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• India’s Mint Goes Broadsheet

  

  It was 2006 and a new financial daily was in the horizon for India. I remember getting a call from Raju Narisetti, Mint’s first editor with whom I had worked... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Most Popular Websites in July: You’ll Be Surprised

  

  It was good fun discovering this report about the top publishers and publications in the US and how their websites ranked. At the top? Msn.com Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Norway’s Aftenposten Says No Way to Facebook’s Algorithm as Editor

  

  This is a story that includes Facebook, an algorithmic editor, one of the most iconic photos of the 20th Century and Norway's largest circulation daily,... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• In Denmark:  Kristeligt Dagblad Launches a New Design

  

  Kristeligt Dagblad, a 120-year-old Dabish newspaper, gets a new look and content enhancements. Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Books in Print Still Have the Allure for Many

  

  Americans’ appetite for reading books — ones you actually hold in your hands — has not slowed in recent years, says a Pew Research Center survey. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• A Chat with Roger Black About Type Trends

  

  He has designed some of the most influential publications in the world. His love and interest in type is well known to designers globally. What's happening... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Type Talk: These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things

  

  From time to time, TheMarioBlog turns its attention to typography. Today is one of those days. Take a look to a two-part series about the importance (and... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• I’ll Take Manhattan

  Willard Spiegelman, the author of this New York Times opinion piece is right: "Retiring to Manhattan is an act of bravery. It also prepares you for the end."... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Those Local Newspapers and How They Still Thrive in Some Places

  

  It is not just politics that is all local. News that is local seems to be fare better these days than the rest. Readers of regional newspapers cling to their... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Meanwhile, in Holland, the Oldest Newspaper in the World Gets Rejuvenated

  

  Opregte Haarlemsche Courant, Netherlands, first published in 1656. Now it's known as Haarlems Dagblad. It is not something that I knew at the onset of this... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Three Items in Media News Make Us Smile

  

  While a lot of the media news wires bring us reports that are less than positive about the business state of the craft, here are these three items, all of... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Life After Print: For The Independent, Digital Success, at Last

  

  It’s called Plan B, or Plan C, at media organizations everywhere: the day print editions, in the traditional sense, do not exist anymore. The Independent... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Millennials Like to Read. Amen!

  

  The often-misunderstood millennials DO read text, and they do so to understand and to learn more about a story. They also like visuals to accompany stories.... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Email Newsletters Gaining Popularity

  

  This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and will be updated as needed. The next blog post is August 29, reporting from Amsterdam. ... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• And Now the New York Times App En Español

  

  The New York Times debuted a Spanish-language app dubbed NYT en Español. The app is part of NYT’s news app for Android and features all the content available... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• In Holland, De Correspondent Takes to Book Publishing

  

  In our last blog post, we were happy to write about The New York Times publication of a piece of fiction in one of their recent Sunday editions. Now, in... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Addiction, the Digital Age and the Perils of Leaning Forward Too Much

  

  I debated with myself before blogging about this topic: addiction to digital media. I don’t have a solution, and I find myself addicted at times, so how can I... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Doing Print Happily at The Village Daily Sun

  

  From time to time we celebrate the wonderful work that newspaper editors and designers do on their printed editions. Today, we salute the team at The Village... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA

• The New York Times and Fiction: Revisiting the Past

  

  It was a happy surprise with my Sunday New York Times print edition August 7: a special section with a piece of new fiction. Newspapers may take a page from... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The New York Times and Rio Summer Olympics: Message Me the News!

  

  It was a matter of time before it happened: The New York Times and SMS as a way of updating the news and keeping the Times' captive audience informed up to the... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2016 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH