The Anti-Virus website takes on figures like Toby Young and Allison Pearson - and its creators think it has them on the runCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSometimes, Stuart Ritchie feels like he’s being pursued by an army of smiley faces. The lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London, is not delusional: instead, and somewhat to his surprise, he is on the frontline of a coronavirus information war.The emojis often decorate the Twitter profiles of the self-proclaimed “lockdown sceptics”, a subset of social media users who remain unconvinced that coronavirus restrictions are necessary, even as the number of deaths in the UK approaches 100,000. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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From left, Desirée Rogers, chief executive of Johnson Publishing Company; Cheryl Mayberry McKissack, chief executive of Ebony Media Operations; Melody Spann-Cooper, chairwoman of Midway Broadcasting Corporation. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2016-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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So far, 10 books from British author Roald Dahl have been adapted for film. Here is your definitive ranking of all of them. The post We’re Still Fighting Over This Ranking of Roald Dahl Movies appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors has vowed to continue its fight for authors’ rights by continuing its work in Europe to ensure UK authors' voices are heard in wake of the outcome of the EU referendum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Australian Booksellers Association has joined with other Australian book industry organisations to protest changes proposed by the government to turn the country into an “open market” and allow booksellers to import both UK and US titles without restrictions. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Australian Booksellers Association has joined with other members of the country's publishing industry to protest a government proposal to allow booksellers to import U.S. and U.K. books without restrictions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At BISG's Making Information Pay seminar, Pew's Lee Rainie told attendees that, in a recent survey, 91% of Americans said they feel they have lost the ability to control their personal data. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At its April 15 conference, the Supreme Court declined to take up Authors Guild v. Google, effectively ending one of the defining copyright battles of the digital age. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To prove that authors do not need to cancel events in North Carolina in order to show their opposition to the state's new "bathroom law," local bestseller Sara Gruen has mounted an event called "Kill the Bill" with a major local bookseller, and other NC authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The fear of job loss due to automation is no longer relegated to only physical-labor manufacturing jobs and relatively simple transaction-based, customer-service workers (i.e., bank tellers, grocery store clerks, and travel agents). Companies are increasingly adopting sophisticated "cognitive"... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of French publishers are starting a week long trial against ad blocking. The joint approach was announced in December by online publishing trade body Geste. However it has not set a standard, so all publishers are free to take their own approach. L’Equipe is blocking content unless users... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Heroines and female villains outnumber heroes and male baddies in a literary poll of memorable children's novel characters, to mark World Book Day. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Blake is set to release the autobiography of South Africa ambassador and "freedom fighter" Priscilla Jana entitled Fighting for Mandela. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U.S. publishers could learn a thing or two about fighting ad blockers from their counterparts up north. Narcity Media, which runs a pair of city-focused sites aimed at Canadian millennials, last week started asking ad blockers to log in with their Facebook accounts if they wanted to read its... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There's no panacea to combat ad blocking, but that hasn't stopped publishers from trying a variety of approaches. Several detailed their strategies at Digiday's one-day WTF Ad Blocking course Jan. 14. While Forbes and The Washington Post have tried to make people disable their ad blockers,... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers can use their content to create new revenue streams, from starting debates to Augmented Intelligence. The post Even Robots Need Something to Share appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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The second half of our report from the 2015 East Africa Digital Reading Summit in Kenya looks at efforts to develop and distributing more local digital content. The post Kenya Fights to Foster More Digital Content Creation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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India's iconic Tinkle comic book is introducing "girl superheroes" to educate children about gender equality. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If an Internet company publishes false information about you online, can you sue for damages even if you weren't demonstrably harmed?That, essentially, is the question that hangs in the balance Monday as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that pits online data broker Spokeo against... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Miriam Antonio left her Koreatown apartment just past 6:30 Friday morning and walked in darkness to her bus stop on Wilshire Boulevard. It's a two-bus journey to Fairfax High School, where Antonio is an 18-year-old senior with a dream that seems tantalizingly within reach. "I live with my Mom and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Despite media reports to the contrary, Spain’s publishing industry is robust and diverse, and investing for the future, writes Antonio María Ávila. The post Spain’s Publishing Industry: Positioned to Fight for the Future appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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