Harry Potter author’s lawyer says allegations left her ‘distressed’, but she is ending her libel case after receiving an apology and substantial damagesAuthor JK Rowling has been “fully vindicated and her reputation restored” following the Daily Mail’s apology for alleging she wrote a “sob story” containing false claims about her time as a single mother, the high court has heard.A judge was told that the publisher of the Daily Mail has accepted the allegations were “completely false and indefensible”, published an apology and undertaken not to repeat them. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Bestselling author of Lace and Superwoman and women’s editor for the Daily Mail and the Observer Shirley Conran, who has died aged 91, supplied interviewers with a multi-page CV, but her life could be summarised on a book dust jacket. All that was needed was her surname – from her first husband,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-05-10 12:06:47 UTC ]
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Planned acquisition by UAE-backed RedBird IMI is being considered by the culture secretaryBusiness live – latest updatesMedia groups have reportedly shown fresh interest in a takeover of the Telegraph and Spectator alongside Redbird IMI, the UAE backed consortium.Bloomberg said Rupert Murdoch’s... Continue reading at The Guardian
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When I first became a single mother, I hid it from everyone, including myself. In my new book, The Leaving Season: A Memoir in Essays, I track the evolution of my relationship with motherhood, starting as a reluctant mother of two in a married household and ultimately ending as a single mother... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2023-05-12 11:10:00 UTC ]
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Duke of Sussex has alleged royal family agreed not to sue newspaper publisher in return for an apology and settlementPrince Harry does not blame Queen Elizabeth II for backing an alleged secret phone-hacking deal between the royal family and Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers, the high court has... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-04-26 14:40:32 UTC ]
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Trolling of News Breakfast host over her outfit reported by the media outlets with screenshots and abusive tweetsLATEST: ABC host Lisa Millar admits anger but also hope after news sites republish ‘foul’ online abuseGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe ABC... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-03-07 03:08:44 UTC ]
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The SMH and the Age’s Peter Falconio story made headlines around the world but quickly fell apart, while the Weekend Australian stuck to safer ground with a flattering profile of its own starFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-02-24 14:00:26 UTC ]
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High court decision relates to previous judgment on allegations of controversial psychiatric treatments at Sydney’s Chelmsford private hospitalFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHarperCollins has... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-02-17 02:54:34 UTC ]
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Mail accuses Nine and ABC of ‘radio silence’ over fracas. Plus: conservative media attacks Jacinda ArdernThe Daily Mail called it “the biggest story in Australia on Thursday” and the News Corp tabloids agreed, serving up salacious front pages that editors of a scandal sheet can be proud of. The... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-01-20 00:58:39 UTC ]
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Exclusive: Associated Newspapers faces first legal case over alleged voicemail interceptionThe Daily Mail’s parent company is facing its first legal claim for phone hacking, after the former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Simon Hughes filed a case against the newspaper publisher.Hughes is alleging that... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-10-10 17:00:40 UTC ]
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In exhibit #3,767 of ginned-up cancel culture panic, The Daily Mail is reporting that Stirling University in Scotland… …has removed Jane Austen [from a literature course] to help “decolonise the curriculum” and “contribute increased diversity” on the syllabus. Stirling University’s English... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Daily Mail remains a Boris Johnson backer but same cannot be said of its sister outletA full list of alleged partiesWhat were the rules in June 2020?Coronavirus – latest global updatesThe print edition of the Daily Mail has remained one of Boris Johnson’s strongest backers in the media, even as... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-01-25 18:46:31 UTC ]
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The most reviewed non-fiction book of the week was The Last Emperor of Mexico by Edward Shawcross (Faber) featuring in the Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and Daily Mail. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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To ring in the new year, many publications, including the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Financial Times, New York Times, Irish Times and iNews, released their best books coming out in 2022. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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In the lead up to Christmas, many publications, including the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Financial Times, New York Times and iNews, have released their best book of the year articles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-07 01:26:05 UTC ]
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Paul McCartney’s The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, edited by Paul Muldoon (Allen Lane), was one of the critics' most reviewed books this week. The book was mentioned in the Observer, Daily Mail, Telegraph, Times, Irish Times, Washington Post and the New Yorker. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-02 02:24:55 UTC ]
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This classic story of a single mother’s struggle against poverty, published in 1946, would become the first novel by a Black woman to sell a million copies. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Decision rejecting appeal in Voller defamation case means companies will be likely to ban comments on more social media postsGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingSome of Australia’s biggest media companies have lost a bid in the high court to escape liability for defamatory... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-09-08 03:33:03 UTC ]
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News Corp and Fairfax Media challenge ruling they are liable for defamatory comments on their Facebook postsThe high court has cast doubt on media companies’ claims that they are not responsible for defamatory comments on their social media posts. Fairfax Media and News Corp have taken the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-05-18 07:19:27 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Children’s Books is to launch an audiobook partnership with the Daily Mail. It will also feature a retail tie-in with Waterstones, with a campaign fronted by children’s author and actor Ben Miller (pictured). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-24 18:49:20 UTC ]
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Extinction Rebellion protests at News Corp sites condemned by Society of Editors as ‘attempt to silence other voices’Ministers and MPs from all parts of the political spectrum have condemned Extinction Rebellion for blocking the delivery of newspapers across the UK on Saturday.Four national... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-09-05 17:00:00 UTC ]
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