Wanted: someone unconnected with the newspaper and magazine publishing industry willing to take on the burden of chairing a new press regulator for £150,000 a year.Applicants are being invited for the inaugural chair of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) in an advert placed in the print edition of today's Guardian.It says that the job "is a real challenge and rare opportunity to lead in the creation of an important new national body."So the successful applicant will be "a proven leader with experience in a complex and high-profile environment" who can "demonstrate independence, sound judgement and resilience, as well as the ability to work and communicate effectively in a public and high profile environment."Furthermore, the Ipso chair "will be committed to protecting the rights of the public whilst maintaining freedom of expression."The ad explains that the chair will be one of seven independent (non-industry) directors on Ipso's board. The other five places on the board will be taken by publishing representatives.No serving MP in Westminster, nor the elected members of devolved assemblies, can apply. Members of the government are also ineligible.But it does mean that peers will be considered. Three chairs of the current regulator, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), have been members of the House of Lords. The ad does not reveal the number of days the chair will be expected to work. The current chair of the PCC, Lord Hunt, revealed last week that he... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#john witherow
#mission statement
#leveson report
San Francisco, California-based CompareNetworks, which operates online b-to-b marketplaces for the scientific and healthcare industries, has acquired Indianapolis, Indiana-based Russell Publishing, LLC, publisher of titles American Pharmaceutical Review, Pharmaceutical Outsourcing and... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Falco creator Lindsey Davis has become the new chair of the Society of Authors, vowing to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
InStyle magazine, the IPC Southbank-owned fashion and beauty title, has named Rita Lewis as its new publishing director, effective 3 January 2012. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
American author Jack Kerouac's first ever novel, which was thought to be lost, has been published 40 years after his death. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book published
Martini Media, which serves a network of 1,000 publisher sites in lifestyle and business, is launching a series of multimedia advertising programs including bringing rich media to niche sites. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#niche publishers
#martini media
New York - At the MinDay Digital Summit today (presented by FOLIO: sister publication min), publishers and technology providers are on hand to commiserate about trials and victories in the digital space. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishers focus
#york -
#digital space
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 17/11/2011 - 06:45 Full Circle Editions is to publish Body of Work, celebrating 40 years of the University of East Anglia writing course, associated with authors such as Rose Tremain and Ian McEwan, on 1st December. Edited by Giles Foden, the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#rose tremain
#ian mcewan
#1st december
#kazuo ishiguro
#andrew motion
#tracy chevalier
#john boyne
Ray Chelstowski--who joined Newsweek/Daily Beast as publisher in January as part of the new joint management team--is out while executive editor Edward Felsenthal and managing editor Tom Weber have both resigned, according to sources including The New York Times and Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#top editors
The Audit Bureau of Circulations [ABC] released survey results Monday that reveals attitudes of the publishing industry when in it comes to working with Apple Inc. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#audit bureau
#publishing industry
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 09/11/2011 - 12:25 Faber Academy has launched a three-day self-publishing course, with Faber Academy director Jason Cooper saying that it does not represent a conflict of interests for the publisher. The course, "Bring Your Book to Market",... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#faber academy
One of the new print ads running for Ivory in select magazines in November and December. The brand also has a Facebook page. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2011-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
For nearly a decade, some say even longer, people in the publishing industry have been decrying the death of the midlist. As the story goes, the industry consolidatedsmaller and midsize publishers were gobbled up and brought together into six large houses that themselves are small pieces of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#small presses
#literary fiction
A new website aimed at helping authors to publish their work has been praised by author and Monty Python star, Terry Jones. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2011-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#terry jones
#online publishing
#website aimed
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 31/10/2011 - 08:20 The first official sales charts including ebook sales data have been published in the Wall Street Journal this weekend, with Nielsen BookScan now supplying ebook sales reports to the US paper. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#nielsen bookscan
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 28/10/2011 - 08:00 Peter Bazalgette, the man responsible for introducing "Big Brother" to the UK, is turning his hand to publishing, launching a new company with a biography of food critic Egon Ronay. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#big brother
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 28/10/2011 - 08:30 Waterstone's is set to publish a print and ebook anthology to celebrate the shortlist for the 2012 Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award. The high street bookseller will publish the titles on 4th March next year, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#4th march
Quick Response, or QR, codes, those black-and-white pixel squares that function as super charged consumer bar codes, are on advertisements, Web sites, and anything else at which you can point a QR reader. While publishers have been putting QR codes on jacket covers for several years, they have... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#qr codes
#web sites
After the initial flurry of excitement surrounding the release of their digital editions, magazine publishers are now beginning to focus on the strategies behind the products. In addition to complete digital editions, many are seeking other avenues to repackage and sell digital content. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#digital editions
#magazine publishers
#book business
#initial flurry
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 28/10/2011 - 08:40 Kobo will move into publishing, its c.e.o. has announced, with plans to offer complete publishing services directly authors, Canadian CBC News reports. C.e.o. Michael Serbinis told the network that Kobo will roll out its... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishing arm
After a mainly flat first half for ad pages in 2011, big publishers are seeing ad page numbers fall in the third quarter. According to data from MagazineRadar, Meredith Corp.s magazine portfolio saw the biggest fall out of the big consumer publishers, down 11 percent in Q3. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#big publishers
#ad pages
#meredith corp
#magazine portfolio