A Plurality of Traditions: Anthony Davis and the Social Justice Opera

ANTHONY DAVIS, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his opera The Central Park Five, is a composer with a great future behind him. Five is his eighth opera, and during those labors, spanning four decades, he’s found the time and talent to write orchestral pieces and music for plays, to record solo […] The post A Plurality of Traditions: Anthony Davis and the Social Justice Opera appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'

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Internet giants such as Facebook and Twitter have limited legal obligations, but what could Britain do to make them act?Hosts, not publishers?Currently, social media firms including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter operate as hosts, rather than publishers, in the UK. As such, they are exempt from... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Storify, the beloved digital publishing tool that allowed writers to chronologically arrange social media posts, will soon be no more. The curation service will go offline May 16, 2018, the company announced today. For those who have used the service and want to preserve that content, they’ll... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inner Traditions Acquires Findhorn Press

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Talking About the ‘New Influencers’: Social Media Specialists and Canadian Publishing

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'O, the Oprah Magazine' Finds Its Favorite Books in the New Socially-Conscious Zeitgeist

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Justice Department sues to block AT&T's purchase of Time Warner, which vows a fight

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2017-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Stuff | 2017-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Social is a black hole’: Commerce-focused publishers have a Facebook problem

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[ Digiday | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Die Partei: satirical German party gains ground on social media

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[ The Guardian | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ PC World | 2017-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad Age Wake-Up Call: Changes Ahead for Social Media Video Ads, and Other News to Know Today

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