Publishers from around the world are submitting their latest paid-for apps to a leading panel of media professionals for the 2011 XMA Cross Media Awards, which will showcase the best smartphone/tablet apps from newspaper and magazine publishers.
The awards, presented annually by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), focuses on creative examples of cross-media publishing. Only paid-for apps qualify for this year's awards: in addition to presenting compelling content and useful services, the winners must demonstrate well-conceived business models.
The panel of judges for the 6th annual XMA awards includes: Mario Garcia, CEO of Garcia Media Group; Chris Courtney, a designer at apptivate.me and a member of the Society of News Design; Matt McAlister, Director of Digital Strategy at Guardian Media Group; Roger Fidler, Director for Digital Publishing at the Reynolds Journalism Institute; Matthias Kretschmer, CEO of the online consultancy Xalmiento; Meinolf Ellers, Managing Director of dpa-infocom, the German News Agency's multimedia subsidiary; Mariam M. Mathew, COO of Manorama Online in India; and Stig Nordqvist, Executive Director for Emerging Digital Platforms and Business Development at WAN-IFRA.
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