Survey of Newspaper Production Flow for E-paper - Kungliga ...

Johan Danckwardt
Survey of newspaper production flow for e-paper Appendix
Interview with Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (SMHI)
E-mail based interview, 2005-07-21 (Translated from Swedish to English)
Participants: Håkan Nordqvist, SMHI Företag & Media
How do you deliver the weather forecasts to the newspapers?
It depends on how the client wishes to receive the forecast. The most common is that the
newspapers want the forecast delivered to the via ftp or e-mail.
In what formats do you deliver the weather forecast?
It depends on what formats the client wishes but the most common is that the newspapers
want the forecast in eps or pdf formats.
Is it the same files that the newspapers use both for the traditional newspaper and the
web based edition?
To the web based editions there are other formats that the newspapers use, e.g. xml and javascript.
If and when SMHI delivers files in xml format, does the xml follow an accepted
standard?
When it comes to xml and standard, it depends on the competence of our customers.
If a newspaper decides on launching a new channel of publishing, is it correct to use the
existing weather files or is the contract they have connected to a specific publishing
cannel/channels?
When it comes to rights of publishing this is regulated in the contract.
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