New York Times backs down after complaint by Mario Vargas Llosa

Paper says use of Mail Online article was ‘at odds’ with its ‘journalistic standards’Mario Vargas Llosa, the Nobel prize-winning author, has slammed the New York Times for publishing what he called “slanderous and perfidious” gossip that, it transpired, was culled from the Daily Mail’s website.In a letter to the editor, Vargas Llosa complained that the Times’s review of his latest book stated that he had announced his relationship with Isabel Preysler - described as “a Filipino-born Spanish socialite, model and former beauty queen known as the Pearl of Manila” - on Twitter.“I have never had a Twitter account, and I have never posted and never will post anything on any Twitter account. I have never sold a photo or story to Hola! magazine or any other outlet in connection with any relationship or personal matter.I am flabbergasted to learn that this kind of gossip can work its way into a respectable publication such as the Book Review.”“Using such information is at odds with the Times’s journalistic standards, and it should not have been included in the review.” Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Daily Mail Parent Launches Travel Retail Website

The publishing giant behind the Daily Mail is entering the travel arena with a bookings site. MailTravel.co.uk is described as offering a “robust new sales distribution channel to existing and new suppliers”. A& ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regional Mag 5280 Acquires Denver Magazine

Denver, Colorado-based regional magazine 5280 has acquired the intellectual property of its main competitor, Denver Magazine, including Federal trademark of the brand name, Internet domains including http://denvermagazine.cim and Denver's Twitter account and Facebook pages. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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