Ahead of CNN’s climate-focused town-hall marathon, which took place across seven hours last night and featured 10 Democratic presidential candidates back to back, Emily Tamkin, CJR’s public editor for CNN, had some advice for the network. The moderators, Tamkin said, should take it as given that the climate is in crisis, make the candidates prove that they understand how to address that fact, probe their past records, and move beyond facts and figures to illustrate the real-world impact of climate change on people’s lives. Such steps offered CNN “a chance to significantly better its televised coverage of the climate,” Tamkin said. Otherwise it risked “airing the equivalent of an article from 2009.” How did the network do? The town hall was a mixed bag, Tamkin says. “In many ways, the moderators themselves slipped back into familiar frames. What is the sacrifice going to be? Are we going to have to drive electric cars? Are you going to take our meat away?” she said in an email. “But the people CNN called on to ask—who were chosen by the network, so that’s to their credit—actually hit the marks that climate/energy reporters told me they were looking for. People from climate affected areas asked questions in ways that made it tangible to them. Activists asked about candidates’ records. Students asked questions that were grand enough that people didn’t get lost in the details but specific enough that candidates were called upon to demonstrate their understanding.” ICYMI: I... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-09-05 11:55:57 UTC ]
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Daphne Durham, publisher of adult trade and children's at Amazon Publishing, will be leaving the company on January 16, and will be succeeded by Mikyla Bruder, current head of global marketing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sharing on Facebook makes users 81 times more likely to turn into paying customers, the Futurebook Conference has heard. In a panel entitled What Does the Future Publisher Look Like? Andrew Savikas, c.e.o of Safari Books Online, said: "If you give people the opportunity to share, that makes... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Odedina is stepping down from her role as m.d. of Hot Key Books with immediate effect. Bonnier, which owns Hot Key, made no comment on Odedina's departure apart from saying the search for her replacement had started. Odedina will stay at the company until 30th April 2015 but Bonnier... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The world of children's publishing in the U.K. has been rocked by Bonnier's announcement that Sarah Odedina has "decided to leave Hot Key Books." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Canada president and c.e.o. David Kent will leave the company at the end of the year, as the publisher consolidates its north American functions. Canadian distribution will now be outsourced to US firm RR Donnelley, which will handle delivery of HC Canada titles from spring next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What's the logical second act for a baseball player who has won a Roberto Clemente Award, two Hank Aaron Awards, five Silver Slugger awards, and five Golden Glove Awards? Content marketing, of course.At least, that's what Derek Jeter seems to think, having launched The Players' Tribune just four... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon and Schuster Children’s Books is bringing forward the publication of Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan in light of Malala’s recent win of the Nobel Peace Prize, and will publish it next week. The picture book tells the stories of Malala Yousafzai, who... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Post-Taliban, a nascent publishing industry has emerged in Afghanistan, with hundreds of titles being published in Dari, Pashto, Uzbek and English. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Copyright is "more important than it has ever been," but has the copyright debate been hijacked by anti-copyright forces, including those in the tech sector? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kei Miller has won The Forward Prize for Best Collection for The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK children’s laureate Malorie Blackman faced racist comments after Sky News misquoted her as saying there were 'too many white faces' in children's literature. Now young adult author James Dawson has stepped into the fray, saying, "Malorie did not say there are too many white faces in... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Every book and publishing venture requires some kind of a leap of faith, but this year Canadian publishers are investing more than ever in new efforts to reach out to readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jan Johnson, who has led the group since November 2000, will become publisher emerita. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Television newsman Anderson Cooper is taking a somewhat unusual career turn - into a comic book star. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Lee Child has come out swinging in the manner of Jack Reacher on The Passive Voice website... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quadrille founder and m.d. Alison Cathie is stepping down from her role. Cathie founded the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The book 'My Parents Open Carry' is by the co-founders of the pro-gun organization Michigan Open Carry, Brian Jeffs and Nathan Nephew, who said they 'looked for pro-gun children's books and couldn't find any.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The International Alliance of Independent Publishers will be holding their International Assembly in Cape Town this year from September 17-21. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Isobel Harrop has said that the Young Adult field is “one of the best places to be a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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