Day: January 25, 2017

Dow hits 20000 following solid open for US stocks

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Dow hits 20000 following solid open for US stocks

A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the Dow Jones industrial average at the opening bell, Wednesday, Jan.
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Facebook is giving media outlets more control over which news stories it surfaces

Trending topics will be determined by the number of publishers that post … are talking about a news story, not how many publishers have covered it.
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Director, Division of Sales

Direct the implementation of sales plans for publications and program through all channels including E-commerce, exhibits, special sales, custom
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Writing adult nonfiction workshop offers creative outlet to residents

Tinley Park resident Sheryl Thompson never considered herself a writer, but her fascination with the “Little House on the Prairie” book series has led
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School Boards Meet Thursday

Greene County's Board of Education will meet Thursday at the Greene Technology Center both along with the Greeneville City Board of Education
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Google Bans 200 Publishers

Google bans 200 publishers in response to the proliferation of fake news sites. Elizabeth Keatinge (@ekeatinge) has more.
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Freddy Adu will join preseason practice with Timbers

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Freddy Adu will train with the Portland Timbers during the preseason, the team said Wednesday. Adu, 27, is expected to join
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Open Letter: Writing department supports contingent faculty strike

By Ithaca College Department of Writing … They are paid $4,200 per 3-credit-hour class and are limited to two classes per semester, which defines
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Chiefs hire Greg Lewis as receivers coach

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have hired Greg Lewis as their new wide receivers coach. Lewis spent last season in the same
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Jennifer Still explores creative ways of writing

This semester, the University of Manitoba's Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture will be housing Winnipeg-based poet Jennifer Still. Still will be
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Reservoir Signs Multi-Platinum Grammy-Nominated Producer Just Blaze to Worldwide Publishing …

As reported in Forbes, Reservoir announces the signing of multi-Platinum Grammy-nominated producer Just Blaze to a worldwide publishing deal.
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The National Newspaper Publishers Association Hosts Conference Focused on Training …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) will welcome Black-owned newspaper publishers from
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Facebook Moves to Curtail Fake News on 'Trending' Feature

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Facebook Moves to Curtail Fake News on 'Trending' Feature

Starting Wednesday, Facebook's software will surface only topics that have been covered by a significant number of credible publishers, a move
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Roxane Gay fires book publisher after it announced a deal with Milo Yiannopoulos

Bestselling author Roxane Gay pulled her forthcoming book “How to Be Heard” from her publisher Simon & Schuster following a controversial book
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Predatory Publishers: Why I'll Miss Jeffrey Beall

Beall, an academic librarian at the University of Denver, has earned fame, and notoriety, for his list of what he calls 'predatory' open access publishers
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Tamara Lush is living the double writing life

But then this weird thing happened where writing fiction energized my … advice would you give to reporters who also want to pursue creative writing?
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An Open Letter To The Rest Of Us

So this moment in history is just too ripe not to join in, but with a twist: Here's my open letter about our core freedoms of speech, press, assembly,
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Publishing error

After making some changes to my storefront site, I proceeded to publish and when it reached 60% complete, this message showed up, Status: Error in.
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Rooster Teeth announces game publishing division

Blue is launching its own video game publishing division, Rooster Teeth Games. The studio is based in Austin, Texas and their first externally
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Teesside High alumni scoops Café Writers prize

Emily Willis' creative writing entry entitled 'Steelworks, Redcar' claimed the 2016 Norfolk Prize at the annual competition, which was judged by
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Libraries have books on art and craft of writing

Some of our favorite authors and experts offer advice in these books, … “Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You” by Ray
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"1984" publisher orders new printing as sales soar

1 on Amazon.com and the publisher has ordered an additional 75,000 copies. Signet Classics told The Associated Press in a statement Wednesday
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Sydney Howieson Returns to Burns Night with Pipe Band

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Sydney Howieson Returns to Burns Night with Pipe Band

This weekend–Saturday, Jan. 28–is the 141st annual Burns Night celebration. There are many names in the community that have a longtime
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Snapchat makes publisher guidlines more strict

Snapchat's updated guidelines will restrict publishers from posting inappropriate pictures or fake news on its Discover service. They will need to
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Iceland, world's safest country, in shock over rare murder

LONDON (AP) — Iceland, ranked the world's most peaceful country, is reeling after police said a young woman whose body was found on a beach
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George Orwell's '1984' Is Suddenly a Best-Seller

In the novel “1984,” the term “newspeak” refers to language in which independent thought, or “unorthodox” political ideas, have been eliminated.
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(Photo: Getty Images/AFP, Josh Edelson)

… but Recode is reporting that Google has banned 200 online publishers from using one of its ad networks, partly as a crackdown on fake news outlets
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Sales of '1984' and other classic dystopic novels soar

Dystopia is climbing the charts. These dystopic classics, published an average of 60 years ago, are suddenly best-sellers again. Courtesy of
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Are Online Publishers Responsible for Online Harm?

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Are Online Publishers Responsible for Online Harm?

London – Fake news is not the only challenge facing online publishers and social networks in 2017; child sex trafficking victims and activists are
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Launch of two volumes published by the Patriarchate's Publishing House.

