Lionel Barber, the former editor of the Financial Times, London, has named Business Standard among gold-standard publications in a podcast on Indian Journalism Review. Barber named other non-European non-American publications such as Nikkei and Australian Financial Review as the two other publications to meet this standard at which he rates the Financial Times.
Journalist Krishna Prasad interviewed Barber after the recent launch of his new book The Powerful and the Damned. The interview also touched upon topics such as the current Covid-19 crisis, demonetization, and the importance of news. Barber also spoke of his mentors Harold Evans (Sunday Times) and Ben Bradlee (The Washington Post); and his father’s powerful contribution to his career in journalism.
Barber served a tenure of 15 years from 2005-2020 as the editor of the Financial Times. He was a reporter and foreign correspondent before taking up the chair as editor of the London-based financial newspaper.
In 2024, we are looking at full recovery and growth-led investment in Indian printing
Indian Printer and Publisher founded in 1979 is the oldest B2B trade publication in the multi-platform and multi-channel IPPGroup. It created the category of privately owned B2B print magazines in the country. And by its diversification in packaging, (Packaging South Asia), food processing and packaging (IndiFoodBev) and health and medical supply chain and packaging (HealthTekPak), and its community activities in training, research, and conferences (Ipp Services, Training and Research) the organization continues to create platforms that demonstrate the need for quality information, data, technology insights and events.
India is a large and tough terrain and while its book publishing and commercial printing industry have recovered and are increasingly embracing digital print, the Indian newspaper industry continues to recover its credibility and circulation. The signage industry is also recovering and new technologies and audiences such as digital 3D additive printing, digital textiles, and industrial printing are coming onto our pages. Diversification is a fact of life for our readers and like them, we will also have to adapt with agility to keep up with their business and technical information needs.
India is one of the fastest growing economies in nominal and real terms – in a region poised for the highest change in year to year expenditure in printing equipment and consumables. Our 2024 media kit is ready, and it is the right time to take stock – to emphasize your visibility and relevance to your customers and turn potential markets into conversations.
