The information warriors fighting 'robot zombie army' of coronavirus sceptics

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'

[ The Guardian | 2021-01-25 07:00:08 UTC ]
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Polish Publishers Face Sales Slump, Propose Fixed-Pricing, Fight Piracy

Challenged by shrinking sales and online piracy, Poland’s publishing industry aims to mitigate losses with more stringent price regulation, reports Jaroslaw Adamowski. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Fight for Literacy in the South

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Libraries in Exile' fights to save priceless manuscripts in Mali

The coalition of librarians, archivists, and historians is using the crowdfunding site IndieGoGo to try to raise money to save the historic papers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple fights US charges over ebooks

Technology giant Apple is to begin its defence against charges by the US government that it colluded to set the prices of ebooks. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2013-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Fair Fights to Put Colombia Firmly on the Literary Map

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This New Library Of The Future Brings You Your Books Via Robot

The new James B. Hunt Library at North Carolina State University shows what can happen when you marry a library with cutting-edge technology and interesting design--plus an automated librarian. In a digital age where many commentators tolled the death knell for the book-bound library, we’ve... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can you fight bullies with books?

The publishing industry shows signs of maturity with a spate of new books addressing bullying. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books in Translation: It’s Time for Others to Join the Fight

The publishers of UK's Stork Books argue that major publishers and the media in the UK and USA underestimate the audience for translated books and are making a big mistake. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Harris promoted at Angry Robot

Angry Robot has promoted Lee Harris to the position of senior editor, with immediate effect.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robot News Curator NewsCred Launches Human Editorial Team

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Support for Seven Stories as it fights funding cut

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon wins an ebook fight in Europe

European Union regulators ended an antitrust probe into ebook prices after Apple and other publishers offered to abandon the possibility of pricing agreements that would have hindered Amazon selling ebooks more cheaply than their rivals. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Fights Foreign Attempts to Charge Fees for Newspaper Links

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atwood and Alderman collaborate on Zombie series for Wattpad

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jo Fletcher acquires 'zombie western' series

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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