Journalist, who has been editor of trade magazine Broadcast since 2007, will take over from Louise Benson on 24 FebruaryLisa Campbell, editor of trade magazine Broadcast, has been appointed director of the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.Campbell has been with the TV industry weekly for a decade and editor since 2007. She will start her new job as GEITF director on 24 February, taking over from Louise Benson.Benson is leaving the job after three years to join the Cannes Lions festival as launch director of Lions Health and director of Eurobest.Elaine Bedell, ITV director of entertainment and comedy, also announced on Thursday that she will be stepping down as GEITF executive chair following the 2014 event in August, after four years in the role.Chris Shaw, the ITN Productions editorial director, will be taking over from Bedell.Bedell said: "[Lisa's] got a great reputation within the industry and has proved in her six years as editor of Broadcast that she's unafraid to tackle difficult subjects. She's full of ideas about the festival's future, and we can't wait to start working with her."Campbell said: "The TV festival is an incredible event and one that I've always wanted to be more involved in. I'm really looking forward to making this year's festival as confident, insightful and courageous as possible."• To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Roma Backhouse has been appointed as the new director of Free Word, an international organisation dedicated to literature, literacy and free expression, to succeed current director Rose Fenton in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Publishers has appointed Patricia Hespanha to the role of executive director of HarperCollins Brasil. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Benton, currently marketing director for HarperFiction, is joining Orion Publishing Group as group marketing director in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Safran Foer, Philippa Gregory and Eimear McBride are to participate in this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival which "in a world of global uncertainty and shifting influence” intends to “explore the power of the human mind to imagine a better world". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jennifer Doyle, currently deputy marketing director at Cornerstone, will become fiction publishing director for Headline and Headline Review, marking an "exciting new phase in Headline’s evolution". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 2,000 readers and writers attended the Calvin College Festival of Faith & Writing in Grand Rapids, Mich. to celebrate religious expression in literature. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I Interviewed Miles about his role heading up York Literature Festival and how he sees the festival expanding. He also has some great advice for those looking for a job in books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group has appointed Paul Rockett as publishing director of education. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa Lucas, publisher of the nonprofit online magazine Guernica, has been appointed executive director of the National Book Foundation. She will start March 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Publishing has appointed Lisa Edwards to the permanent role of publishing director at Templar. Edwards had previously been acting as publishing director on an interim basis for Templar and joined the company in November. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fiona Murphy has been appointed to the new in-house role of publicity director at Penguin Random House Ireland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Journalist and critic Julia Eccleshare right has been appointed children’s director of the Hay Festival. She will programme Hay’s Children’s Festival and the Hay YA programme, succeeding Mary Byrne. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CLA, the company that helps simplify copyright for content users, has appointed Philip Graf CBE to its board as senior independent director. Graf is chairman for the Gambling Commission and chair of CfBT Education Trust, a leading education consultancy and service organisation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has appointed a director of social responsibility, Christine Bader, amid criticism over its business practices. The online retailer is facing scrutiny over how its policies affect the outside world, with its cloud services division consistently receiving low grades in Greenpeace’s cloud... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has appointed Katie Price, former global director of publishing at HIT Entertainment and Mattel, as licensing director. Price will take up the role at the end of August and will report directly to c.e.o. Hilary Murray Hill. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble has appointed Ann-Marie Campbell, president, Southern division, The Home Depot; and Paul B. Guenther, former president of PaineWebber Group, Inc., as new independent board directors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The programme for this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival’s 2015 has been revealed, with speakers coming from over 55 countries. The festival has an international focus this year, with speakers including American author Marilynne Robinson, Spain’s Jaume Cabré, multi-award winning... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children’s has appointed Julie Jefferies, currently commercial director at Cornerstone, as finance and commercial director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont Publishing UK has hired Emma Fogden as the new editorial director of the magazines division. She replaces Sam Robinson, who left the team last month. Fogden, who joins Egmont from content creation company Edenco, will report to Gillian Laskier, m.d. of the magazines division. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taylor & Francis Group has appointed Leon Heward-Mills as global publishing director, journals, taking on a leadership role for the worldwide editorial team. Heward-Mills joins Taylor & Francis from Society of Endocrinology, where he was chief executive and m.d. of its commercial... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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