The World Editors Forum has unveiled its 2014 Trends in Newsroom report at its annual meetings in Turin, Italy, today, with the repercussions from the Snowden affair taking centre stage.

The Trends in Newsroom's report's top 10 newsroom trends for 2014 are:

Jailed Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega has been awarded the 2014 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).

The award was presented Monday in Turin, Italy, during the opening ceremonies of the 66th World Newspaper Congress, 21st World Editors Forum and 24th World Advertising Forum, before 1,000 publishers, chief editors, CEOs, managing directors and their guests.

New El Diario Presents News and Service-Oriented Content in an Engaging Format That Will Enhance the Reader Experience

impreMedia, the leading Hispanic news and information company in the United States, today unveiled a new and greatly enhanced reader experience for its iconic brand, El Diario, the nation's longest-publishing, Spanish-language, daily newspaper. On newsstands today, the new editorial approach embraces and highlights the brand's century-long mission of empowerment through information and civic engagement with a renewed commitment to better address the needs of the Latino community and continue to serve as "El Campeón de los Hispanos" (The Champion of Hispanics).

New Subscription Product Offers Continuous Updates on Compelling Commentary and Perspective for $6 Every Four Weeks

The New York Times (NYTimes.com) today introduced NYT Opinion (NYTimes.com/nytopinion), the first digital product to offer a standalone subscription to all of The Times's opinion coverage, along with a continuous feed of commentary from The New York Times and other reputable sources from around the web.

Effective July 1, 2014 or as contracts allow, BASF is increasing its list and off-list prices in North America for the following grades of Butanediol and Derivatives by $0.05/lb.

Canon today announced the filing of a patent infringement suit in France before the Paris First Instance Court against Zephyr SAS, whose trade name is Green Eco, and the Hong-Kong and Chinese companies that both use the name Aster Graphics Company Limited, for infringement of Canon's European Patent (FR) number 2 087 407 by, inter alia, the importation, offer and sale of certain toner cartridges for use in various models of Hewlett-Packard laser beam printers.

Eastman Chemical Company is increasing prices on the following products Jun. 01, or as contracts allow.

Eastman Chemical Company, through its subsidiaries, is announcing a price increase for its C5 and C9 Resins as listed below.

Managing Paper Orders and Inventory on SmartPhones

Go2Paper, a leading provider of e-business tools and services for the global paper industry, announced today PaperManager Mobile (PM Mobile), available on smartphones at www.papermanager.com. PaperManager allows paper buyers at retailers, catalogers, magazine and book publishers to collaborate online with their paper suppliers and printers to more cost effectively manage paper orders and inventory.

Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI), a global developer of custom engineered and application specific products and solutions, today announced the release of the new medical grade shrinkMate™ shielding heat-shrink tubing. Using clear medical grade polyester, the lightweight tubing shrinks over the object when heat is applied and forms a perfect conductive seal around the object, delivering EMI, RFI, and ESD shielding without the use of solder.

Michelman will be featuring two new HP-recommended DigiPrime® primers formulated for the HP Indigo 20000 and 30000 digital presses at Dscoop Asia being held June 12-13, 2014 in Bali, Indonesia and at Dscoop EMEA being held June 25-27, 2014 in Budapest, Hungary. Michelman will be exhibiting in F21 at Dscoop Asia and as a King Partner at Dscoop EMEA.

DigiPrime 050 is a new primer formulated for the HP Indigo 20000, a press designed to print on reel-based flexible packaging substrates, labels and shrink sleeves.

Recently the Procurement team for the San Antonio Spurs reached out to their local printer Clear Visions, Inc., an RR Donnelley Company in San Antonio, Texas to create a unique experience for fans in an upcoming playoff game.

Clear Visions worked in conjunction with Clampitt Paper and Mohawk to create a unique fan giveaway.