‘The real Rupert’: News Corp global chief says idea that Murdoch influences elections is a ‘myth’

Robert Thomson says media empire’s newspapers have a common ‘philosophy’ and denies they have performed a backflip on climate change in AustraliaGet our free news app;get our morning email briefingThe idea that Rupert Murdoch influences Australian elections is a “myth” and far removed from the behaviour of “the real Rupert”, the media mogul’s global chief executive, Robert Thomson, has told a parliamentary inquiry.Thomson rejected a suggestion by the inquiry chair, Sarah Hanson-Young, that the chairman and CEO of News Corp had a hand in directing his newspaper editors on which party should win.Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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Amid “Fake News,” Magazines Can Offer Credibility, Safer Ad Environments, Argues New MPA Campaign

More than 120 major magazines will lend ad pages to the six-month campaign, titled "Magazine Media. Better. Believe It." The post Amid “Fake News,” Magazines Can Offer Credibility, Safer Ad Environments, Argues New MPA Campaign appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Election Inquiry Is Said to Focus on YouTube and Gmail

As part of a wide-ranging investigation into how Russian-linked operatives harnessed social media during the 2016 U.S. election, lawmakers are homing in on Google services including YouTube and Gmail.The Senate has called Alphabet Inc.'s Google to testify Nov. 1, along with executives from... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fake News Fills Information Void in Las Vegas Shooting

Conservative writer Joe Hoft pounced, publishing and then retracting an article about the misidentified man. Police later identified a different person, Stephen Paddock, as the shooter.A few hours later, searches for the same name were showing articles debunking the 4chan post and cataloguing... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: October 2, 2017

Virginia bookstore hosts grand opening; U.K. booksellers prep for new Pullman; inside Amsterdam's book stores; a Hong Kong store shutters; and more.re. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'News Geek' Google CEO Appeases Publishers With End to 'First Click Free'

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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Apple News Lets Publishers Test Serving Ads From Google's DoubleClick

Apple's latest iOS is out, the news app is updated, and for publishers a new ad serving trial is under way with help from an unlikely ally, Google.A select group of publishers are testing ad insertions into their Apple News pages using DoubleClick For Publishers, according to a number of... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: September 29, 2017

New bookstore coming to Florida; Upstate New York stores launch seasonal promotion; a California indie fights for survival; bookselling in South Africa; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hudson: kids non-fiction provides 'trust and authority' in fake news world

The opportunity for children’s non-fiction lies in offering “trust and authority” in a world of fake news, paid for ads and internet misinformation, DK’s chief executive Ian Hudson has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: September 27, 2017

A San Diego bookstore is bought and renamed; Book World expands to Missouri, Florida's Wild Iris Books to close, San Francisco store is under threat; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bookstore News: September 25, 2017

Cleveland bookstore to reopen; Omaha gets a new pop-up; inside Nashville's Parnassus Books; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Obama tried to give Mark Zuckerberg a wake-up call over fake news on Facebook

Nine days after Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg dismissed as "crazy" the idea that fake news on his company's social network played a key role in the U.S.’s November election, then-President Obama pulled aside the youthful tech billionaire and delivered what he hoped would be a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: September 22, 2017

New bookstores planned for Ohio and New York; a California couple launch a mobile bookstore; visiting three of Washington state's indies; a bookstore's Hillary Clinton video goes viral; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bookstore News: September 20, 2017

New bookstores to open in Rhode Island and Virginia; the Seattle Mystery Bookstore to close, a list of gay bookstores around the world; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Gender myth debunking book scoops £25k Science prize

Cordelia Fine has won The Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize, worth £25,000, for her “provocative” book about gender which “debunks” the Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus concept and poses an “urgent call for change”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ian McEwan’s ‘lost’ book is a more beguiling form of fake news | Hephzibah Anderson

The writer discovered that his ‘perfect novella’ was all in his mind. It’s a story that is somehow fitting for the times in which we liveIt’s been a busy few days in the literary world, what with the release of this year’s Man Booker shortlist following the recent longlist announcement for its... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstagrammers Gain Influence in a Diffuse Marketplace

Celebrities sharing literary recommendation on social media—and especially Instagram—have become a powerful force in book publicity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advertisers on Facebook Can No Longer Edit News Articles’ Headlines, Descriptions

Facebook took another step toward protecting the integrity of news articles shared via links on the social network. In July, Facebook announced that non-publisher pages could no longer overwrite link metadata--such as headlines, descriptions and images--in Graph API or page composer, and it... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: September 13, 2017

New bookstores are opening in Los Angeles, Chicago and Grand Rapids; the beloved Chicago bookstore cat facing unemployment; how books affect the U.K. economy; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Nina Garcia named editor in chief of Elle

Nina Garcia will be the new editor in chief of Elle, Hearst said Tuesday. Garcia will succeed Robbie Myers, whose exit from Elle was announced on Monday. “Nina is the ultimate Elle woman — her life is incredibly full, she’s curious about everything and she’s passionate about fashion, beauty,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Bigman, Veteran Business Editor, Joins Chief Executive Group | People On the Move

Nancy Gibbs steps down from Time Magazine, Garage taps a new editor-in-chief, and more... The post Dan Bigman, Veteran Business Editor, Joins Chief Executive Group | People On the Move appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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