The Los Angeles school district has focused in recent years on boosting high-school graduation rates and sending more students to college. This month, it has taken a big step by having all juniors take the Scholastic Aptitude Test on a school day, for free. It’s not lost on district officials... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The social network has long resisted the "media" label. But with its new Journalism Project, it just took a big step in that direction. The social network has long resisted the "media" label. But with its new Journalism Project, it just took a big step in that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jennifer Weiner is widely known to adult readers for her bestselling women-centric novels (Good in Bed; Who Do You Love), her columns for the New York Times Op-Ed pages and Sunday Review, and her humorous Twitter feed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-Book lending is on the rise in libraries, but is the current market sustainable? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Securing access to ebooks was an important step for libraries. But establishing a sustainable ebook service that works for everyone is the next step. And it’s a big one. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
What should we make of Impress, the from-left-field intervention in the press regulation saga?My immediate thought on reading Jonathan Heawood's article on Monday was that it was some kind of front organisation for Hacked Off.This was swiftly and strenuously denied by Evan Harris, associate... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More usually equals better—unless you're talking about the Internet. In the social sphere, the dearth of user-generated content (Twitter claims to host more than 340 million tweets per day) can be a hazard for those looking to tweet and post items that help bring buzz to their brand. This is... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2013-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
It would be a big surprise if one of the major publishers were to follow Stylist magazine and launch a mainstream free women's title, according to Lisa Smosarski, editor of Stylist, who believes such a move would be a "big step". Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]