News Corp completes Houghton Mifflin Harcourt consumer division deal

HarperCollins owner News Corp has completed its $349m (£252m) acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's consumer division. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-10 12:46:20 UTC ]

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Abrams Employees Vote to Unionize

Workers at Abrams Books have overwhelmingly voted to join United Auto Workers Local 2110, the same union that represents employees at HarperCollins and the New Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Buzzfeed, News Corp and New York Times push back on tariff fears in earnings calls

Publishing execs pushed back on tariff and macroeconomic climate fears in Q1 2025 earnings calls, expressing confidence that their businesses would grow this year. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2025-05-09 04:01:00 UTC ]
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As Australia’s election result reminds us, News Corp no longer has the power to sway voters | Margaret Simons

The declining power of the Murdoch press is part of the wider story of the waning influence of mainstream mediaAustralia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2025-05-05 15:00:39 UTC ]
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Nothing to see here, Press Council says after News Corp tabloids’ front-page undisclosed advertorial gassing up fossil fuel | Weekly Beast

No breach, self-regulatory Australian Press Council rules; plus BBC embarks on big bureau expansionSign up to get Guardian Australia’s weekly media diary as a free newsletterWhen is an undisclosed advertorial, paid for by the fossil fuel industry and splashed across the front pages of all the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2025-04-17 04:03:09 UTC ]
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Uhlmann and Bowen’s big debate night – plus News Corp left puzzled at audience verdict on Dutton | Weekly Beast

Columnist for the Australian delivers monologue on Labor’s power bill promise, while his colleagues at the paper decide the Liberal leader won the debate after allWant to get this in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for the Weekly Beast media newsletter hereChris Uhlmann, who is not exactly a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2025-04-11 03:59:24 UTC ]
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UAW Local 2110 Requests Abrams Unionization Vote

The union, which represents workers at HarperCollins and the New Press, has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to allow Abrams Books employees to vote on unionization. Organizers behind the union drive cited low salaries and a lack of job security as factors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Fox plans to vacate space at Midtown headquarters

Fox Corp. plans to vacate a quarter of its space at 1211 Sixth Ave., a move that would come only three years after Rupert Murdoch’s media empire agreed to stay in the Midtown tower until 2042.Fox intends in November to leave 330,000 of its 1.25 million square feet in the building, credit-rating... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2025-03-27 17:09:46 UTC ]
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Agent and Publisher Roger Freet Dies at 56

Freet worked in several positions at HarperCollins before becoming an agent, first with Foundry Literary + Media and most recently with Folio Literary Management. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily Telegraph takes action after ‘mind-blowingly stupid’ stunt … by tracking down leaker | The Weekly Beast

Daily Telegraph editor keeps quiet to newsroom about damaging affair as one staff member resigns. Plus: is the writing on the wall for Binge? The Daily Telegraph editor, Ben English, has never addressed the newsroom about an alleged attempt by News Corp staff to provoke workers at a Middle... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2025-02-28 04:18:33 UTC ]
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‘Mind-blowingly stupid’: Asio chief criticises News Corp’s alleged attempt to provoke Middle Eastern cafe staff

Comments at Senate estimates came after Daily Telegraph editor said it ‘never intended to provoke an incident’ but approach could have been ‘better-handled’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s domestic spy... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2025-02-26 01:19:04 UTC ]
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Antisemitism summit: John Howard says ‘God bless Sky News’ as Mark Dreyfus warns against partisanship | Weekly Beast

Sharri Markson defends News Corp after attorney general says antisemitism ‘must not be weaponised’. Plus: a sprinkling of Australian culture for the NYTFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“God bless Sky News,” the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2025-02-21 00:57:55 UTC ]
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James Murdoch lays bare his relationship with ‘misogynist’ father amid succession fight in rare interview

Rupert Murdoch’s second son reveals bitter details that set the scene for court battle for News Corp empireMore of the Murdoch family’s betrayals, leaks, “mind games”, manipulations, machinations and humiliations have been laid bare, in the wake of a messy court trial that offered tantalising... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2025-02-17 05:47:30 UTC ]
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News Corp comparing ABC to Netflix subscription ‘unbalanced and agenda-driven’, broadcaster chair says

In strongly worded statement, Kim Williams says allegations in Murdoch-owned tabloids ‘do not stand up to scrutiny’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA claim in News Corp publications across the country that the public broadcaster costs taxpayers more than a Netflix... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2025-02-14 07:47:03 UTC ]
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Bridget McKenzie, Moira Deeming and key News Corp figures to attend Jordan Peterson’s ‘civilisation’ conference

Exclusive: Former prime minister Tony Abbott to address Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in LondonGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition frontbencher Bridget McKenzie and Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming, and key figures from News Corp, are set to... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2025-02-11 14:00:07 UTC ]
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AAP Announces HarperCollins’ Brian Murray Chair of the Board

YS Chi, chairman of Elsevier, and director of corporate affairs for the RELX Group, remains an officer as immediate past chair. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Pallante: ‘What a Privilege To Welcome Brian Back’ n an announcement today (February), the Association of... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2025-02-05 16:43:36 UTC ]
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Harlequin Trade Publishing Consolidates Its Imprints

The HarperCollins division is eliminating its Canary Street Press and Graydon House imprints and incorporating existing titles into Hanover Square Press, MIRA Books, and Park Row Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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