More than 30 years ago Annika Pergament drove up the coast, starting in Florida, in search of her first journalism job after graduate school—her trunk filled with tapes of herself as a news anchor. She landed a gig in television news just several hundred miles later."I hit every news station on the way. And by the time I got to South Carolina, I got a job," she said.It wasn't the exact position she wanted, which would have been on the air, but it was a morning producer for the CBS affiliate in Florence and Myrtle Beach. And it wasn't long until a reporter quit and she got a seat in front of the camera."I think the immediacy of television journalism just really appealed to me," she said.Pergament, who attended high school in Switzerland and grew up speaking Swedish and French, says her interest in journalism started with taking photos when she was an undergrad at Duke University, where she snapped a couple of shots for the school newspaper. A history major, Pergament took a job as a paralegal for the summer at a New York law firm before graduation and considered attending law school. But an attorney at the firm suggested she pursue a different career.Pergament listened. After just about five months in South Carolina, She eventually landed a job in New York at NY1 — then owned by Time Warner Cable — in 1994. Her first day was Aug. 29."I know the date by heart because Aug. 30 is my birthday," she said.She started off covering state politics, dabbled in live trial coverage,... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
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It ultimately took an extraordinary set of circumstances to clear the way for the reunion, but after three years of hemming and hawing (and the headlines-grabbing ouster of Les Moonves), CBS and Viacom have at long last agreed to a merger. The deal will bring together the CBS, Showtime, MTV,... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-13 20:58:29 UTC ]
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The past half-decade has seen a digital subscription renaissance in the news publishing industry. Publishers are increasingly recognizing a market Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-08-13 17:00:55 UTC ]
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IN 1988, Verso Books published a collection of writings by cultural theorist Stuart Hall titled The Hard Road to Renewal: Thatcherism and the Crisis of the Left. Hall’s work examined the socio-economic conditions and discursive tactics that led to the ascendance of Margaret Thatcher as an... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-08-13 17:00:24 UTC ]
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HEROES CARRY SWORDS. Pale women with fine blonde hair are chosen for a special fate. Ugly sub-humans, often dark-skinned, offer diabolical bargains or, in an indistinguishable horde, hang out until the good guys stab them to death. Evildoers crave power, and the good reliably shrink from it.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-08-10 12:30:59 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch’s Australian mastheads and Foxtel suffer drop in revenue although global profits increase after huge loss in 2018Revenue at the Australian mastheads run by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp fell by 6% last year, and the company’s pay TV operation, Foxtel, has also been hit by falling... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-08-09 01:33:05 UTC ]
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Books are important to the texture of everyday life in Orange Is the New Black, which is based on a memoir ... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-08-04 10:31:09 UTC ]
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I was having coffee with a young writer who was starting out in the TV business and wanted advice. I could tell she was new by her hopefulness, good skin, and full head of hair. She asked me about my writing process. I told her I don’t have a “process.” I more. . .spend most […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-30 08:47:17 UTC ]
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Remember a few years ago when adults discovered coloring books and a wave of new pieces hailed them as a tool for mindfulness and dealing with anxiety? In a move both educational and depressingly efficient, this coloring book on climate change and renewable energy covers the topic that is... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-26 15:06:44 UTC ]
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The New York Times books section today featured a lovely profile by J. D. Biersdorfer of Birchbark Books & Native Arts, the Minneapolis bookstore owned by National Book Award-winning writer Louise Erdrich which provides indigenous-language guides, literature and crafts, alongside the latest... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-25 17:50:55 UTC ]
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The numbers for Norah O’Donnell’s historic first week as the anchor of “CBS Evening News” are in, and despite leaving no stone unturned on the promotional front, the new-look newscast didn’t make any progress on the ratings front. According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, the first five... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-24 19:58:59 UTC ]
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As the clergy sex abuse scandal continues to rock the Catholic Church, denominational publishers are putting a tighter focus on mission-driven titles while also delving into mainstream trends, politics, and books aimed at younger readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Tami Simon, who grew a personal collection of audio recordings into Sounds True Publishing, discusses her career, humanity’s endless search for answers, and the changing needs of readers looking for spiritual wisdom. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Those People,’ by Louise Candlish is a delicious thriller about nastiness in a posh London suburb Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-19 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Court cases, rule-breaking, and more, picked by Cecelia Watson, author of 'Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Croatia’s largest news publisher was an old-school newspaper organisation where “mad men” pulled all the decision strings, relying on “senior Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-07-18 18:30:52 UTC ]
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Stevens’s “The Making of a Justice” is both a personal memoir and a meditation on the law. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-07-17 13:32:04 UTC ]
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Advertisers looking to shill for their products and services within the context of an Emmy Award-winning series are once again more or less out of luck, as premium cable and streaming platforms gobbled up most of this morning’s nominations. Of the dozens of scripted, reality and variety series... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-16 19:19:03 UTC ]
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The Charlotte Business Journal has a new partner in our coverage of startups and innovation. Charlotte Inno officially launched this week. Charlotte Inno is the 13th market launched by American Inno, a division of the Charlotte Business Journal's parent company American City Business... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-12 16:05:23 UTC ]
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Charter Communications Inc., the largest cable provider in New York, will be allowed to continue operating in New York after reaching an agreement with regulators. The state Public Service Commission approved a settlement with Charter today, reversing a decision it made a year earlier to kick... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-12 11:59:24 UTC ]
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