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Back to the future?

Is the future of newspapers really online or do they get “back into the hands” of the readers thanks to rollable display technology?

LG has presented its most recent invention: The OLED rollable display. This invention has the potential of turning all printed newspapers into digital versions. It would be an advantage seen from an environmental perspective as more than 24 billion newspapers are printed and published every year.

But will it work? Are people ready to have digital newspapers on rollable displays? Can you see yourself reading the news from a digital newspaper, one that you can roll up and put in your bag, yet without having your fingers turn black from the ink? 

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For more information on the OLED rollable display, check out this video and this picture presentation.

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News Quiz of the week #7

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→ The legacy of *** for millennials → *** opens 1st food waste supermarket → World's 20 richest people are $70bn poorer, says Forbes → Let the robot drive, and relax in the back seat → After Oscars, Hashtags Ask: Does One Minority Group Have to Fight for Another? → 30 *** journalists launch country's biggest ever hunger strike

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Top 5 Swedish Journalists

If you like journalism as much as we do, you might ask yourself whether there are influential journalists in Sweden. The answer is: Yes, there are. Below, we provide you a list of notable or famous Swedish journalists.

1. Martin Schibbye Martin Schibbye is a Swedish journalist and former editor. After an assignment in a conflict-ridden region of Ethiopia he was convicted to eleven years in prison for terrorist crimes in December 2011, but was later pardoned and released in September 2012. In 2013 he received the Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Prize.

2. Stina Lundberg Dabrowski Stina Lundberg Dabrowski is a Swedish journalist, television host, producer, writer, and professor of television production. She has interviewed many international leaders, politicians, and celebrities (e.g. Nelson Mandela, Hillary Clinton, King Abdullah of Jordan and Tom Hanks). She has been a fixture on Swedish television since 1982. Her interviews have been seen by millions of people in Scandinavia and Europe.

3. Janne Josefsson Janne Josefsson is a Swedish investigative journalist. In one of his Swedish TV shows (take a look at Uppdrag Granskning on Twitter) he has uncovered some of Sweden's most noted scandals such as the ICA meat repackaging controversy in 2007. Josefsson has both received journalistic prizes and attracted criticism for e.g. biased reporting.

4. Anders Blixt Anders Blixt is a Swedish game designer and science journalist. He is one of most well-published designer and producer of role playing games in Sweden published before the year 2000 (e.g. Drakar och Demoner).

5. Anders Ehnmark Anders Ehnmark is a Swedish author and journalist. He is employed as an independent columnist since 1995 for the Swedish newspaper Expressen.

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Additionally to the above mentioned journalists, we would like to introduce Andreas Ekström to you. He works as a journalist for Sydsvenska Dagbladet and gave a TED talk in 2015 which has been seen by more than one million people. Since Ekström is very active on Twitter, check out his tweets!

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It is no secret that there’s A LOT of newspapers circulating out there. Can you guess how many are published every year?

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Top 5 Free Data Sources

Information can come from more sources than newspapers. These tools can help you in your search for global information on various topics. Stay informed with us!

1. European Union Open Data Portal 

This portal gives access to a variety of data from institutions of the European Union (EU). The data that can be found on the site is free to use and reuse for commercial as well as non-commercial purposes.

2. Data Catalogs 

The site offers open government data from US, EU, Canada, and other countries. It is curated by a global group of open data experts, who are representatives of various international organizations.

3. The CIA World Factbook 

On the CIA World Factbook you can find information on history, population, economy, government, infrastructure and military of a variety of countries.

4. Freebase

Freebase is a community-compiled data source of structured data about people, places and things. On the site you can find more than 3,197,653,841 facts.

5. Google Public Data Explorer

The Google Public Data Explorer enables you to explore and visualize large data sets mostly related to economics data and the world.

