Post-Election, Hearst’s Women’s Sites Focus Their Political Coverage on Activism and Opinion

"I love you for saying that," says Kate Lewis, svp and editorial director for Hearst Magazines Digital Media (HMDM). We have asked her opinion on why the cyclical rediscovery of the fact that women's magazines cover politics persists. It works like this: an article or some sort of social media commentary will appear that treats... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emma Watson hides copies of Little Women across London

Actress Emma Watson has hidden copies of Little Women across London as part of The Book Fairies’ biggest campaign to date, with 2,000 copies of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel hidden in cities across the world for potential readers to find. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-17 03:38:14 UTC ]
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General Election 2019: trade figures react to Tory victory

Publishing insiders have called for the trade "to get on the front foot" and "tirelessly" lobby Boris Johnson's new government, in the wake of last night's historic election which saw the Conservatives win their biggest majority since 1987. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-12 22:21:14 UTC ]
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David Carey Returns to Hearst in New Full-Time Role | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_175473" align="alignright" width="150"] David Carey[/caption] David Carey, the former president of Hearst Magazines from 2010 to 2018, is returning to the company as SVP of public affairs and communications, effective January 2, Hearst announced Wednesday. Carey returns... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-12 19:55:16 UTC ]
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‘The Ferrante Effect’: In Italy, Women Writers Are Ascendant

“My Brilliant Friend” and Elena Ferrante’s other best-selling books are inspiring female novelists and shaking up the country’s male-dominated literary establishment. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-12-09 10:00:14 UTC ]
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Bettany wins HQ and Gransnet prize for women writers over 40

Jane Bettany has won HQ and Gransnet's writing prize for unpublished women writers aged over 40.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-06 01:51:32 UTC ]
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Ebury to sharpen non-fiction focus as Gillian Green departs

Ebury fiction publishing director Gillian Green is departing after 12 years, as the dedicated fiction list on Ebury Press is wound down. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-06 00:12:10 UTC ]
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How Hearst Magazines Leverages Its Scale and Innovation to Drive Consumer Value

In his keynote at FUSE Media 2019, Sheel Shah, VP of strategic partnerships and consumer products at Hearst Magazines, addressed how platforms disrupted the traditional media model – and how Hearst is using the reach of platforms to extract audience insights for consumer product development. Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2019-12-05 21:43:18 UTC ]
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NLT elects Prior to board of trustees

The National Literacy Trust (NLT) has elected Joanna Prior as vice chair of their board of trustees.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-04 16:31:09 UTC ]
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Washington Post paperback bestsellers

A collection of Greta Thunberg’s speeches and the Pulitzer winner for fiction are among the top picks. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-04 13:19:59 UTC ]
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Bath branch leads the way as W H Smith revamps estate with diversity the focus

The mass-market retailer has launched a raft of changes at its Bath store, appealing to its core market of light readers and consumers of children’s titles under a new books duo. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-02 07:34:31 UTC ]
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Naomi Wolf and Sandi Toksvig to headline Women of the World Festival

Naomi Wolf, Shazia Mirza, Scarlett Curtis, Sandi Toksvig and Mary Robinson will headline the 10th Women of the World (WOW) Festival in London in March 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-29 02:55:25 UTC ]
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Edna O’Brien wins David Cohen Prize for 'moving mountains both politically and lyrically'

Eighty-eight-year-old Irish author Edna O’Brien has won the £40,000 David Cohen Prize for Literature for having “broken down social and sexual barriers for women in Ireland and beyond and moved mountains both politically and lyrically through her writing”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-26 18:17:47 UTC ]
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The pioneering women who fought to get in, and fit in, at Yale

Anne Gardiner Perkins tells the story of the school’s early days as a coed campus. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-22 01:56:07 UTC ]
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Labour wins book trade’s backing as poll shows opinions hugely swayed by Brexit

The book trade has made its thoughts known in regards to which way it will likely be voting on 12th December in the coming general election, the fourth national vote in five years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-21 20:08:52 UTC ]
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11 Inclusive Children’s Books Written By Women of Color

These inclusive children's books by women of color highlight awesome yet underrepresented communities like Sikh, indigenous, and Dominican. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-11-21 11:35:59 UTC ]
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What Hearst is Testing and Learning Through the GNI Subscriptions Lab

Through the Google News Initiative Subscriptions Lab, ten local media organizations have been testing, learning and sharing findings related to Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-11-20 22:09:59 UTC ]
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Employees Say Hearst is Running a Classic Union-Busting Campaign

Last Monday, staff at two dozen subsidiaries of the Hearst Magazines media conglomerate announced their intention to unionize with the Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-11-20 18:30:06 UTC ]
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PA urges political parties to commit to axing 'unfair' reading tax

Trade bodies, including the Publishers Association (PA), have sent a letter to the political parties ahead of the release of their election manifestos calling for them to commit to removing "unfair and illogical" VAT on digital publications. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-20 05:24:16 UTC ]
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