Welcome to Ad Age's Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Search for "Ad Age" under "Skills" in the Alexa app. What people are talking about today: The name Tronc one of the weirdest corporate rebrands in memory might be on its way out. The owner of the Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News is set to change its name back to Tribune Publishing, according to a report in The New York Post, which gets extra credit for its headline, "Tronc finally realizes it has a stupid name." Bloomberg News, meanwhile, says the company is thinking about dropping the name but hasn't made a decision yet.The 2016 debut of the name Tronc (shorthand for Tribune Online Content) spawned a gazillion jokes. Like: "What you gonna do with all that jonc / All that jonc inside your tronc." And also: "Go home, Tribune. You're Tronc."The Post quoted a source saying the board approved the name change a month ago, but was waiting for the finalization of the sale of the Los Angeles Times and other papers to biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, which happened yesterday. Soon-Shiong, who is still a Tronc shareholder, also reportedly thinks the Tronc name is "silly." Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Controversial owner Wendy McCaw has shut down Santa Barbara News-Press, which won Pulitzer prize in 1962The longest-running newspaper in southern California has ceased publication after filing for bankruptcy.The Santa Barbara News-Press has posted its last online edition after ceasing print... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-07-24 12:36:36 UTC ]
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The proportion of authors reporting a drop in income since the coronavirus pandemic began has increased, with almost 60% now seeing a decline in their income following the outbreak according to the Society of Author's latest poll, up over a third from a month ago. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-04 06:12:06 UTC ]
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Could the "wealth-conjuring machine" that is Canadian real estate grind to a halt after the COVID-19 crisis exposed its worst weaknesses? That's the concern many who watch a sector that makes up a bigger part of the Canadian economy than oil and... Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2020-05-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Fundraiser for retailers facing hardship during the coronavirus pandemic reveals that benefactor is internet giant widely blamed for trade’s declineAmazon, the internet retail giant vilified for years as public enemy No 1 to booksellers, has been revealed as the surprise mystery benefactor that... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-04-23 11:37:33 UTC ]
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Fresh off a print and digital redesign, The New Republic formally announced a handful of new editors and writers who have joined the team in recent months. Now on the staff as deputy editors are Katie McDonough, the former senior editor at Jezebel who joined the magazine in December, and Jason... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-03-26 18:39:34 UTC ]
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A lot has happened since I wrote to you last week about the rapid spread of COVID-19, its impact on all of us in publishing and our continued commitment to serve you. As I stated then, Folio: will keep our promise to seek out positive stories on how our community can get through this... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-03-26 13:00:37 UTC ]
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The NBA finds itself caught between two cultures, after a tweet about Hong Kong protests sparked criticism from China that threatens the U.S. basketball league’s expansion efforts in its most important international market. The controversy erupted after Daryl Morey, general manager of the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-07 16:50:17 UTC ]
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Walt Disney Co. is following Netflix’s lead in threatening to leave Georgia if a controversial anti-abortion law takes effect. Disney CEO Bob Iger told Reuters on Wednesday that it would be “very difficult” to keep film production in the state if the legislation becomes law next year. A... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-30 14:39:17 UTC ]
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McDonald’s Corp., in the face of criticism for its handling of harassment complaints, said it’s training workers to deal with the issue and is starting a hotline for victims. In a letter responding to an inquiry from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, Chief Executive Officer Steve Easterbrook said... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-21 15:09:47 UTC ]
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Netflix is planning its first magazine, but you won’t find it on a newsstand. The world’s largest online TV network plans to publish a journal—with the working title Wide—to promote its programs and stars ahead of this year’s Emmys, the biggest awards gala in TV. The 100-plus page inaugural... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Enquirer, the tabloid that billionaire Jeff Bezos accused of extortion earlier this year, is on the block to be sold by parent company American Media Inc. American Media’s board conducted a review of its tabloid business, including the Globe and National Examiner brands, and... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Norman Pearlstine, who has spent 50 years in journalism helping shape some of the nation’s most prominent publications — including Time Inc. magazines, Bloomberg News, Forbes and the Wall Street Journal — on Monday was named executive editor of the Los Angeles Times. It was the first major move... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age's Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Search for "Ad Age" under "Skills" in the Alexa app. What people are talking about today: The name Tronc one of the weirdest... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four trade groups representing publishers such as Axel Springer, Bloomberg, Conde Nast, Hearst and the Guardian released a letter Monday addressed to Google CEO Sundar Pichai that sharply criticizes the company's approach to publishers as strict new privacy rules loom in Europe.The trade... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Steve Bannon, the former White House insider and deposed head of Breitbart News, has high hopes for the #MeToo movement. In an interview published Friday in Bloomberg News, Bannon noted his belief that the movement against sexual misconduct–spearheaded by the #MeToo and Time’s Up organizers–will... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It started off modestly, but soon I was posting dozens of photos of my kids on social media. Now I’m quitting to reclaim real life, and their privacy• Charlotte Philby is the former editor of the website MotherlandWhen I made the decision, a month ago, to take myself off social media for a year,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Uber Chief Executive Travis Kalanick has apologized, saying he admits he needs “leadership help,” after a video showed him berating one of the company’s drivers. The dashcam video obtained by Bloomberg News and released Tuesday shows Kalanick arguing with driver Fawzi Kamel over Uber’s fares,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newspapers and other media outlets are struggling to make money from their partnerships with tech giants like Facebook and Snapchat, raising concerns over their business models in a news landscape increasingly dominated by social media platforms.Some publishers are scaling back on Facebook... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mattel Inc. and Hasbro Inc. may be looking for a bigger toy box. The two toy manufacturers have held talks about merging their businesses, according to Bloomberg News, which cited people familiar with the matter. Hasbro approached Mattel late last year, and talks have continued sporadically. Both... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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