The power of the rightwing press has corroded public debate. But we can do more than just complain about itIn February 2016, a few months before the referendum, Donald Tusk published the European Council’s draft plans for renegotiating Britain’s relationship with the EU. David Cameron was prepared for the possibility that Tusk’s response would be less than he hoped for – it was a negotiation, after all. But what really shocked the then prime minister were the front pages the next day. “Cameron’s EU deal is a joke”, said the Daily Express; “The great delusion”, barked the Daily Mail; “Ministers defy PM on Europe”, claimed the Telegraph; while the Sun went with “Who do EU think EU are kidding, Mr Cameron?”, which compared the offer to a “steaming pile of manure”.“The Tories [in the leadership of the remain camp] were about to run a referendum campaign based on a playbook … for winning elections in an environment where the print media was sympathetic,” writes Tim Shipman in his book All Out War. “But this time their natural allies were hostile.” Senior Tories were not used to having their arguments distorted, the facts so hideously disfigured in their opponent’s favour that they were unrecognisable, or blatant falsehoods by the opposition taken seriously. These were not only rules of engagement to which they were unaccustomed – they were rules under which they could not compete. “It pains me to say it,” a member of Cameron’s team told Shipman, “but if the Mail, Sun and the... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2019-11-15 06:00:01 UTC ]
Magazine and newspaper executives may beg to differ, but our love affair with print media has been surprisingly resilient in the digital era. E-book sales have flattened, and physical book sales continue to outstrip the “disruptors” by a wide margin. In fact, as our annual review of “Books for... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-18 21:53:27 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a new book conceived by LBC presenter Iain Dale, The Prime Ministers, timed to publish in 2020 ahead of the 300th anniversary of the creation of the office of Prime Minister in April 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-08 12:07:38 UTC ]
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Early yesterday, the United Nations Environment Program published its annual assessment of greenhouse gas emissions. It described its own findings as “bleak.” Global emissions have risen by 1.5 percent every year for the past decade; top polluters including the US—which is busy pulling out of... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-11-27 13:08:51 UTC ]
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The power of the rightwing press has corroded public debate. But we can do more than just complain about itIn February 2016, a few months before the referendum, Donald Tusk published the European Council’s draft plans for renegotiating Britain’s relationship with the EU. David Cameron was... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-11-15 06:00:01 UTC ]
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United campaign by media companies highlights government moves to penalise whistleblowing and criminalise journalism • Lenore Taylor: Concrete action rather than nice words are needed on press freedomThe front page of every newspaper in Australia was blacked out on Monday as part of a campaign... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-10-20 22:51:36 UTC ]
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Last year, we introduced a brand new honor at our Eddie & Ozzie Awards gala—Magazine of the Year. Despite many of the challenges print faces, magazines continue to evolve and change in tandem with the industry, and we felt it was important to recognize the very best in our community. And... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-09-26 15:22:57 UTC ]
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For the Record, the former PM’s account of his time in office sold close to 21,000 copies in its first week, behind Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments, which topped 100,000Almost 21,000 people rushed out to buy a copy of David Cameron’s memoir in its first week on sale, placing it second on the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-09-24 14:00:06 UTC ]
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David Cameron’s memoir, For the Record, hit the headlines this weekend as the publicity campaign for the former prime minister’s book gets underway. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 03:37:49 UTC ]
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The veteran presenter, feared and respected by all sides, is hanging up his mic. We look at his career highs and lowsFor good or ill, after 32 years serving on the frontline of radio news presentation for the Today programme, John Humphrys has become an emblem of BBC journalism. One of the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-09-14 16:45:01 UTC ]
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Fundamentally, advertising doesn’t work unless it is seen. In print media, the mantra was “far forward, on a right-hand page, facing a full page of editorial content.” On TV, it was and still is “the first or last spot in the advertising pod.” And in the digital publishing world, it is “above... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-09-12 18:40:59 UTC ]
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Ad Age’s At the Newsstand spotlights notable ad-supported print media available now (or very soon) near you. Print copies of venerable independent music/lifestyle magazine The Fader typically seem like collector’s editions. The thing is printed on heavy glossy stock and features lavish... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-12 15:40:00 UTC ]
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Ian McEwan is releasing a new novella at the end of this month, a “biting political satire” on Brexit about a man’s metamorphosis into the Prime Minister, hellbent on carrying out the will of the people. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 00:26:24 UTC ]
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U.K. media companies from the Financial Times to The Guardian have reported growth in the last year, amid the boom of the Brexit-related news Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-09-04 16:35:32 UTC ]
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IN 1988, Verso Books published a collection of writings by cultural theorist Stuart Hall titled The Hard Road to Renewal: Thatcherism and the Crisis of the Left. Hall’s work examined the socio-economic conditions and discursive tactics that led to the ascendance of Margaret Thatcher as an... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-08-13 17:00:24 UTC ]
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After decades of gathering Spanish-language magazines and newspapers in his office—thousands of them—Kirk Whisler started looking around for a more formal place to archive this collection. Whisler is president of Fallbrook, Calif.-based Latino 247 Media Group, a founding member of the National... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-13 13:31:00 UTC ]
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The incoming prime minister’s Shakespeare: The Riddle of Genius was scheduled for October 2016, but has been pushed back multiple timesThe riddle of Shakespeare’s genius must remain unsolved, for now at least, after Boris Johnson’s publisher said on Wednesday morning that the new prime... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-07-24 13:09:42 UTC ]
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Hodder and Stoughton has shelved plans to publish Boris Johnson’s long-delayed book on Shakespeare “for the foreseeable future” after he was announced as the next Prime Minister. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 01:30:30 UTC ]
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Last September, my Instagram feed was filled with this collage of beautiful black women on the covers of various print media outlets. However, I immediately noticed a clear and apparent flaw: Only one of the magazines were actually owned and run by a person of color (Essence). The rest, contrary... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-06-19 16:15:54 UTC ]
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HarperCollins insists it will publish David Cameron's memoir this autumn as planned, amid reports the former prime minister is pushing back publication due to a promise he made to Theresa May. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK home secretary says they ‘have responsibility not to do terrorists’ work for them’Internet companies who allow the distribution of banned content “should be prepared to face the full force of the law”, Sajid Javid has said, as he called on people to stop watching and sharing the livestream... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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