Donald Trump Called Omarosa a Dog. Is That Racist, Sexist, or Both?

On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump praised his chief of staff John Kelly for letting go of Omarosa Manigault Newman—or, in Trump’s words, “for quickly firing that dog!” That insult came after Manigault Newman embarked on book tour in which she’s been selling the claim that she’s heard a tape of Trump saying the N-word. Trump, meanwhile, has been using his Twitter page to depict the former Apprentice contestant as “wacky,” “crazed,” and a “lowlife.” Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Young Writers Call for Diverse Books at Children's Institute

Jason Reynolds, Marley Dias, and Rachel Ignotofsky called on booksellers, many from a new generation themselves, to carry diverse books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Just Added Call-to-Action Units to Its Instant Articles

Facebook is adding email and page like call-to-action units to its Instant Articles format for publishers, and the social network is testing CTA units for free trials and mobile application installations. Product manager Josh Roberts introduced the calls to action in a Facebook Media blog post,... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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President Trump Has Been on Over 28 National Magazine Covers in 2017 | By The Numbers

This and other surprising stats from around the media industry... The post President Trump Has Been on Over 28 National Magazine Covers in 2017 | By The Numbers appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Over-indexing on brand safety’: Trump is a boon for traffic, but advertisers remain wary

Advertisers remain skittish around political news even as news publishers are seeing big traffic numbers around President Donald Trump. The post ‘Over-indexing on brand safety’: Trump is a boon for traffic, but advertisers remain wary appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Naomi Klein takes on Trump's 'shock politics'

Naomi Klein is publishing a book with Allen Lane to explain Donald Trump's rise to power as "a product of our time" and exploring what can be done to resist his brand of shock politics. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Telling Trump’s Story to Children: For Book Publishers, It’s Tricky

“A True Book: President Donald Trump” describes Mr. Trump’s real estate career, as well as public perceptions of his opponent during the election, Hillary Clinton. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Tons of unnecessary ad calls going out’: Confessions of a beleaguered ad tech exec

A programmatic exec said publishers make too many ad calls and they don’t have a handle on their reputation with buyers or an understanding of which exchanges bring unique demand. The post ‘Tons of unnecessary ad calls going out’: Confessions of a beleaguered ad tech exec appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russia blamed for Amazon listing of anti-Trump book

Historian Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny, which offers lessons on resisting repressive rule, provokes fake book listing that repeats slogan seen on pro-Putin posters Publishers believe that Russian individuals are behind the creation of an fake book parodying a self-styled manual for resisting US... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russia blamed for hacking Amazon listing of anti-Trump book

Historian Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny, which offers lessons on resisting repressive rule, has sales blurb rewritten to repeat slogan seen on pro-Putin posters Publishers believe that Russian hackers are behind an attack on the Amazon page for a self-styled manual for resisting US president... Continue reading at The Guardian

Polish Publishers Call for Book Tax Deductions and Make Another Bid for Fixed Prices

Having seen a bid for fixed book prices stall out before, the Polish publishers' association is making its case again to legislators in hopes of improving the industry's prospects. The post Polish Publishers Call for Book Tax Deductions and Make Another Bid for Fixed Prices appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Bill Would Let Trump Pick the Next Register of Copyrights

A bill introduced in Congress yesterday would let Donald Trump pick the next register, rather than Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suspected gang rape of Chicago teen streamed on Facebook Live; no one calls police

A 15-year-old Chicago girl was apparently sexually assaulted by five or six men or boys on Facebook Live, and none of the roughly 40 people who watched the live video reported the attack to police, authorities said Tuesday. Police only learned of the attack when the girl's mother approached... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Calls for Digital Accreditation Miss the Point

According to most industry analysts, 2017 will be the first year that brand advertisers and marketers in the U.S. will spend more money on digital advertising than on television advertising. This goes hand in hand with the assumption -- held by many until recently -- that digital marketing is... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lords call for digital literacy to be 'fourth pillar' of education

A group of Lords has called on the government to make digital literacy sit alongside reading, writing and mathematics as a “fourth pillar” of education. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump confirms plan to eliminate NEA and NEH

US president Donald Trump has confirmed a previously leaked proposal to eliminate both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of his first federal budget plan for 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sturgeon’s referendum call divides Scots contingent at Olympia

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s suggestion that she may seek an independence referendum in the next two years has divided Scottish publishers at the fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Librarians Vow to Fight Trump on Funding Cuts

In a statement, the American Library Association called Trump's proposal to effectively eliminate all federal library funding "counterproductive and short-sighted," and vowed to fight. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Game Change’ Authors Writing Book About ‘Trump the Man’ and His Campaign

Mark Halperin, left, and John Heilemann on a panel about their series on Showtime, “The Circus,” in January 2016. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poets to Hold Vigil for the NEA at Trump Tower

Poets and activists have organized a vigil and reading protesting President Donald J. Trump's proposed budget cuts to, or elimination of, the National Endowment of the Arts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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