San Bernardino victim was passionate about job and politics, friend says

A 52-year-old Colton resident was among the 14 people killed Wednesday in the San Bernardino shooting rampage, according to a Facebook post by his wife. “My husband, Nicholas Thalasinos, was killed in the shooting,” wrote Jennifer Thalasinos, a second-grade teacher for the Colton Joint Unified... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #facebook post

Other news stories related to: "San Bernardino victim was passionate about job and politics, friend says"


San Bernardino victim was passionate about job and politics, friend says

A 52-year-old Colton resident was among the 14 people killed Wednesday in the San Bernardino shooting rampage, according to a Facebook post by his wife. “My husband, Nicholas Thalasinos, was killed in the shooting,” wrote Jennifer Thalasinos, a second-grade teacher for the Colton Joint Unified... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #facebook post


Families of San Bernardino attack victims accuse Facebook, Google and Twitter of aiding terrorism in lawsuit

Relatives of the victims of the San Bernardino terrorist attack filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Twitter, Google and Facebook, accusing the tech giants of knowingly supporting Islamic State and its extremist agenda. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #southern district #district court #tech giants #lawsuit filed


Political partners, personal friends: Inside the Obama-Biden bond

Steven Levingston explores how an unlikely pair overcame mutual skepticism to work together. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-04 14:20:30 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


'My Democratic friends are mad at me': Donna Brazile explains herself in deep-left San Francisco

After publishing an unfettered memoir critiquing Hillary Clinton’s failed presidential bid, former Democratic Party leader Donna Brazile on Thursday doubled down on her criticism of the nominee before a receptive audience in deepest-left California. Brazile’s tell-all book has revived sour... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Islamic State calls San Bernardino shooters 'supporters' as terrorism probe continues

President Obama vowed Saturday that investigators would "get to the bottom" of the San Bernardino massacre as new details emerged about the woman at the center of the terrorism investigation. One of the two assailants, Tashfeen Malik, pledged allegiance to an Islamic State leader in a Facebook... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #pledged allegiance #tashfeen malik


FBI seized guns, ammo, computer and notebook from home of San Bernardino shooters

FBI agents who searched the Redlands home of the shooters involved in a San Bernardino attack earlier this week removed a .22 caliber rifle, dozens of boxes of ammunition, weapons accessories, invoices from two gun sellers, a laptop computer and several data storage devices, according to an... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


The Political Book in a Political World

Peter Osnos, journalist turned publisher, explains how policy, planks, and platforms become books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #political world #political book


Orwell Prize longlists for Political Writing and Political Fiction announced

Bernardine Evaristo, Amelia Gentleman and Kate Clanchy are among the longlisted authors for this year's Orwell Prize for Political Writing and Orwell Prize for Political Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-07 16:58:58 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #political fiction #orwell prize #bernardine evaristo #political writing


Apple CEO Tim Cook Tried To Give Steve Jobs His Liver—But Jobs Refused

In the forthcoming book Becoming Steve Jobs, we learn just how close Tim Cook and Steve Jobs really were. Here, an exclusive excerpt: Fast Company executive editor Rick Tetzeli and co-author Brent Schlender's new book, Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution Of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #reckless upstart #exclusive excerpt #steve jobs


Sunday Express editor David Wooding departs Reach amid further job cuts

Wooding left as part of a move to dismantle the remaining dedicated Sunday Express editorial team to create a seven-day operationThe Sunday Express editor, David Wooding, has become the latest top editorial executive to depart Reach, as the national and regional newspaper publisher embarks on... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-11-16 14:19:24 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #newspaper publisher #assistant editor #job cuts


The 2024 PW Publishing Industry Salary & Jobs Report

This year’s report, based on 632 responses to our annual survey, reveals the beginnings of a generational shift in publishing, and continuing unease about AI. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #publishing industry #generational shift #annual survey


4 questions in the air at Somos, New York’s political confab

A feeling of unreality is in the air at Somos, the annual New York political confab in Puerto Rico, where attendees are keeping up their pace of frenzied schmoozing even as Donald Trump’s victory promises a turbulent new era.“We lost. What are you going to do?” shrugged one lobbyist at an... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2024-11-07 19:22:42 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #somos #amanda farias


Six Books About How Politics Changes People

Hackish campaign memoirs shouldn’t indict the entire genre—there are truly excellent books written about power from the inside. Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2024-10-23 14:47:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #books written


Engadget review recap: Budget-friendly gadgets that are good

It’s a slower October than usual in the tech industry, thanks mostly to Google and Microsoft having held their typical fall hardware announcements earlier this year. Still, we’ve seen a fair number of companies reveal new devices in the last two weeks, while Amazon’s October Prime Day raged on.... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-10-20 14:00:33 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #kindle #holiday shopping #ipad mini #kindle scribe


On Politics: A Cuomo mayoral bid would be formidable but not invincible

Is it Andrew Cuomo’s time to shine?The former governor, who resigned in disgrace in 2021, is strongly considering a run for mayor, now that Eric Adams has been indicted. If Adams resigns, a special election will be triggered, and many think Cuomo is sure to enter it. This might be his best... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2024-10-01 16:45:16 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #memoir #ross barkan


Why Whoopi Goldberg Helped Launch Family-Friendly Streaming Service BLKFam

Despite the entertainment industry having more streaming services than ever, Whoopi Goldberg and digital media veteran Larry Adams thought something was missing. That's where BLKFam comes in. Founded by Adams, BLKFam is a free, Black-owned, advertising-based... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2024-10-01 13:28:38 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #digital media #black americans #streaming services #entertainment industry


Over 30 Years, 40% of Publishing Jobs Disappeared. What Happened?

Government data indicates that, in 1997, there were 91,100 traditional publishing jobs in the United States. As of last year, there were 54,822. Have those jobs moved to new parts of the industry—or vanished altogether? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #traditional publishing


Smaller, shorter books aren’t the only way to make publishing more climate friendly.

The BBC published a story the other day on the push towards shorter and slimmer books, as a potential way for publishers to save money and reduce their climate impact. According to a 2021 study, a single paperback book accounts for around 1 kilogram of carbon dioxide equivalent, which is “a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-09-18 17:11:07 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #paperback #save money #make publishing


Can 'Empathy' be Saved? How Conservative Firebrand Allie Beth Stuckey Merges Politics, Policy, and Theology

In an August profile, 'The Atlantic' dubbed Allie Beth Stuckey "the new Phyllis Schlafly," a reference to the late far-right firebrand who drove the Equal Rights Amendment to defeat. PW talked with Stuckey about her book, 'Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #pw talked


Does a Popular Children’s Book Have a Secret Political Message?

Some readers think ‘If You Give a Mouse a Cookie’ is a cautionary tale about government welfare. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2024-09-11 11:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #children’s book #cautionary tale #popular children