Bill O’Reilly has just entered the Nose Pin Zone, where advertisers would have to clamp something over their nostrils in order to not smell the toxic publicity coming from his recent sexual harassment lawsuit revelations. It started with a months-in-the-works New York Times article on April 1, which revealed that Fox News had settled about $13 million worth of lawsuits over the years to address female employees’ complaints about O’Reilly. It was something people sort of knew about the TV host and popular family-values book author/historian since his 2004 lawsuit, which occurred before social media existed. Following the online reverberations of the NYT article, the pundit’s show, The O’Reilly Factor, has been hemorrhaging advertisers at a rapid clip–and both Saturday Night Live and Last Week Tonight clearly smell blood in the water. More than 60 advertisers pulled their support from The O’Reilly Factor by the time SNL got around to skewing the show over the weekend. In an already-viral sketch from the show, Alec Baldwin pulls double-duty to play his usual Donald Trump and also the embattled talking head. There’s a reason this clip has been shared millions of times in one day. First of all, Baldwin is surprisingly fantastic as O’Reilly. He has the mannerisms down, specifically the emphatic, smug smile that spreads across the host’s face after he makes just about any point. And though it’s 90% due to a great makeup team, Baldwin looks the part too. Another reason the... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2017-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A bookshop chain in Hong Kong has been pulling political titles from its shelves following the disappearances of five publishers, known for producing 'gossipy' books about China's political elite. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Investigatory Powers Bill may only be in draft form at the moment, but the UK government has already come in for criticism for its plans. Today, scores of pieces of written evidence, both for and against the proposals, have been published, including input from the Reform Government... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Skegness’s Jolly Fisherman image used before seeking permission on the cover of Bryson’s bestselling travelogue The Road to Little DribblingSkegness’s Jolly Fisherman, he of the beaming smile and rotund belly, might be a little less cheerful after it emerged that his image was used without... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suspected abduction of five booksellers prompts fears of mounting self-censorship in face of mainland crackdown on ‘salacious’ publicationsOne of Hong Kong’s leading international bookshop chains has removed politically sensitive books from its shelves in the wake of the mysterious disappearance... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johns – also an adviser to Gough Whitlam and to Malcolm Fraser, political correspondent and head of Penguin books – remembered as a cultural leaderFormer ABC managing director Brian Johns has died of cancer aged 79.The outgoing managing director, Mark Scott, paid tribute to his predecessor,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The co-authors of ‘Just Keep Breathing’ discuss how this collection of letters from real teens sheds light on the pain average teenagers experience and how parents, families, and educators can help. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From its humble beginnings as a project launched by an "about-to-be-fired editor" in 1974, the annual prize for the best in small press publishing has come quite a long way. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allison’s new series about young women off to college looks to repeat the success of another Boom! Studios series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 15th edition of the media power list finds change in the air, with digital challengers elbowing aside older moguls – but a long way to go on diversity• Women on the rise, but much still to do on diversity• Your interactive guide to the MediaGuardian 100 Back in 2001, when this list was first... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld is to publish a book on ‘Jihadi John’ by British journalist Robert Verkaik, the only journalist to have met and interviewed Muhammed Emwazi. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer and editor John Freeman discusses his transition from book criticism to editing Granta, and now, to launching his own journal, Freeman's. The post John Freeman on Transitioning from Critic to Literary Journal Entrepreneur appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Donald Trump's hosting stint on "Saturday Night Live" lifted the NBC late-night program to its highest rating since Jan. 7, 2012. The Saturday telecast averaged a 6.6 rating and a 16% share of the TV audience in the 56 markets that Nielsen tabulates for overnight ratings. It was the strongest... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Leguizamo, author of 'Ghetto Klown' (Harry N. Abrams, 978-1-4197-1518-1) will appear on 'The Wendy Williams Show' on Friday, November 6. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Rogue Lawyer' by John Grisham took the top spot once again on the iBooks bestsellers chart, and just released on October 27, Patricia Cornwell’s 'Depraved Heart' came in at #4. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With an iOS update expanding ad-blocking's reach, experts say smaller publishers and bloggers have fewer means of survival.As the debate over online ad blocking heats up with the arrival of iOS 9, experts say the biggest casualties of the online ad war may be small publishers and bloggers with... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray editorial director Mark Richards bought world English rights to Orient by Stephan Abarbanell, a literary thriller published last month in Germany by Blessing Verlag. US rights were sold in a pre-empt at the Frankfurt Book Fair to Claire Wachtel at Harper. Richards bought world... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google is "even more aggressive" than Amazon when it comes to control over the pricing of content, the chief of Hachette Livre, Arnaud Nourry, has warned. The chairman and c.e.o of the world’s second largest trade publisher said the search engine company was more dangerous than fellow... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to reports in The Bookseller, many Waterstones bookstores have removed the Amazon Kindle from their shelves because of poor sales of the device. The post Waterstones Begins Pulling Amazon Kindle From Its Shelves appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an interview published in connection with Monday's release of his memoirs, former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke casts his vote--retrospectively--for the prosecution of bankers and executives responsible for the recent financial meltdown. Although this wasn't within the Fed's... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Describe your role I create content for English Language Teaching learning materials including course books, apps and online materials. I produce general titles for adults and teenagers to more specialised content for university students for naval officers and sales managers. I mostly write to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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