He has even turned up as a character in the Irish Times’s satire column Ireland’s major media tycoon, Denis O’Brien, is rarely out of the headlines (although he appears a little less often in newspapers owned by the publishing company in which he has a major interest).The weekend was a perfect example. The Sunday Business Post’s lead story reported that Ireland’s finance minister had been prepared to take a loss of €100m rather than sell bank loans to O’Brien. A similar story was published in the Sunday Independent.*“I’ve had a cease and desist letter!” he goes, waving it at me. “From our friend”...“He’s threatening me with a bloody well injunction! And I thought we were pals! Here, have a listen to this,” and then he starts actually reading the letter to me? Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Around the world, women are far less likely than men to be seen in the media. As subjects of stories, Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-07 15:13:18 UTC ]
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) will hear a landmark privacy case regarding the transfer of EU citizens’ data to Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-05-31 19:45:54 UTC ]
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Amazon has denied a large-scale reduction of orders from small suppliers, saying selling partnerships are reviewed on an individual basis. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-31 08:37:49 UTC ]
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The pages were flooded with angry comments from users wondering why the resort hasn’t responded to the woman’s claims. The social media accounts for an all-inclusive resort chain in the Dominican Republic have vanished after a woman’s Facebook post about an alleged attack in January at one of... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-05-31 08:15:10 UTC ]
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The first outing in the States of London Book Fair's CAMEO Awards for book adaptation work is a lesson not only in good audiobook production but also in the essential internationalism of publishing that's missing from the shrinking BookExpo 2019. The post ‘Milkman’ Wins 2019 CAMEOs USA: A Rare... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-31 05:30:51 UTC ]
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Footwear Plus and 103-year-old Earnshaw's magazines join Wainscot's growing roster of titles. The post Wainscot Media Acquires Pair of Fashion Industry B2B Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-28 20:57:54 UTC ]
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Publishers are still challenged by digital media's limitations, but a few have found solutions. The post Magazine Media: Talking About a Better User Experience Isn’t Enough appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-28 14:20:54 UTC ]
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A former Facebook adviser is urging governments around the world to shut down social media platforms until they can be reformed. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2019-05-28 14:17:44 UTC ]
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A doctored video showing the US House Speaker "slurring" her words doesn't violate Facebook standards. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2019-05-25 05:42:55 UTC ]
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Hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed a conference Wednesday, a distorted video of the California Democrat’s conversation began spreading across the internet. The manipulated clip, slowed to make Pelosi sound as if she were slurring her words, racked up millions of views on... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-05-25 00:10:00 UTC ]
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Hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed a conference Wednesday, a distorted video of the California Democrat’s conversation began spreading across the internet. The manipulated clip, slowed to make Pelosi sound as if she were slurring her words, racked up millions of views on... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
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Just 30 pages into his new memoir, “Then It Fell Apart,” musician Moby details meeting actress Natalie Portman in 1999 in Austin, Texas. In the same month that year, Moby achieved international fame with his breakout album, “Play,” and Portman starred in “The Phantom Menace.” “I was a bald... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-23 20:00:00 UTC ]
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media has started Fast Track, a program aimed at helping independent booksellers set up direct order accounts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Thanks to globe-spanning social platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, misinformation (any wrong information) and disinformation (intentional misinformation like propaganda) Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-05-21 16:33:04 UTC ]
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Headline has bagged the “uniquely hilarious” debut novel from Kira Jane Buxton about a “foul-mouthed” crow’s battle to save humanity from extinction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-21 11:35:07 UTC ]
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Former Vice executive Ryan Archibald and Ted Chung, a business partner of Snoop Dogg, have joined forces to launch a new global agency specializing in cannabis marketing. The shop, called Gram By Gram, has already inked a significant client–Canopy Growth, a Canadian cannabis firm recently... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-21 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Ed Miliband, Nigella Lawson and Lauren Laverne are among the headliners for this year's Stoke Newington Literary Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-20 21:10:12 UTC ]
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We still don't know how to deal with the downsides of social media like Twitter or Facebook, let alone deepfakes, says expert. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2019-05-20 18:00:00 UTC ]
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The White House has launched a new tool that enables people to report the fact that they have been kicked off the likes of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. The tool is aimed at people who have had their social media presence curtailed and "suspect political bias" is involved. Anyone who... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2019-05-17 10:05:05 UTC ]
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