WPF Newsletter: Webinar: Logistics as a Business Opportunity for Publishers

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22 January 2025

The most important news of the newspaper printing industry

E-commerce is booming, powered by social commerce, AI innovations, and a surge in online shopping, with double-digit growth forecast by 2025. Publishers who adapt their logistics strategies stay ahead of shifting customer expectations and tap
into new opportunities.

Dr. Bastian Schweiger will outline practical steps for publishers to overhaul their logistics, unlock market potential, and draw lessons from successful transformations across the industry. Ingi Olafsson, Director of the World Printers Forum, will moderate.

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Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2025 (Reuters Institute)

Local Media Association/Local Media Foundation 2025 staff predictions (Local Media Association)

USA: A rare newspaper war was brewing in Baltimore. Then a billionaire owner began meddling. (Poynter)

The Washington Post’s losses grow 30% in 2024, as ad revenue falls to $174m: report (Raw Story)

USA: Two Hearst Michigan Papers Report Boosts In Print Subscriptions (MediaPost)

USA: Albuquerque Journal launching daily biz section (Talking Biz News)

USA: Holiday hours have Carrollton line red-red-ready to run (GXpress)

The UK’s biggest news media companies: New top 50 ranking by revenue (Press Gazette)

Online news subscriptions in UK stay level as print cover prices surge (Press Gazette)

UK: Suburban daily’s ‘mission to revive Fleet Street’ (GXpress)

Denmark: In 2024 Zetland Media grew revenues by about 40% (Tav Klitgaard / LinkedIn)

Australia: More change for Fairfax successor Nine with latest ‘reset’ (GXPress)

INGEDE Symposium 2025 in Munich: Paper for recycling, new packaging, and Design for Recycling: What is recyclable and what is not? (INGEDE)

Flint Group’s Sustainability Report for Financial Year 2023 highlights progress on its sustainability goals (Flint)

Ferag supports Druckhaus Wittich Herbstein with innovative printing technology (Ferag)

What’s ahead in 2025:
WAN-IFRA’s global leadership team weighs in

Based in several countries throughout the world, WAN-IFRA’s executives have a unique umbrella view of the forces, people and projects shaping the news media industry – and so, are perfectly placed to share global insights and perspectives on the year ahead.