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Making it together
There’s a growing awareness that proximity to production can help to keep standards high. We visit three firms to see how HQs with in-built factories are keeping staff engaged and improving products.
Americas
The rise of the left in Bogotá, Obama stirs up controversy over Cuba, and rebuilding a Chilean icon.
Americas
A showdown looms between Bolivia’s two main cities, La Paz and Sucre, as both vie to be the country's sole seat of government, threatening to derail President Evo Morales’ constitutional reforms.
Culture
Named after their frontman, Patrick Watson are a new band from Montréal. Their excellent debut, Close To Paradise, features wintery pianos, oompah marching bands and a Jeff Buckley falsetto.
Battle of Flanders
Monocle meets Christian Van Thillo, CEO of De Persgroep, a powerful Belgian media empire that understands its market’s every desire. He took the helm fresh out of college and built a powerhouse.
African stations
Salim Amin is determined to launch A24, the first pan-African news channel. He follows in the footsteps of his father, the great news photographer Mo Amin, to report on Africa's successes and failures.
Motor mouths
As the music industry evolves with digitalisation, one radio station stands out. Monocle meets Germany’s pioneering Motor FM, which provides an outlet for underground music in a precarious media landscape.
Gloss leader
This is one of the first literary cafés in Porto. Over 100 years old, Lello is still breaking new ground with its decorative Brazilian wood-carved interior and steady stream of tourists.
Observation
Broadcasters and publishers should note: offering a broader worldview can shake up tired business models and give the market something new, reflecting the direction other sectors are heading in. It's what audiences deserve.
Studio twenty-four
Al Jazeera English is the first 24-hour English-language news channel from the Middle East. Based in Doha with global hubs, it launched in 2006 and now reaches an audience of 80 million.
