Facebook, Twitter and Google have been under fire all over the world for not doing enough to police their platforms for misinformation. The Singaporean government thinks it has a solution: a law that imposes jail time and hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential fines for posting or failing... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
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Publisher says US-focused site Heat Street will have no ‘safe spaces’Former Tory MP Louise Mensch is to launch a centre-right website for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.Mensch tweeted that under her leadership the libertarian website, Heat Street, will be a place where “disagreement will be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones must sustain three years of consecutive profit-making before the company can “stand on its own two feet” and not rely on the “charity” of its owner, the chain’s m.d. James Daunt has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors and critics are warning that Middle Grade children’s books, for readers aged eight to 12 years, are failing to get the attention they merit from the media and book prize organisers because of the dominance of Young Adult titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After eight-year slump, 2015 bookstore sales rise and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Romance author Nicholas Sparks’ lifetime of faith, a book intended for the "spiritual but not religious," and how to use books during Lent are some of the news items creating a buzz today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shares of News Corp., controlled by billionaire Rupert Murdoch, had a record decline after the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and New York Post reported fiscal second-quarter profit that missed analysts' estimates.Earnings, excluding some items, were 20 cents a share in the period ended... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The author of a controversial book on China's president, believed to be the reason five booksellers from the Mighty Current publishing house in Hong Kong went missing between October and December 2015, has released the title online. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If you believe what you read, and what you hear at events like the IAB's Annual Leadership Meeting, ad blocking is an existential crisis for the advertising industry, and even more so for the content publishing industry. At the aforementioned meeting, Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is taking more of a "survey says" approach to what users will see in their news feeds. In a blog post published today, Facebook software engineers Cheng Zhang and Si Chen explained that the Menlo Park, Calif.-based company's traditional ways of determining what shows up in feeds—likes,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook knows everything about you, from who your friends and family are to what you like and where you’ve been. It even knows the posts you draft but never publish. Combine all that information with the power of the like button, which signals to Facebook that a post should be shared more... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital First Media, the owner of the Los Angeles Daily News, has indicated interest in bidding for the Orange County Register and other assets of bankrupt publishing company Freedom Communications. That move could set up a three-way bidding war for the Register among Digital First, Freedom... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Late last week, The Guardian published an interview with a survivor of Obama's first drone strike, which occurred in tribal Pakistan on his third day as president. It detailed the impact the attack had and raised concerns over the civilian damage the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s 2015 revenue tops $100 billion and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder's wellbeing and lifestyle imprint Yellow Kite is holding an online author festival this week, repeating its 2015 event to help people keep their New Year's resolutions. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Websites are freaking out over billions in lost revenue and starting to fight back, but there are still legit reasons to block ads.This January marked the 10th anniversary of AdBlock Plus, a browser plug-in that banishes ads from web pages. It isn't the only ad blocker; but AdBlock Plus... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The kids who helped Pope Francis write a children’s book and a book of spiritual songs owned by the judge of the Salem Witch Trials are among the most-talked about news items in religion and spirituality publishing today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Don't be distracted. These three words end a spoken word video posted by rapper-turned-actor Nick Cannon on his Facebook page. The two-minute poem is his response to the #OscarsSoWhite controversy leading pop culture news. "Look what they did to Oscar," the "Chi-Raq" star begins. "Nah, not... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Election years are always good news for publishers. Not only does reader interest spike (particularly when polarizing candidates are ahead), but advertiser interest is also at its peak, as more campaign managers look for new ways to influence voters. Traffic to the top politics sites has... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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43 percent of UK consumers expect drones to be the most influential technology in 2016, according to IEEE’s annual survey, with smart phones (38 percent) and 3D printing (31 percent) close behind. The online survey, conducted in November 2015, questioned over two thousand adults to find out what... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World’s biggest education publisher aims to make £350m in cost savings by the end of 2017Pearson is to cut 4,000 jobs after issuing its second profit warning in three months. The world’s biggest education publisher said it aimed for annual savings of £350m by the end of 2017 and it would end its... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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