On the eve of the Trump administration presenting its budget proposals to Congress, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Pentagon plans to cut back its funding of Stars and Stripes, a government-owned—yet editorially independent—newspaper covering military matters. That was news to the paper’s top management, which wasn’t officially informed of the planned cut until Monday morning. Initially, the extent of the cut wasn’t totally clear, though Terry Leonard, the paper’s editorial director, told NPR that it could amount to more than a third of the paper’s budget. On Wednesday, the Pentagon confirmed that it wants to cut the subsidy in its entirety. Like any newspaper, Stars and Stripes draws revenue from subscriptions, sales, and advertising—but, it says, it also “depends on the Defense Department subsidy to cover the expensive and sometimes dangerous task of overseas reporting and distribution.” Why is the Pentagon targeting Stars and Stripes now? Officially, the decision stems from a wide-ranging review ordered by Mark Esper, the defense secretary, in a bid to free up extra funds. But Elaine McCusker, the Pentagon’s acting comptroller, also said the department had decided that in “the modern age,” running a newspaper “is probably not the best way we communicate.” That remark elicited pushback. Barbara Starr, Pentagon correspondent for CNN, noted that the print edition of Stars and Stripes serves troops overseas who can’t use their phones for security reasons.... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
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Chris Andrews, longtime Bolano translator, makes the case for why 'Distant Star' should be required reading. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines, the publisher of Cosmopolitan and Elle, has sold a big Revlon campaign including a 10-episode digital-video series called "#GoBold."A spokeswoman for Hearst said the campaign's price tag is a "healthy seven figures" and includes not only the video series but also print pages,... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has signed a book from Nev Schulman, the host and executive producer of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New titles occupied the top six spots on the Netherlands combined bestseller chart in May. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The main theme emerging in The Bookseller Rising Stars list—the annual run-down of the best... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New middle-grade and YA publisher In This Together Media aims to offer stories with more diverse and realistic representations of kids, especially girls.In the new novel Aspen by Rebekah Crane, the teenage title character is an awkward, artsy kid who gets into a car accident that kills the most... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Justin Timberlake is to pop stars, Mario Batali is to chefs, yet that’s not how he sees it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere has acquired a book on growing up from actress, singer and vlogger Carrie Hope Fletcher,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink Publishing has acquired the “revealing” autobiography of Luisa Zissman, a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Disney Publishing Worldwide and Del Rey Books are teaming up to do a new line of Star Wars adult fiction novels. The publishers will be working directly with brand creator, Lucasfilm. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chris Finan, president of the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, has been awarded the 2014 Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award for law. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Canada experiments with publishing a multimedia digital original fiction series with text, illustrations and soundtrack created by Bedouin Soundclash frontman. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s nice to see newspaper publishers working their way out of the existential doldrums. If there was one overall takeaway from last week’s mediaXchange, the Newspaper Association of America’s confab in Denver, it wa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Owner Richard Desmond agrees to officially audited figures for monthly visitors to dailystar.co.uk and express.co.ukOfficially audited traffic figures for the Daily Star and Daily Express websites have been published for the first time – ranking them bottom in the national newspaper online... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Specs Who Albert Tsai Age 9 Accomplishments Stars as Bert on ABC’s Trophy Wife (Tuesdays at 9:30/8:30c) Base Los Angeles I’ve read that you take all of your classes online. What’s that like? Yeah, I’m homeschooled. When I’m on set, there’s a studio teacher who helps me with my work. I like it,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stripes Publishing, part of Little Tiger Press, is expanding its reach in the YA market with a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Corporation's contract with Christie estate will bring new series and documentaries coinciding with author's 125th anniversaryDavid Walliams will star in a new Agatha Christie adaptation on BBC1 under a new deal to bring some of the author's best-known works to the small screen in the 125th... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The movie will be based on the memoir by journalist Kim Barker, a darkly comic look at reporting in the Middle East. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Specs Who Brandi Glanville Age 41 Accomplishments Star of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills; author (her new book, Drinking and Dating: P.S. Social Media Is Ruining Romance, will be released Feb. 11) Base Los Angeles What’s the first information you consume in the morning? I guess it... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bauer's Closer, Hearst's Best and IPC's Now, and OK! all record double-digit falls, year on yearRichard Desmond's Star magazine has jumped into the top 10 biggest sellers in the women's weeklies market, after reporting a 16.5% sales surge in the second half of 2013.But there were double digit... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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