Two volumes published by the Basilica Publishing House of the Romanian Patriarchate were launched Jan. 24 at the conclusion of the scientific
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County's truancy spike is not coming from District 88

The Jan. 19 New Ulm School Board meeting started with organizational items for the new year, including: – Matt Ringhofer, Christie Dewanz,
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Roxane Gay Pulls Book From Publisher Who Signed Milo Yiannopolus

Bad Feminist author Roxane Gay pulled her newest book from Simon & Schuster after the publisher reportedly gave conservative writer Milo
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Local residents get calls from scammers from Publishers Clearing House

If you get a call from someone claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House telling you that you've won millions of dollars and all you have to do is
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Tusculum Changing Liquor Laws To Woo Business

Tusculum City Recorder John Lamb, at left, formally administered the oaths of office to Mayor Alan Corley and Vice-Mayor Barbara Britton Monday
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Publishers clearing house winner

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Publishers clearing house winner

Join in on the fun at Publishers Clearing House when you play Mahjongg Minute! Learn more about how. At PCH winners of our major prize awards
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Book Publishing Is Not a Good Champion of Free Speech

The uproar over Milo Yiannopolous's book exposes the tensions between the industry's purported ideals and the profit motive.
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VA taking applications for Creative Arts Festival

In addition, there are 100 categories in the performing arts pertaining to all aspects of music, dance, drama and creative writing. First place winners
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Technology journalist launches Kickstarter campaign for book on type, printing, and punctuation

Seattle-based technology journalist Glenn Fleishman has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a new book on type, printing, and punctuation.
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Orwell's '1984' back as bestseller amid focus on 'alternative facts'

NEW YORK, Jan 25 (Reuters) – George Orwell's “1984” novel about a dystopian future under an authoritarian regime is back as a bestseller and being
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Scrivener for Windows

Scrivener 2 Word Processor for PC: The Award-Winning Writing Studio Used by New York Times Best-Selling Authors.
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When Your Business Doesn't Match Your Values, What Then?

While the book industry's workers, including its top brass, may personally reject everything Yiannopolous stands for, book publishing itself manifestly
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Roxane Gay pulls forthcoming book from publisher in response to bigot Milo Yiannopoulos's book …

Buzzfeed reports that Gay asked her agent, Maria Massie, to pull her book last weekend. “I can't in good conscience let them publish it while they also
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Celebrate Writing Festival coming to Crestline Elementary

24 Crestline students will be dedicating a special day to celebrate writing. … “I think it encourages creative writing and to think outside the box.”.
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Huskies Overpower South Greene For 63-50 Win

This is our 20th win and I think this is only the seventh time in school history a boys basketball team has won 20 games. It's even more special to get it
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Steelworks poem wins prize

AN EMERGING poet from Teesside has won a writing award with a poem about the demise of Redcar's steelworks. Emily Willis' creative writing entry,
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Publishers Making Pennies From Third-Party Distribution

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Publishers Making Pennies From Third-Party Distribution

In the first half of 2016, the average premium publisher generated $7.7 million in revenue from distributing their content on third-party platforms like
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'Traditional music publishing doesn't help artists at a certain level'

Meehan's answer was to launch a straightforward online publishing deal: a rolling 28-day non-exclusive contract, which offered a 80/20 royalty split
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Brexit: government to publish white paper, Theresa May tells MPs

However, the government refused to say when it would publish the document, leading to calls from Labour for MPs to have access to the information
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Facebook's Trending updates deemphasize personalization and leverage publishers

With today's update, we will now look at the number of publishers that are posting articles on Facebook about the same topic, and the engagement
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Viewpoint: Fake News Vs. Real Money

Of course, many news publishers are transitioning to online models, with both The Guardian and Trinity Mirror both boasting an online readership of
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Google Bans 200 Publishers Partly Due To 'Fake News' Policy

Zurich, Switzerland – 20 April, 2016: Google sign on the wall of the Google office building. Google is a multinational technology company specializing
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Google Bans 200 Publishers After Fake News Policy Update

Google has removed 200 publishers permanently from its AdSense network as part of an update to its policy on banning sites that intentionally
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How Sanderia Faye chased her writing dream — and caught it

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How Sanderia Faye chased her writing dream — and caught it

She applied to Arizona State University's Master of Fine Arts in creative writing program with a short story about two girls who worked for the Student
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Socpedia Is the New Software Download Archive That Brings Publishers and Users Closer Together

Socpedia is an online archive dedicated to software downloads that launched on the 12th of January. It has become part of the PHP Shareware
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Rooster Teeth Games switches gears to branch into game publishing

The studio first dabbled in self-publishing its own game RWBY: Grimm Eclipse last year, but Rooster Teeth Games' new direction will task it with
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Nebraska lawmaker quits after unsavory Women's March tweet

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Nebraska lawmaker quits after unsavory Women's March tweet

24, 2017, against him in response to public outrage over his online posting, the latest in a long history of inflammatory statements. (AP Photo/Nati
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Creative Writer

