Day: April 25, 2017

BRIEF-Chinese Universe Publishing and Media's Q1 net profit up 24.1 pct y/y

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BRIEF-Chinese Universe Publishing and Media's Q1 net profit up 24.1 pct y/y

LONDON, April 25 Jimmy Wales, the founder of online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, has launched a website aimed at countering the spread of fake news
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Launching The Wolfram Data Repository: Data Publishing That Really Works

CHAMPAIGN, Ill., April 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Wolfram Research launches the world's first computable data repository. The Wolfram Data
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National Observer nominated for national excellence award in digital publishing

The Digital Publishing Awards recognize excellence in the content, creation, design and innovation of Canadian digital publications. Also nominated
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Ecuador fines 7 news outlets for not publishing story about presidential contender

Ecuador's media watchdog fined several news outlets $3,750 each for not publishing a story about alleged offshore bank accounts owned by recent
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iUniverse Book Receives Gold and Silver Awards in the 29th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book …

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iUniverse Book Receives Gold and Silver Awards in the 29th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book …

iUniverse Publishing is pleased to announce that “Iron O'Brian” was named a Gold Winner in Fiction: Historical and a Silver Winner in Fiction:
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Facebook Tests Giving Users A More Balanced News Diet

The feature is being observed and shaped by Facebook's Journalism Project, and the company has been seeking feedback from publishers and users
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Independent.ie's news app recognised at prestigious publishing event

The ceremony which was held in Copenhagen on Monday night saw hundreds of entrants from publishers whittled down to three per category.
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Law Column: DCMS calls for views on journalism exemption

S.32 protects publishers because it enables newspapers to process personal data (which would otherwise breach the DPA) if the publisher
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Creative writing for veterans, a new course at MCCC

The introduction to creative writing course, which is limited to guest veterans and current MCCC veteran students, will be offered at the college's West
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Montco Community College Creates Writing Course For Military Veterans

BLUE BELL, PA — Montgomery County Community College now offers a creative writing course designed specifically for military veterans. Intro to
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Mike Jones

Mike Jones is a passionate writer. He got his degree in Mass Communication but found out that his passion was creative writing. He promotes a
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Publishers' reach has drastically declined on Facebook

Over the course of the last three months, Facebook reach among established publishers has been declining at alarming levels, and no one
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Scicluna dismisses call for FIAU to publish Panama report

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Scicluna dismisses call for FIAU to publish Panama report

Finance minister Edward Scicluna dismissed suggestions that the Financial Investigation and Analysis Unit (FIAU) should publish the findings of its
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Publishers Are Fed Up with Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)'s Instant Articles

Publishers are making it clear that they're fed up with Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)'s Instant Articles and its inability to make them money. Facebook Inc
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Famous novelist turned down by over 100 publishers dies

It was a novel that made history after it was turned down by more than 100 publishers. Robert Pirsig, author of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle
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BRIEF-China South Publishing and Media Group to pay cash 5 yuan per 10 shares as FY 2016 div …

NEW YORK, April 24 Robert M. Pirsig, author of the influential 1970s philosophical novel “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” died on
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A Literary Agent's and Former Publisher's Perspective on Books

When I was 16, I saw a book cover with one of my favorite musicians. I bought 50 Cent's “From Pieces to Weight” and read it cover to cover in a single
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Tor.com Publishing Ebook Giveaway

This June, Seanan McGuire returns to her rich multiverse of fantasy worlds with Down Among the Sticks and Bones, the second book in the beloved
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Yes, There Are Platforms That Actually Pay for Publishers' Content

There has been a lot of talk lately in the publishing industry about platforms. Should we share our content on LinkedIn, Facebook, or even Snapchat?
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Nominees Announced for 2017 Digital Publishing Awards

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Nominees Announced for 2017 Digital Publishing Awards

TORONTO, April 25, 2017 /CNW/ – The Digital Publishing Awards (DPAs) are pleased to announce the 2017 nominees for their 2nd annual awards
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After introducing Chetan Bhagat's book, Delhi University plans to teach literature students 'how to …

It has been recommended by a committee on the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) to be included in the “academic” writing section of the course.
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Attacks on the press: the new face of censorship

By forming networks and arming themselves with new tools in publishing, broadcasting and social media, journalists around the world are rescuing
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UMF senior writes stories publicly as part of Arts Nights celebration

With a dual major in Creative Writing and Theater, Peercy plans to head to Chicago after graduating in two weeks to make a go of play writing.
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Communication is more complicated than you think

The writing genres [students' practice] vary from report writing, writing for the media, creative writing with exegetical components, academic,
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Recorded music revenues up 5.9% to $15.7 billion in 2016

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Recorded music revenues up 5.9% to $15.7 billion in 2016

The global recorded music market grew by 5.9% in 2016 to $15.7 billion, according to the IFPI's new Global Music Report, achieving its highest growth
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Copyright Usurped – EU Proposal for a New Copyright Directive

Because press publishers are facing difficulties in licensing their publications online and obtaining a fair share of the value they generate (which could
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Snapchat Discover lands in Germany with Vice and Sky Sports announced as publishing partners

“Starting today, German Snapchatters will for the first time have local content in Germany, in German, from German publishers. We're delighted that
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Author Joanna Cannon: why I'm going back to the psychiatric wards

Joanna Cannon: she started writing while working as a junior doctor 'for … Also creative writing will give them an outlet to talk about how they feel
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Plagiarism In Philosophy: How Publishers Respond

How do publishers respond to cases of plagiarism in philosophy? Michael V. Dougherty, professor and Sr. Ruth Caspar Chair in Philosophy at Ohio
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DU Proposes The Art Of Writing Facebook Posts As Part Of Academic Writing Course

The university wants Facebook posts writing to be part of a course on “academic writing” with a core committee for the Choice Based Credit System
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How We Grew Our Organic Traffic by 43% Without Publishing a Single New Blog Post

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How We Grew Our Organic Traffic by 43% Without Publishing a Single New Blog Post

Today I'm going to show you how we boosted our organic traffic by 43% over a 3 month period. The best part is, we did it without publishing any new
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Key Publisher Strategies for Operating in the Programmatic Video Landscape

To help publishers navigate through the programmatic video scape, we identified key considerations that will simplify decision making.
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Always Be Publishing: Continuous Integration & Collaboration in Code Repositories for REST API …

This approach provides many benefits: tested document builds, continuous publishing, reviews of the documentation content and the code together,
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UConn's upcoming public poem series revealed

Students presents their work for the Poetic Journeys at Art Building 109 April 24th. It was developed by the Creative Writing Program at the University
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Publishers to step down amid McClatchy restructuring

South Carolina's The Sun News and Georgia's The Telegraph will see their respective publishers step down next month. Both papers are part of The
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Cohen launches legal action against BuzzFeed for publishing 'completely fabricated' dossier

Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's personal attorney, says he has instructed his own attorney to investigate legal action against BuzzFeed, which
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