As the coronavirus quarantine stretches into its second month, some people are pushing the boundaries of the lockdown restrictions. Many of them are just going for a drive or trying to play Frisbee in a park. But in a number of cases, groups of protesters have gathered at town halls and other government buildings, or stopped traffic on the streets of cities across the US, holding up signs questioning the need for a continued quarantine with slogans like land of the free! and fake crisis! Are these genuine protests, organized by concerned citizens with strong opinions about the lengths to which the quarantine effort has gone, or is there more going on here? If it’s the latter, then shouldn’t the press think long and hard before playing into the hands of the organizers of those protests by giving them free publicity? According to a number of media reports, anti-lockdown rallies have been seen in a number of states over the past week, including Colorado, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, Ohio, California, and Minnesota. President Trump even appeared to encourage protesters to take to the streets in a series of tweets, advising residents to “LIBERATE VIRGINIA!” and “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!” Not surprisingly, Fox News has given these rallies a lot of airtime, complete with maps that make it look as though a grassroots movement has taken over and is growing larger by the day—something the network also did during the early days of the Tea Party in 2009. Fox has even used the term that... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-04-22 11:50:46 UTC ]
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The controversial film director’s autobiography Apropos of Nothing had been dropped by its original publisher Woody Allen’s memoir, dropped by its original publisher after widespread criticism, has found a new home.The 400-page book, still called Apropos of Nothing, was released on Monday by... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-03-23 15:19:32 UTC ]
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As City AM suspends publication, regional print media are coming under increasing pressurePlayboy, the glossy magazine relic of the pre-#MeToo era as well as the occasional publisher of Margaret Atwood, among others, would seem to have little in common with City AM, the business-led freesheet... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-03-22 14:00:08 UTC ]
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Waterstones and Blackwell's have both announced today (Sunday 22nd March) that they will close all their physical bookshops on a temporary basis due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-21 18:23:19 UTC ]
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The rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has forced every part of the book industry to make adjustments. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble boss James Daunt has sent a letter to staff warning of potential lay offs if stores are closed due to the coronavirus. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-20 01:04:03 UTC ]
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A day after Penguin Random House announced it had withdrawn from the 2020 BookExpo and BookCon, the shows' organizers have moved the dates from May to July. The post BookExpo Moves to July 22 to 26 in New York City: Coronavirus Update appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-19 23:36:11 UTC ]
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Free Comic Book Day, which is usually held in May, has been postponed until the summer because of the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-03-19 23:32:50 UTC ]
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Scholastic Corporation has said it expects business in the fourth quarter to be affected by coronavirus-related school closures and it is taking "agressive actions to reduce operating expenses throughout the Company" as a result, including the temporary closure of warehouse and distribution... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-19 15:51:43 UTC ]
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We already had information overload. Then came a global pandemic. Coronavirus is an “everything story,” as Jon Allsop noted in Monday’s CJR newsletter: “unfathomably huge stories—that are all part of one, even more unfathomably huge story”. If the shuttered restaurants and roommates making a... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-03-19 11:58:16 UTC ]
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The Hay Festival has been cancelled owing to the coronavirus outbreak with organisers saying it is now in “immediate financial jeopardy” and has 10 days to raise emergency funds. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-19 09:16:58 UTC ]
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Scholastic UK has created a pre-order campaign for Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games prequel that it says could drive trade to indie bookshops during the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-19 08:56:22 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House, announces its withdrawal from New York City’s 2020 BookExpo and ReedPop’s associated public weekend, BookCon. The post Penguin Random House Withdraws From BookExpo and BookCon 2020: Coronavirus Update appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-18 19:57:06 UTC ]
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Indie micropublisher and not-for-profit 3 of Cups has announced a new initiative to help writers and artists who might have reduced incomes during the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-18 18:37:25 UTC ]
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Hachette UK c.e.o. David Shelley says the firm has seen an increase in book orders from China once again after "several months of very low orders" as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-18 16:34:39 UTC ]
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Bookshop.org, an alternative to Amazon that shares proceeds from book sales with independent bookstores, will give more money to those stores in response to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on small businesses. Bookshop announced today that it would increase bookstore partners’ affiliate... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-18 15:09:12 UTC ]
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Macmillan's John Sargent reverses his controversial stance on library ebooks, and Penguin Random House announces a discounted program amid the outbreak. The post Coronavirus: Macmillan and PRH Ease Library Digital Book Availability appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-17 20:47:59 UTC ]
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As an ever-increasing portion of the global population finds themselves confined to their homes this week, coronavirus-related coverage is driving major surges in web traffic to publishers, and not just those that specialize in hard news, multiple vendors are reporting this week. The analytics... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-03-17 18:19:10 UTC ]
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Indie bookstores thrive on being part of a community. Now, they’re taking desperate action to stay in business amid “social distancing.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-17 15:49:08 UTC ]
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I had a fight with my mother the other day. In the past we had argued on many things but never politics, because we’d seldom talked about it. The video call, which started with her asking me about the outbreak in the US, ended up opening my eyes to the chasm between me and the […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-17 08:49:21 UTC ]
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Booksellers have called for clarity from Boris Johnson’s government as measures to tackle the coronavirus outbreak hit the high street. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-17 08:20:02 UTC ]
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