Media News - Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Newspapers likely to be free in the future
Newspapers seeking to compete with the Internet are likely to become
free and place greater emphasis on comment and opinion in the future, a
survey of the world's editors showed on Tuesday. The report, conducted
by Zogby International for the World Editors Forum and Reuters, revealed
that newspaper editors were still optimistic about the future of their
publications but believed they would have to adapt further for the
digital age. Some 86 percent of respondents believed newsrooms should
become more integrated with digital services as two in three believe the
most common form of news consumption will be via electronic media such
as online or mobiles within a decade. According to the survey, 56
percent of respondents believed that the majority of news, be it via
print or online, would be free in the future. That was up from 48
percent who answered yes a year ago. Those leaning towards the free
model mostly came from 'emerging' newspaper markets in areas such as
South America, Eastern Europe, Russia, the Middle East and Asia where 61
percent of respondents believed news would be free. Respondents in
Western Europe were less likely to believe in news becoming free, with
48 percent of news executives thinking it likely, while North American
editors were on par with the average. According to 704 senior news
executives surveyed, the greatest threat to the industry was the
declining number of young people who read newspapers while the
increasing emphasis on speed meant only 45 percent of editors thought
the quality of journalism would improve over the next 10 years. To meet
the many challenges, more than 30 percent of respondents wanted to be
able to recruit more journalists while 35 percent would like to train
the journalists they have in new media. Nearly two-thirds also believe
that some traditional editorial functions will be outsourced in the
future.
(Reuters)
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BBC journalist deported from Myanmar: state media
Myanmar has deported a BBC journalist who tried to enter the country to report on a cyclone that has killed 22,000 people, saying he had violated visa regulations, a state newspaper said Wednesday. Andrew Harding flew into Yangon from Bangkok on Monday, but was deported shortly after his arrival, the official New Light of Myanmar newspaper said. ‘A journalist who is working for BBC was deported as he broke visa rules and regulations,’ the paper said, saying Harding had tried to enter the country on a tourist visa instead of an official journalist visa. The newspaper said Harding had been blacklisted from the country after he had earlier entered on a tourist visa in 2006 and again last September as anti-government protests were getting underway. The paper said Myanmar's military government had not taken legal action against Harding ‘for the sake of friendly relations’ with Britain. (AFP)
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Swedish publisher behind EU press subsidy complaint
Publishing giant Bonnier AB was responsible for delivering a secret complaint to the EU Commission about state support to the press in Sweden. The revelation was made clear by their reply to the government’s call for comments on a new legislative proposal on the matter. The analysis of operational support included in the comment is the same as that done in the complaint to the EU Commission. The complaint itself is also a supplement to the comment, writes the magazine Medievärlden. Up until now it had been a secret as to which company was behind the complaint delivered to officials in Brussels. The complaint, as well as the EU Commission’s own objections to the new design of state press subsidies, eventually moved Minister of Culture Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth to put forward a new proposal. In its response to the new proposal, Bonnier AB has chosen to show its cards. The criticism of the old proposal remains in addition to an analysis of the new one. The company claims the new press support formulation disrupts free competition within the industry, favours certain companies, and conflicts with EU rules on state supports. As a result, the proposal is unjust, says Bonnier AB, which is seeking a comprehensive review of state subsidies for the press. (The Local)
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South African broadcaster suspends head of news
South Africa's state broadcaster said it had suspended the head of its news and current affairs division, a move that followed accusations of slanted political coverage. In a statement, the South African Broadcasting Corporation said Snuki Zikalala was suspended pending an investigation into allegations of ‘serious misconduct,’ declining to provide details or discuss the matter further. ‘The outcome of the investigation is likely to result in a formal disciplinary enquiry,’ it said. Supporters of increasingly powerful ruling party leader Jacob Zuma had accused the broadcaster of favouring President Thabo Mbeki in a contest to lead the African National Congress last year. Mr Zuma won overwhelmingly. Mr Zuma's supporters also said the SABC undermined Zuma with its coverage of his corruption case. The ANC leader goes on trial in August for money-laundering, racketeering, fraud and corruption. Many pro-Mbeki officials have been purged from party and parliamentary positions as well as state-run institutions since Mr Zuma's victory, and Mr Mbeki is increasingly seen as a lame duck with less than a year to serve in his final term. (Reuters via Business Spectator)
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Japan to propose copyright fees on iPods, digital recorders
The Japanese government will propose this week a plan to charge copyright royalties on sales of iPods and other portable digital music players, as well as on digital hard disk recorders, a major daily newspaper reported Tuesday. The Agency of Cultural Affairs has not yet decided the amount of the fee, but it would likely be around JPY 100 per device for an annual total about JPY 1bn, according to the Asahi Shimbun. The proceeds would go to recording companies, songwriters and artists. Older devices, such as minidisk and DVD recorders, are already subject to a copyright fee. Despite an aggressive push by the Japanese recording industry, a similar proposal to impose an ‘iPod tax’ fell apart in December 2005 after a government committee failed to reach consensus on the issue. Electronics makers are expected to mount strong opposition to the new levy, as they did on the earlier proposal. The inclusion of hard disk recorders in the proposal comes less than a month before the start of new digital content protection rules in Japan. Under the ‘Dubbing 10’ standard, Japanese consumers will be able to make up to nine copies of a recorded digital TV broadcast. (Japan Times)
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New truth revealed about famous WWII Reichstag photo
Another piece of the story behind the iconic 1945 photograph of Red Army soldiers hoisting the hammer and sickle flag on the Reichstag in defeated Berlin, has been revealed. As an exhibition is being prepared for opening in Berlin at the Martin Gropius Bau on May 9, new details have been released about the picture, according to weekly news magazine Der Spiegel. Photographer Yevgeny Khaldei took the photo shortly after the Red Army marched into central Berlin and flew the negatives to Moscow. It was only when he started to develop them that he realized that one of the three Soviet soldiers on the roof was wearing two watches, one on each wrist - a clear sign of looting which did not fit with the heroic image of the army. He scratched the second watch from the negative and it was printed as week later in an illustrated magazine. Later, in alternations already known, Khaldei added more clouds of smoke in the background and even substituted the original flag with a large one filled with wind. Khaldei died in 1997, venerated as one of the most important Soviet war photographers, described as the Robert Capa of Russia. (The Local)
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