Reporter says every member of the news team received a letter about redundancies on Tuesday morningThe Australian arm of BuzzFeed will have to cut 11 staff as a global downsizing strategy targets 200 of the digital publisher’s international workforce.BuzzFeedOz news reporter Alice Workman said she and every member of the news team received a letter about redundancies on Tuesday morning which indicated BuzzFeedOz was “reducing its overall news footprint”. Related: BuzzFeed to lay off 200 staff in latest round of cuts BuzzFeed is currently hiring year-long editorial and video fellows. In the past, fellowship programs were 3-4 months & paid hourly wages with no benefits. Applications are due today while layoffs are happening across the company affecting full-time employees in those same depts. pic.twitter.com/dwc19pHGu0totally agree - also have to note that Buzzfeed was the first MSM outlet to actually hire Indigenous reporters in dedicated Aboriginal affairs rounds (that I know of). https://t.co/XbgMfUNJNp Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Baker Publishing Group has appointed Kim Bangs as senior acquisitions editor for the Bethany House and Chosen divisions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kenya's Kwani? expresses frustration at the reluctance of publishers from the "global north" to deal rights for co-editions or ebooks to publishers from Africa. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nicholas Lemann has hired Camille McDuffie as publisher and Jimmy So as editor at "Columbia Global Reports," a new publishing project dedicated to coverage and analysis of under-reported global issues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gary Zelko, director and publisher of the Merck Publishing Group since 1982, has retired. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patricia Stockland has been promoted to v-p, editor in chief at Lerner Publishing Group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indigo Books & Music has appointed Laura Carr, senior v-p, finance to the position of executive v-p and CFO, effective June 25. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury is taking its international sales in-house for the first time, after 15 years of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Long-time adult frontlist book buyer Bill Cusumano, who has been with Nicola’s Books in Ann Arbor, Mich., for the past two decades, is heading South. Later this month he will become a bookseller at Square Books in Oxford, Miss. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed is revamping how it specifies sponsored content. The site will now label branded content with a small, bold yellow box stating it is "promoted by" a particular marketer, and brand pages will be labeled "brand publisher" instead of "featured partner." BuzzFeed previously designated... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For Gourmand's new Beijing Cookbook Fair, launched this year, publishers came from around the world for a taste of China's and the world's $4bn cookbook market. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Riverdale Avenue Books has named Joseph Pittman editorial director of Dagger, Riverdale’s new mystery and thriller imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chris Grimm will join Kensington as director of sales, effective June 16. He was most recently v-p of sales at Globe Pequot. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shana Drehs has been promoted to editorial director Sourcebooks Landmark and Gift. She was previously editorial manager for both divisions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andy Sareyan and Kimberly Till have been named to the board of directors at Taunton, Inc. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Worthy Publishing, Morgan Canclini has been promoted to director of public relations and author relations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster has partnered with Oyster and Scribd to offer subscriptions to its backlist... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Phil Budnick has been named director of field and wholesaler sales for Penguin’s adult hardcover division, effective June 16. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jill Freshney has been promoted to the newly-created position of senior executive managing editor, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Consumer brand licence company Entertainment One Licensing (eOne) is opening an office in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At S&S Children’s, Christina Solazzo has been promoted to senior production editor for the Simon Spotlight and Little Simon imprints. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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