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Apr. 19th The Media in a new Cuba: Planning ahead

TAKEAWAY: So it seems that Obama and Raul Castro may engage in conversations leading to the start of a thaw—-the first in decades——between Cuba and the United States. What would be the media landscape in a freer Cuba? Which media model is likely to be adopted——Chinese, Russian, American, Spanish?  One thing is for sure: as a Cuban American, I have never been more excited about the prospects. As a visual storyteller, I can only imagine them.

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Apr. 18th The new look of France’s L’Equipe Mag

TAKEAWAY: It took five months, three workshops with editors and designers, and a whole lot of planning and designing of pages. But today, the new L’Equipe Mag is out and everyone proud of the effort, including all of us at Garcia Media.

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Apr. 17th Ten tips to make the “online edition only” a winner

TAKEAWAY: It is a reality of our times. As some newspapers stop printed editions, online editions carry the banner, extend and perpetuate the brand, and provide the much needed local information that towns without a newspaper must have.  We need to put efforts in creating the ultimate online only edition. Here are ten tips to get you started.

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Apr. 16th In Chile: new look for El Mercurio de Antofagasta

TAKEAWAY: The tabloid-format El Mercurio of Antofagasta is a 102-year-old daily newspaper in Antofagasta, a port city in northern Chile, about 700 miles north of Santiago. The city has a population of 350,000 , and the design was carried out by Javier Devilat, a Chilean designer based in Santiago.  How the major metropolitan dailies can get some lessons from the more successful regional newspapers.

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Apr. 15th For German daily: Page One controversy over image

TAKEAWAY: It was probably nothing more than an effort to have “some fun” on Page One for the editors of the German daily, Die Tageszeitung..  But Bayern Munich coach Jurgen Klinsmann did not think it was too funny and is taking legal action against the Tageszeitung after it printed an image of him being crucified on the front page of its Easter edition, the paper said on Tuesday. ALSO TODAY: Sequel to the nonmodular approach to Page One design

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Apr. 14th Modular vs. non-modular design: the conversation continues

TAKEAWAY: Today we post another craft-oriented blog, this time about a question that popped up last week during discussions with one of the editors in a current project.  Should a newspaper follow a totally modular design?

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Apr. 13th Many newspaper editors need a splash into innovative pool

TAKEAWAY: The situation for newspapers varies depending on what part of the world one sits.  Editors, however, do not differ much from one place to the next.  Are some editors learning from the lessons of their American counterparts?

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Apr. 11th Weekend Sequels: A photo show in Chicago, Italian dailies cover the earthquake

TAKEAWAY: Follow ups to some of our blogs of the week, including the Ron Reason solo photo exhibit in Chicago and Weekend Thoughts

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Apr. 10th Italian earthquake coverage: final report for Friday

TAKEAWAY: For the past three days, we have posted blogs with images of how Italian newspapers, and, particularly, Il Secolo XIX, of Genoa, has presented photos, info graphics and news of the devastating earthquake. Today we conclude the series with the pages for this Friday’s editions of Il Secolo.  ALSO: Ron Reason’s solo photo show , Time to Get Lovely, opens today in Chicago. PLUS: The new Yale University student blog, CrossCampus

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Apr. 8th How Italian dailies cover the earthquake

TAKEAWAY: As rescuers continue to search for survivors under buildings destroyed by a devastating earthquake in L’Aquila region,  which killed at least 207 people and has left 1500 injured and 17000 homeless, Italian newspapers flex their muscles to bring readers breaking news, graphics and photos of this, the worst earthquake to hit Italy in more than 30 years. We show you some, with emphasis on Il Secolo XIX of Genoa.

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Apr. 7th Paris Match: Magazine of the Year Awards 2009

TAKEAWAY: The so called Oscars of the French magazine world, the SPMI Awards are in, and Paris Match wins big. Read on.

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Apr. 6th Hit the reset button: the newspaper discussion shifts from design to survival

TAKEAWAY: It is obvious. It is noticeable. It is reality. For the past few months, as I attend conferences around the world, I see that editors and publishers—and even designers—are more interested in discussing strategies to change how they conduct business than in the nitty gritty of design per se. PLUS: In Goteborg, Sweden, the Goteborgs Posten launches a newly rethought Sunday edition. ALSO: Bar codes and newspapers, the debate continues.

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Apr. 5th Oh, it is Sunday and Germany’s Bild Zeitung does its razzle-dazzle!

TAKEAWAY: Spring kisses and other surprises in today’s Bild Zeitung. PLUS: This is the last of my reports from Bucharest, Romania, where I have spent part of last week conducting seminars for edttors, publishers and designers, sponsored by the Media Management Institute and the US Embassy in Romania. PLUS: Weeekend Reading and an updated bibliography about Blogs and Blogging.

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Apr. 5th Bar codes and the multimedia newspaper of the future: a Romanian’s view

TAKEAWAY: this is the last of my reports from Bucharest, Romania, where I have spent part of last week conducting seminars for edttors, publishers and designers, sponsored by the Media Management Institute and the US Embassy in Romania. PLUS: Weeekend Reading and an updated bibliography about Blogs and Blogging.

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Apr. 4th For Romanian sports daily:  when “exclusive” advertising is an option

TAKEAWAY: Report from Bucharest 2—-Gazeta Sporturilor, the Romanian sports daily, often sells the entire edition of the newspaper to one advertising client, as we see in the examples here. ALSO: a review of Romanian newspapers, all about Blogs and Blogging, Weekend Notes

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