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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 the Carnegie Corporation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and Merill Lynch, ICFJ has a number of manuals--branded as "complimentary"--that are available free of charge. For other manuals not funded, visitors will be able to read a preview of the manual on our Web site. If you want to download a full manual, we hope that you will purchase a digital copy for US$5. 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. Please note ICFJ's Copyright Policy before purchasing.

For those interested in purchasing paper 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.   Read More...

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.   Read More...

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.   Read More...


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