Particpating companies

SIMI acts as a resource to the media and newspaper industry. We focus on enhancing the global competitiveness for companies within the industry.

Constructive input from leading players within these industries assures the program’s continuous improvement. These players also help create a balance between SIMI’s academic ambitions and the demands of the industry.

Since the first program in 2000, more than 210 senior executives from more than 90 leading newspaper companies in Europe, the United States and Asia have attended the program.

Many companies have already participated in the program, including  Agora, A-pressen, Associated Newspapers, AZ Medien, Bonnier, Corelio, Corriere dello Sport – Stadio, De Persgroep, Die Presse, De Telegraaf, Edipresse, Egmont, El Mundo, Group Blandy, Groupo Clarin, Globe & Mail, Guardian Media Group, Holtzbrinck, Independent Newspapers, Joong Ang Ilbo, Johncom, La Voix du Nord, Nikkei, Norske Skog, Politiken, Ouest-France, Reuters, Royal Wegener, Tarun Bharat Daily, The Irish Times, The Star Newspaper, Trinity Mirror and Sanoma

The value of the program has been recognized  by executives from participating companies:

Geraldine Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief, The Irish Times

“The SIMI programme broadened my perspective of the newspaper industry in the Irish market and around the world. I had been a journalist in the field for most of my career. I had never seen newspapers as products or titles as brands. I also gained more insights into innovation in the media industry. I would recommend this course for newspaper executives, especially on the editorial side.”

Reetta Meriläinen, Editor-in-Chief, Helsingin Sanomat
"If we put together big changes in the newspaper industry and technical environment, changing lifestyle, challenges of readership and varieties of journalists' personalities, it is easy to find out that there is a natural need for tailored management and leadership training. Successful newspaper managers must have visions, but also the practical managing tools and strength to make visions come true. They also must be sensitive enough to notice where a machine ends and a human being begins – the difference between hardware and software. To my knowledge Leaders program fulfills the individual needs of trainees, but also the needs of a newspaper company."