Welcome to the latest edition of Ad Age Publisher’s Brief, our roundup of news from the world of content producers across digital and print. Got a tip? Send it our way. Joining us late? Here’s the previous edition. Debate team: Just about every publisher seems to have a hot (or lukewarm) take on last night’s Democratic presidential debate kick-off—from The Washington Post’s straightforward “Winners and losers from the Democratic presidential debate’s first night” to BuzzFeed’s totally on-brand “14 Super Awkward Moments From The First Night Of The Democratic Debate.” But if you want an actually useful perspective on how last night’s and tonight’s debates will change the political calculus, head over to FiveThirtyEight for “You Wanted A Better Way To Judge The Debates? So Did We.” As Aaron Bycoffe and Julia Wolfe write, The best measure we normally have for who “won” a debate is polling that simply asks respondents that question—“Who do you think won?” But candidates don’t enter the debates on equal footing; some are more popular or better known than others. To really understand who was helped or hurt by their debate performance, you’d want both the “before” and “after” pictures. So we’re partnering with Morning Consult to track how feelings about the candidates change by interviewing the same group of voters—people who say they’re likely to vote in the Democratic primary—before and after the first two primary debates. As of this writing, the first-night results are... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-27 19:01:33 UTC ]
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Following a July slump, book sales were up 8.5% in August at the 1,233 publishers that supply data to AAP’s StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth revealed a longtime health condition had ended his book tour plans: 'This news is utterly distressing. ... [M]y memoir, 'Sonic Life,' means so much to me.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-10-12 00:21:43 UTC ]
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The UK’s literary magazine scene is crumbling due to rising print costs. But I’ll keep printing my own magazine, which gives writers of colour a voice, for as long as I canTen years ago, Jeff Sparrow, editor of Overland, which describes itself as Australia’s only radical literary magazine, wrote... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-10-10 10:30:07 UTC ]
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An anthology that combines new work with selections from The Brownies’ Book, a children’s magazine launched by W.E.B. Du Bois, is bringing its mission to bear in a new national context. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-10-09 13:26:00 UTC ]
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Novelist Cindy Fazzi says authors interested in addressing the great issues of the day should avoid preaching and focus on telling a good story. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A statement cited increased costs and removal of UK state funding as the magazine, which featured writers including Paul Murray, Caleb Azumah Nelson and Sally Rooney, is to consider its future Literary magazine the White Review will not be published “for an indefinite period” according to a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-09-26 09:06:39 UTC ]
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During the Digiday Publishing Summit, execs from companies including Condé Nast, Dotdash Meredith and Thomson Reuters assessed the industry's readiness. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2023-09-25 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Book manufacturers gathered recently in New York to take stock of the sector in the wake of the pandemic, and to look to the future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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JIC’s move comes as Nielsen nears key Media Rating Council vote on its own new measurement system. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2023-09-20 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Book sales fell 10.9% in July at the 1,233 publishers that supply data to AAP’s StatShot program. Sales of adult books dropped 4.6%, and children's/young adult book sales declined 10.7%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The move follows Nielsen laying off 9% of its own staff and comes a day after VideoAmp announced a $150 million funding round. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2023-09-14 20:19:52 UTC ]
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Nielsen named Karthik Rao, who headed Nielsen Audience Measurement, as CEO of the entire company, succeeding David Kenny, who will become executive chairman. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2023-09-14 13:51:57 UTC ]
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Top line TV measurement and analytics giant Nielsen has named Karthik Rao as CEO, effective immediately. Former CEO David Kenny, who had the position since 2018, will take the role of executive chairman. Between the lines Following his appointment as CEO, Rao said he was looking to position... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2023-09-14 13:35:17 UTC ]
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Publishing figures defend Stranger Things star’s book, Nineteen Steps, after this week’s publication ignites criticism on social mediaThe publication of Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown’s debut novel has reignited a debate over ghostwritten celebrity books.Brown’s Nineteen Steps, inspired... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-09-14 10:56:45 UTC ]
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“We are thrilled to announce that The Paris Review has won a 2023 Whiting Literary Magazine Prize.” Continue reading at The Paris Review
[ The Paris Review | 2023-09-13 14:10:36 UTC ]
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Today, the Whiting Foundation announced the winners of its sixth annual Literary Magazine Prizes, honoring “seven print and digital magazines that are among the most distinctive and lively publications at the forefront of American culture.” This cycle, each winner will be granted $20,000 in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-09-12 12:00:56 UTC ]
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'Guernica,' 'Mizna,' 'Orion,' the 'Paris Review,' the 'Los Angeles Review of Books,' 'n+1,' and 'Oxford American' are the winners of this year's Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Ex-MP claims her account will lay bare ‘a corruption of democracy deep at the heart of the Conservative party and in Downing Street’Nadine Dorries’ book on the downfall of Boris Johnson will be delayed until November because of “the required legal process”, the publisher has said.The former... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-08-31 21:12:19 UTC ]
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Nielsen says networks had months to integrate their own streaming data, but networks deny meaningful talks happened. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2023-08-30 21:14:51 UTC ]
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He was promoting a new trade journal, Tape Recording, when he lent a video recorder to Andy Warhol, who used it to make a classic work with Edie Sedgwick. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-08-30 19:10:43 UTC ]
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