The standards by which the internet is controlled need to be open and subject to impartial judiciaries – not left to advertisersThe revelations we publish about how Facebook’s data was used by Cambridge Analytica to subvert the openness of democracy are only the latest examples of a global phenomenon. All over the world, governments are coming to grips with the destructive power of social media. In recent weeks, Sri Lanka, Britain, Indonesia and Myanmar have all seen measures taken against hate-speech campaigns. In some cases the companies that publish and profit from them have acted themselves; in others the government has taken direct action. In Sri Lanka, the government reacted to a burst of anti-Muslim rioting by completely shutting down Facebook, WhatsApp, and the messaging app Viber for a week on 7 March. In Britain, Facebook banned the neo-Nazi Britain First movement, which had acquired 2m “likes”, after two of its leaders were jailed. The leaders’ personal pages were also removed. Why it took the company that long to act, when the hateful nature of the pages had been obvious to the whole world ever since Donald Trump retweeted one of their made-up news stories in 2017, is difficult to explain.YouTube can not only profit from disturbing content but in unintended ways rewards its creation. The algorithms that guide viewers to new choices aim always to intensify the experience, and to keep the viewer excited. This can damage society, and individuals, without being... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2018-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fiona Murphy, currently publicity director at Penguin Random House Ireland, is joining Transworld/Doubleday Ireland from 1st January in the role of editorial director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Every era has its own fairy tales—fables that teach children what a princess looks like, and what monsters they should fear. According to the short stories in Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado’s exhilarating debut collection, a finalist for the National Book Award in fiction, our... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2017-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian Faber is to publish Jay Rayner's memoir through food, My Last Supper: One Meal, A Lifetime in the Making, in April 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The government wants firms such as Facebook and Twitter to publish annual reports on abuse. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carolyn Reidy, CEO of Simon & Schuster, and Guillaume Dervieux, CEO of Albin Michel Group, took the stage for the Frankfurt Book Fair’s annual “CEO Talk." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ads load slower than content on AMP, which is part of the reason why publishers make less money per pageview from AMP than they do from their own websites. The post Publishers find Google AMP loads too fast for ad views appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A few years ago, Google regularly traded barbs with major news publishers in public. Today, Google is rewiring its search engine to appease them.The Alphabet unit is scrapping a contentious search result rule for subscription news sites and giving them new tools to attract more paying customers.... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers mull how to make money in a world dominated by platforms. The post ‘Do billions of views even matter?’: Overheard at the Digiday Publishing Summit appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A partnership between MIT Press and the Internet Archive is digitizing important books from the press’s backlist and making them available to library patrons for free. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"It's funny, as people ask me that all the time, and I just wish I was more interesting." Min Jin Lee is talking about the similarities between herself and the main character in her 2007 debut novel, Free Food for Millionaires. Published again this month after the success earlier this year of... Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A drop in print revenue in John Wiley's publishing group was offset by increases in the company's other to operating divisions, leading to a 2% sales rise in the quarter ended July 31, 2017, over the comparable period last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helen Mackenzie Smith is leaving the Bell Lomax Moreton Agency to become editorial director for children’s picture books and novelties at Simon & Schuster UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Publishers Association president Michiel Kolman has spoken out on censorship in Russia in a speech delivered at the opening of the Moscow International Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gamergate's first target has a new book that's part memoir, part manifesto, and all about combating online harassment. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2017-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlotte Ledger, current commissioning editor at HarperImpulse, has been promoted to editorial director of the imprint. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kodansha was founded by Seiji Noma in 1909 as a spin-off of the Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai (Greater Japan Oratorical Society). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The furore over Cambridge University Press and Chinese censorship has brought to the forefront an issue that has been going on under the radar for years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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All you need is an internet connection, a library card, and a good e-reader to dive into your next page-turner. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australia will reportedly begin a 10% tax on books ordered online from within Australia and shipped from abroad. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In July 2018, Australia will begin collecting a 10% tax on books ordered from within Australia online and shipped from abroad. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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