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Top 5 Viral YouTube Videos

11 years ago, the first YouTube video was uploaded – a clip that (surprisingly) didn’t feature a superstar or talking animal. No, the first YouTube upload was a video of the site’s co-founder at the zoo. Let’s take a look at our top viral videos from the last decade:

1. Funny Talking Animals - BBC One (20,185,518 views) Walk on the Wild Side is a 2009 British comedy sketch show on BBC One. It involves the voiceovers to natural film sequences, to give the appearance that the animals are actually talking.

2. The Annoying Orange (176,655,451 views) The Annoying Orange is an American comedy web series created by a former MTV production assistant in 2009. It stars its creator as a talking orange who annoys other fruits, vegetables and various other objects by using jokes.

3. Sneezing Panda Baby (219,701,330 views) Sneezing Baby Panda is a viral video uploaded to YouTube in 2006 that shows a mother panda at a nature reserve in China munching on bamboo while her baby sleeps at her feet. Out of nowhere, the baby sneezes, startling the mother for a second.

4. Funny Cats Compilation (82,199,659 views) Everybody knows them, everybody watches them (at least secretly): Funny cat videos. Always good for a laugh and a little distraction. So, what’s better than a bunch of those funny cats collected in one video?

5.Gangnam Style - Psy (2,526,389,635 views) Gangnam Style is a K-Pop earworm by the South Korean musician Psy. The song was released in 2012 and it became the first YouTube video to reach one billion views. The video became the source for many parodies, such as Rewind YouTube Style. This parody (produced by YouTube) mashes up "Gangnam Style" and the song "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen, while featuring various popular YouTubers and referencing other events of the year 2012.

Recommended extra for you: Harlem Shake Rotating - Lund (Sweden) The Harlem Shake is an Internet meme in the form of a video in which a group of people perform a comedy sketch (or just dance randomly) accompanied by a short excerpt from the song "Harlem Shake". The video was replicated by many people and which became viral in 2013, with thousands of "Harlem Shake" videos being made and uploaded to YouTube every day.

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News Quiz of the week #6

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→ *** calls for government panel to examine encryption → *** sees clearer path to Republican nomination → *** eclipses *** as billionaire capital → The Brit Awards 2016: 'If pop has a future, it’s not going to be British' → The UK's EU referendum: All you need to know → G20 host *** must learn to juggle national and global interests

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Top 5 Economist’s 2015 Covers

This time we selected top 5 news covers of 2015 from reputed publisher The Economist. Are these also your favourites?  Do you know which events of 2015 they refer to?

1. Washington we have a problem…

The Economist used this cover in its printed edition in September and it highlighted the article Trump’s America. The Economist interviewed Mr Trump due to his presidential candidature. It also explains “why the Donald is dangerous”.

2. India’s one-man band

This cover was published in The Economist’s May edition with the India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the article India’s one-man band, you can read about Mr Modi’s promises that he made in the time of his election and about the problems standing in the way of fulfilling those promises. He cannot make it on himself. 

3. Hiyatollah

Hiyatollah! appeared in The Economist in July due to the nuclear deal between six world powers plus the European Union and Iran. Some say it was a historic moment, some say it was a historic mistake....Who is right? 

4. Empire of the geeks

Home of Google, Uber, Facebook, Airbnb, Apple and many other firms that revolutionise almost every aspect of the global economy. Silicon Valley as the Empire of the geeks produces quickly so much wealth through great and disruptive inventions. The Economist explores in its July edition that this triumph might result in a backlash. 

4.  Go ahead, Angela, make my day

In January, the cover was dedicated to the euro crisis and its major players: Greece and Germany. Go ahead, Angela, make my day discusses possibility of Grexit and the future of euro. The situation is hard as it requires political compromises. 

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Top 5 comic strips

Where I come from we have a saying: A good laughter prolongs your life. Thus, we should all make sure to have a good laugh every day. Check out our list of top 5 comic strips. They sure make us laugh!

