Rotogravure printing medium comprising a) a substrate having a first side and a reverse side, and b) a coating layer being in contact with at least the first side of the substrate, wherein the coating layer consists of i) 51.0 to 100.0 parts by weight of at least one natural source of calcium carbonate comprising particles consisting of calcium carbonate in an amount of ≥ 50.0 wt.-%, based on the total dry weight of the natural source of calcium carbonate, the at least one natural source of calcium carbonate comprises particles having a BET specific surface area of from 4.0 to 12.0 m 2 /g, measured by the BET nitrogen method, and wherein the at least one natural source of calcium carbonate consists of crumbles comprising dolomite and/or at least one natural ground calcium carbonate (NGCC), ii) 0.0 to 49.0 parts by weight of at least one further pigment suitable for papermaking, iii) 3.0 to 6.0 parts by weight of at least one synthetic binder, iv) 0.1 to 0.5 parts by weight of at least one stearate salt, v) optionally 1.0 to 1.5 parts by weight of at least one polysaccharide, vi) optionally 0.1 to 0.5 parts by weight of at least one thickener, and vii)optionally 0.2 to 3.0 parts by weight of at least one dispersing agent, wherein the sum of the at least one natural source of calcium carbonate and the at least one further pigment in the coating layer is 100.0 parts by weight. a) a substrate having a first side and a reverse side, and b) a coating layer being in contact with at least the first side of the substrate, wherein the coating layer consists of i) 51.0 to 100.0 parts by weight of at least one natural source of calcium carbonate comprising particles consisting of calcium carbonate in an amount of ≥ 50.0 wt.-%, based on the total dry weight of the natural source of calcium carbonate, the at least one natural source of calcium carbonate comprises particles having a BET specific surface area of from 4.0 to 12.0 m 2 /g, measured by the BET nitrogen method, and wherein the at least one natural source of calcium carbonate consists of crumbles comprising dolomite and/or at least one natural ground calcium carbonate (NGCC), ii) 0.0 to 49.0 parts by weight of at least one further pigment suitable for papermaking, iii) 3.0 to 6.0 parts by weight of at least one synthetic binder, iv) 0.1 to 0.5 parts by weight of at least one stearate salt, v) optionally 1.0 to 1.5 parts by weight of at least one polysaccharide, vi) optionally 0.1 to 0.5 parts by weight of at least one thickener, and vii)optionally 0.2 to 3.0 parts by weight of at least one dispersing agent, wherein the sum of the at least one natural source of calcium carbonate and the at least one further pigment in the coating layer is 100.0 parts by weight. i) 51.0 to 100.0 parts by weight of at least one natural source of calcium carbonate comprising particles consisting of calcium carbonate in an amount of ≥ 50.0 wt.-%, based on the total dry weight of the natural source of calcium carbonate, the at least one natural source of calcium carbonate comprises particles having a BET specific surface area of from 4.0 to 12.0 m 2 /g, measured by the BET nitrogen method, and wherein the at least one natural source of calcium carbonate consists of crumbles comprising dolomite and/or at least one natural ground calcium carbonate (NGCC), ii) 0.0 to 49.0 parts by weight of at least one further pigment suitable for papermaking, iii) 3.0 to 6.0 parts by weight of at least one synthetic binder, iv) 0.1 to 0.5 parts by weight of at least one stearate salt, v) optionally 1.0 to 1.5 parts by weight of at least one polysaccharide, vi) optionally 0.1 to 0.5 parts by weight of at least one thickener, and vii)optionally 0.2 to 3.0 parts by weight of at least one dispersing agent, wherein the sum of the at least one natural source of calcium carbonate and the at least one further pigment in the coating layer is 100.0 parts by weight.