Tabloid rails against ‘PC world’, republishing ‘infamous’ caricature by Mark KnightNews Corp in Australia has doubled down on a cartoon published by its Melbourne paper that has been widely derided as a racist caricature of Serena Williams.The cartoon by Mark Knight made international headlines as people – particularly in the US – argued that Knight had used the style of racist “Sambo” cartoons used to dehumanise black Americans in the early 20th century. Related: 'Repugnant, racist': News Corp cartoon on Serena Williams condemned Tomorrow's @theheraldsun front page tonight #auspol #springst pic.twitter.com/2nuLbKppku1. How is it that absolutely none of these are funny? 2. The majority of these are totally fine. The argument is surely you can do a caricature that doesn’t rely on racist stereotypes?3. Woah, Herald Sun, you are extra. Chill. pic.twitter.com/PAvj2WGm8t Related: The Serena Williams cartoon exposes Australia’s ignorance on race | Alana Lentin I've had a nice, quiet day today, and stayed away from the Mark Knight cartoon controversy. But thought about it a lot, too. Started tweeting something and got out of hand, so have attached some thoughts here if you're interested. #markknight #SerenaWillams pic.twitter.com/NnDQvrle5e Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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In deciding to launch the ABC Video Bookstore, Andrew Morse said the giant media company was looking for a product that could reach viewers who are attached to a digital reading device, be it an iPad, Kindle, or cellphone, and decided that an enhanced ebook was the right one. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The 99-cents a week-service looks like the kind of thing that could drive the New York Times and the Associated Press batty. Instead, they've signed on for a piece of the action. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2011-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 2009, the number of self-published books released in the US exceeded the number of new titles from conventional publishers for the first time in history. Now, a similar pattern is emerging overseas. Until recently, costly transatlantic shipping, different trim sizes and business models, and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 08/04/2011 - 08:26 Faber is marking 100 years since the birth of William Golding by issuing centenary editions of both Lord of the Flies and The Inheritors. The books will carry a golden stamp announcing the anniversary, and will have... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While its probably not surprising given the buzz around the launch of News Corp.s tablet-only publication, but The Daily is currently #1 in Top Apps and #1 in News Apps, according to topappcharts.com. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Neill Denny Publication Date: Tue, 08/02/2011 - 09:08 Bloomsbury is adopting a global, internal structure designed to allow it to function better alongside worldwide operations like Google, Apple and Amazon, and react to increasingly globalised and homogenised consumer tastes. read... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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