Former prime ministers urge others to join push for royal commission into lack of media diversity in AustraliaFormer Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has signed Kevin Rudd’s petition calling for a royal commission into News Corp’s dominance of the Australian media.Rudd, also a former Australian prime minister, launched the petition to the Australian parliament earlier this month, saying the media company employed tactics that “chill free speech and undermine public debate,” and calling for a royal commission to ensure a strong and diverse news media in the face of “new business models that encourage deliberately polarising and politically manipulated news”. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Pan Macmillan South Africa has acquired world rights to a book which investigates the trial of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster has entered into an agreement with Good Books for the sales, distribution and fulfillment in the United States, Canada and open market of all of its frontlist and backlist titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has signed a deal for two psychological thrillers from debut Canadian author Claire... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion has acquired a non-fiction account by journalist and broadcaster Viv Groskop of her attempt... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Aurum Publishing Group has acquired Runner by Lizzy Hawker, one of the world's leading... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google will launch an $81 million (€60 million) Digital Publishing Innovation Fund to assist French news organizations with their efforts to move their content online and to increase advertising revenues. President Francois Hollande an ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For most b-to-b publishers, print has receded into a broader array of information services and marketing initiatives for brand partners, including events, digital and data. This is not news, but grappling with how this media mix impacts strategic focus going forward is still new. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century and Arrow have signed a new multi-book contract with No Child of Mine author Susan Lewis... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has acquired the autobiography of cyclist Sean Yates, who is one of only five Britons... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has signed world rights to the autobiography of 16-year-old pop star Cody Simpson... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has acquired three books by previously self-published author, and founder and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just 12 hours after (already denied) rumors circulated that Barnes & Noble may ditch its Nook business, the company has had to make an announcement concerning its retail division. Thanks to SEC regulations, the company has had to 'fess up that majority shareholder and "founder*" Leonard... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus has acquired a book by "Made in Chelsea" reality star Jamie Laing about his... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline has acquired an official "Coronation Street" book, chronicling the soap's... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta Books has landed a new book from Patrick Barkham that will explore our livelong... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown has signed the latest novel from Donna Tartt. The publisher will release the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeff Bewkes and company used to insist they wanted to hang on to their magazine business. They stopped saying that in September. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new bi-monthly magazine, World News Publishing Focus, has just been launched by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) to provide members and other readers with a professional international publication focused on the ind ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Outside of photos and status updates, Facebook's original shareable content was game activity. So-and-so just planted a new crop, etc. Next Facebook rolled out the Like button, and news articles became popular. Then Facebook debuted its Open Graph in fall 2011 so that someone could listen to a... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2013-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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England footballer Frank Lampard is to write a series of children's books, says publisher Little, Brown. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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