Technology and the New Republic just never seemed to click

When a social media millionaire bought the highbrow, long-form magazine, the result – with the best of intentions – was failure born of incomprehensionWhere might James Graham find another journalism drama to rival Ink, his triumphant Birth of the Bun saga – this time maybe on Broadway? Easy. He could call Franklin Foer, whose emerging chronicle of his second, and last, stint as editor of the New Republic sums up the profound clash of attitudes to the news trade in wincingly human terms. A play for two characters.The New Republic (founded 1914) is one of those great American magazines of liberal opinion that stagger perpetually between boom and bust. Five years ago, it was on the market again, bust fears back. Enter Chris Hughes, a 28-year-old from the Facebook engine room, Harvard roommate of Mark Zuckerberg, a young man high on ambition and altruism, his millions of dollars already banked. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2017-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Retail: Rakuten Kobo Acquires Shelfie Technology

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Technology company? Publisher? The lines can no longer be blurred | Emily Bell

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[ The Guardian | 2017-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newport Beach uses mobile technology to reach out to the hearing-impaired

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 50 Most Read Technology Stories on Adweek.com in 2016

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