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Censor sensibility
Hung Huang, head of China's CIMG, is spearheading new TV, print and web media. She aims to forge a uniquely modern Chinese culture, even as the country's censors still hold sway.
Americas
The rise of the left in Bogotá, Obama stirs up controversy over Cuba, and rebuilding a Chilean icon.
Observation
Broadcasters and publishers should note: offering a broader worldview can shake up tired business models and give the market something new, reflecting the direction other sectors are heading in. It's what audiences deserve.
Battle of Flanders
Monocle meets Christian Van Thillo, CEO of De Persgroep, a powerful Belgian media empire that understands its market’s every desire. He took the helm fresh out of college and built a powerhouse.
African stations
Salim Amin is determined to launch A24, the first pan-African news channel. He follows in the footsteps of his father, the great news photographer Mo Amin, to report on Africa's successes and failures.
Studio twenty-four
Al Jazeera English is the first 24-hour English-language news channel from the Middle East. Based in Doha with global hubs, it launched in 2006 and now reaches an audience of 80 million.
Motor mouths
As the music industry evolves with digitalisation, one radio station stands out. Monocle meets Germany’s pioneering Motor FM, which provides an outlet for underground music in a precarious media landscape.
Gloss leader
This is one of the first literary cafés in Porto. Over 100 years old, Lello is still breaking new ground with its decorative Brazilian wood-carved interior and steady stream of tourists.
Citizen clean
We profile Michael Ringier, the fifth-generation head of the Swiss media empire. Since 1991, he has expanded Ringier AG into eastern Europe and the Far East, launching its first free evening paper in Switzerland.
Waxing lyrical
Filmmaker João Moreira Salles is the publisher of Piauí, a new monthly magazine in Brazil. Monocle visits Salles in Piauí’s Rio de Janeiro offices to discuss the venture and his approach to journalism.
