Print media do face challenges but the influence they offer – especially on the right – is considerable‘Expect the unexpected” is the bland but pointed advice given by the evasive editor of the Daily Beast to the bemused William Boot, accidental protagonist in Evelyn Waugh’s deathless Fleet Street satire, Scoop. This has turned out to be durable counsel when observing the ins and outs of newspaper proprietors: much that is solid has a tendency to melt.So the Spectator (for which I worked in the late 1990s under the Telegraph Group ownership of Conrad Black) had a long period under the sway of the Barclay family, which has come to a debt-laden crashing close. The weekly magazine has been sold for a reassuringly high £100m to the hedge funder Sir Paul Marshall, after an Abu Dhabi-backed bid to buy it collapsed amid concerns that state-backed entities should not own UK news outlets. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2024-09-15 08:00:52 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#pointed advice
#evasive editor
#daily beast
#accidental protagonist
#evelyn waugh
#durable counsel
#newspaper proprietors
#tendency tomelt
#late 1990s
#conrad black
#long period
#barclay family
#weekly magazine
#state-backed entities
#print media
Print media do face challenges but the influence they offer – especially on the right – is considerable‘Expect the unexpected” is the bland but pointed advice given by the evasive editor of the Daily Beast to the bemused William Boot, accidental protagonist in Evelyn Waugh’s deathless Fleet... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-09-15 08:00:52 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#print media
#weekly magazine
#long period
#late 1990s
#evelyn waugh
#daily beast
Planned acquisition by UAE-backed RedBird IMI is being considered by the culture secretaryBusiness live – latest updatesMedia groups have reportedly shown fresh interest in a takeover of the Telegraph and Spectator alongside Redbird IMI, the UAE backed consortium.Bloomberg said Rupert Murdoch’s... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-03-12 14:46:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#news uk
#planned acquisition
#rupert murdoch
#daily mail
#culture secretary
#news corp
“I have only the vaguest understanding of what TikTok is,” Patchett insists. And yet she and her bookstore, Parnassus Books, have become microcelebrities on the app thanks to the shop's savvy marketing manager, Sarah Arnold. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bookstore owner
#ann patchett
#parnassus books
#bookstore
We surveyed authors, editors, and booksellers on the current state of middle grade reading and what might bring readers back to books as a source of fun. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#current state
Ann Regan is retiring as editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Historical Society Press after 46 years with the press. We spoke with Regan about her long career, how publishing has and has not changed since 1978, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#long career
Some back-to-school purchases are no-brainers, like a new laptop or Chromebook. But other helpful products aren’t always as obvious. They can seem purely optional—stuff to buy when you have money to burn. But don’t discount tech gadgets and accessories, especially if you’re often... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-08-22 10:30:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#kindle
#purely optional—stuff
#written word
#local library
#decent trade-
#store hundreds
#lcd screens
#physical copies
#favorite reads
Cabaret star says she felt ‘mad as hell’ after hearing stories from people who didn’t know her or her family, and will release untitled book in 2026Liza Minnelli is to release a memoir after she claimed previous screen depictions of her life “didn’t get it right”.The 78-year-old US actor and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-08-07 01:04:27 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#memoir
#love life
#substance abuse
Digital media company Ziff Davis acquired tech publisher CNET from its parent company, Red Ventures, for more than $100 million, according to reporting from The New York Times. The acquisition confirms an Axios report from January, which found that Red Ventures had been... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2024-08-06 10:53:30 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#digital media
#$100 million
Kobo isn’t the first on the color-ereader scene; Boox and Pocketbook have had color ereaders and tablets for years. Both of those companies make beautiful, premium devices that are highly capable and customizable — but they don’t offer the plug-and-play ereader experience of a Kindle or Kobo. Of... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-05-23 13:00:13 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#extra steps
#faster processor
#price hike
#ebooks
#major publisher
#comic book
#kindle
The following article discusses spoilers for the first season of X-Men ‘97. I was excited about the return of the ‘90s Saturday morning cartoon version of the X-Men. Still, I wasn’t sure Marvel, under the auspices of Disney, could deliver on the flavor of the original while also making a modern... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-05-18 14:00:23 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#easter eggs
#primary antagonist
#theme song
#comic book
A woman who was mauled by dogs in 2019 has won her civil case against the dogs' owner and the Town of Potton. A Quebec Superior Court judge ordered the town and Alan Barnes to pay her nearly $460,000. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2024-05-17 08:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#small town
#barnes
Winning books include Night Watch and King: A Life, while journalism winners focused on coverage of the Israel-Gaza warThis year’s Pulitzer winners include the New York Times and ProPublica as well as authors including Jayne Anne Phillips and Jonathan Eig.The Pulitzers honored the best in... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-05-06 21:10:55 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#gold medal
#books include
The WNBA star does not hold back in her account of her Russian detainment and its aftermath. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2024-05-04 09:55:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#hold back
#memoir
The milestone comes after a particularly turbulent period, when the publisher was put up for sale and bought by a private equity firm. Since then, investments have boosted morale and helped it grow. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-04-10 15:26:51 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#turbulent period
#schuster