Wired UK: Imagining a future without journalists

Posted on 12 October, 2009 by Martin Stabe

Peter Kirwan: "At its most basic, business journalism involves interpreting the dynamics of an industry. Yet if these shifting dynamics can be reduced to data points, and if those data points can be sold in digital format to subscribers, the value of external interpretation – and journalism – inevitably declines."

Observer: It’s victory in Europe for Montgomery

Posted on 30 December, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Peter Preston: "[David Montgomery] palpably isn't coming home to have another pop at the Mirror: he's more than content to conquer territory that the home teams have foolishly shunned."

FAZ.NET: David Montgomery im Gespräch: „Die Süddeutsche Zeitung passt zu uns“

Posted on 26 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

The FAZ interviews David Montgomery, who says his bad reputation in Germany is down to people Googling him and discovering 15-year-old stories about his restructuring of the Mirror Group. Oh, and he says the Süddeutsche Zeitung would be a good fit for hi

Guardian: First we take Berlin

Posted on 19 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"And here is one key pillar of Mecom's European strategy: the notion that all journalists have to be able to work across different media. ... This idea may be old hat to Brits but it is a big step in Germany, where two of the biggest newspapers ... still

Richard Burton: The rights and wrongs of David Montgomery

Posted on 12 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"What surprises me most though is that the Monty I knew spent as brief a time he as could actually writing anything. His ambition was to get into the editors chair as fast as possible - and he chose the fastest route. Subbing."

Press Gazette Blogs: Editor’s Blog: You’ll need deep pockets if you sack the subs Monty

Posted on 1 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"If established newspapers are to make the transformation to become successful online businesses the quality that good sub-editing ensures will be essential to help them rise above the unregulated clamour of the blogosphere."

Press Gazette: Who needs sub editors? Not me, says David Montgomery

Posted on 1 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Chief executive of European newspaper giant Mecom David Montgomery has said that he sees far less need for the “twilight world” of sub-editing in today’s newspapers.

Reuters: UK’s Mecom has 86.6 percent of publisher Wegener

Posted on 22 October, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Mecom Group Plc holds 86.56 percent of shares in Dutch publisher Koninklijke Wegener NV (and will say by Friday if its takeover offer is unconditional."

Times Online: German papers in Monty’s sights

Posted on 16 October, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"[David Mongomery] is planning to bid for a 62% stake in Sueddeutscher Verlag, the Stuttgart group that publishes Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany’s largest broadsheet daily, in a deal that would value the newspaper group at more than €1 billion (£695m)

Reuters: INTERVIEW-Mecom has no plan to sweeten Wegener bid

Posted on 11 September, 2007 by Martin Stabe

David Montgomery tells Reuters that Mecom "has not looked at improving the terms of its bid for Dutch publisher Wegener".

Kristine Lowe: What journalists need to know about snowballs and fires

Posted on 3 September, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Kristine Lowe explains how the distributed conversations of the blogosphere work - and how journalists collectively can use them to piece together a story.

Kristine Lowe: Mecom + Wegener: it’s formal

Posted on 29 August, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Mecom, the investment vehicle of former Mirror boss David Montgomery, has finally submitted a formal bid for Dutch regional newspaper group Wegener."

Reuters: Mecom to buy its way to number three in Germany

Posted on 20 August, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Mecom is looking for further potential acquisitions in Germany's fragmented newspaper industry as it aims for the number three spot among the country's newspaper publishers."

turi2: Netzeitung, stern, Gessulat.

Posted on 26 July, 2007 by Martin Stabe

David Montgomery's new MD of Netzeitung has sacked the pioneering online newspaper's two top editors...

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