FT leaving behind the print edition
Written by Roy Greenslade
The Guardian
In effect, it means that the FT's paper will no longer be a "news"paper. There will be only "minimal late evening changes". Late-night working will virtually cease. Barber explains:
Barber and his executives believe the changes will strengthen and preserve the newspaper in its print format. It will have many of the qualities of a magazine and is aimed at enhancing what is available on the website.
Barber, who has been the FT's editor for more than seven years, has overseen several changes to the production of the paper since it adopted a "digital first" strategy.
According to the latest ABC figures (August 2013), the print editions of the FT sold a daily average of 236,281 world-wide, 15% fewer than in the same month the year before.Of those, 73,000 were sold in the UK but only 41,000 were bought at the full cover price of £2.50. More than 81,000 were sold in Europe, over 46,000 were sold in the United States and there were a further 33,000 sales in Asia.
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The Guardian
In effect, it means that the FT's paper will no longer be a "news"paper. There will be only "minimal late evening changes". Late-night working will virtually cease. Barber explains:
"The 1970s-style newspaper publishing process - making incremental changes to multiple editions through the night is dead. In future, our print product will derive from the web offering - not vice versa."Barber says "journalists will publish stories to meet peak viewing times on the web rather than old print deadlines," adding:
"The process will be akin to a broadcasting schedule. Where once we planned around page lay-outs, we will now adopt a news bulletin-style approach."In pointing out that "news editors and reporters will shift further away from reactive news gathering to value-added 'news in context'", he then stresses that staff will be expected to remain "faithful to the pursuit of original, investigative journalism."
Barber and his executives believe the changes will strengthen and preserve the newspaper in its print format. It will have many of the qualities of a magazine and is aimed at enhancing what is available on the website.
Barber, who has been the FT's editor for more than seven years, has overseen several changes to the production of the paper since it adopted a "digital first" strategy.
According to the latest ABC figures (August 2013), the print editions of the FT sold a daily average of 236,281 world-wide, 15% fewer than in the same month the year before.Of those, 73,000 were sold in the UK but only 41,000 were bought at the full cover price of £2.50. More than 81,000 were sold in Europe, over 46,000 were sold in the United States and there were a further 33,000 sales in Asia.
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