Google to pay News Corp to fund AI push

Deal part of Google News Initiative to fund various journalism projects and content from news organizations. Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2024-05-01 13:36:48 UTC ]
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Publishers Careful About Pushing Graham Titles

There are a plethora of titles about Billy Graham already in print and some have seen an uptick in sales even as publishers limit new marketing efforts out of respect for late evangelist. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook news feed changes 'decimated' publisher

The publisher of Little Things blames Facebook's algorithm changes for the lifestyle website's closure. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Helping Local News Publishers Get More Digital Subscribers

Facebook is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to supporting local news publishers, putting $3 million toward helping some of them boost their digital subscription totals. Head of news partnerships Campbell Brown announced in a blog post that the Facebook Journalism Project... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LittleThings shuts down, a casualty of Facebook news feed change

LittleThings was more heavily dependent on Facebook than most publishers, making it especially vulnerable to the platform's recent news feed change. The post LittleThings shuts down, a casualty of Facebook news feed change appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook program aims to boost local news subscriptions

Just because Facebook is downplaying publishers in your News Feed doesn't mean it's uninterested in giving media outlets a helping hand. The social network's Journalism Project is launching a Local News Subscriptions Accelerator that will help "metro... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even Barack Obama thinks Facebook and Google need to change their ways

The first president to have a Twitter account thinks social media needs to change. In what was supposed to be an off-the-record speech at MIT’s Sloan Sports Analytics Conference on Friday, Barack Obama shared his concerns about how social media has un-united these states of ours. Libertarian... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kit de Waal's Common People hits crowd-funding target

Kit de Waal's anthology Common People, providing a platform for new working class writers, is now fully crowd-funded for publication with Unbound.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers warm to Google, but still worry about getting crowded out in search results

While most publishers are more preoccupied with plummeting traffic from Facebook, some quietly worry about Google’s propensity to show more and more information in its search results. The post Publishers warm to Google, but still worry about getting crowded out in search results appeared first... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Serial Box Snags $1.65M in Funding

Serial Box, a venture that serializes weekly original genre fiction in prose and audiobook formats, raised $1.65M in seed investment funding. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Serial Box Has New Funding for Audio Bundling With Reading, as a ‘Publishing Studio’

Tapping into the robust audiobook market, Molly Barton announces a key new investor: Boat Rocker Media can leverage Serial Box's content for television and film production. The post Serial Box Has New Funding for Audio Bundling With Reading, as a ‘Publishing Studio’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Murdoch promises to run Sky News for 10 years for Fox takeover deal

Tycoon makes offers to allay media monopoly fears and ease through 21st Century Fox dealRupert Murdoch has doubled the length of time he is willing to keep running Sky News to “at least” 10 years, as 21st Century Fox sweetens its offer to protect the news channel to gain clearance for the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News UK to advertisers: Run your Facebook ads on our sites

"Facebook is aggressively turning the dial against [brands and publishers]." The post News UK to advertisers: Run your Facebook ads on our sites appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two British playwrights benefit from Audible's $5m fund

The first group of emerging playwrights to benefit from Audible's $5m fund will include two British writers: Gary McNair, from Glasgow, and James Fritz, from London.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘There’s an awful lot of showmanship’: Confessions of a publishing consultant on Facebook’s news feed changes

"Publishers want to scare Facebook because there have been so many different gripes." The post ‘There’s an awful lot of showmanship’: Confessions of a publishing consultant on Facebook’s news feed changes appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump renews bid to eradicate arts and library funding

The Trump administration has again proposed to eliminate funding for the National Endowments for the Arts (NEA) and Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Giant advertiser Unilever threatens to pull its ads from Facebook and Google over 'toxic content'

One of the world's largest advertisers is threatening to pull its ads from social sites such as Facebook and YouTube if the tech companies don't do more to minimize divisive content on their platforms. Unilever's chief marketing officer, Keith Weed, will call on Silicon Valley on Monday to better... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Debuts AMP Stories for Mobile Readers

AMP Stories. Credit: GoogleGoogle has launched AMP Stories, a feature that lets publishers create content similiar to Instagram Stories, but for mobile websites.AMP, short for Accelerated Mobile Page, loads content extremely fast. The open-source project was led by Google roughly two years ago,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch pledges to keep Sky News independent

Move comes as Fox seeks to allay media plurality concerns in £11.7bn takeover of SkyRupert Murdoch has pledged not to meddle in editorial decision-making at Sky News but says he will not guarantee funding the service for more than five years, as 21st Century Fox seeks clearance for its £11.7bn... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump Renews Bid to Eliminate Library Funding, NEA, and NEH

As it did last year, the Trump administration has once again proposed the permanent elimination of the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, as well as the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google and Facebook make up less than 5 percent of publishers’ digital revenue

Revenue from third-party platforms represented 16 percent of publishers' total digital revenue in the first half of 2017 -- nearly unchanged from a year earlier. The post Google and Facebook make up less than 5 percent of publishers’ digital revenue appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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