The basketball star, who was detained for 10 months, said she hoped her book would raise awareness about other Americans who had been wrongfully detained abroad. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-04-12 14:16:29 UTC ]
Hay Festival is the world’s leading festival of ideas across literature, bringing readers and some of the brightest thinkers of our time together to inspire, examine and entertain. This international celebration of literature, music, and the arts is set to take place in the stunning Welsh... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2023-04-11 14:44:07 UTC ]
The NFL's rumored streaming service could debut in JulyDyson, the company that’s recently branched out into hair curlers, air-purifying headphones and not cars, has revealed it has an entire division secretly developing robot prototypes for household chores.The company didn't detail any of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-05-26 11:15:21 UTC ]
Asian American and Pacific Islander members of the book business have launched a social media campaign, #StandUpforAAPI, intended to raise awareness of the ongoing violence and hate incidents targeting AAPI communities. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
At the end of a week that's seen a deluge of negative headlines, both in the media business and the news in general, there remain plenty of opportunities to look for the helpers. As we have each of the last three Fridays, today we highlight four more publishers who are giving back in some way... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-04-17 17:13:27 UTC ]
A double-hulled voyaging canoe crafted using an ancient design set sail from Hawaii on Saturday to raise awareness about an all-too-modern problem. As it travels from Honolulu to San Francisco, the Hikianalia, a contemporary take on a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe, will traverse the vast... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Both BookExpo and BookCon organizers have committed themselves to scheduling panels meant to raise awareness of diversity and multiculturalism in literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
As some publishers try to clean up rogue online advertising, the platform has been slow to act on complaints. Time for regulationOne of the ways Facebook has been able to get away with some pretty questionable behaviour over the years is that exploiting users’ data is an abstract problem that... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Spain will use its 2021 stint as Frankfurter Buchmesse Guest of Honor to raise awareness of Spanish-language literature and creative industries. The post Spain Signs on as Frankfurt Book Fair’s 2021 Guest of Honor appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Staff at the Herald enjoying roasting newspaper managers over the gender pay gap. Plus why did the ABC bury an award-winning Richard Flanagan documentary?Sydney Morning Herald journalists had a bit of fun for a good cause on Wednesday, holding a sausage sizzle outside their office at Pyrmont to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
If you've ever wondered how BuzzFeed's popular Tasty videos come together, Fossil's new ads want to show you. As a follow-up to its recent twist on the viral "Instagram Husbands" clip, the watch brand's newest spot plays off of the success of the digital publisher's viral videos. Fossil worked... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Publishers Association is hosting #Workinpublishing across its social media channels next week, in a bid to raise awareness about the industry, change perceptions and to highlight it as a career option for school leavers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Guardian, El País, Le Monde and China Daily are among 25 publishers aiming to raise awareness in the runup to the next UN summitAn unprecedented alliance of news publishers including the Guardian, El País, Le Monde and China Daily have agreed to share climate change content to raise... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Radio Times magazine will host an annual festival celebrating the links between books, radio and television. The inaugural festival will take place at Hampton Court Palace from 24th–27th September. The festival aims to raise awareness of the fact that many TV and radio programmes are based on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
As part of a new initiative designed to raise awareness about the state of school libraries in the U.S., James Patterson announced that he will make a $1.25 million donation to school libraries across the country this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Protestors in Cardiff will use National Libraries Day this weekend to raise awareness of cuts facing the city's library service. Campaigners in Birmingham have already announced their own plans to protest on the day, forming a human chain "hugging" the threatened Library of Birmingham. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Ice Bucket Challenge, created to raise awareness of ALS, was taken by such book world figures as author Stephen King, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and author and indie bookstore supporter Stephen Colbert. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Harry Potter Alliance is a nonprofit coalition whose work so far has included creating a YouTube video titled 'The Hunger Games Are Real' which aims to raise awareness of poverty and hunger in the US. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Harry Potter Alliance is a nonprofit coalition whose work so far has included creating a YouTube video titled 'The Hunger Games Are Real' which aims to raise awareness of poverty and hunger in the US. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sage has launched a transatlantic campaign with other social science bodies to raise awareness of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]