Charlie Hebdo row leads to Facebook fallout between Salman Rushdie and Francine Prose

Satanic Verses author refuses to back down after being accused of using ‘McCarthy era’ language in attack on six writers who withdrew from PEN gala over award to satirical magazineSalman Rushdie and Francine Prose have clashed publicly on Facebook over Charlie Hebdo, with the author of The Satanic Verses telling Prose that “our fellow artists were murdered for their ideas and you won’t stand up for them”, and that “I hope that our long alliance can survive this. But I fear some old friendships will break on this wheel.”Prose took to Facebook to elaborate on her decision to withdraw from next week’s PEN gala in New York over the free speech organisation’s decision to present the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo with the PEN/Toni and James C Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award. Twelve people were murdered by gunmen at the magazine’s offices earlier this year, and PEN’s American branch has said that it “deserves to be recognised for its dauntlessness in the face of one of the most noxious assaults on expression in recent memory”. Related: Two dozen writers join Charlie Hebdo PEN award protest .@JohnTheLeftist @NickCohen4 The award will be given. PEN is holding firm. Just 6 pussies. Six Authors in Search of a bit of Character. Related: I admire Charlie Hebdo's courage. But it does not deserve a PEN award | Francine Prose Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viral site LittleThings is big on Facebook, but not Facebook video yet

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How Facebook M Will Hook Us On Shopping At Facebook

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Facebook to Help Mobile Apps Auction Off Their Ads Using Facebook Data

For years Facebook has considered itself a mobile-first company, so it's perhaps not surprising that the company's first attempt to automate the sale of ads running outside of Facebook will be limited to mobile.Mobile app publishers can now sell their in-app display and video ad inventory... Continue reading at Advertising Age

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Facebook Gives Publishers New Tools, Hopes They’ll Use Them to Give Facebook More Stuff

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Facebook Misery Index: Quantifying exactly how bad Facebook makes you feel

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Facebook Wants to Be a Newspaper. Facebook Users Have Their Own Ideas.

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PEN America Cancels 2024 World Voices Festival Amid Further Fallout

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