Contributions were made here by the increase in the number of employees, journeys by reporters and photographers to the venues of the air travel by reporters and photographers to regional crisis areas (Middle East, Ukraine), the establishment of editorial offi ces with rotating staff in Sydney (DIE WELT) and Los Angeles (BILD) for up-to-date 24-hour online reporting, the increasing internationalization of the company as well as the increase in the number of fl ights to Silicon Valley in California as part of the process of digitization.