There are an estimated 11,000 newspapers in the world and last year their combined circulations rose 2.3 per cent. But in Europe and the US it’s a different story: readers are fleeing to the web and losing the news habit…
There’s a long way to go before this is all over but already there is much that we have learnt in the past few weeks – and many of the lessons are actually good things.
‘La Nación’ is one of Argentina’s largest daily newspapers and has been making headlines since 1870. Recently the print title has made a success of innovative redesigns of its pages while retaining its historic identity.
The internet is transforming the way we consume music and news as more stations switch to a web-only format and internet radios roll off the production lines. Forget traditional stations – this is the future of the sung and…
Traditional media brands have been infected by the web’s ‘publish now, worry about the facts later’ ethic and as their standards slip, readers vanish. But now there’s a crop of journalists who can mix old-school standards…
You'd be forgiven for holding your peace in conversations about religious dress. Too often the topic is a bellicose bellwether of bad, divisive and distrustful news stories; righteous indignation against the holier-than…
Is there a future for local newspapers? We meet the believers from a British octogenarian maverick to a hi-tech Czech publisher and witness triumphs but also a spectacular failure as it happens.
Last week Australians awoke to a slice of good news over breakfast when local brand Bega Cheese announced that it will acquire the iconic Vegemite spread from its US owner Mondelez International. The deal, coming a week…
LA’s KCRW sounds like the future of radio. Small, perfectly formed and with an influence that travels far beyond its American HQ, the station breaks bands and sets the soundtrack for Hollywood’s films and its residents…
Cécile Frot-Coutaz heads up the Fremantle Media Group, a content provider with a huge global reach thanks to its TV brands including ‘The X Factor’ and ‘American Idol’. She discusses evolving viewing habits and how she…
‘Paris Match’ scores regular exclusives thanks to an army of reporters and photographers who mix celebrity with hard-edged news. Monocle meets the Paris-based team.
A NATO shipping deal looks set to provide some welcome good news in Latvia, how a think tank is shaking up German politics, and France's pioneering stance on transsexuality.