Open letter continues drive to remove ‘damaging everyday sexism’ in its entries, such as citing ‘bitch’ as a synonym for womanThe leaders of Women’s Aid and the Women’s Equality party are among the signatories to an open letter calling on Oxford University Press to change its dictionaries’ “sexist” definitions of the word “woman”.The letter points out that some Oxford Dictionaries’ definitions of the word include synonyms such as “bitch” and “maid”, and says that derogatory and sexist examples of usage include, “God, woman. Will you just listen?” Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2020-03-03 16:48:26 UTC ]
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Vowing to 'bear witness and support appropriate action,' the four key trade associations in the UK publishing industry commit to combating misconduct. The post UK Trade Associations Call for Professional Behavior in a Diverse Industry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age's Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Search for "Ad Age" under "Skills" in the Alexa app.What people are talking about todayTribune Media Co. reportedly has a... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK is calling on all major publishers "to be transparent" when reporting their gender pay gaps next March, specifically by disclosing how they fare both with and without their distribution arms being taken into account. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Nomophobia', a word used to describe stress and anxiety caused by being separated from a mobile phone, has been deemed the Cambridge Dictionary’s inaugural People’s Word of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Finding itself among a handful of European Union nations still with a state-controlled textbook market, Slovakia, says parliament member Branislav Gröhling, must change. The post A Member of Slovakia’s Parliament Calls for a Competitive Textbook Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont has acquired a book about finding your voice and changing the world by Laura Coryton, the leader of a campaign against tampon tax. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jon White discusses the benefits automation could offer the publishing industry—and its far more than fiscal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andersen Press has signed a sales representation agreement with Walker Books and will bring its current deal with Penguin Random House to an end next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age's Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Search for "Ad Age" under "Skills" in the Alexa app.What people are talking about todayGlamour, long a mainstay in Cond... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OWN IT! has acquired world rights to a book, Soccology, about the psychology behind football, by former professional footballer Kevin George. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Through Spider-Man, the X-Men and others, the godfather of comic books inspired positive change. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mitchell Beazley has acquired a second book from upmarket paint and paper brand Farrow & Ball. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week sees the release of Leonard Cohen's posthumous volume The Flame: Poems and Selections. Among the song lyrics and notebook extracts that comprise the book are selections of new poetry, much of it touching on ageing and mortality, but not without characteristic humour. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The staff at Touchstone will join either Atria or Gallery Books following the imminent departure of Susan Moldow, publisher of Touchstone. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over the last five years, the North American graphic novel market has welcomed a wave of new readers. At NYCC 2018, a group of comics professionals focused on identifying some of the consumer and cultural trends driving this growth. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_138663" align="alignright" width="150"] Jessica Pels[/caption] Hearst Magazines announced several changes to its editorial and leadership staff this week, including appointing Jessica Pels, most recently the digital director of Cosmopolitan.com, as editor-in-chief of... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has pre-empted The Right to Sex, a book about male sexual entitlement and #MeToo by Oxford professor Amia Srinivasan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christian retailers and publishers are concerned about the future of the CBA and it’s annual trade show, UNITE, amid a new investor and changes to its leadership. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Months after Troy Young was named president of Hearst Magazines, the company announced a series of sweeping leadership changes across brands today. "Our magazines will always play an integral role, and we are fully committed to them. The complementary strengths of our offerings are what gives us... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback Publishing has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to Where We Go from Here: Two Years in the Resistance, the upcoming title by US politician Bernie Sanders. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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