Ipso, the new press regulator, is just the PCC with extra bells and whistles

Ipso is a creature of the publishers in which they will continue to hold the strings – including the purse-stringsAt last, the new press regulator is emerging from the shadows. The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso), the great invention of the majority of Britain's newspaper and magazine publishers, has assumed human form.Well, up to a point. One man selected in opaque circumstances to head the project, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, and another man similarly plucked from obscurity, Sir Hayden Phillips (no relation), have together appointed an "appointment panel".Note first their qualifications for this task. Phillips one is a former supreme court judge, its founding president no less. Phillips two is a former senior civil servant. They are indisputably members of that gilded, privileged and unelected set known as "the great and good".No surprise, then, that two of their choices for the appointment panel should come from the same background – another former supreme court judge, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, and another former civil servant, Dame Denise Platt, who chaired the Commission for Social Care Inspection.In their wisdom, doubtless with crucial input from anonymous publishing representatives, the Phillipses also chose a former editor and a current editor to join the panel.They are Paul Horrocks, the engaging ex-editor of the Manchester Evening News who also happened to serve for four years on the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), the body that... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch’s launch of talkTV is about opportunism as much as ideology | Emily Bell

Piers Morgan will be presenting a nightly talkshow in this new venture aimed at outflanking the ailing GB NewsThe human Marmite of British journalism, Piers Morgan, is about to be spread very thinly. He has signed a global commentary deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. A nightly talkshow will... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-09-19 17:07:41 UTC ]
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Canada’s Kids Can Press Opens a ‘Black Write’ Incubator with Nelvana

The children's publisher Kids Can Press has partnered with Nelvana to develop content from Black writers, submissions opening now. The post Canada’s Kids Can Press Opens a ‘Black Write’ Incubator with Nelvana appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-09-16 14:11:34 UTC ]
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String of promotions at Borough Press as imprint expands

HarperFiction literary imprint The Borough Press has announced expansion plans and a string of promotions within its editorial team. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-15 07:36:01 UTC ]
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Univ. of Nebraska Press Launches LGBTQ+ Fiction Series

The University of Nebraska Press is launching Zero Street, a series dedicated to novels and short story collections written by LGBTQ+ authors and featuring LGBTQ+ characters and/or themes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Andersen Press raises over £1m with Elmer art auction

Andersen Press and art events company Wild in Art have now raised more than £1m for UK charities after a recent auction secured £312,750 for the Heart of Kent Hospice.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-12 18:31:50 UTC ]
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Ex-Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham to release White House book

Grisham, also a former top aide to Melania Trump, to publish memoir containing ‘surprising new scandals’ in October The former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, also a former top aide to former first lady Melania Trump, will release a memoir in October. Related: ‘Bring it’:... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-09-09 19:11:26 UTC ]
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Cambridge University Press & Assessment acquires CogBooks

Cambridge University Press & Assessment has acquired CogBooks, an online technology company which specialises in adaptive courseware.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-09 18:13:45 UTC ]
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Studio Press acquires guide to maximalism from interiors star Murphy

Studio Press, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, has acquired More is More Décor by interior designer and Instagrammer Siobhan Murphy.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-06 17:12:14 UTC ]
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Sandstone Press to publish puffins book by photographer Morgans

Sandstone Press has acquired world rights to Puffins: Life on the Atlantic Edge directly from photographer and author Kevin Morgans.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-02 08:48:15 UTC ]
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Coffee House Press Names New Publisher

Anitra Budd, who has been affiliated with the Minneapolis-based indie publisher for 20 years, is the new executive director and publisher of Coffee House Press, effective October 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Cipher Press acquires Reeve's debut in two-book deal

Cipher Press has acquired Nat Reeve's "extraordinary, ambitious" historical debut Nettleblack and its sequel in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-23 14:07:08 UTC ]
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Doire Press lands two titles inspired by Covid-19 pandemic

Irish publisher Doire Press will publish two October titles inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic, with commissioning editor John Walsh acquiring world English language rights directly from authors Madeleine D’Arcy and William Wall. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-17 23:27:41 UTC ]
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Saga Egmont Partners with the UK’s Muswell and Violet Gaze Presses

The digital arm of Copenhagen's Lindhardt & Ringhof, Saga Egmont has agreements with two independent houses in the United Kingdom. The post Saga Egmont Partners with the UK’s Muswell and Violet Gaze Presses appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-10 21:36:44 UTC ]
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Clays invests in new press with 50-million book capacity

UK book manufacturer Clays has ordered a new printing press which will have the capacity to produce roughly 50 million books a year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-09 22:52:28 UTC ]
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Saga Egmont teams up with Muswell Press and Violet Gaze on audio titles

Saga Egmont has launched new partnerships with indie publishers Muswell Press and Violet Gaze Press with a focus on publishing a range of diverse audiobooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-09 19:33:37 UTC ]
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Andersen Press scoops first middlegrade novel from Burgess

Andersen Press will publish the first middle-grade novel from Carnegie Medal-winner Melvin Burgess, to be illustrated by Chris Mould. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-09 17:02:51 UTC ]
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Goldsboro Books’ ‘Glass Bell Award’ Announces Its 2021 Shortlist

Six shortlisted books include four debuts in this year's Goldsboro Books program, with a winner coming in late September. The post Goldsboro Books’ ‘Glass Bell Award’ Announces Its 2021 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-05 14:50:09 UTC ]
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Ilex Press to publish Landscape Photographer of the Year title

Ilex Press will publish a book to accompany the Landscape Photographer of the Year competition, to showcase the winning and commended entries in each of the competition’s sections.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-31 15:20:44 UTC ]
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Influx Press launches first novel prize for Black British women with Black Ballad

Independent publisher Influx Press is launching a new fiction prize for Black British women, in partnership with lifestyle platform Black Ballad. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-27 19:32:32 UTC ]
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