NewFronts 2020 will be overshadowed by COVID-19 and social unrest

The coronavirus and Black Lives Matter will be the elephants in the virtual room when digital publishers make their pitch to advertisers during the NewFronts next week. Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2020-06-19 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst wants Gen Z’s social shoppers to use its new commerce platform, FirstFinds

Hearst wants to find a way to shorten the time between discovering a product, learning more about it and ultimately buying it. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2022-10-31 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Book Riot’s Children’s Book Deals for October 19, 2022

Today’s edition of kids' book deals is sponsored by Sponsored by Dynamite Entertainment`Dynamite... Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-10-19 13:26:19 UTC ]
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Poetry and Social Class: Robert Pinsky on His Many Readings of Robert Lowell

Life Studies is Robert Lowell’s best-​known and most influential book. It won the National Book Award for poetry in 1960. I read it in 1962 and I hated it. In a shallow way, my dislike was a matter of social class. I said aloud to Lowell’s book, “Yeah, I had a grandfather, too.” Like my […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-10-13 08:57:28 UTC ]
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A Brief History of Social Media Platforms, from LiveJournal to Meme Warriors

The internet did not cause the insurrection. But it enabled it. The technology of any age in human history shapes the culture of that time. With the advent of agriculture and farming tools, humans developed stationary civilizations and abandoned thousands of years of itinerancy. The printing... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-10-07 08:59:43 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling's New Book Is About A Content Creator Murdered By 'Social Justice Warriors'

In a none-too-subtle defense of her real-life opinions, Rowling centered "The Ink Black Heart" on a YouTuber who's stabbed to death for their transphobic work. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2022-09-01 17:21:08 UTC ]
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Lit Hub Daily: August 19, 2022

“She could never be anything but herself, and as herself she was absolutely riveting on-screen.” Alice Sedgwick Wohl on Edie Sedgwick’s first movies with Andy Warhol. | Lit Hub Biography Beth Macy, author of Dopesick, offers a reading list for coping with secondary trauma. | Lit Hub Reading... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-19 10:30:30 UTC ]
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Media measurement uncertainty—tracking TV, social and digital

How Nielsen and other media companies are navigating the measurement upheaval, plus industry reactions. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2022-08-10 12:08:43 UTC ]
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Booker Prize Looks to Boost Social Media With a Book Club Contest

The 'Booker Prize Book Club Challenge' will be won by a book club that produces the most impressive social media for the shortlist. The post Booker Prize Looks to Boost Social Media With a Book Club Contest appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-07-13 23:04:06 UTC ]
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‘Tragically ugly’ school textbook causes social media outcry in China

Education ministry orders publisher to rectify illustrations of children deemed inappropriateChina’s education ministry has ordered a state-owned publisher to rectify a school textbook that went viral owing to what social media users described as “tragically ugly” and inappropriate depictions of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-05-30 09:20:38 UTC ]
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U.S. Book Show: The Pandemic and Publishing: How Has Covid Changed the Industry for Good?

Industry experts discussed the normalization of working from home, the dearth of in-person networking in the age of Covid-19, new expectations among a younger generation of publishing professionals, and more on the second day of the 2022 U.S. Book Show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Deborah Birx’s unseen fight to stop Trump’s covid falsehoods

The former White House coronavirus official recalls using subversion and subterfuge to get the truth out. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-20 12:00:38 UTC ]
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19 new books to savor this week.

Available at indies bookstores and local libraries everywhere! * Phil Klay, Uncertain Ground (Penguin Press) “An introspective collection of essays … Klay’s reassuring voice offers truth, hope, and ways forward during a challenging, polarized period in America.” –Booklist Maggie Shipstead, You... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-05-17 13:43:51 UTC ]
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Ukrainians stranded at Pearson Airport forced to rely on the kindness of strangers on social media

A lack of information from the federal government has forced some Ukrainians fleeing the war to turn to social media for help when they land at Toronto's Pearson Airport. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2022-05-12 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Midge Decter, social critic and leader of neoconservative movement, dies at 94

She was a longtime contributor of Commentary magazine, where her husband Norman Podhoretz was editor. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-09 20:57:00 UTC ]
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IAB NewFronts 2022—Amy Poehler gets a Twitch lesson and Snap makes a Cameo

Welcome to Ad Age’s NewFronts 2022 newsletter. We’ll be sharing a daily roundup of events, interviews and sessions from IAB. You can sign up here to get updates delivered to your inbox.Amy Poehler’s Twitch tutorial Comedian Amy Poehler helped Amazon’s pitch to media buyers on Monday, at the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2022-05-03 23:15:06 UTC ]
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Marketing: A Social Media ‘Read-Along’ With HarperCollins

Today's release of Don Winslow's 'City on Fire' opens a social-media 'read-along' project for HarperCollins and Tandem Collective. The post Marketing: A Social Media ‘Read-Along’ With HarperCollins appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-04-26 19:29:53 UTC ]
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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for April 19, 2022

Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by ThriftBooks. Receive a FREE BOOK credit with a pre-order of Book Lovers by Emily Henry.`Receive a FREE BOOK credit with a pre-order of BOOK LOVERS by Emily... Continue reading at Book Riot

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Examining Paper Shortages and Publishing Worker Unrest

A webinar presented by 'PW' with support from Westchester Publishing Services on March 22 examined continuing supply chain issues as well as the growing frustration employees have in establishing a healthy work/life balance. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Riot’s YA Book Deals of the Day: March 19, 2022

The best YA ebook deals, sponsored by Get Underlined.`Get... Continue reading at Book Riot

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Do libraries need social workers on staff? Some librarians say yes

As London Public Library in southwestern Ontario commits to adding a full-time addiction and mental health specialist to its staff, experts say more social work training and support is exactly what urban libraries need. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2022-03-16 19:33:18 UTC ]
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