Rebekah Brooks Found Not Guilty of Hacking, Bribery Charges

Rebekah Brooks, the former head of News Corp.'s U.K. publishing unit, was found not guilty of phone hacking, bribery and perverting the course of justice by a London jury after an eight-month trial.Andy Coulson, a former editor of News Corp.'s News of the World who went on to become a media adviser to U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, was found guilty of one count of phone hacking. Ms. Brooks's husband Charlie and her former personal assistant, Cheryl Carter, were also cleared of charges they destroyed evidence at the height of the phone-hacking scandal in 2011.Ms. Brooks, 46, who previously edited the News of the World and News Corp.'s daily Sun tabloid, was one of seven people on trial for phone hacking and bribing public officials by journalists at the newspapers. News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch closed the News of the World in 2011 in a bid to temper public outrage over the hacking of the phone of Milly Dowler, a murdered schoolgirl. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

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Student protesters in 1968 made a book of posters with British publisher Dennis Dobson. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2019-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Slim pickings: Wicks, Kerridge lead New Year, New You charge

British book buyers awoke in January from their collective holiday hangover/food coma and embraced "New Year, New You" tightly, with 12 titles in last week's UK Official Top 50 in the healthy eating, fitness and personal development space, led by Joe Wicks' latest chart-topper. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft's Cyber Monday laptop deals are going fast—here are the best we found

Just like Microsoft’s holiday sales last Christmas, the company’s Cyber Monday deals are going fast, though you can still hunt down a few decent ones.The company’s Surface and Xbox deals for Cyber Monday include discounts on the Surface Pro 6 and Surface Book 2. Historically, Microsoft has also... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google News may shut over EU plans to charge tax for links

Search engine is lobbying hard to stop proposed tax, aimed at compensating news publishers Google’s top news executive has refused to rule out shutting down Google News in EU countries, as the search engine faces a battle with Brussels over plans to charge a “link tax” for using news... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Awards Honor Allende: ‘I’ve Found a Place’

The Chilean-American Isabel Allende receives the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters at the National Book Awards. The post National Book Awards Honor Allende: ‘I’ve Found a Place’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former NASA contractor hacked into women's accounts, threatened to publish their nude photos

Richard Gregory Bauer didn’t hide his identity when he gathered information to hack into the email and social media accounts of his female friends, family members and co-workers. In some cases, the U.S. attorney’s office said, he told them via Facebook that he was working on a class project and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The American Jewish Future May Be Found in the Margins

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The New York Times | 2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JKP’s China charge

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Are We Asking the Wrong Questions About Magazines? Linda Thomas Brooks Thinks So

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Fight Club author Palahniuk 'close to broke' after accountant charged with fraud

Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk has described himself as being "close to broke" after an accountant at his literary agency was arrested for embezzling $3.4m (£2.5m) from the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three former members of the senior team at Midas Public Relations have joined forces to launch a new London-based PR agency for the publishing, arts, entertainment and leisure sectors.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taylor & Francis scraps extra charges after university protests

Taylor & Francis has backtracked over plans to charge extra for access to older research papers online, after more than 110 universities signed a letter of protest. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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