers free and sophisticated integration of Pre1’s SmartPublisher with AdPerfect’s Classified Advertising Solution.

“Pre1 Software is proud to have integrated our front-end system, SmartPublisher, with AdPerfect’s revolutionary Classified Advertising Solution. This integration easily and effectively creates an automated method for publications to transfer graphically complex ads placed online to print and vice versa,” explains Mark Jockin, President of Pre1 Software.

Print ads created in the AdPerfect system through its call center and online self-serve applications are exported automatically upon approval and delivered to Pre1. “This transfer of data streamlines publisher workflows and eliminates errors that can occur with manual re-key” said Steve Kump, AdPerfect President and CTO.

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A $710,000 grant to The Poynter Institute will fund seminars, Webinars, live chats and new online resources over two years for journalists, bloggers, educators and others.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL, Jan. 18, 2012 —The Robert R. McCormick Foundation announced today that a $710,000 grant to The Poynter Institute will fund journalism training workshops, or Specialized Reporting Institutes (SRIs), as well as Webinars and other online resources for reporters over the next two years.

Poynter administers this training program for McCormick, and the two organizations have selected SRI hosts for this year to carry out training on these topics:

• Iraq/Afghanistan war veterans return home, straining government resources for veterans beyond capacity. (Hosted by the New England Center for Investigative Reporting at Boston University, which plans a workshop March 5-7 in Boston. Details at www.necir-bu.org.)
• Covering globalization at the local level -- beyond the G8/NATO summits. (Hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, DePaul University and Poynter, which plan a workshop March 19-21 in Chicago. Details at www.poynter.org/training.)
• Covering Super PACs. (Hosted by the Sunlight Foundation, which plans a workshop April 21-22 in Washington, D.C.)
• Stress, suicide and the economy – the recession and mental health. (Hosted by Local Media Foundation (formerly Suburban Newspapers of America) and Associated Press Managing Editors, which plan a workshop this summer in Chicago. Details to come.)
• Covering social protest movements in an age of social media. (Hosted by California State University, Fullerton, and the Orange County Press Club, which plan a workshop in October at Cal State Fullerton.)
• Covering school violence and discipline. (Hosted by Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, which plans a workshop in October in Chicago.)

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HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 6, 2012 – This is the year to tackle roadblocks in the news industry! While traveling along the road map to success, the America East conference is an exit you shouldn’t miss. Find out why by joining us March 12 to14 in Hershey at the largest regional conference for the newspaper industry and its suppliers. Through our innovative educational sessions and exciting trade show floor, America East provides the answers and ideas you need to drive your media company in the right direction!

As in the past, America East 2012 will provide attendees with a wide variety of speakers and panelists, each with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the media industry.

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Flagship Las Vegas Review-Journal among publications switching to MediaSpan

ANN ARBOR, MI (January 5, 2012) -- MediaSpan announced today that Stephens Media has chosen CirculationPro as their company-wide circulation solution.

140 seats of CirculationPro will be deployed as a SaaS solution across 75 daily, weekly and online publications across 10 states replacing Stephens Media’s current PBS circulation system.

In addition to CirculationPro, Stephens Media will be utilizing MediaSpan’s E-Loyalty Suite® (ELS) on their company websites.

“We were looking for a powerful yet flexible circulation system to manage all of our print and on-line publications and subscriptions. After an extensive review of all the options on the market, we decided MediaSpan offered the best solution for us. We are especially excited about the revenue and cost savings opportunities by implementing CirculationPro with MediaSpan’s E-Loyalty Suite and access control modules.” - Vikas Khorona, Director of Digital, Stephens Media

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Tampa, Fla. – January 9, 2012 – SAXOTECH, a leader in content management, circulation and advertising technology, today announced the Observer Publishing Company, one of the largest employers in Washington County, Penn., with circulation reaching readers in Washington, Greene and southern Allegheny counties has chosen the SAXOTECH Mediaware Center to centralize its newsroom operations.

The Observer Publishing Company is a family-owned and operated publishing company and will implement the SAXOTECH multi-channel publishing solution to run its daily and weekly newspapers including the Observer-Reporter, its digital news site Observer-Reporter.com - The Almanac, its digital news site TheAlmanac.net - and other special interest publications.

