Library educator R. David Lankes reflects on the community-centered, empowering, progressive libraries he visited on a recent trip to Korea. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
Yesterday afternoon, amid a busy news Sunday on multiple fronts, the basketball legend Kobe Bryant died in California, and our media took a sharp collective breath. Bryant, who was 41, was killed in a helicopter crash near Calabasas, close to LA. Eight other people died, including Bryant’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-01-27 12:59:58 UTC ]
The media-industrial complex loves nothing so much as an anniversary -- especially a grim anniversary. Considering that the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is an event that not only radically transformed our nation but the media itself, it's no surprise that the 50th anniversary of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
As president of Hearst Magazines, David Carey devotes most of his reading time to Hearst's 20 titles. He also finds time for personal favorites from other publishers, including Hemmings Motor News (Mr. Carey is a classic-cars buff) and The New Yorker, where he served as publisher. “It's more fun... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]