World's Press Calls on Established Democracies to Better Protect Freedom of Expression

Following recent attacks on press freedom in the United States, France, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has called on all governments to recognise that freedom of the press is ess ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World's Press Calls on Established Democracies to Better Protect Freedom of Expression

Following recent attacks on press freedom in the United States, France, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has called on all governments to recognise that freedom of the press is ess ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World’s Press Calls for Withdrawal of Proposed Royal Charter

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have appealed to the British government to rethink statutory regulation that threatens more than 300 years of press freedom in the UK. In a letter to Prim ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“The Small Press World is About to Fall Apart.” On the Collapse of Small Press Distribution

Last week, Diane Goettel was on vacation in Florida when she saw an alarming email on her phone. After 55 years, Small Press Distribution (SPD)—one of the last remaining independent book distributors in the US—was shutting down immediately, with no advance notice or transitional support. Its... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-04-03 08:54:49 UTC ]
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Neon Hemlock Press: A Small Press in a Big World of Speculative Fiction

This year, a Neon Hemlock Press novella won a Nebula. But what is this publisher, where did it come from, and what does it put out? Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-06-21 10:36:00 UTC ]
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It’s time Australia called in the big guns on the social media firms. Our democracy is at risk | Belinda Barnet

Meta has made it very clear to Australians that they do not value our journalism or our public interest mediaThe joint select committee on social media and Australian society tabled their interim report on Monday, recommending that the government explore alternative revenue mechanisms to... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-10-22 04:53:35 UTC ]
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UK: Bitter Lemon Press Buys World English Rights to Zayed Winner

The 2023 Sheikh Zayed Book Award Young Author prize winner's world English rights have been bought by the UK's Bitter Lemon Press. The post UK: Bitter Lemon Press Buys World English Rights to Zayed Winner appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-04 23:33:21 UTC ]
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Freedom to Publish: AAP Awards Belarus’ Januškevič Press

The Association of American Publishers honors a Belarusian publishing house working from Poland in exile for the freedom to publish. The post Freedom to Publish: AAP Awards Belarus’ Januškevič Press appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-27 21:18:27 UTC ]
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World Literature Today to Co-host Online “RESISTIR Latin America” Poetry Event and Call for Peace

World Literature Today to Co-host Online “RESISTIR Latin America” Poetry Event and Call for Peace News and Events [email protected] Mon, 10/30/2023 - 15:47 On Saturday, November 18 at 12pm cst, the “RESISTIR Groupe” of Latin American PEN Centers,... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2023-10-30 20:47:30 UTC ]
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‘The potential to undermine democracy’: European publishing trade bodies call for action on generative AI

Three organisations argue that more transparency is needed after research found AI models have been trained using pirated works by authors such as Zadie Smith and Stephen KingThree major European publishing trade bodies have urged the EU to “act now” on transparency over artificial intelligence... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-10-19 13:53:46 UTC ]
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Publishing execs express concern over generative AI’s impact on traffic and IP protections

Publishing executives shared their honest and unfettered opinions on the rise of generative artificial intelligence technology and its impact on traffic, IP protections, content production and jobs at the Digiday Publishing Summit last week. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2023-09-25 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Get a call or a critique from a high-powered agent AND do good in the world.

Sound too good to be true? Well I have news for you, dear aspiring writer, you can get yourself a phone call or a manuscript critique from a fancy literary agent by bidding at this year’s Literary Agents of Change Auction.  The LAOC is an organization that believes that advancing the publishing... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-06-15 17:12:39 UTC ]
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Turkish Publishers’ ‘Freedom of Thought and Expression’ Award

The Turkish Publishers Association honors a house fighting seven cases of effective bans on books considered 'harmful to minors.' The post Turkish Publishers’ ‘Freedom of Thought and Expression’ Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-05-27 03:41:29 UTC ]
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Artists must be protected from piracy in the new world of AI | Letter

We must recognise the critical importance of strong copyright law and fair remuneration, writes Christian ZimmermannArtists, illustrators and photographers have often led the way in embracing new technology. The concerns that creators such as Harry Woodgate have about AI programs (‘It’s the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-02-03 17:10:51 UTC ]
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Salman Rushdie is expected to recover. Freedom of expression may not.

Salman Rushdie's appearance at Chautauqua was a thrilling affirmation of the importance of unfettered arenas of intellectual exchange. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-15 14:09:46 UTC ]
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Frankfurter Buchmesse and the Börsenverein Join Calls to Protect Ragıp Zarakolu and Other Exiles

Germany's Börsenverein and Frankfurter Buchmesse 'condemn Erdogan's swap deal,' calling on Sweden and Finland 'to stand their ground.' The post Frankfurter Buchmesse and the Börsenverein Join Calls to Protect Ragıp Zarakolu and Other Exiles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-07-07 18:59:15 UTC ]
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Paul Dacre’s all for freedom of expression – except when he’s a character in your play | Tim Walker

Gina Miller and Theresa May are happy to be in Bloody Difficult Women, but the Mail man wanted his lawyers to vet the scriptThe Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday have been banging on a lot lately about freedom of expression. An editorial declared it to be a “dark day” when the newspaper group... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-01-25 08:00:39 UTC ]
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Legend Press lands Snyder's 'powerful' First World War story

Legend Press has landed The Tin Nose Shop, an “incredibly powerful” First World War novel by Don J Snyder. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 06:14:29 UTC ]
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Dark clouds gather over press freedom in Europe

A week ago, Peter R. de Vries, a star journalist in the Netherlands, was leaving a studio where he’d just appeared as a guest on a TV program, RTL Boulevard, when a gunman shot him five times, including in the head. De Vries has covered the criminal underworld dating back to the eighties and... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-07-13 12:34:55 UTC ]
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World Book Day: Publishers Call for Canada’s Copyright Law To Be Fixed

Denouncing 'systemic exploitation of creators’ and publishers,’ Access Copyright cites more than C$150 million lost in unpaid royalties. The post World Book Day: Publishers Call for Canada’s Copyright Law To Be Fixed appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-04-25 22:48:58 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press Puts Its Full ‘World Classics’ List Online

'In the last year, we've really seen the importance of reliable digital products' amid the constraints of the pandemic, says David Clark. The post Oxford University Press Puts Its Full ‘World Classics’ List Online appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-15 21:53:45 UTC ]
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