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Salt Lake City, Utah -- The Deseret News, Utah’s oldest daily newspaper and leading online news source, has named Chris Lee as publisher, Paul Edwards as editor and Rick Hall as the Utah edition editor.

Lee joined the Deseret News in June 2010. Prior to this appointment, he served as the vice president of digital. Lee was recently nominated to a three-year term on the board of the Suburban Newspaper Association of America, assisting in its transition to the Local Media Association. Prior to his arrival at Deseret News, Lee was chairman and CEO at Heritage Makers, a leader in web-to-print personalized photo products. Previously, Lee was the director of new business development for Ancestry.com and director of product management for MyFamily.com, a unit of Ancestry focused on building a social network for families, from 1999 to 2002. Lee holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts with Honors (double major in Economics and Italian, magna cum laude) from Brigham Young University.

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Nearly 45 percent of Americans will make New Year's resolutions. Unfortunately, many of us will fall off after the first week. If you're one of those individuals, the Monday strategy could increase your odds for success: Make Monday the day to recommit to your resolutions with 52 Healthy Monday Tips.

Click here for the release about using the Monday strategy to stick to your New Year’s resolutions.

Health and lifestyle media representatives can receive a PDF or website widget of the 52 Healthy Monday Tips upon request. Share the tips with your readers each Monday, or use them as the basis for weekly editorial content.

Twitter-sized tips are also available to share on social media.

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Toronto, December 1, 2011 – U.S. and Canadian newspapers have lowered their expectations concerning most advertising revenue sources in 2012. The one exception is digital, for which 53% foresee a “large increase”.

In 2012, about 70% of newspapers have definite plans to start or upgrade content delivery on mobile devices and to improve their website for online visitors. Other popular 2012 operating initiatives include controlling or reducing both staff and non-staff costs, charging readers for digital content, and starting a new niche product.

In terms of advertising sales initiatives, 65% to 70% have definite plans to expand email, mobile or e-reader digital advertising, to improve website advertising programs and options, and to upgrade digital sales capabilities. Two other areas of attention for 2012 are upgrading print sales capabilities and improving ad pricing and rate structures.

Just over half of newspaper executives and managers surveyed said that current 2011 ad revenues are coming in worse than expected. The implication is that many newspapers will not achieve their budget forecasts this year.

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The SAXOTECH Mediaware Center will provide the publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News with greater centralization of workflow, assets and publishing tools for their print and digital media needs.

Tampa, Fla. – SAXOTECH, a leader in content management, circulation and advertising technology, announced today, editorial workflow and digital media production will now successfully benefit Philadelphia Media Network Inc. (PMN), parent company and publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Sportsweek and Philly.com, as the company moves to transform its newsroom publishing systems. PMN will combine its print and digital productions into one unified newsroom built on the SAXOTECH Mediaware Center platform. PMN announced earlier this summer their Project Liberty initiative, which highlighted the digital transformation for many of their products, while emphasizing their appreciation for innovative, technology resources. SAXOTECH’s integration with PMN’s current production objectives further complements their Project Liberty mission.

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FALL RIVER, MA - The printing of three of GateHouse Media New England's Massachusetts publications will be moved to regional printing facilities beginning in February, GateHouse Publisher Sean Burke announced today.

The Herald News, which currently prints at its own Fall River location, has agreed to a joint production arrangement with The Providence (RI) Journal and The Boston Globe to print and package The Herald News, delivering state-of-the-art capabilities to its advertisers and readers. The Taunton Daily Gazette will likewise move printing and packaging to Gannett Offset/Boston located in Norwood, MA. 0 Jornal, which also prints at the Fall River location, will be produced at the GateHouse facility in Auburn, MA.

"These changes will give our newspapers access to state-of-the-art printing and packaging technologies that will provide a more robust environment for our readers and advertisers," Burke said. "These changes reflect not only the evolution our company for the digital age, but our continuing commitment to remain the No.1 source of news and information in th communities we serve."

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Enhanced updated desktop publishing software opens InDesign Interchange® files

PEORIA, ILL. (October 31, 2011) -- MultiAd announces the release of its latest version of its desktop publishing software Creator Professional 8.5, which contains numerous upgrades and enhancements. These new features allow Creator Professional 8.5.3 users to efficiently create marketing collateral through a combination of design, illustration and production tools without expensive add-ons.

