Union pays Lucy Adams' legal costs after falsely accusing her department of being involved in a 'dirty tricks' campaignThe National Union of Journalists has apologised to the BBC's outgoing human resources director Lucy Adams and paid her legal costs after falsely accusing her department of being involved in a "dirty tricks" campaign.In a statement issued by the NUJ on Monday, the union apologised and said it did not intend to suggest that Adams led a dirty tricks campaign or had been involved in criminal activity.There was no payment of damages, but it is believed the NUJ has picked up the cost of Adams' legal bills, understood to be in the region of £10,000. The union declined to comment on any payment.Adams turned to lawyers after the NUJ published a statement, headlined "BBC dirty tricks including hacking NUJ members' emails", on its website on 30 August this year.The union claimed it had been provided with evidence of a deliberate dirty tricks campaign in a sworn witness statement by a former BBC HR employee turned whistleblower.However, the BBC described the allegations at the time as "false and without foundation".The NUJ said: "We would now like to apologise and clarify some of the statements contained in that article. "The NUJ did not intend to suggest that BBC HR director Lucy Adams led a dirty tricks campaign or that there was any criminal activity on her part whatsoever. The NUJ apologises to Lucy Adams for making these allegations. "It was the intention of... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Penguin Random House's longtime art director John Hamilton has died aged 55, the publisher has confirmed, with chief executive Tom Weldon paying tribute to his "incredible spirit" which "helped define" PRH. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Google Books exist in an intangible digital realm—one propped up by manual labor. Continue reading at Wired
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Independent publisher b small has hired Vicky Barker, formerly a freelance illustrator and designer, as art director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Wednesday, Amélie Wen Zhao, author of the upcoming YA fantasy novel Blood Heir, announced that she asked her publisher, Delacorte Press, “not to publish [the book] at this time.” Blood Heir was born from a Twitter pitching event for marginalized creators, and it secured Zhao both an agent... Continue reading at Slate
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BBC Books will publish novelisations of two "iconic" Doctor Who adventures by Eric Saward, one of the show’s longest serving script editors, later this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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This is the most comprehensive Singer report yet, featuring interviews with four survivors who tell their stories for the first time. When the Academy Awards nominations were announced earlier this week, the film Bohemian Rhapsody was nominated in several categories, including Best Picture. The... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Francesca Pathak, senior commissioning editor at Orion Fiction, has been promoted to editorial director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Andrew Sauerwine is stepping down from his role as UK sales director of Kings Road Publishing "to seek new opportunities". Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Andy Williams, formerly head of operations at Thames & Hudson, has joined Bristol University Press as its operations director, a new role at the press. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Chris Baker has been promoted to associate director at Four Communications division Four Culture, after 10 years at the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A revamped structure at C&W sees Sue Armstrong and Sophie Lambert appointed as directors, joining Clare Conville and Jake Smith-Bosanquet, to future-proof the agency against "the thrilling challenges ahead". Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Orion's group publicity and communications director, Helen Richardson, has left the Orion Publishing Group "to pursue new opportunities" after almost 20 years with the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Wildfire has acquired the second book of Humans author Tom Phillips, looking at "the ingenious ways, throughout history, we've managed to avoid telling the truth" Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dublin-based independent Tramp Press is creating a UK outpost with the appointment of Laura Waddell to the newly created role of UK publishing director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Watson, Little Ltd has hired the literary agency’s first rights director, Rachel Richardson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize-shortlisted Daisy Johnson is joining fellow authors Cynan Jones and Richard Beard to judge the £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University (NSSA). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the latest installment of our Confessions series, a publishing director recounts the most challenging moments. The post ‘GDPR is not done’: Confessions of a publisher programmatic director appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chris Wellbelove has been promoted to director at Aitken Alexander Associates, two years after joining the agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scottish independent The Lunicorn Press has acquired an account of 30 years of working in radio by Jeff Zycinski, former head of BBC Radio in Scotland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including the start of Theresa May’s national tour to try to win support for her Brexit dealLunchtime summaryAfternoon summary 5.41pm GMT Labour vows to use "all mechanisms available" to force publication of Brexit deal legal... Continue reading at The Guardian
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