On the Apple-Adobe relationship

Another report alleging a cooling relationship between Apple and Adobe. Cites the usual stuff: Apple competing in Adobe creative markets (e.g. iPhoto, iMove, iDVD, Final Cut Pro, etc), Adobe dropping Apple support for some applications such as Premiere and FrameMaker, Adobe introducing Windows-only apps such as Atmosphere. Interesting quote: "Adobe is more important to Apple than Apple is to Adobe right now ... That's a reversal of history."
(From CNet News.com)

Does "compact" (i.e. tabloid) entail "tabloid" (i.e. dumb)?

New York Times story in the IHT about tabloidisation in the UK market. Includes interviews with many of the key players and discussion about whether or not the Indy and the Times are inexorably being moved downmarket by the need to offset the monotony of endless tabloid pages with more human interest and downmarket stories.
(From International Herald Tribune)

Telegraph "invests £8m in compact launch"

Telegraph managing director Hugo Drayton said that although no official decision has yet been taken, the newspaper's ownership battle will not get in the way of the launch of a compact edition. Apparently the proposed £8m budget for the launch does not even include marketing spend.
(From Brand Republic)

20 Minuten cans digital edition

The Swiss daily 20 Minuten has been running a digital edition since summer last year, and has picked up over a thousand users. But it has decided to shut the service down after being advised by the news agency SDA that 20 Minuten was liable to online reprint fees.
(From E-Media Tidbits)

Associated buys Jobsite

Associated New Media have forked out £35 milltion on Jobsite, one of the UK's many recruitment websites.
(From DotJournalism)

Tabloidisation update: "midsize"

Brand Republic's Media Bulletin quotes extensively from an interview with Alan in FT Creative Review, of which I have in hard copy (thanks, Uncle Joe) but can't find a link. "We may not remain exactly the same size" would be the main quote. See also Andrew Neil's rather lame potshot in the Scotsman.
(From Brand Republic)

More Vin...

Haven't read it yet - or Earl Wilkinson's review, or The Australian's report on the PEJ study.
(From Online Journalism Review)

News website audiences up 70%

A study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism reports that traffic to the 26 most popular news websites grew by 70 percent (according to Nielsen/Netratings stats) in the period May 2002-October 2003. Meanwhile newsrooms are cutting staff: there has been a 3 percent decline in news and editorial employees in US newspapers since 1990.
(From Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Indy on Guardian tabloid decision

Peter Cole intros his new column with a look at the tabloidisation debate, at Stephen Glover's putative high market daily plans, and at Max Clifford's ubiquity. Doesn't say much; but says it fairly well.
(From The Independent)

Tacoma News Tribune implements Hermes a la Woodwing [subscription required]

The News Tribune in Tacoma, Washington (circ 128K) is to replace its Sii and QPS systems with Unisys's Hermes 10. This version of Hermes integrates InDesign and InCopy using customised versions of Woodwing's Smart Connection plugins. One of the principal reasons for the purchase decision was the integration with the Adobe layout and editing software. Implementation is epxected to be completed within nine months.
(From Editor and Publisher)

Heildelberg to sell web offset division to Goss

After a tough couple of years, Heidelberg is to flog off its newspaper and commercial print division to Goss International, and its digital print division to Eastman Kodak. Heidelberg will focus henceforth on its sheetfed print business.
(From Editor and Publisher)

Seybold on Version Cue

In-depth review of Adobe's out-of-the box workflow and versioning technology Version Cue. Worth a read.
(From The Seybold Report)

Sindy stays broadsheet

The Independent on Sunday's imminent redesign will not be in the tabloid format, according to CEO Ivan Fallon. The news section will remain broadsheet. The launch issue of the revamped culture supplement is rumoured to contain an "exclusive" interview with David Hockney. Who we inteviewed yesterday.
(From MediaGuardian.co.uk)

Tabloidisation update: Scotsman

The Scotsman is to go "comapct" (meaning UK tabloid, not European compact) on Saturdays (initially).
(From BBC News)

Vin Crosbie: what newspapers must do to survive

Part one of Vin Crosbie's anticipated tablets of stone. Summary by Steve Outing in E-Media Tidbits.
(From Online Journalism Review)