Around the world, versions of the same question are being debated all at once: now what? In recent weeks, multiple countries and jurisdictions have taken steps to ease the lockdown measures they imposed to stop the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. France begins a process of déconfinement today, having set the date nearly a month ago. In the UK, some manual laborers are expected to report back to work this week; they only found out about that last night, when Boris Johnson, the prime minister, addressed the nation on TV with a “first sketch of a roadmap” to reopening, which also includes expanded outdoor-exercise rights. Britain’s opinionated press is divided on whether the easing goes too far or not far enough, but many outlets seem to agree that Johnson’s strategy is a confused mess. (Metro: “IT’S ALL GREEK TO US, BORIS.”) Last week, some right-wing papers reported that Johnson would loosen more restrictions than he ultimately did—a result, apparently, of a briefing war between different government factions. Unnamed senior officials accused sections of the press of trying to bounce Johnson into a fuller reopening, because the lockdown is hurting newspaper sales. Emily Bell, of the Tow Center, summed up the furor: “Anonymous sources say that anonymous sources are manipulating the news media says the news media.” In the US, we’re seeing mixed messages of a different nature: President Trump has been increasingly aggressive in pushing for a... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-05-11 12:05:11 UTC ]
Like all publishers, Hearst is diversifying revenues to future-proof itself as print circulation is under pressure while digital advertising remains volatile. The post Hearst pushes further into brand licensing with an Esquire capsule collection appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-10-10 04:01:32 UTC ]
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Yesterday, at 12:30am, Gordon Sondland—the US ambassador to the European Union who has emerged as a key character in the ongoing Trump/Ukraine scandal—received a voicemail from an administration official telling him not to appear at a House hearing scheduled for yesterday morning. Sondland duly... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-10-09 12:04:38 UTC ]
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A staff uprising at Sports Illustrated... Following Tuesday's New York Post report that editor-in-chief Chris Stone is exiting Sports Illustrated after 27 years with the magazine, The Wall Street Journal added late Wednesday evening that the brand's new operator, TheMaven Inc., is planning to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-10-03 20:41:59 UTC ]
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Vice Media Inc., the youth-oriented media company, agreed to acquire the online publisher Refinery29, seeking to reignite growth by reaching a young female audience. The deal marks the biggest move yet by Vice Chief Executive Officer Nancy Dubuc, who has been trying to revive the once... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-02 19:51:02 UTC ]
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Apple has rolled out its publisher subscription service, Apple News+, to the U.K. some six months after announcing it in the Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-10-01 19:00:00 UTC ]
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As with all publisher relationships with platforms, there are trade-offs to be made, depending on how far advanced publishers' subscription businesses are. The post Apple News+ launches in the UK with The Times and Hearst on board appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-09-30 18:05:44 UTC ]
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Hearst's new imprints draw on its magazines to build lifestyle and children's books, the worldwide distribution contract going to PRH Publisher Services. The post Hearst Launches Two Book Imprints, Partners with PRH on Distribution appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-27 02:23:26 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines has announced the launch of two new illustrated lifestyle book imprints, Hearst Home and Hearst Kids, which are designed to take advantage of the media company’s portfolio of brands. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. If you're reading this online or in a forwarded email, here's the link to sign up for our daily newsletter. You can also get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Day One of... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-24 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. If you're reading this online or in a forwarded email, here's the link to sign up for our daily newsletter. You can also get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Tinder’s... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-18 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad Age’s Launch Pad offers brief looks at new products and activations of interest to marketers and media people. Outdoor retailer REI today launched Uncommon Path, a quarterly print magazine, in partnership with HearstMade, the division of Hearst Magazines that produces Airbnb Magazine with... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-17 18:14:21 UTC ]
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Hearst Autos used an old school marketing method this week to tout its new look, with an eye-catching newsstand pop-up plopped in the middle of New York Fashion Week. Execs began rolling out Hearst Autos' new look, which is intended to "simplify" the brand, in June, said chief marketing officer... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-09-11 15:07:03 UTC ]
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Ad Age’s Launch Pad offers brief looks at new products and activations of interest to marketers and media people. At a time when newsstands in New York City are either shrinking or shutting down (and turning into garish vape shops when they do), the media capital of the world just got a... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-10 17:20:34 UTC ]
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As part of Ad Age’s continuing media coverage, here’s our ever-expanding annual survey of the covers of the fall magazines that have been hitting (or are about to hit) newsstands and subscribers’ mailboxes. We’ll be adding to this post throughout August, so keep coming back. Rolling Stone has... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-26 15:40:00 UTC ]
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As part of Ad Age’s continuing media coverage, here’s our ever-expanding annual survey of fall magazine covers, which have been hitting newsstands and subscribers’ mailboxes. We’ll be adding to this post throughout August, so keep coming back. Departures, the lifestyle magazine for American... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-22 20:29:00 UTC ]
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Sheel Shah, VP of Strategic Partnerships & Consumer Products at Hearst Magazines, will kick off the 2019 FUSE Media Summit with an opening keynote. We connected with Shah for a quick Q&A to hear more about his role at Hearst and how he sees technology impacting the media landscape. Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2019-08-21 19:07:07 UTC ]
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As part of Ad Age’s continuing media coverage, here’s our ever-expanding annual survey of fall magazine covers, which have been hitting newsstands and subscribers’ mailboxes. We’ll be adding to this post throughout August, so keep coming back. Serena Williams, photographed by Kwaku Alston, is... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-20 14:54:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines announced new roles for three executives within its corporate sales and marketing structure, the first stages of a succession plan following last month's departure of Michael Clinton, who retired and transitioned to an advisory role after spending the last nine years as Hearst... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-08-15 20:06:35 UTC ]
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Welcome to the latest edition of Ad Age Publisher’s Brief, our roundup of news from the world of content producers across digital and print. Joining us late? Here’s the previous edition. Driving force The September issue of Hearst Magazines’ Road & Track includes a cool little bonus for... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-14 18:25:45 UTC ]
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As part of Ad Age’s continuing media coverage, here’s the start of our annual survey of fall magazine covers, which have begun hitting newsstands and subscribers’ mailboxes. We’ll be adding to this post daily, so keep coming back. Remember “Twilight”? Let’s ... not. In its September cover story,... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-14 16:45:00 UTC ]
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