A key new feature in Creator 8.5.3 gives users the ability to open Adobe® InDesign Interchange® files, allowing greater accessibility for document access.

Additional user updates include the ability to create soft shadows that output in CMYK, utilize variable opacity for solid colors on an element’s frame, fill and shadow, set any element with a global text wrap for any text block and much more.

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Worcester, MA, Oct 19, 2011 - Editor Doreen Manning gives a preview to how this Thursday's paper celebrates 35 years of Worcester Magazine! Click here to watch the video.

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September 2011 - The Dispatch and Rock Island Argus in Moline, Illinois, have grown  their online recruitment advertising revenue 249 percent over the past two years due to TheJobNetwork's Ad Exposure Supersized program.

TheJobNetwork (TJN) is a network of hundreds of affiliated job sites, all powered by RealMatch Inc., and belonging to newspapers, other media companies, and local portals.

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Denver, CO: – September 12, 2011 – Chicagoland’s largest local media company, Sun-Times Media Group, is now live with News Synergy™ mobile apps to drive their news and mobile advertising strategies. The all-inclusive News Synergy platform provides a download with something to offer for everyone. Available on Apple® iPad®, iPod touch, iPhone®, Google™ Android™ mobile digital devices, News Synergy is designed to easily deliver the most popular mobile features, controlled by an exceptional web-based admin.

After an extensive search, Sun-Times Media Group executives selected News Synergy as their new app platform because of its versatility and ability to provide content and advertising targeting for their major metro and regional publication clusters. Local sports, weather alerts and user-submitted content are just a few of the many features deployed to drive consumer app usage and engagement. Additionally, an integrated ad serving platform offers local advertisers the option to target their message to content wells.

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Sayville, Long Island, July, 2011 – Brainworks Software, the leading provider of newspaper advertising and circulation systems for North America has announced that the Houston Community Newspapers division of ASP Westward and the Yakima Herald-Republic have gone live with their newly installed Brainworks advertising systems, while the East Texas Community Newspapers division of Westward has gone live with the Brainworks CircSmart circulation system. In addition, the Durango Herald has gone live with their Brainworks on-line ad order entry system.

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New GMA SLS1000 inserting equipment represents technology at its very best; modular construction offers changeability and expansion possibilities

Bartash, Inc. announced today the installation of a new and all-inclusive inserting solution for the ever growing insert and post press business the company is offering its clients. Bartash is one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of magazines, newspapers and niche publications. The GMA SLS1000 is a fast and reliable inserting system that optimizes the throughput within a tight time window that is so typical for modern pressrooms like Bartash. The new inserter is characterized by extraordinarily high efficiency and is designed for the most demanding zoning needs as well as for the processing of a large number of inserts. This new acquisition is complemented by a state-of-the-art Tensor press that was installed earlier this year. This new bindery asset became operational in June of this year.

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Large Daily Newspaper Brand Realizes New Efficiencies, Greater Insight and Remote Access to Data with Advanced Circulation System

Tampa, Fla. - July 11, 2011 - SAXOTECH, a leader in content management, circulation and advertising solutions, announced today that the Chicago Tribune, one of the top 10 largest newspapers in the Unites States, has successfully installed its Circulation and WebCirc solutions. The enterprise circulation system will manage and facilitate all circulation activities for the newspaper, as well as its partners, subscribers and distributors.

Enterprise-level circulation technology will provide the Chicago Tribune with greater flexibility and return on investment when managing its large copy distributions. Real-time access to data and business logic specifically built for subscribers, carriers, dealers and managers will allow for lucrative new strategies and partnerships both in print and online. Because the architecture of the system is designed to scale to the needs of the organization, the Chicago Tribune was able to implement the new circulation system in record time.

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The Monday Campaigns Offers Free Monday Concepts and Materials to Help Your Readers Stay Healthy

Who/What:

The Monday Campaigns, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending chronic preventable diseases by sustaining healthy behaviors.

• Founded in 2005 in association with Johns Hopkins, Columbia and Syracuse Universities to apply marketing best practices to public health challenges.
• Uses the larger concept of Healthy Monday to address a variety of health and wellness issues, including:
• Nutrition
• Physical activity
• Tobacco cessation
• Overall wellness
• Helps organizations incorporate the Monday concept into their own health promotions. Every Monday, organizations and individuals join together to commit to the healthy behaviors that can help end preventable chronic diseases.

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