Despite a staff exodus, months of subsequent inactivity and a long, accusation-filled dispute with a union representing staffers at several of its brands, G/O Media remains committed to resurrecting Deadspin. The 15-year-old sports site, whose irreverent and wide-ranging commentary once attracted a massive audience—reaching 19 million unique visitors as recently as last October—ground to a halt in November, when all of its remaining editors chose to leave rather than comply with a directive to stick to covering sports, one of multiple actions that staffers saw as undue meddling by management under private equity owner Great Hill Partners, which acquired Deadspin and other former Gawker Media properties earlier in 2019. While the author of the controversial "stick to sports" memo, editorial director Paul Maidment, resigned himself last November after a brief attempt to keep the site running, G/O Media CEO Jim Spanfeller has vowed that Deadspin will live again. His latest shot at restoring the site began to take shape in January, when the company hired former New York Daily News editor-in-chief Jim Rich as Deadspin's top editor, tasked with building a new team that could help the site emerge from the ashes and win back its readers. In the four months since, Rich has been elevated to editorial director across G/O Media's portfolio, a role left vacant since Maidment's resignation, and a Daily News colleague, former sports editor Eric Barrow, has been brought in as Deadspin's... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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Jacob Dalborg is succeeding Hartmut Jedicke as board chair for Bonnier in Germany and U.K. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liz Perl has been promoted to executive v-p, marketing for Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emma Ledbetter has been promoted to associate editor at Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kristin Spang has been promoted to publishing manager and manager of special initiatives at Penguin. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Ellen Grafton has been promoted to assistant managing editor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Home Entertainment, the book publishing arm of Time Inc., is moving the U.S. sales and marketing of its trade list to sister company Time Warner Retail Sales and Marketing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Chronicle Books, Sarah Golski has been promoted to managing editor of the lifestyle group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German publisher Bastei Lubbe is the latest overseas publisher to use digital distribution to enter the U.S. market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Goldberg, formerly of Norton, has joined David R. Godine Publishing as the director of sales and marketing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jodi Rosoff has joined Grand Central Publishing as publicity and marketing director, Forever & Forever Yours. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tina McIntyre has been promoted to the newly created role of executive director, strategic planning and digital publisher for Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As of April 1, Midpoint Trade Books has completed the transfer of its distribution activities to Ingram 3PL. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jennifer Keltner will join Martingale as publisher and chief visionary officer, effective April 16. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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St. Martin’s marketing executive Matthew Baldacci will move to Scholastic April 28 as v-p of marketing for the Scholastic Trade Publishing division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite a string of lopsided losses in court, Apple attorneys press for a stay, noting that an appeal victory would "radically change" the legal landscape. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time magazine has announced several staff changes to its editorial team: • Tom Weber has been promoted to executive editor. He was previously serving as assistant managing editor. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Hachette India, Poulomi Chatterjee has been appointed editorial director to replace Nandita Aggarwal, who is leaving to pursue personal projects. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CIROBE will celebrate its 25th anniversary next year at a new larger space in Chicago's top tourist destination. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Grace Kendall is joining Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers on April 7 as an editor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elizabeth Bewley has joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers as executive editor based in the NYC office, starting April 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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