Newspaper executives from four countries were elected Sunday to the Board of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) during the organisation’s Annual General Meeting in Kiev, Ukraine.
The Nishinippon Shimbun, the widest read newspaper on Japan’s third largest island of Kyushu with a daily circulation of more than one million copies, recently ordered two Mitsubishi DIAMONDSPIRIT presses. The new presses will be installed in February 2013 and replace existing 16-year-old equipment at the publisher’s flagship plant in Fukuoka City, the largest city in Kyushu.
Hearst Newspapers announced today that Paul Farrell has been named group publisher of Hearst Connecticut Newspapers. The announcement was made by Frank A. Bennack, Jr., CEO of Hearst Corporation, and Hearst Newspapers President Mark Aldam.
Digital First Media, which operates MediaNews Group, Journal Register Company and Digital First Ventures, today named Wayne Snow Vice President of Sales.
Veteran Media Exec Mike LaBonia to Direct National Sales Efforts on Behalf of Hearst’s Three Largest Newspapers
The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) has entered into an agreement to sell its About Group, which includes the Web sites of About, ConsumerSearch and CalorieCount, to IAC (NASDAQ: IACI) for $300 million in cash. The all cash transaction is expected to close in the next several weeks. The Company intends to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes.
Company to Focus Primarily on Commercial, Packaging and Functional Printing Solutions and Enterprise Services
