Atticus Lish’s new novel is about manhood, but don’t expect to find any social commentary

‘The War for Gloria’ is a plainspoken tale of a man finding his way the tough way Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-04 16:11:35 UTC ]
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Small Presses Publish the Revolution at Socialism Conference 2019

Conversation rooted in leftist literature served as the foundation for the 2019 Socialism Conference, held from July 4 through July 7 in Chicago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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How American music became both a reflection and an instrument of social change

Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw’s “Songs of America” looks at music’s role in our nation’s history. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-10 13:53:10 UTC ]
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Most Users Know What They Want to Watch on Streaming Services, Report Finds

The amount of time adults in America stay connected with media is astronomical. Specifically, they spend 11 hours and 27 minutes per day plugged into some type of device, according to the Q1 Nielsen Total Audience report released today. And even though there are many streaming options for... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-07-01 10:00:11 UTC ]
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Hearst is finding success in YouTube, and is pouring more resources into programming

After Hearst acquired Clevver, the publisher’s food brand Delish will produce more shows out of the company’s LA studio. The post Hearst is finding success in YouTube, and is pouring more resources into programming appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-06-28 04:01:35 UTC ]
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This Social Marketing Platform Is on Pace to Become the Largest Sports Content Publisher by Year-End

A project started by two former University of Nebraska football teammates to help a fellow Cornhusker who made it to the National Football League has evolved into a robust athlete social-marketing platform that has raised $9.5 million since being established in 2012. Opendorse recently closed a... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-06-27 14:00:59 UTC ]
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Half of women over 40 say older women in fiction are clichés, survey finds

Fifty-one percent of women over 40 feel older women in fiction books tend to fall into clichéd roles, according to a new survey.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-27 07:03:41 UTC ]
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MacBook Pro recall: How to find out if your 15-inch Apple laptop is a fire hazard

Apple warns of fire safety risks in some 15-inch MacBooks sold from September 2015 to February 2017. If you bought a 15-inch MacBook Pro a few years ago, it could be a fire hazard. Apple has issued a recall for “a limited number” of laptops sold between September 2015 and February 2017 due to... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-06-21 13:00:57 UTC ]
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Digital Publishing: To Stop Misinformation From Spreading, Journalists Shouldn’t Fall Down the Social Media Rabbit Hole

By this point, the phrase “fake news” has become as ubiquitous in newsrooms as “election night pizza.” It’s a term Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-19 07:00:42 UTC ]
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Two thirds of professional writers earn less than £10k, RSL survey finds

Sixty-seven percent of professional writers earned £10,000 or less in 2018, a Royal Society of Literature poll of more than 2,000 authors has found, with a room of one’s own still viewed as the most important requirement for a writing career 90 years on from Virginia Woolf’s seminal essay. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-18 18:49:13 UTC ]
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Poll finds 90% of Canadians have fallen for fake news

Ninety per cent of Canadians say they have fallen for fake news online, with many listing Facebook as the most common source of misleading reports, according to a new international public opinion poll. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2019-06-11 04:01:00 UTC ]
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New Study Finds Google Receives an Estimated $4.7 Billion in Revenue from News Publishers’ Content

The News Media Alliance today published findings from a new study that analyzes how Google uses and benefits from news. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-10 15:10:50 UTC ]
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Fortnite emerges as a social media platform for Gen Z

A new study suggests that Fortnite has more in common with Facebook than Call of Duty, with the massively popular game emerging as a new kind of social network for a key demographic of younger consumers that brands covet. “Unlike other platforms and services, Fortnite uniquely combines benefits... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-10 14:30:00 UTC ]
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Digiday Research: Social platforms are for brand awareness, not traffic, say publishers

Publishers surveyed Digiday this May predominately see social platforms as a way to grow their brand awareness rather than generate referral traffic of revenues. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are the three platforms respondents said best helped them achieve those goals. The post Digiday... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-06-10 04:02:14 UTC ]
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Research project sees students hand over social media details

Employers who ask to see your Facebook page during an interview aren't breaking the law, but they could be crossing a line. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2019-06-08 17:00:00 UTC ]
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Social media pages for Dominican Republic resort vanish after woman claims violent attack

The pages were flooded with angry comments from users wondering why the resort hasn’t responded to the woman’s claims. The social media accounts for an all-inclusive resort chain in the Dominican Republic have vanished after a woman’s Facebook post about an alleged attack in January at one of... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-05-31 08:15:10 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Pete Holmes On Losing (and Finding) His Religion

Comedian Pete Holmes brings his serious/funny funny/serious take to the publishing world with 'Comedy Sex God' (Harper Wave, May), a book that is part autobiography, part philosophical inquiry, and part spiritual quest. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Finding an Audience for Books in Translation

For the past few decades, the main topic of conversation among those in the literary translation community has been about producing more titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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'Call their bluff': Shut down social media platforms, ex-Facebook adviser urges

A former Facebook adviser is urging governments around the world to shut down social media platforms until they can be reformed. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2019-05-28 14:17:44 UTC ]
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Doctored video of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shows social media giants ill-prepared for 2020

A doctored video showing the US House Speaker "slurring" her words doesn't violate Facebook standards. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2019-05-25 05:42:55 UTC ]
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A doctored video of Nancy Pelosi shows social media giants ill-prepared for 2020

Hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed a conference Wednesday, a distorted video of the California Democrat’s conversation began spreading across the internet. The manipulated clip, slowed to make Pelosi sound as if she were slurring her words, racked up millions of views on... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-05-25 00:10:00 UTC ]
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