WHAT'S NEXT: INNOVATIONS IN NEWSPAPERS

A few hours after the massacre.

Robots are robots.

This mediocre analysis (not very good indeed) from The New York Times’ Helene Cooper shows how the new style of Obama is still difficult to swallow by many American imperialists, including some U.S. journalists.

Well, there is no more Pax Americana.

And the final applause of the journalists yesterday at the end of Obama’s press conference is a clear signal that the world prefers this more modest and sober style.

The Bush and Clinton days are gone.

But The New York Times seems reluctant to accept the new realities.

Like many other American media today that displayed this historic meeting almost as an irrelevant story.

Regarding Helen Cooper, a quick Wikipedia contributor added this interesting observation about her poor reporting skills:

“During President Obama’s participation in the G-20 summit in 2009, Cooper made a monumental gaffe when she failed to recognize Buckingham Palace’s own explanation of the famous Michelle Obama’s touching of Queen Elizabeth II. Cooper wrote, “Buckingham Palace protocol says that commoners must not touch the queen, a dictate that foreign leaders in the past have ignored at their own peril.” However, Buckingham Palace corrected Ms. Cooper, “First lady Michelle Obama did not breach protocol by touching Queen Elizabeth II at a reception for world leaders attending the G-20 summit.” Ms. Cooper’s politics sometimes precede her judgment.”

Michelle Obama with the school girls.

And Barack Obama with a clown and a phantom.

(First picture by AP Photo/Joel Ryan, pool)

Who said that you cannot do 24/7 instant analysis?

The problem is not whether or not to do it, but doing it well.

So, congratulations to The Daily Telegraph’s Edmund Conway and Robert Winnett, who in less than two hours were able to post this excellent “point by point analysis” of the G20 Communique.

(Picture by GETTY)

I met Trevor Ncube in Montreux a few months ago during the annual meeting of the Swiss Press Association.

In his speech he asked for international help to launch NewsDay, the first independent daily newspaper of Zimbabwe.

I had lunch with him that day and he asked if INNOVATION would be willing to work on a pro-bono basis on this project.

I said yes.

And today the project is at full speed.

NewsDay will be in the streets of Zimbabwe very soon.

All of our designers offered themselves to work on this newspaper, and finally, INNOVATION’s Pedro Monteiro will lead the project.

Every year, INNOVATION does some pro-bono consulting work, as a tradition in our company.

Thank you to Pedro, and to all our consultants who will help in our first work in Africa.

Trevor  Ncube is a Zimbabwean entrepreneur and newspaper publisher now living in South Africa, but born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

He is the publisher of South Africa’s Mail & Guardian weekly newspaper, part of The Guardian group of newspapers, and in Zimbabwe, sister publications The Zimbabwe Independent and The Sunday Standard.

Last year, Trevor Ncube won the German Africa Award, given by the German Africa Foundation for his dedication for press freedom, human rights and democracy in Zimbabwe and the whole of Southern Africa.

So, INNOVATION is very proud to work under his leadership.

I watched the final press conference with Gordon Brown live.

Excellent speech.

Good questions from the press.

And authoritative responses from the British premier.

His past chancellorship shows that he knows what he is talking about.

Imagine Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in his position.

Or Christina Kirshner.

Or Silvio Berlusconi.

Or George W. Bush…

The Obama-Brown team did a good job.

And Sarkozy and Merkel, too.

The rest were just watching.

Meetings like this one show the real stature of a politician.

Shame on all the clowns!

Obama shaking hands with a British police officer was yesterday’s picture, and I am glad that The Guardian chose it for its front page today.

But last night, the BBC cameras got the “other” picture of yesterday: Michelle Obama and the Queen wrapping their arms around each other during the reception at Buckingham Palace.

Now you know how much restaurants add to the cost of your meal.

Last night’s three-course dinner for the G20 VIPs at 10 Downing Street cost only 12.50 GBP (less than $19 USD).

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s menu included:

Organic farmed salmon from Shetland, Scotland, with samphire and sea kale, while the main course was shoulder of lamb from north Wales with foraged wild St. George mushrooms and mint sauce.

As dessert: hot Bakewell Tart with custard made with free-range eggs from Prince Charles’ Duchy of Cornwall farms.

Watch this blog.

It’s the beginning of a media revolution.

A new way to present a new newspaper.

For a new generation of young readers.

Keep reading.

After the picture, President Obama presented the Queen with an iPod with footage of her visit to the US in 2007.

A Royal iPod!