Alan Rusbridger | Journalism can be anything—that is its great strength, or great weakness

As the editor of the Guardian through a period of tumultuous industry change, Alan Rusbridger says that the news sector needs to be fixed. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker signs Angie Thomas journal

Walker Books will publish Angie Thomas' Find Your Voice: A Guided Journal for Writing Your Truth later this year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-12 07:33:11 UTC ]
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Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half 2020 Book Preview

We seem to say this every year, but at 140-something books, this is truly our most gratuitously enormous Preview to date. The post Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half 2020 Book Preview appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2020-01-08 11:00:30 UTC ]
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Trade pays tribute to Sonny Mehta, 'one of the greats'

Publishers, agents and authors have paid tribute to Sonny Mehta, chairman of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, who died on Tuesday (30th December) at the age of 77 from complications from pneumonia. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-30 20:17:15 UTC ]
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Was This Decade The Beginning Of The End Of The Great White Male Writer?

In the 2010s, the publishing industry finally wrestled with its problems with diversity. Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2019-12-22 13:00:22 UTC ]
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2020 Pulitzer Prize Contest Open to Journalism Entries

The Journalism entry site is now open for the 2020 cycle. As entrants begin to take stock of their eligible Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-12-18 15:50:38 UTC ]
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Reuters, Facebook Journalism Project Create E-Learning Course on Deepfakes

Multimedia news publisher Reuters teamed up with the Facebook Journalism Project on an e-learning course aimed at helping newsrooms more easily detect deepfakes and manipulated media. Identifying and Tackling Manipulated Media contains tips on identifying and rejecting manipulated video, images... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-12-17 19:35:26 UTC ]
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Springer Nature points out problems with cOAlition S transformative journals plan

In an open letter sent today (Tuesday 17th December) to research funder consortium cOAlition S, Springer Nature has urged the coalition to make amendments to its proposed framework on transformative journals, currently out for consultation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-16 23:07:57 UTC ]
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Why the Rise of Paywalls Will Save Journalism

Journalism is arguably in one of the most fragile states since Gutenberg’s advent of the printing press almost 600 years Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-12-13 17:13:57 UTC ]
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Her Francophilia Saved Her From the Death Camps, but Not From Great Danger

In “A Bookshop in Berlin,” Françoise Frenkel describes a life devoted to French literature and her escape from the Nazis across occupied France. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-12-12 16:02:39 UTC ]
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How Journalism Made a Poet Out of Me

In 1977––just three years after the publication of Tom Wolfe’s The New Journalism, a landmark, incendiary anthology that declared journalists using fictional technique had erased the novel as literature’s dominant form—I was fresh out of college and had just landed my first job as a journalist.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-12-06 09:48:12 UTC ]
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Searching for socialism in the Great Society

1960s programs to ease poverty and discrimination were doomed from the start, Amity Shlaes argues. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-05 20:42:48 UTC ]
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Sherlock Holmes can never die. New books about the great sleuth are making sure of it.

“The Devil’s Due,” “The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols” and “The Daily Sherlock Holmes.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-27 17:04:25 UTC ]
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Yes He Did: Barajas Graphic Bio Reclaims Great-Granddad’s Civil Rights Legacy

Henry Barajas’ Latinx memoir and graphic biography of his social activist great-grandfather, 'La Voz de M.A.Y.O.: Tata Rambo' with art by J. Gonzo, will be published this month by Image Comics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Alan Davies to publish memoir with Little, Brown

Comedian and actor Alan Davies is publishing a memoir, Just Ignore Him, with Little, Brown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-15 09:50:15 UTC ]
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Google Vows to Keep Investing in Journalism in Search for Sustainable Publishing Models

During the Digital Media Asia 2019 conference held in Hong Kong in October, tech giant Google reiterated its support for Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-11-04 18:00:50 UTC ]
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Great School Libraries: A UK Campaign Promoting An Essential Service

Get involved in the Great School Libraries campaign to promote an essential service in UK schools. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-11-01 10:34:56 UTC ]
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Sure ‘Dracula’ is great, but don’t overlook Florence Marryat’s ‘The Blood of the Vampire’

This 1897 horror classic is plenty scary; it also grapples with race and gender issues. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-29 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Tune In To These Great Libby Audiobook Hacks

If you listen to audiobooks on Libby, then you need these Libby audiobook hacks in your life. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-10-25 10:41:56 UTC ]
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Facebook Reaches Deal With Wall Street Journal Publisher, Others for News Section

News Corp has reached a deal to let Facebook Inc. feature headlines from The Wall Street Journal and other Dow Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-10-21 14:49:53 UTC ]
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10 Great Picture Book Biographies

This list showcases 10 great recent picture book biographies by and about trailblazing women—get ready to inspire the young reader in your life. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-10-21 10:33:42 UTC ]
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