California lawmakers are reconsidering a controversial provision to a newly implemented state law which limits freelance journalists to 35 articles per-year in the same publication before they must be considered full- or part-time employees, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez announced earlier this month. Evidently the result of concerns raised by freelance journalists and at least two professional associations that represent them, Gonzalez—who introduced the law, AB 5, last year—announced on February 6 that state lawmakers have reconsidered the 35-submission limit and sought to remove the provision through AB 1850, a follow up bill to AB 5 which clarifies the types of employees that can be considered independent contractors. The change, if implemented, would apparently exempt all freelance writers from the law, not just those who contribute 35 articles or less to the same publication in the same year. "Based on dozens of meetings with freelance journalists and photographers, we have submitted language to legislative counsel that we hope to have available next week to put into AB 1850 which will cut out the 35 submission cap and instead more clearly define freelancer journalism," Gonzalez said. On December 16, John Ness, executive director of Vox Media's SB Nation announced that the site was replacing over 200 California-based freelance contributors with a new team of full-time employees dedicated to covering the state's sports teams. Although noting that this shift was one... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-02-18 17:45:45 UTC ]
[Updated 1:18 pm ET] Michael Cohen will be released from prison on Friday under orders from a federal judge, who said he was re-imprisoned after an initial release to home confinement in retaliation for his plans to publish a book about the president. “I make the finding that the purpose of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-23 14:28:49 UTC ]
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The memoir reportedly depicts Trump as caring more about re-election than US national security. No wonder he wants to quash itOn Tuesday, the Trump administration asked a federal judge to block publication of John Bolton’s The Room Where It Happened, the former national security adviser’s... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-06-17 06:30:46 UTC ]
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It’s fitting—maybe even a little on-the-nose—that the last book I finished on my commute to work was Hilary Leichter’s Temporary. Now that my twice-daily train ride has been indefinitely suspended alongside the commutes of millions of others, it’s tempting to claim Leichter’s debut novel is even... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2020-05-13 11:00:00 UTC ]
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California lawmakers are reconsidering a controversial provision to a newly implemented state law which limits freelance journalists to 35 articles per-year in the same publication before they must be considered full- or part-time employees, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez announced earlier this... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-02-18 17:45:45 UTC ]
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A federal judge is set to weigh in on whether the controversial audiobook program amounts to copyright infringement—and publishers are feeling good about their chances. But should they? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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At a hearing on Wednesday, judge Valerie Caproni kept Audible lawyers on their heels, but it isn't clear if a preliminary injunction is in the offing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Jay Fielden Esquire editor-in-chief Jay Fielden is out after three-and-a-half years at the helm. The latest in a long line of editors and execs to depart Hearst following the appointment of Troy Young to president of Hearst Magazines, Fielden announced on Instagram that he has decided to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-23 18:32:49 UTC ]
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Time Warner Inc. is no more. Late Thursday, AT&T Inc. announced that it completed its $85-billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc., just two days after a federal judge in Washington gave the deal the green light. AT&T wasted little time consolidating its hard-fought prize — a blockbuster... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News organizations want Facebook to stop treating them like political and issues-based advertisers, claiming that the social network's new rules could negatively impact how the public views journalism.On Monday, media advocacy groups addressed a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg requesting that... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a decision handed down late last week, Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York denied a motion by an author requesting that a preliminary injunction be issued to prevent publication a number of books that include the word “cocky” in the title. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A federal judge from New York ruled that embedding a tweet containing an image in a webpage could be considered copyright infringement. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2018-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A federal judge in Hawaii on Tuesday issued an order blocking major parts of President Trump’s newest travel ban, suggesting it violated immigration law. The decision from U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson in Honolulu stops the administration’s travel restrictions nationwide before they were... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A federal judge has signed off on a permanent injunction immediately barring Moppet Books from distributing in the U.S. any versions of its KinderGuides series held to be infringing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A federal judge has found that Moppet Books had infringed copyright with its unauthorized children's "learning guides" to a host of classic novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The summer 2018-slated Great American Read is an eight-part TV series that will explore the power of books in American society. The show will culminate with a list of the top 10 books ever written, according to the general public. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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During his time at Bloomberg Businessweek, deputy editor Brad Wieners collected three American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) awards and was also heavily involved in the events side of the publication. A magazine industry veteran whose career has also included stints with Wired, Outside... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Friday, Donald J. Trump, liar, con man, bigot, serial assailant, former reality TV star, failed casino magnate, failed football team owner, failed airline owner, failed magazine publisher, failed steak salesman, and loser of the national popular vote, will be sworn in as the 45th president of... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retired NFL star Darren Sharper, convicted of drugging and raping nine women in Los Angeles, Nevada, Arizona and Louisiana, was sentenced to 18 years in prison Thursday by a federal judge in New Orleans. Sharper, 41, had previously pleaded guilty or no contest to drugging and sexually... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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In issuing a preliminary injunction, judge Brian Jackson ruled that the law “creates a chilling effect on free speech.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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