1. Garfield

As one of the most recognized comic strips in the world, a list of top 5 comic strips cannot call itself legitimate without Garfield. The story of the lazy orange cat that loves lasagne has become a favorite to many people all over the world. The first comic strip with Garfield was published in 1978 and has been a feature of newspapers all over the world ever since. The creator of Garfield, Jim Davies, has been nominated to 10 Emmy Awards and won 4 in the category of Outstanding Animated Program.

2. Calvin and Hobbes

This cartoon depicts the everyday life of the mischievous, yet sweet six-year-old boy Calvin and his sardonic stuffed tiger Hobbes. Calvin and Hobbes was created by cartoonist Bill Watterson, and the cartoon has been published in more than 2400 newspaper globally, and is a favorite among cartoon fans from all over the world.

3. B.C.

B.C was created by Cartoonist Johnny Hart. After his death in 2007, Hart’s daughter Perri Hart and grandsons Mason and Mick Mastroianni has carried on the legacy of their father and grandfather. The team behind B.C. describes the main character of the comic as: A humble, meek, kind, näive slob. A paragon of naivety. A pleasant encounter for those who don’t like encounters. 

4. Nemi

Nemi is a comic strip unknown to many, yet one that team behind this blog thinks deserves a place among the top 5 list of comic strips. It is one of the funniest comic strips we know. Nemi is created by Norwegian cartoonist Lise Myhre, and depicts the life of Nemi Montoya. Nemi is a girl in her twenties that could be described as a bit of a “weirdo” with her passion for Lord of the Rings, dragons and heavy metal music.

5. Non Sequitur

Non Sequitur is Latin and translates to: “it does not follow”.  The comic is created by Wiley Miller, and is both political and satirical. The comic has been honored with four National Cartoonists Society Awards, including the Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for 1995, 1996 and 1998, and the Newspaper Panels Award for 2002. It is the only comic strip to win in its first year of syndication and the only title to ever win both the best comic strip and best comic panel categories. (Wikipedia, 2016)

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Top 5 Trends in Digital Media

The year 2015 is over and we are not all walking around wearing our virtual reality glasses. At least not yet. Keeping this in mind, let’s have a look at what we can expect from this years’ future:

1. Social Selling: Since the year 2015, several social media networks have introduced buying options on their platforms. One example for social selling are the Buyable-Pins on Pinterest. Facebook is currently testing a new form of e-commerce with a so called shopping feed that will turn your news feed into a virtual store window for advertisers.

2. Mobile Live Streaming: Live-steaming had its breakthrough in 2015 with the mobile app Meerkat but ill surely find its way into our daily live on other social media. Other platforms have meanwhile developed their own apps and functions for this purpose, like Twitters Periscope as well as the live-stream function on Facebook. This offers new ways for companies how to interact with fans and followers: Announcements, breaking news and Q&A-sessions can now engage customers in real-time and with full-video to interact with a company.

3. On-Platform-Content: Social Media sites, like Facebook are now trying to get users to upload content directly on their pages rather than just sharing content from other sites. While previously users used third-party pages, e.g. YouTube or WordPress to create content and then share it on Facebook, now it should be possible to upload it directly to their site. The goal for social media sites is to retain users on their sites for longer time.

4. Ephermeral: „Ephemerality“ originates from the Greek word „Ephemeros“ which translates to „something that only lasts a day“. Social media pages use this function to put something like and expiration date on content. Examples of this trend are Snapchat or Periscope which already introduced the self-destruction function to their services.

5. Reciprocal Ratings: It’s not only the company who gets rated online. Thanks to companies like AirBnB or Uber, it has become more and more common that the consumer of an online service as well as the provider get rated. The driving force behind this trend might be consumers’ desire for building trust in the digital world where privacy and security are users’ biggest concerns.

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News Quiz of the week #5

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→ *** $53m debt pile and the lessons buried within → *** places missile launchers on disputed South China Sea island → Obituary: Antonin Scalia, ***, died on February 13th → *** firm launches £5 smartphone, thought to be world's cheapest → Lamar shut out as Swift, Sheeran, Mars win top Grammy awards → *** suffers worst sales performance in 35 years

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