Centaur restructures with loss of up to 60 jobs

Centaur Media has confirmed a wide-ranging restructure of its publishing business that includes axing the print versions of two of its biggest titles, Design Week and New Media Age. Continue reading at 'Media Week'

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This new nonprofit trains people for digital media jobs after leaving prison

Twelve formerly incarcerated fellows will learn how to produce videos, podcasts, and other digital media in Second Chance Studio’s yearlong program. For someone who’s just gotten out of prison, it can often be nearly impossible to land a job, both because of the bias of hiring managers and... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2020-06-18 06:00:14 UTC ]
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Publishing revenues to plunge and thousands of jobs at risk, report says

Publishing, including books, newspapers and magazines, could see a £7bn fall in revenue and 51,000 jobs axed due to Covid-19's effect on bookshop closures and print sales, a report claims. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-17 06:06:17 UTC ]
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News Corp tears down Murdoch’s ‘silos’ – and then harvests journalists’ jobs | Weekly Beast

Scores of jobs lost across Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun and the Australian. Plus, Nine corrects record on slaveryThe Australian had the scoop about a major restructure at News Corp in an exclusive interview on Monday with Peter Blunden, former Herald Sun editor and chairman of the News editorial... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Coronavirus Impact in Russia: Publisher Cites Up to 75-Percent Profit Loss

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-11 16:37:40 UTC ]
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The Sun and Times publisher warns of job cuts due to coronavirus

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News Corp Cuts More Jobs, This Time at Its Metropolitan Newspapers

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New & Noteworthy Poetry, From ‘White Blood’ to the Book of Job

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News Corp cuts more jobs, this time at its metropolitan newspapers

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AAP newswire saved but jobs to be lost in slimmed down operation

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Coronavirus Impact: Amid Losses, Poland Stages Its First Digital Book Fair

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News Corp to cut hundreds of jobs in move towards digital-only publishing

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Amazon sale drops the price of a Kindle to $60

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