Black publishers in Las Vegas for winter conference

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Black publishers in Las Vegas for winter conference

Scores of Black publishers from around the country are in Las Vegas this week to attend the National Newspaper Publishers Association annual winter conference. From January 24 to 27, the publishers will gather at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort to attend meetings that will update members on
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Lee Professor Publishes Book On Fake News And Christianity

Lee University's Dr. Michael Smith recently self-published his newest book, “Fake News, Truth-Telling and Charles M. Sheldon's Model of Accuracy: How a Clergyman Insisted on Accuracy as Job One,” on Amazon. “Audiences sometimes think in terms of 'my media' and 'the media,'” Dr. Smith said,
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Facebook defends two-question fake news survey

The social network, which has announced a radical shake-up of its news feed that will relegate news publishers, is polling users on which media outlets they see as trustworthy. The entire survey carries just two questions. The first – “Do you recognise the following websites” – asks whether or not the user
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Web devs to Google: Please stop trying to annex the internet

In an open letter to the company () they accuse the company of trying to use Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) to pull-in ever-more traffic to the Google domain, and away from the publishers that created it. More than 600 disgruntled web devs and publishers have signed the strongly-worded letter, which
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Snapchat is finally opening itself up to the web

Moses notes that the timing of Su's outreach is interesting given Facebook's recent shot across the bow of publishers. That, combined with the potential to drive more eyeballs through its web functionality, might be enough to convince publishers to refocus attention on Snapchat. But even if it succeeds in
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This Week In Sales: Debuts For Mario + Rabbids, Gintama Rumble, And Street Fighter V: Arcade …

The #1 best selling title of the week goes to Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, which debuted with 66,692 units sold on the Nintendo Switch. Raving Rabbids aren't nearly as popular in Japan as they were in the West at the time of its release, but it should be interesting to see how it hangs in there along
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Hearst Data VP: The Value Of Publisher Data Is Skyrocketing

As the value of publisher data surges, Adam Harris, VP of data products at Hearst Magazines Digital Media, is tasked with maximizing its opportunities. When Harris joined in May, he looked at how Hearst data can be used to create experiences that drive sales, which performance-focused advertisers
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Shabdha Sambandha: A Contest For Writers To Connect With Their Roots Through Words

How would it be if you could combine your penchant for writing with an exploration of your roots? Here's an opportunity that allows you to do just that. Swarajya, in association with Heritage Parampara and Indic Academy, will be conducting a creative writing contest, called “Shabdha Sambandha” or
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New history articles added to newspaper

The Coffee County Historical Society has also published a six-volume series on Civil War Soldiers of Coffee County, Tennessee, which contains photos and individual histories of those who served on both sides of the war, as well as interesting descriptions of the various aspects of the conflict. These are
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Senate forges ahead on sweeping Music Modernization Act

It's the music industry's version of bipartisan support: Songwriters and music publishers struck a deal with digital music companies to support the Music Modernization Act. The legislation aims to improve digital royalty payouts to songwriters and publishers, while also greatly reducing the legal liability
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Is Patreon a viable alternative to funding the indie dev dream?

Following the indie dev dream can be rough. There likely isn't a developer out there who would tell you different. The long hours, the lack of financial security, the sheer pressure of bringing a creative vision to life, it takes its toll. Whether it's angel investors, publishers, or crowdfunding, budding indie
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Chicopee Police warning residents about increase in scams at tax time

“If you win the PCH (Publishers Clearing House) Sweepstakes and people are at your door with balloons, cameras, and making a huge deal out of it, well, then that is probably real and congratulations…If you get this letter, it's a scam, you did not win, and the paper is useless. Throw it away,” Wilk said.
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SONIC & DEATHSTROKE Lead Diamond's February PREVIEWS Catalog

On The Flip Side — Nigerian comics creator Roye Okupe is the creator of an entire universe under his publishing company YouNeek Studios. Okupe's superhero universe derives its background and culture directly from his own African roots, providing a unique setting for his readers that cannot be found
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Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury' sales exceed 1.7 million in third week

Fire and Fury has sold more than 1.7 million copies in the combined formats of hardcover, e-books and audio, publisher Henry Holt & Co. told The Associated Press on Wednesday. It's spending its third consecutive week at No. 1 on USA TODAY's best-selling book list and remains No. 1 on Amazon.com
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Two to help at Two Square Books Publishing

Robin and Natalie Rush are catalysts for transformation — transforming people with stories into published authors and transforming bits and pieces of information into books. The mother/daughter team of Two Square Books Publishing does editing, layout, scanning of images and cover design, among
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Author Jhumpa Lahiri learns to juggle English, Italian and Trump

Though she still maintains a residence in Italy, she's back on American soil these days, teaching creative writing at Princeton while readjusting and reevaluating her relationships to both languages. “I have much more of a day-to-day life in English again. I teach and so forth,” she said. “I have become a
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