Turkey’s citizens may once again find themselves without access to Twitter: According to the New York Times, that nation’s government has threatened to block access to the microblogging service within the country unless Twitter blocked an account belonging to a newspaper that published details of a secret government investigation.According to the Times, the threat of a block came about after a Turkish court ruled that media outlets couldn’t publish documents on a military police raid on the Turkish Intelligence Agency, citing national security concerns. While Facebook, Twitter, and Google worked to comply with the ruling, one newspaper, BirGun, continued to publish details on the raid to its Twitter account. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Continue reading at 'PC World'
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Publishers were able to make decent money on Facebook by making and selling custom videos for advertisers, but that could soon change. The post Facebook news-feed changes will cut into publishers’ branded-content revenue appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Usborne is partnering with the UK government on its ‘Year of Engineering’ campaign, which is aimed at inspiring young people to get more involved with the subject. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former digital minister Matt Hancock has been made culture secretary in prime minister Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle, replacing Karen Bradley who is now Northern Ireland secretary. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The government will establish 35 country-wide “English hubs” to boost children’s literacy as part of a £5.7m investment. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An upcoming article may reveal the creator of the infamous “Shitty Men in Media” list. Now women in the industry are fighting back. Earlier today, rumors began circulating on Twitter that a well-known magazine is planning to publish an article about the so-called “Shitty Men in Media” list. The... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ian Bartlett says the ruling that Uber is a transport company not a digital service could also change the way we view other digital giants; and Derek Wyatt suggests a post-Brexit Britain could create a Global Digital Foundation to address these issuesUber is officially a transport company and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Under ‘unprecedented’ partnership, users will be able to upload videos containing licensed music on Facebook, Instagram and OculusUniversal Music Group is to become the first major music company to license its recorded music and publishing catalogues for use on Facebook, Instagram and virtual... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The dispute—which saw Elsevier block access from some campus IP addresses—was closely followed in the higher education and academic library communities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In another round of disappointing news from digital media publishers, women's destination Refinery29 has announced it will lay off 34 staffers in what it calls a belt tightening. That's about 7.5 percent of Refinery29's 450-person workforce. Going forward the company will devote resources toward... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leading Scottish writers including Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Denise Mina have called on the Scottish government to halt potentially "devastating" cuts to arts and literature for "the good of everyone in Scotland". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Kremlin-backed Russian Internet Research Agency operated dozens of Twitter accounts masquerading as local American news sources that collectively garnered more than half-a-million followers. More than 100 news outlets also published stories containing those handles in the run-up to the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diversity social enterprise Creative Access is launching a new mentoring scheme and is seeking volunteers from the publishing industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors is urging its members to protest the proposed cuts to Scottish culture funding. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ESPN is laying off about 150 employees, including people who work in studio production, digital content and technology, the sports company said Wednesday. The cuts, which are the latest sign of the financial pressures the Bristol, Conn.-based operation faces, follow a round of layoffs in April... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Greater commitment is needed from the government to support the continued growth of the creative industries in the UK, the Creative Industries Federation (CIF) has said following the release of the industrial strategy white paper. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced that business rates will follow the Consumer Price Index (CPI) two years earlier than planned, providing some welcome relief to bookshops. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter and Russia | Men of letters | Swaths blasted | Evolving words | Robert Mugabe backwardsTwitter ruthlessly rooted out the duplicate accounts of a friend who was using one for himself and one for the hillwalking group whose Facebook page he moderates, and has banned him from returning. So... Continue reading at The Guardian
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In the two and a half years since its launch, UCL Press has made considerable strides. Benedicte Page reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tim Britton, m.d. of Springer Nature's Open Research Group, talks to Benedicte Page about the publisher's "business-model neutral" approach. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, our top stories covered publishers’ interest in Twitter live video, Facebook’s sports streaming rights push and more. The post Best of the week: Twitter live video lures publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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