View details & apply online for this Creative Writer vacancy on reed.co.uk, the UK's #1 job site.
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Key concepts from George Orwell's “1984” might explain why it's Amazon's best-selling book in the …

In the book 1984, the job of protagonist Winston Smith is to replace historical truths with new, state-approved “facts.” This week in the US, in what
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Investigator Testifies In Murder Trial

James Douglas Black sits at the defense table Tuesday during his jury trial in Greene County Criminal Court. Black is charged with first-degree murder
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Sales of Dystopian Novels Have Been Spiking on Amazon Since the Election

1984 became the #1 best-selling book on Amazon this week, nearly 70 years after it was first published. Penguin Books just ordered a reprint of
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New Africa Media, a Book Publisher Solely Focused on African Authors Launches in New York City …

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New Africa Media, a Book Publisher Solely Focused on African Authors Launches in New York City …

New Africa Media, a Book Publisher Solely Focused on African Authors Launches in New York City. Authors Invited to Submit Manuscripts for
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Raymond Carver Reading Series Continues This Semester with Six Authors

The series is presented by the M.F.A. program in creative writing in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences. The events are free
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How Hearing “No” From Agents and Publishers Can Lead You to “Yes”

After facing rejection, here's how one writer found a path forward with her work. Also, she shares three examples of how hearing “no” can lead you to a
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Google Banned Hundreds of Publishers From Its Ad Platform

In the three months since Google instated a policy banning websites that intentionally publish misleading or outright false news from using its
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Religion Book Deals: January 2017

The book, slated to publish in October, encourages readers to pursue their passion in every area of life, including career, relationships, and faith.
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PubMatic Announces Record Financial Results

Publishers utilizing PubMatic's header bidding technology have often realized CPM increases exceeding 50%. Advanced mobile monetization
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Rooster Teeth Steps Into Video Game Publishing

The company has announced that it has formed its own video game publishing division, Rooster Teeth Games, and it's going full ahead with it.
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Google Banned 200 Publishers From Its Ad Network — Including Some Fake News Sites

Google removed 200 publishers from its AdSense network in the fourth quarter, noting that some of them were fake news publishers.
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Italy premier admits delays in avalanche response

Rescuers work next to a helicopter that crashed in the Campo Felice ski area, central Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. A helicopter ferrying an injured
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Why Google Killed 1.7 Billion Ads Last Year – And Kicked 200 Publishers Off Its Network

And in a move that addresses the recent concern about “fake news,” Google also tightened its policies on the 2 million or so publishers in its AdSense
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Anti-ad blocking company Sourcepoint has raised another $16 million

The company describes itself as a “content compensation platform” that helps publishers claw back money lost to ad blockers by providing users with
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Nadal wins, keeps prospects of Roger-Rafa final alive

Spain's Rafael Nadal yells while playing Canada's Milos Raonic during their quarterfinal at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne,
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Sourcepoint Raises $16 Million Series B From Spotify Investors

Sourcepoint, whose technology lets publishers encourage ad-block users to whitelist their sites, revealed Wednesday it has raised $16 million in
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Tuesday's Sports in Brief

NEW YORK (AP) — The selection committee for the NCAA men's basketball tournament is getting into the bracketology business and borrowing an
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EU asks for feedback on Amazon proposals for publishers' contracts

Any new e-book agreement with publishers in the EEA over the next five years would not contain any of these clauses, Amazon said. The Commission
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PMQs review: Jeremy Corbyn caught out by Theresa May's promise to publish Brexit plan

But after a planted question by a Conservative MP asking May for a white paper, she announced that the government will indeed be publishing one:.
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Norfolk Southern drive to cut costs fuels profit in 4Q

FILE – In this June 4, 2014, file photo, a Norfolk Southern locomotive moves along the tracks in Norfolk, Va. Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) on
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Spring Tim Tim Stripe Top

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Spring Tim Tim Stripe Top

This striped cotton top is a classic off-duty staple. Balance its oh-so-chic Breton stripes, wide sleeves and dropped shoulders by tucking it into tailored
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Fresh Jersey Stripe Poplin Jumper

Tap into this season's Athleisure trend with a jumper that straddles perfectly between the smart-casual divide. The fit is loose for extra comfort, whilst
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Join ICMP

ICMP is the world trade association representing the interests of the music publishing community internationally. The constituent members of ICMP are
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Asian markets spurred by Wall Street's rally

Materials companies led U.S. stock indexes slightly higher in early trading Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, as investors sized up the latest round of company
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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has offered to alter its e-book contracts with publishers

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is poised to settle a European Union probe into its e-book deals with publishers by changing controversial
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Australian Open Glance

Croatia's Mirjana Lucic-Baroni celebrates after defeating Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic during their quarterfinal at the Australian Open
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Proven marketing tactics from Mark Dawson's Self Publishing Formula

Today I've got an author which may seem a little different but it's really not. I used to think that authors don't actually make money from their books.
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'1984' Tops Amazon Bestseller List After Trump Team's 'Alternative Facts' Quote

Yes, the classic novel that we all read for high school book reports has now topped Amazon's bestsellers list presumably due to the new presidential
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