The reason News Corp has it in for Waleed Aly? Not sure, sorry

Is it satire? Reverse psychology? Who knows? Aly’s allies rally round The Project co-host on Twitter, but News Corp’s list isn’t worth their hashtagged outrageNews Corp appears to have failed to convince Australians why Waleed Aly – The Project host, first-time Gold Logie nominee, long-time “nailer” of “it” – should not win Australian television’s top award, despite publishing a list of reasons claiming to argue precisely that.Australians have rallied around Aly on social media after the Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun both published a bizarre column on Tuesday, titled “Six reasons why Waleed Aly should not win Gold”. Both Aly and his co-host on The Project, Carrie Bickmore, have been shortlisted for a Gold Logie. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How The News Business Can Survive Facebook

The social network's plans to control even more of the media industry squeezed a collective gasp out of publishers. Was that a last breath?Facebook recently wrapped up a "listening tour," hoping to lure publishers across the United States to deliver their content pages and news feeds to... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spain is making Google (and others) pay news publishers a tax

For companies like Google, facing problems with the law across Europe has become a common thing. The most recent example of this is now taking place in Spain, where the country's parliament just gave the go-ahead to what's being known as the "Google... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First News competition for Pushkin Children's

Pushkin Children’s Books is launching a competition with children’s newspaper First News to promote a new "winter" edition of The Letter of the King by Tonke Dragt. Originally published in Dutch in 1962, The Letter for the King was published by Pushkin Children’s Books in an English... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wales 'should develop national library service', says report

Wales should seek to develop a nationally coordinated library service as a longterm goal, according to a new report into Welsh libraries. The Welsh Public Libraries Review was commissioned at the end of last year by the culture minister John Griffiths and carried out over the first half of 2014... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fake news site National Report: ‘We’re doing a public service’

Is National Report a menace or a public good? Fake news publishers are taking advantage of how people read and share news. But National Report says its doing good work. The post Fake news site National Report: ‘We’re doing a public service’ appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German publishers capitulate and let Google post news snippets -- for now

German publishers said they are bowing to Google’s market power, and will allow the search engine powerhouse to show news snippets in search results free of charge, at least for the time being.The decision is a step in an ongoing legal dispute between the publishers and Google. Publishers are... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, October 22, 2014

The 2015 International Christian Retail Show has opened booth registration, debuting a new exhibitor platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How News UK Digs Into Data to Build its Subscriber Base

News UK, the British publishing arm of News Corp, is digging deep into its data to drive readership. To do so, it&rsquo;s looking outside of the publishing business to maximize the base of digital subscribers for its news properties, wh ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of October 13, 2014

Patrick Modiano wins Nobel Prize in literature and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, October 8, 2014

Wanda Brunstetter tops 8 million; publishers partner to provide resources to churches. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google strips down its news service to pacify German publishers

Google has a tumultuous history with the German publishing industry, which has long taken issue with the search giant's indexing of news stories. Starting next week, Google Germany will no longer display summaries and image thumbnails for news... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of September 29, 2014

Amazon, Perseus reach new ebook deal and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adams Publishing Group Acquires The Athens News

The Athens (Ohio) NEWS, a twice-weekly newspaper launched in 1977 by Bruce Mitchell, is being sold to Adams Publishing Group (APG) Media of Ohio LLC, a family owned newspaper company with headquarters in Minnesota. Mitchell and ownership ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, September 24, 2014

Name change for Logos; new TV program features Kregel author; Chalice forges partnership with ministry organization. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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News Briefs: Week of September 22, 2014

Johnson steps down as Red Wheel/Weiser publisher and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wearables Present a Huge Challenge to News Publishers, and That’s a Good Thing

In the early 90s people balked at the idea of reading the news on a computer, yet if you looked at online services of the day (Compuserve and AOL), user demand would say otherwise. News was consistently among the top activity. Eventually that same demand drove Web 1.0 and by the time Web 2.0... Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors on the Air September 17, 2014: Ali Larter

Ali Larter, author of 'Kitchen Revelry' (St. Martin’s Press, 9781250036353) will appear on 'The Chew' on Wednesday, September 17. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amarillo Globe-News Publisher Puts TV, Radio in Crosshairs

Local TV and radio broadcasters in Amarillo, Texas, consider yourselves on notice: the Amarillo Globe-News smells blood in the water and is coming after your business. That&rsquo;s because Les Simpson, publisher of the Morris Communications-own ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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