The social network's plans to control even more of the media industry squeezed a collective gasp out of publishers. Was that a last breath?Facebook recently wrapped up a "listening tour," hoping to lure publishers across the United States to deliver their content pages and news feeds to Facebook. The idea was that these pages would take on their own life within the mobile portion of the social media space. Since Facebook's 1.4 billion users give it the world's biggest platform, it goes without saying that this move would define the very future of news delivery.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
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When Apple introduced the iPad tablet in 2010, many newspaper publishers were eager to step up and create apps for the device. These early adopters recognized the tablet as an important medium to attract audiences and gain revenue, and they introduce ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crain’s Chicago Business will transition to a metered subscription plan online next month. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google has a somewhat tense relationship with the traditional newspaper industry, since publishers like News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch still believe it is depriving them of revenue by “stealing” their content and aggregatin ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch is "not fit" to have "stewardship of a major international company", while his son James showed "wilful ignorance" over phone hacking, according to a Select Committee report published today. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An infusion of money from Microsoft Corp. sent Barnes & Noble Inc.'s stock zooming Monday, as the software giant established a way to get back into the ebooks business. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yodel has promised booksellers it will succeed in delivering all parcels on time this Christmas... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Approximately a dozen women’s presses are actively publishing in the U.S. today, down from about 30 during the 1990s, when feminist publishing and bookselling were at their peak. There are, additionally, several women’s presses sporadically publishing, and a few others putting out regional... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Wednesday morning (Apr. 18), ABC News’ senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper fell victim to one of the lesser-known perils of online publishing. Filing a story on a recent Romney campaign attack on President Obama (the Romney team dug up a quote from Obama’s memoir where the President... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2012-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fairfax Media is in exclusive talks to acquire the publisher of independent news and opinion website Business Spectator, Reuters says. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2012-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association has criticised the government for failing to tackle business rates... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Imagine a newspaper that is printed on broadsheet from Tuesday through Sunday but switched to tabloid for the Monday edition. Then imagine a paper that was published seven days a week for 126 years but then had to scrap Mondays due to hard times & ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This story first appears on FOLIO: sister site, minonline. Business-to-business media were in the forefront on March 16 as American Business Media presented its 58th annual Jesse H. Neal Awards at a New York luncheon. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some new research sheds light on how social media is currently being used to share news articles from traditional publishers. Newswhip has looked at the number of news stories during January 2012 that received more than 100 mentions on Twitter and Fa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The parties in Germany's ruling coalition have proposed a new protective copyright law for news publishers to ensure they are compensated by "commercial traders" that use pieces of their copyrighted content online, according to an automat ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed, the meme-centric social news site known for its reserves of offbeat content and silly cat photos, is stockpiling journalists—serious ones. Last week, it announced the hire of award-winning Rolling Stone writer Michael Hastings, adding to an impressive roster of reporters that include... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2012-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More fallout from PhoneGate: News Corp. executive James Murdoch has "relinquished his position" as executive chairman head of News International, the conglomerate's British newspaper unit. News Corp., which also owns this Web site, says News International chief executive Tom Mockridge will stay... Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While Pinterest’s usefulness and staying power are still being debated, one thing has become clear: With its mostly female user base and emphasis on visuals, the online corkboard has become a traffic boon for women’s lifestyle magazines, even if the site doesn’t make it easy for brands to stand... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Singer Charlotte Church and her parents have settled her phone-hacking damages action against the publishers of the now defunct News of the World for 600,000 pounds (NZ$1.1 million). Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers have welcomed the "huge news" J K Rowling is to publish her first novel for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers have welcomed the "huge news" J K Rowling is to publish her first novel for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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