Top Adams deputy Sheena Wright to step down: reports

First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright is expected to leave Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, the New York Post and other outlets reported Friday, making her the highest-ranking City Hall official to depart in the wake of the mayor’s criminal indictment and the federal investigations that have ensnared Wright and several of her colleagues.Wright denied to the Post that she had stepped down, and multiple reports suggested she is leaving under pressure from Adams. The mayor is facing his own pressure from Gov. Kathy Hochul to clean house within City Hall following his indictment.News of Wright's expected resignation comes one day after her husband, Schools Chancellor David Banks said the mayor had pushed him to resign two months earlier than previously planned. Federal agents seized both Wright’s and Banks’ phones in early September and visited the Harlem home they share. Neither has been accused of wrongdoing, and Wright said last month she was “confident I have done nothing wrong.”Wright has been Adams’ highest-ranking deputy since 2023, when she was elevated to her current post that includes oversight of the city budget. A respected figure within City Hall, Wright has been contemplating leaving the administration since shortly after the Sept. 4 search by authorities, one person who spoke with her told Crain’s.A City Hall spokeswoman said in a statement, “As always, no personnel changes are confirmed until it’s announced.”Her departure also seemed to be foretold by an executive... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

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Women’s Budget-Conscious Magazine All You Is Stepping Outside of Walmart

Bargains aren’t just for Walmart shoppers anymore.    Starting in April, Time Inc.’s All You, the magazine for budget-conscious women, will be sold at stores outside the retail giant—the title’s sole newsstand distributor since launching 10 years ago. The exclusive deal with the world’s... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Should More Top Authors Give Back to Indie Bookstores?

Love him or hate him, you can't fault James Patterson for his generosity, as he's giving some $1 million of his money back to independent bookstores. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tina Fey will reportedly star in a film adaptation of 'Taliban Shuffle'

The movie will be based on the memoir by journalist Kim Barker, a darkly comic look at reporting in the Middle East. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Releases on Top in January

A handful of new titles topped the bestseller lists in the international markets at the start of 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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These top publishers are still mobile Web holdouts

The mobile Web experience has improved significantly over the past few years as publishers have come to the realization that this smartphone and tablet thing isn't going away. But there are still some responsive design holdouts. The post These top publishers are still mobile Web holdouts... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atkinson tops Rowling as customers stay cuckoo for Kate

Kate Atkinson has fended off competition from Robert (J K Rowling) Galbraith to retain the top... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Private Eye retains the top spot among news magazines

Satirical title has a print circulation of more than 220,000, ahead of The Economist and The WeekPrivate Eye held on to the number one spot among news magazines in the second half of 2013 with a print circulation of more than 220,000, ahead of The Economist and The Week.Ian Hislop's satirical... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily Mail tops the league of press regulation code breaches

The Press Complaints Commission has published the statistical breakdown that was requested when its chairman, Lord Hunt, appeared before the commons media and culture select committee two weeks ago.The PCC has put up two tables on its website. One shows all recorded breaches of the editors' code... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Desmond's Star magazine enters top ten for women's weeklies

Bauer's Closer, Hearst's Best and IPC's Now, and OK! all record double-digit falls, year on yearRichard Desmond's Star magazine has jumped into the top 10 biggest sellers in the women's weeklies market, after reporting a 16.5% sales surge in the second half of 2013.But there were double digit... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rights Report: Week of February 10, 2014

New deals for Samantha Berger, Tom Angeleberger, Kathi Appelt, Jenny McLachlan, and others. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IAB To Advertisers: Time to Step Up Your Mobile Game

The Interactive Advertising Bureau primarily exists to help grow the pie of digital advertising dollars. So, as it kicks off its annual leadership meeting this week, it's focusing on where that growth is expected to occur: mobile.Today, the IAB -- along with a group of publishers including AOL,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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February’s Top Reviews of Self-Published Books from BlueInk Review

February's notable reviews of self-published titles include stars for a 'startling' memoir about the Vietnam War and a 'fascinating' exploration of human rights. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Skyhorse Reports Record Sales in 2013

Skyhorse Publishing broke a new record in 2013, reporting revenue up by 14% in the year, topping $26 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Indies Report Encouraging 2013

Despite the challenge of competing with online booksellers, Canadian independents contacted by PW reported that 2013 was an encouraging year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. profit tops estimates but ad sales dip

News Corp., the newspaper publisher that owns The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, beat profit estimates and posted gains in real-estate services and book publishing, even as advertising... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp reports 4% revenue drop

Rupert Murdoch’s publishing arm, which owns Wall Street Journal and the Times, blames ‘challenging advertising market’Dominic Rushe Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Times Co. Reports Digital Subscriber Increase, but Continued Ad Declines

The New York Times Company said it added digital subscribers and slowed its declines in print and digital advertising revenue during the fourth quarter of 2013, a year of transition for the newspaper publisher. For all of 2013, revenue from digital ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Should The Washington Post, The New York Times, and other Top Publishers Pool Their Video in a Consortium?

Interested in the business of high-quality web video? There’s a lot of good stuff from Washington Post video GM Steven Schiffman in this Beet.TV interview about the Post’s broad-strokes strategy for the business side of video. ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Serbinis steps down as Kobo c.e.o

Mike Serbinis has stood down as the chief executive of Kobo with immediate effect. He will be... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wood steps down at Templar

Bonnier-owned Templar today announced that creative director Amanda Wood is stepping down.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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