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Newspaper Management Manuals

As it becomes more difficult to run a profitable and self-sustaining newspaper, ICFJ offers these digital newspaper management manuals that offer expert advice from veteran journalists. The manuals cover topics such as advertising, distribution, circulation, and building readership. 

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Thanks to Carnegie Corporation of New York, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and Merrill Lynch, ICFJ has a number of manuals that are complimentary. 

For other manuals not funded, you can purchase a digital copy for US$5. You may preview the publications on our website before buying.

International journalists who would like complimentary copies of ICFJ's manuals are asked to fill in this simple form. Once you have been approved, an ICFJ staff member will give you information about how to download the manual(s) of your choice.

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For those interested in purchasing printed copies of our manual, please contact publications (at) icfj (dot) org.

Available Publications
 
The Business of News: Know Your Audience Increasing Readership and Advertising Through Research
know your audienceNewspapers everywhere are facing the increasing, intense competition for readers' attention and advertising business. Newspaper editors and managers must be aware of the needs and desires of both their readers and advertisers in order to grow in the future. And the learning process must be an ongoing process, because those needs and desires change frequently in a rapidly changing world. This manual walks you through the process of conducting useful market research through quantitative and qualitative methods.

Available in:
English
Russian   

The Business of News: Personnel and Profits A Guide to Successful Newspaper Management
Personnel and ProfitsThis is a basic guide for creating and operating a successful newspaper business. It is intended to be useful for newspaper entrepreneurs in developing countries, and in countries with newly emergent press freedoms or market economies.

Available in:
English
Russian   

The Business of News: Successful Newspaper Advertising, Building Financial Independence Through Ads
The Business of NewsAuthor Chris Braithwaite has 25 years of newspaper publishing experience. As newspapers struggle to get into consumers hands, it's more important than ever that publishers know how to secure advertising to build financial stability.

Available in:
English
Russian   


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