What’s in the public interest? Murdoch v Crikey trial could test new defamation defence

Lachlan Murdoch says independent Australian publisher can’t rely on defence after it connected media baron to evidence at hearing into January 6 riots​​Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastLachlan Murdoch’s role as the controller of his family’s media conglomerates in the US and Australia was “inseparable” from the reputation of those organisations, the federal court has heard.The relevance of Murdoch’s leadership of the US Fox Corporation and its role in the January 6 riots was discussed at length in a preliminary hearing for the upcoming defamation trial against Private Media’s Crikey.Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2022-10-10 08:03:32 UTC ]
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McGraw-Hill Education to Go Public

McGraw-Hill Education confirmed Friday that it plans to go public, approximately three years after the private equity firm, the Apollo Group, acquired the educational publishing giant. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Public vote opens for h.Club 100

Canongate c.e.o. Jamie Byng, literary agent Juliet Mushens, Goldsboro Books’ owner David Headley and author Malorie Blackman are among the shortlist for the publishing and writing category of the h.Club 100 campaign to find the most influential and innovative people in the UK’s creative... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch takes 40% News Corp pay cut to $5.1m

Mogul receives fewer stock awards after company plunges to $149m loss, as it is revealed he met Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon in New York in JuneRupert Murdoch took a 40% pay cut for the year ending 30 June as his total package for being executive chairman of News Corp fell from $8.7m... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Return of Rebekah Brooks is 'two fingers up to British public' – shadow minister

Chris Bryant, shadow culture secretary, condemns apparent reappointment of Brooks as News UK chief a year after she was cleared of phone-hacking chargesThe return of Rebekah Brooks to run Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper operation has been described as “two fingers up to the British public” by the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publication plans for Franzen's Purity

Plans to promote Jonathan Franzen's new novel Purity (Fourth Estate, 1st September) include a collaboration with Instagram artist Hey Reilly, a midnight opening on publication day, and an author visit to the UK at the end of September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook reportedly testing Twitter-like breaking news app

App that would allow publishers to highlight and push news events to Facebook users is said to be in alpha-stage testingFacebook could be preparing to take on Twitter at its own game, with a standalone news application for mobile phones.The product, which is reportedly in “alpha” stage testing... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job In 5: Becky McCarthy, Publicity and Marketing Assistant, Michael O'Mara Books

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Journal Magazine to Cease Publication By Year’s End

Resources to be redirected to faster-moving digital and daily products. The post National Journal Magazine to Cease Publication By Year’s End appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Early Reviews Hype 'Watchman' Interest

The first reviews of 'Go Set a Watchman' reveal Atticus Finch to be a racist, a disclosure that has only increased debate about the book, set for release tomorrow. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Go Set a Watchman launch excitement builds ahead of publication

Harper Lee’s unexpected companion novel to To Kill a Mockingbird has bookshops readying for huge salesRead the first chapterListen to an extract read by Reese WitherspoonFirst chapter review: A beguiling journey into the pastSix months ago, it was a book the literary world would have laughed off... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman finally reaches the public after 60 years

The Guardian is exclusively publishing the first chapter of Harper Lee’s hotly anticipated companion novel to To Kill a MockingbirdRead the first chapterListen to an extract read by Reese WitherspoonFollow all the live commentary and reactionJean Louise Finch – beloved heroine of one of the most... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mary Poppins Treasures on View at the New York Public Library

Items that inspired 'Mary Poppins,' given by P.L. Travers herself, are on view at the Children's Center of the main branch of the New York Public Library. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Public vote to find Audible sitcom

Audible.co.uk will tomorrow (7th July) launch This is Your Pilot Speaking!, a public vote to find its first original British sitcom. Listeners will be able to hear five comedy pilots commissioned by Audible Originals. They will then be asked to give the pilots a star rating, with the pilot... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2015: Sloan, Knight Foundation Grants For Digital Public Library of America

The two new awards, coupled with significant earlier support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Endowment for the Humanities, will help to establish the growth of DPLA’s "service hubs." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has said it is “categorically and absolutely untrue” that it reported a copy of E L James' novel Grey stolen as part of a “publicity stunt.” Following a statement from Kent Police that there was “no evidence… to suggest an offence has been committed”, several articles have... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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14 Interesting Digital Marketing Stats From the Past Week

The past week has been filled with great data points. Here are 14 of the more intriguing numbers we came across: 1. Airbnb is on track to make $900 million this year, The Wall Street Journal reported. That's more than triple what it made in 2013 ($250 million). Internally, the sharing-economy... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rosen Publishing Acquires Jackdaw Publications

Rosen Publishing will move the editorial and production operations of Jackdaw Publications to New York City where it will operate as an autonomous imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to pay dividend to shareholders

Publishing company News Corp. said its finances are in good shape and that it would begin paying investors a semiannual cash dividend. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pay up Rupert Murdoch for an innocent member of your staff

Why the News Corporation chair should fund his former journalist’s legal costsI know it isn’t fashionable to champion former staff members of the News of the World. It was the newspaper where phone hacking took place and the resulting scandal was the reason that Rupert Murdoch closed it down.But... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alison Morrison murder trial begins

Alison Morrison, a former children's publisher and chair of Book Trust’s board of trustees, died in a ferocious attack by her neighbour after a dispute over noise from her son's skateboard, the Old Bailey has heard. Neighbour Trevor Gibbon is on trial for the murder of Morrison, who was killed... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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