This follows a year of big challenges in 2020 that saw newspaper printing operations bounce back in 2021.
The report is based on the annual global survey of printing executives who are members of the World Printers Forum (WPF) and part of the WAN-IFRA Global Media Trends Panel to examine the trends and forecasts for the printing industry.
The survey was conducted with some 73 respondents from 17 countries sharing their insights and plans. Most of the newspaper printers that participated in the Outlook survey had average paid weekly circulations between 100,000 and four million copies.
This year’s analysis was provided by Manfred Werfel, the former director of the World Printers Forum.
Key takeaways of the report
Much of these expectations were taken into consideration before the recent crisis in Ukraine arrived. Depending on how this plays out, for newspapers supply chains that are already under pressure could be even more disrupted.