The BBC’s North America editor talks about impartiality, gender pay disputes, and dealing with the White HouseJon Sopel has been the BBC’s North American editor since 2014. His previous roles there include Paris correspondent and chief political correspondent, and he has also hosted The Politics Show and Newsnight. His book, If Only They Didn’t Speak English: Notes from Trump’s America, has now been published in paperback with a new chapter charting the 45th president’s first tumultuous year in office.Have you got used to reporting on President Trump yet?I’ve got used to the idea that he is president, but it’s still astonishing that the leader of the free world has these impulses that make him behave in extraordinary ways, of which I will give you a recent classic example. But sometimes it’s easy to think: oh, my blood pressure is rising. You’ve got to resist the temptation to think you’re in a fight [with a man who loathes the media]. Facts are more important now than ever. We have to steer a path between holding the administration properly to account and not making ourselves the enemy.I’m much happier reporting the news than making it. I found the whole thing absolutely ghastly on a personal level. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2018-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Economist has spent a year finessing its social media team, growing its writers from two to 10, mostly based in the U.K. Last year, for each article published, 15 separate tweets were written, now it’s more like three. The publisher has taken resource away from its posting to its lesser... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What do the US presidential candidate, Victoria Beckham, Zoella, Julian Assange and Tony Blair have in common? Issues with their ‘silent’ partnersOne of the first lessons of politics is never annoy your ghostwriter. Donald Trump is the latest to learn this, and is now sending a “cease and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Queen says they don't want Donald Trump using their music and the classic rock band's publishing company says Trump has not asked for permission to use the group's songs. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Until last week, Louise Linton was a little-known Scottish actress living in California, whose most prominent roles were guest spots in the television shows "CSI: NY" and "Cold Case" and the movies "Intruder" and "Cabin Fever." Now, thanks to a self-published memoir she wrote about her... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry leaders are urging a calm approach as the book trade faces a sudden and prolongued period of economic uncertainty following last week’s decision to leave the European Union. But some also expressed anger at the outcome of the referendum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The high view of self-publishing, in Jon Fine's words, is peopled with 'increasingly sophisticated' authors supported by 'increasingly sophisticated consultants'—a movement growing into its own alongside 'the curatorial mark' of trade publishing. The post Self-Publishing and the ‘Curatorial... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen King is one of hundreds of resident authors in the US to have signed an open letter, addressed to "the American People", expressing their opposition to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the gala, which PEN president Andrew Solomon said was the nonprofit's most successful fundraiser to date, J.K. Rowling, one of the evening's honorees, condemned the views of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribner will publish a biography of Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump in August. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adam Hochschild, author of 'Spain in Our Hearts' (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , ISBN 978-0-5479-7318-0), will appear on NPR’s 'Fresh Air' on Monday, March 28. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Sheehan’s story about the alleged gang rape of ‘Louise’ led, eventually, to him being suspended by Fairfax. But how has a writer so reckless survived for so long at a reputable media company? A special report by Richard Cooke for the Monthly and Guardian AustraliaThe office of the Sydney... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Egyptian student at a Southern California flight school who was facing deportation for a Facebook threat against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will be allowed to leave the country voluntarily, an immigration agency spokeswoman said. During a hearing Friday morning at U.S.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Egyptian student at a Southern California flight school is being held by immigration authorities and facing possible deportation after allegedly posting on Facebook that if he killed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump he would be doing the world a favor. Emad Elsayed, 23, was taken... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Palazzo Editions, founded by Colin and Pamela Webb and based in Bath, has been acquired by a management buy-in team led by former Constable & Robinson finance director Jon Rippon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Good afternoon! There’s nothing more exciting, in journalism, than when reality confounds your expectations in ways that make you feel genuinely afraid for the future of the world. That’s what’s happening in the Republican primary race, where pundits who dismissed Donald Trump as a clown are... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2016-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In quieter decades, the absence of charismatic, visionary library leaders might not have mattered. But in the Internet age, it is a self-inflicted wound. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Chinese e-commerce giant says it has signed a deal to buy the country’s leading English-language newspaperChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it is buying Hong Kong’s leading English-language newspaper, the South China Morning Post.Alibaba group said on Friday that it signed a deal with... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The book trade must "work together" to navigate potential disadvantages of ebook lending, the chief executive of the Booksellers Association, Tim Godfray, has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has received his share of celebrity endorsements, with stars such as Mike Tyson and Dennis Rodman backing the controversial billionaire. "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, however, is decidedly not a member of Trump's fan club. The Scottish writer... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hemingway's celebration of Paris in the 1920s, A Moveable Feast, has hit the top of the French bestseller lists following this month's terror attacks. The post In the Wake of Terror, Hemingway’s “A Moveable Feat” Hits #1 in Paris appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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