LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Times Publisher and Chief Executive Ross Levinsohn was placed on an unpaid leave of absence amid allegations of past improper behavior, it was announced Friday. The news followed word that Times journalists had voted to join a union — a first in the paper's
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Sandy Davidson, the Missourian's attorney and an MU communications law professor, filed a motion to modify the protective order on behalf of the Missourian's publisher, the Missourian Publishing Association. The Jan. 4 motion seeks to eliminate part of a protective order that bars documents related to
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The petitioners also requested the bench to order registration of a case against the author and publisher of the said book under the Anti-Terrorism Act as they had tried to create hatred among different communities. The bench observed that the petitioners had not mentioned that request in their prayers.
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Although no deal has been finalized, Vincent revealed that he's had discussions with at least two book publishers about sharing his life story. “It's a hell of a book, you don't wanna miss it,” he promises. 5. Yes, His Guitar Solos Were Too Long Sometimes. Vincent raised Stanley's ire during his time in Kiss
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The shift is another signal of Facebook's ability — this time using the collective power of its more than two billion members worldwide — to play kingmaker with publishers. Many publishers have long relied on Facebook to reach audiences, and they largely reacted with disappointment last week when
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Los Angeles Times publisher and CEO Ross Levinsohn has been in his job fewer than six months, but on Friday, he was placed on an unpaid leave while the Times parent company, Tronc, investigates past misconduct at his previous jobs, as well as two sexual-harassment settlements involving the
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Barbour has two books coming from another Amish-romance star, Wanda Brunstetter—The Celebration (Feb.) and The Hawaiian Discovery (coauthored with Jean Brunstetter, June). While not a Christian press, Skyhorse will publish Home Is Where the Heart Is by Linda Byler in May. And Gilead
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By her account, Celeste Parr had a constructive, friendly relationship with the male professor who led one of her creative writing classes at Concordia University. It was only after she graduated that the trouble began. As the Toronto screenwriter recounted in a recent series of tweets, her married ex-prof
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The book is the sisters' sophomore effort, following The Last Mrs. Parrish, which was a bestseller published by HC last year (and which was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick). The publisher said this book follows two estranged friends who come together to solve the brutal murder of one of their
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With the help of block-tech company Bitaccess, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is trialing the Ethereum blockchain to transparently publish data on “government grants and contributions.” The initiative could serve as a model for other nations looking to make similar moves in the
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TACOMA – Teenagers throughout Pierce County are invited to show their creative talents in Pierce County Library System's Teen Writing & Art Contest – Our Own Expressions, which runs Thursday, Jan. 18 through Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. “We are always blown away by the talent these young
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“The better the Eagles do, the farther they go, the better it is for my business,” said Klinger, a co-owner of Klinger's Pubs. The Philadelphia Eagles are in the NFC Championship game for the first time in 10 seasons, and Klinger's at the Airport in Bern Township is hosting another Eagles party. “At 6:30
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Google is suspending a search feature that displayed fact checks associated to publishers after receiving criticism from conservative news outlets. “We launched the reviewed claims feature in our Knowledge Panel at the end of last year as an experiment with the aim of helping people quickly learn more
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After announcing last week that it will prioritize posts from friends and family members over brands and publishers, the social media site will also begin focusing on news from “trusted sources.” In a statement posted on the platform, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote that posts from news publications
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