Read Media Monkey’s diary from the Monday print pages• To the Paddy Power Political Book awards 2015 at London’s Imax cinema, where the winners included Guardian cartoonist Martin Rowson, Andrew Marr revealed his next book (presumably another novel because his first one was, er, so remarkable) will be “extremely rude about Labour” when collecting a lifetime award, and the host Rory Bremner took no prisoners as he laid into Cameron, Miliband, Farage, Brown, Obama and Clinton. Was it wise, though, to also target the publisher and broadcaster Iain Dale, mocking his LBC gig as on the margins of radio? Dale founded the awards (with the prize money provided by Lord Ashcroft) and remains the eminence grise behind them, so the impressionist’s chances of a rebooking may have instantly slumped.• Rumour continues to associate Rebekah Brooks, the former Sun and News of the World editor and News International supremo, with a top job that would reunite her with Rupert Murdoch; and Monkey can add a potentially confirmatory clue with a contact spotting her (unless it was Jessica Chastain) as part of the large Murdochian delegation at the recent CES tech trade fair in Las Vegas. There have been suggestions that the post could be at the top of 21st Century Fox division of his empire, although she would meet double resistance there as a Brit and an incomer from newspapers; perhaps instead she’ll be at Rupert’s side as nurse when he goes on Twitter, as vital a job as can be imagined given... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Now that the campaign has been launched, it's time for the next and longest phase of a Kickstarter campaign: using email, media contacts and social media to promote it. Also known as “30 days of obsessive compulsive disorder and stress.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tribune Company has announced a rebranding as Tribune Media Company, following news yesterday that the company would spin off its troubled print publications into Tribune Publishing. The rebranding reflects Tribune's shift from print publication to content, broadcast distribution and digital. ... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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By Jim Anderson To those steeped in the traditions of the publishing business, it may sound a bit odd to talk about the maturation of social media, which in many ways is still in its infancy. Yet social media is... Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scout Media, a men's sports and lifestyle digital publisher, has appointed Ross Levinsohn to executive chairman, the company's CEO James Heckman announced. Levinsohn served as CEO of Guggenheim Digital Media, which has recently been renamed Guggenheim Entertainment Media, for 18 months before... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In retrospect, Sarah Knight’s first editorial job was a harbinger of a long and circuitous career to come. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mighty Media Inc.,a Minneapolis packaging, production, and interactive company, has, as of July 1, made Scarletta, which publishes books primarily for the children's market, a division of Mighty Media. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here's the author's step-by-step guide to getting your campaign set up on the Kickstarter website, quirks and all. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher says it would fight any measure that restricted free speech amid furore over new security lawsAustralias biggest newspaper publisher and the media union have warned the government against elements of a planned new national security bill that could allow journalists to be jailed for... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With a recent film option, could this novel by Toronto-based author Claire Cameron gain more traction in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I-5 Publishing is adding to its portfolio of pet brands by purchasing Dogster and Catster from Say Media. Terms weren't disclosed. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Portobello Books has acquired a non-fiction book by Britain’s first Green MP, Caroline... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adams Publishing Group, LLC announced that it has purchased the assets of Huckle Media LLC located in southern Minnesota, according to John Cribb, Cribb, Greene & Associates who represented the Huckle family in the transaction. The acquisition ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hillary Clinton’s "Hard Choices," out June 10, was the most talked about book on social media last month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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But that doesn't necessarily mean printed books and linear television will die out by 2020, suggest expertsAre these the best of times or the worst of times for the children's entertainment industry? A panel session at the Children's Media Conference explored the question, concluding... well, it... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Once I’d made up my mind I was going to do a Kickstarter campaign, the first thing I needed to do was figure out how the math was going to work—and there were a lot of numbers to run. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The debate over Kevin Brooks winning Carnegie Medal for his dark YA novel The Bunker Diary continues, with many calling the book "sickening." Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Olma Media Group is one of the most rapidly expanding publishing houses in Russia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd (ZhongNan) is a book and newspaper publisher and printer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin has defended Kevin Brooks' Carnegie medal after literary journalists criticised the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the last several years, publishers have worked to grow robust social media audiences. As the wave of fans and followers continues to swell, so too does the need to go beyond mere numbers Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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