Quotes from Isis leader broadcast by BBC could have violated anti-extremism legislation, says regulatorRussia has accused the BBC of promoting terrorist propaganda and threatened legal action against the British public broadcaster in a move that looks set to escalate a spiralling media dispute between London and Moscow.Roskomnadzor, the Russian state media regulator, said the material in question concerned quotes from a speech by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Islamic State, and could be in violation of Russian anti-extremism legislation. Isis is a banned organisation in Russia and media outlets are barred from publishing the statements of its leaders or supporters.“Checks are underway into whether the BBC’s internet sites comply with Russian law. To date, material has been uncovered which transmits the ideological principles of a terrorist group,” the regulator said in a statement on Thursday. The investigation by Roskomnadzor into the BBC World News channel and BBC websites, both of which are available in Russia, was launched in late December. It was announced just hours after the British media regulator, Ofcom, said that RT, the Kremlin-funded broadcaster, had broken impartiality rules over its reports on the Salisbury novichok poisonings. Ofcom is considering sanctions against RT that could include large fines or even the loss of its licence to broadcast in Britain.Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, confirmed in December that the investigation into the BBC was... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2019-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Peters Fraser and Dunlop (PFD) has promoted two assistants, Tessa David and Vicky Cornforth, to the role of literary agent and associate agent in the broadcast department respectively. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trinidadian writer Ingrid Persaud has won the £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award for her tale about a man reunited with his absent father through the power of chocolate. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A number of industry members have gotten together to form Love Your Bookstore, a campaign aimed to help draw attention to all physical bookstores as the holiday shopping season begins. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline is publishing a TV tie-in of Andrea Levy’s The Long Song, set on a sugar plantation in Jamaica in the dying days of slavery, to coincide with its adaptation for a three-part drama on BBC One by Heyday Television and NBC Universal International Studios. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Touting 7-percent growth in the first half of the year, Eksmo's new general director, Evgeny Kapyev, is bringing a bigger stand to Frankfurter Buchmesse and a new list of Russian nonfiction and children's books for sale in October. The post Expanding Its Presence at Frankfurt: Russia’s Eksmo-AST... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The SDG Book Club–a new collaboration between the International Publishers Association and the United Nations' Outreach Division–will curate young readers' books correlating with each of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals over 17 months. The post IPA and UN Unveil ‘SDG Book Club’ Promoting... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome! It’s sunny here in El Segundo. I’m Carolyn Kellogg with not one but two essays from Critics at Large this week, because it has been a big week for cultural questions in the world of books. Let’s get started. THE FIRST BIG ESSAY Critic at Large Laila Lalami looks at two big recent essays... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While brands have experimented with augmented reality on surfaces ranging from murals to milk cartons, a Finnish pop star is using the technology to layer herself into a comic book. To promote her sold-out show next month, Sanni, one of Finland's favorite artists, and her label Warner Music... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a fifth time, an all-female shortlist has been unveiled for the £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award, including a nod for 2013 winner Sarah Hall. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A 68-year-old romance novelist living in a suburb of Portland who self-published an essay entitled “How to Murder Your Husband” seven years ago was arrested last week on charges of murdering her husband. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK has made three new executive promotions, including that of Kate Parkin, who been promoted to managing director of Adult Trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus Publishing Group has promoted Angela Luxton, previously finance director, to the position of commercial director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Journalistic books delving into President Trump's relationship with Moscow are two a penny. To better understand the Russia scandal, try reading books that explore Russian history. Or 'Crime and Punishment.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook said Tuesday it removed 652 pages and accounts associated with separate influence campaigns originating from Iran and Russia. The social network did not say what the campaigns’ goals were, but described one as being organized by Iranian state media and the other linked to Russian... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Group’s TarcherPerigee imprint will no longer publish ‘How to Be Decent’ by Lodro Rinzler amid an investigation of sexual misconduct surrounding the author. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Rachael Bland, who has incurable cancer, is in a "race against time" to publish a memoir for her two-year-old son, Freddie. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven Stories Press has started a new monthly marketing program that it hopes addresses independent booksellers’ concerns about publishers’ direct-to consumer pricing policies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Works by established poets Andrew Motion, Carol Ann Duffy and Lemn Sissay will be recommended for this year’s National Poetry Day alongside insta-poet Charly Cox and children’s poets Rachel Rooney and Joseph Coelho. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English PEN is collaborating with BBC Proms on a new outreach project, Brave New Voices. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Russian ebook distributor LitRes reports 45-percent growth year-over-year in ebook sales for the first half of this year. And Storytel, which ended its first year in May in the market, cites digital access over vast distances as a driver. The post Russia’s Growing Ebook and Audiobook Sales... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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