Newsweek Chairman Sidney Harman Dies

Newsweek chairman Sydney Harman has died, according to The Daily Beast. He was 93. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Innovations That Show Libraries Don’t Have To Die

Sure, the age of browsing for books and checking them out may be coming slowly to a close, but the idea of a library can adapt rather than fade away. These five locations are doing just that. When I took a high school class in "library science," the primary innovation I learned about was the... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Achebe, 'greatest of all African writers', dies

The death of novelist Chinua Achebe has been confirmed.  A statement from The Wylie Agency... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Chairman Advocates 'Digital Fund' for UK Newspapers

Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, has said that the internet giant is willing to launch a similar "digital publishing innovation fund" in the UK to the one it launched in France last month. When asked by the Guardian&rsquo ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Herbert dies

Bestselling novelist James Herbert has died. Herbert, described by his editor Jeremy Trevathan... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debbie Ford, author of 'The Dark Side of the Light Chasers,' dies

Debbie Ford wrote 'The Dark side of the Light Chasers,' a self-help book. Debbie Ford built on her self-help books to become a lecturer, teacher, self-help coach at the The Ford Institute for Transformational Training. Ford passed on Sunday. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Randolph Hearst III Named Hearst Corp. Board Chairman

*Editor's Note: This story originally appears on FOLIO: sister site, minonline.com. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rosemary Clarke dies

Rosemary Clarke, director of programmes at Booktrust, died last weekend after a short illness.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Carson dies

The distinguished editor Peter Carson died today (9th January) following a long illness. Carson... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mohn succeeds Thielen as Bertelsmann supervisory board chairman

Christoph Mohn has succeeded Gunter Thielen as the chairman of the Bertelsmann supervisory board... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newsweek unveils last print cover

Newsweek, the 80-year-old US current affairs magazine, features a Twitter-style hashtag on the cover of its last ever print edition. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2012-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This is What Newsweek's Digital Future Will Look Like

It's been quite a year for Newsweek. As the magazine plans for its transition to a digital-only future, you can count the remaining print editions of the storied publication on one hand. It's without question that this fall has been a tough one for the 80 year old magazine, capped by the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agent David Bolt dies

Literary agent David Bolt died on 16th November, aged 84.   Bolt worked at David Higham... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newsweek to cease print edition

Newsweek, the 80-year-old US current affairs magazine, is to become an online-only publication, ending its print edition. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NY Times ex-chief Sulzberger dies

Award-winning newspaper publisher Arthur Sulzberger Sr, who led the New York Times for three decades, dies at 86 after a long illness. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sci-fi author Harry Harrison dies

American science fiction writer Harry Harrison, best known for The Stainless Steel Rat and the book that inspired Charlton Heston's classic film Soylent Green, has died aged 87. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Maeve Binchy dies aged 72

Best-selling Irish author Maeve Binchy, who sold more than 40 million books worldwide, has died after a short illness. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Decoder Blog: Tina Brown on 'Scaremongering' and Newsweek

The editor of Newsweek Daily Beast wrote to reassure staff members after comments by Barry Diller about the future of a print version of the magazine. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Encyclopedia Brown' author Donald Sobol has died

Donald Sobol, author of the beloved children's book series "Encyclopedia Brown," died Wednesday in Miami. He was 87. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch details plans to split company

News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch outlined plans to split the media conglomerate's publishing and entertainment operations into two publicly traded companies, a decision he hailed as "the next transformative phase" in his empire's history. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist Barry Unsworth dies

Historical novelist Barry Unsworth, who won the Booker Prize in 1992 for his novel about the 18th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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