Future brings in new chair to replace Parry

Magazine publisher Future has appointed a new non-executive chairman, Peter Allen, who will take over from longtime incumbent Roger Parry in the autumn. Continue reading at 'Media Week'

[ Media Week | 2011-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPA Confirms and Names Next Leadership, Members, Chairs

The International Publishers Association has held its general assembly, to name new officers and committee assignments, effective January 1. The post IPA Confirms and Names Next Leadership, Members, Chairs appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-26 17:51:03 UTC ]
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Experiments With ChatGPT: Why Artificial Intelligence Can’t Replace Human Creativity

Searches, as our publisher first described to me, is an artful essay collection exploring the nature of artificial intelligence and our complicity with technological capitalism. Through a blend of memoir and cultural criticism, the author Vauhini Vara uses the tools of Big Tech (namely ChatGPT)... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-09-20 08:56:45 UTC ]
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A college course that’s a history of the future

Science fiction can be thought of as a film negative of history – a back door into what used to worry people and what gave them hope. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2024-09-10 12:27:28 UTC ]
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Alison Roman embraces TV’s streaming future with Tastemade

The cookbook author is bringing her YouTube show to TV, thanks to Tastemade’s streaming channels. Esteemed cookbook author Alison Roman is finally getting a TV show—but not on the Food Network. Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-09-03 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Barnes & Noble chair Leonard Riggio, powerhouse of modern bookselling, has died at 83, his family says

Former Barnes & Noble chair Leonard Riggio, powerhouse of modern bookselling, has died at 83, his family says Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2024-08-27 17:25:53 UTC ]
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New chair Kim Williams says ABC should be ‘last broadcaster standing’ and News Corp’s criticism is ‘unbalanced’

Exclusive: Former News Corp CEO says Murdoch company’s obsession with the public broadcaster is ‘fairly unhinged’ and should largely be ignoredFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastKim Williams, the current... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-08-10 20:00:05 UTC ]
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What to read this weekend: Near-future dystopian fiction and a new approach to explaining life's origin

New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention. Hum by Helen Phillips Robots have become a regular fixture of the workforce, and humans are losing their jobs to AI. Climate change is wreaking havoc on the planet. It’s getting harder and harder for the average person to... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-08-10 19:43:55 UTC ]
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Book Review: 'The Future Was Now' is a brilliant look back at the groundbreaking movie summer of '82

In “The Future Was Now,” former Entertainment Weekly film critic Chris Nashawaty explores the significance of the summer of 1982, which featured the release of eight groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy films Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2024-08-01 22:54:26 UTC ]
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Thorndike Brings Spanish-language Large Print to Young Readers

Reps say Spanish-language large print books are a great way for young English-language learners to improve their reading skills while staying connected to their cultural backgrounds and enjoying the same works as their English-speaking peers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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David Hogg, Leaders We Deserve, and a new vision for the future

Fast Company’s new cover story goes behind the scenes with the brave young people choosing politics as a career—and the savvy young people helping them win. An earlier version of this column—and the one that ran in the print edition of our Summer 2024 issue—cited some striking data showing that... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-07-24 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Best standing desks and office chairs deals for Prime Day 2024

Ergonomics are important for your health, but standing desks and comfortable office chairs can feel like expensive luxuries. At least, they typically do. But during Amazon Prime Day 2024, you can sometimes snag big discounts on wildly popular desk and chair models.  That’s true this... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2024-07-17 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Prime Day deals bring the Kindle down to $85

It's Amazon Prime Day, which means you can grab a bunch of its devices at a discount, including the basic Kindle e-reader released in 2022. The device is currently on sale for $85, which is $15 less than retail for what we consider as one of the best e-readers of 2024, even though it was... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-07-16 10:10:53 UTC ]
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Best early Prime Day 2024 deals on standing desks and office chairs

Ergonomics are important for your health, but standing desks and comfortable office chairs can feel like expensive luxuries. At least, they typically do—but during Amazon Prime Day 2024, you can sometimes snag big discounts on wildly popular models.  Right now the deals are starting... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2024-07-12 17:43:22 UTC ]
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The Future of Children’s Bookselling

Forward-thinking booksellers are reinventing community programming staples, from author visits to subscription boxes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Future of Children’s Bookselling

Forward-thinking booksellers are reinventing community programming staples, from author visits to subscription boxes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The AI prison of the future is just an Outer Limits episode

According to the Prison Policy Institute, the US has a higher incarceration rate per 100,000 people in its population than any other NATO country and it’s even higher than the next five member states combined (the UK, Portugal, Canada, France and Belgium). So what’s the solution? Hashem... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-06-28 20:09:37 UTC ]
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Goodway Group launches retail media accelerator to bring order to a growing industry

Digital media and marketing agency network Goodway Group added two new brands to focus on the modern marketing funnel and retail media expertise as part of its strategic expansion into growing areas of the industry. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2024-05-23 04:01:00 UTC ]
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African sci-fi: body hopping, artificial wombs and angry ghosts in a future Botswana

Tlotlo Tsamaase’s first novel adds to an exciting and growing body of African science fiction. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2024-05-09 14:08:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair: Adam Ridgway Replaces Gareth Rapley

The change of top leadership by the trade show's parent company RX will give London Book Fair its third director in four years. The post London Book Fair: Adam Ridgway Replaces Gareth Rapley appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-04-18 23:01:22 UTC ]
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BISG Looks to the Future at Annual Meeting

A return to doing industry research and broadening the organization's ties to such industry key players as literary agents and authors are part of the Book Industry Study Group's new three-year initiative. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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