The transformative nature of the newspaper and news industry will be evident in the halls of the Frankfurt Messe during the upcoming Expo, to be held from 29 to 31 October. Exhibitors will cover all aspects of publishing, and offer the latest solutions, be it for mobile/tablet, editorial/advertising or printing/postpress.

That same multimedia theme will be found in a variety of conferences and seminars taking place during World Publishing Expo (formerly IFRA Expo & Conferences), including Power of Print Focus Sessions, a Tablet & App Summit, an Advertising Summit, Media Port sessions, a FAZ Talk on paid content, and more. Programmes for all conferences and can be found at http://www.wan-ifra.org/node/44820?view=sessions

More than 250 exhibitors from 30 countries will fill more than 9,000 square meters of exhibition space, including newspaper pre-press, press and mailroom equipment manufacturers, editorial and publishing system providers and more. Around 8,000 visitors are expected to attend during the three-day event organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), and there is still time to join them: Full details can be found at http://www.wan-ifra.org/expo2012

A list of exhibitors can be found at http://expo.wan-ifra.org/online-catalog

A list of participants can be found at http://www.wan-ifra.org/node/44820?view=participants.

WAN-IFRA’s editors and experts preview some of the expected highlights on the technology front, including:

- CMS: One solution for multiple platforms.
- Tablets trending to 2.0.
- Production technology: Tailored to satisfy requirements.
- Full schedules and previews of all events, and more.

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Congress & Editors Forum reviews

Reinvent, rethink, relaunch, restructure – that was the message delivered in presentation after presentation during the World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum, held in Kiev, Ukraine in early September.

Here are just a few headlines from our editors’ review of the events that drew more than 1,000 publishers, chief editors and other senior newspaper executives from 88 countries.

- Press freedom in the Ukraine: Fine sentiments, now time for strong deeds
- Golden Pen laureate: Don’t give up on journalism in Mexico
- Congress: Heading in the right direction
- WEF: Editors rethinking, adapting for success

Member profile: RBS Group in Brazil

“It is a fantastic time to be in Brazil, and it is an incredibly fantastic time to be a media company in Brazil. Despite our supposed comfortable position in the market, we are well aware of all the changes in consumer behaviour around the world and here in Brazil. So, we are not just waiting, we are acting.”

At Digital Media Europe in London this past April, Eduardo Sirotsky Melzer, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of the family owned RBS Group of Brazil, opened his presentation with that declaration about this dynamic media group. He shares more insights in an in-depth interview.

Future Press

The jury is still out on the prospects for digital printing of newspapers, but there are some indications today when the technology just might make sense, especially the ink-jet process. We talk to some of the companies going out on a limb thus far.

WAN-IFRA, based in Paris, France, and Darmstadt, Germany, with subsidiaries in Singapore, India, Spain, France and Sweden, is the global organisation of the world’s newspapers and news publishers. It represents more than 18,000 publications, 15,000 online sites and over 3,000 companies in more than 120 countries. Its core mission is to defend and promote press freedom, quality journalism and editorial integrity and the development of prosperous businesses.

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