Day: November 16, 2017

Mortimore takes over publisher reins for papers

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Mortimore takes over publisher reins for papers

GUERNSEY—Wyoming Newspapers Inc. has announced the promotion of Rob Mortimore to the position of publisher for a group of weekly and
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Jesmyn Ward, Masha Gessen win National Book Awards

Clinton, Bill or Hillary, would have won in a landslide over Donald Trump among the dinner gathering of authors and publishers at Cipriani Wall Street.
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The Emerging Writer Teaching Fellowship in Creative Writing, NYU Shanghai

In addition to core first- and second-year writing courses, the Writing Program offers a creative writing minor, and a robust culture of readings and
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Time & Leisure Publishing, Editor-in-Chief

Time & Leisure Publishing is an independent, family-owned media company based in south west London and established in 1997. It delivers local
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Facebook's 'Trust Indicators' is apparently a gift to select media partners

Publishers can choose to share their ethics policy, corrections policy, fact-checking policy, ownership structure, and masthead, according to a
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Do players really like loot boxes, or are game publishers forcing them on us?

For Ubisoft, the publisher behind Far Cry, Assassin's Creed, and many others, the figure was 51%. What happens when microtransactions transition
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Marie Claire Publisher Nancy Berger and Auction House CharityBuzz Partner with the Oral Cancer …

As a distinguished leader in the extremely competitive Publishing Industry, Nancy Berger was named Publisher of the Year in 2012 by AdAge, and
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Facebook adds trust indicators to news articles in an effort to identify real journalism

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Facebook adds trust indicators to news articles in an effort to identify real journalism

Today, the company is rolling out its latest: what Facebook calls a “trust indicator,” an icon that you can tap to learn more about the publisher of articles
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Online Publishers Adopt Standards to Help Readers Spot Trustworthy News

Major online news publishers and technology companies have agreed to adopt a set of transparency standards set forth by industry consortium The
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Stegner Fellow Reading with Yoon Choi and Graham Barnhart

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Stegner Fellow Reading with Yoon Choi and Graham Barnhart

Please join the Stanford Creative Writing Program for a Reading with Stegner Fellows Yoon Choi & Graham Barnhart. Yoon Choi was born in Seoul,
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University of Akron Press poetry publication shares limelight on shortlist at National Book Awards

Leslie Harrison's The Book of Endings, a publication from the University of Akron Press, received national attention Wednesday as one of five titles
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Help in building your book

Whether book copies are for an agent, market or beta readers, printing through a self-publishing company like Lulu.com – the company the workshop
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Go & Do: Pie Sale, Voices from the Heart concerts and Winter Farmers Market

This approach works well for students interested in engineering, computer science, performing arts, visual arts, creative writing, or other disciplines
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Richmondshire scheme encourages ex-forces to be creative

Richmondshire scheme encourages ex-forces to be creative … provides therapeutic sessions in arts and crafts including woodwork, creative writing,
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Stand up to intimidation from China? These English-language publishers are all like, nah

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Stand up to intimidation from China? These English-language publishers are all like, nah

These English-language publishers are all like, nah. by Ian Dreiblatt. Four fucking microphones: now that's power. Xi Jinping doing his Xi Jinthing.
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Operations & Research Manager (Open Access)

We have a fabulous role with a global academic publisher to join their Journals team, leading the delivery of Open Access. This is an interesting and
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RefToken Announces The Launch Of A New Cryptocurrency

Known as Ref Tokens, this currency will facilitate more efficient payments between merchants and publishers while giving them an incentive to use the
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Waldorf's Alpha Chi Awarded Research Grants

Humble, a sophomore Creative Writing major, is using her grant to attend the Midwest Writers Workshop in Muncie, Indiana, where she'll experience
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Students-Register on the For Educators Site & Purchase Your Coursepack

A common question is- I'm a student- do I have to purchase the entire coursepack? The answer is Yes, as a student you must purchase the entire
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Madefire Welcomes Image Comics' THE WALKING DEAD, SPAWN, and more to its Award-Winning …

Madefire provides creators and publishers the cutting-edge Motion Book publishing platform which enables a digital-first approach to publishing
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Bright Young Collectors: Nora Benedict

rbs_ncb.jpg Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Nora Benedict who collects Argentine printing and publishing history.
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KU historian part of project examining complex history of Jerusalem in late antiquity | The …

KU historian part of project examining complex history of Jerusalem in late … “While there have been many collective publications on Jerusalem, the
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Ten key developments from UNLV's first 60 years

… reader stepped down in 2006 to become the founding executive director of a new campus literary center connected to the creative writing program.
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Democracy activist Nathan Law pens new essay series with plans to publish book

Pro-democracy activist and former lawmaker Nathan Law is penning a new series of essays and semi-biographical accounts that he hopes to
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History Books Best Sellers | Children's History Books

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History Books Best Sellers | Children's History Books

Get the The Aztecs' Many Gods – History Books Best Sellers | Children's History Books at Microsoft Store and compare products with the latest
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CHANGE IN COMMAND AT COMMUNITY THEATER

Martin currently teaches freshman writing courses at Harvard University. His classes typically don't reflect theater, but his course on witches in popular
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2.38 Million Visitors and USD 56 Million Book Sales at Sharjah International Book Fair 2017

2.38 Million Visitors and USD 56 Million Book Sales at Sharjah International Book Fair 2017 … saw 2,800 matchmaking meetings between 405 publishers and professionals to conclude deals for the buying and selling of rights.
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Oxford Times publishing delay

Today's edition of the Oxford Times is facing a delay due to print production problems. We will endeavour to get the papers out as quickly as possible
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Image Comics And Madefire, Sitting In a Tree, KISSING

Image Comics is the latest publisher to go all in on the Madefire, making “a … In a press release, Image names a bunch of books they've published, … is committed to supporting indie creators, uniquely allowing self-publishing on the
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Union Leader Publisher Joe McQuaid shares thoughts on book 'Cog Days'

And Joseph McQuaid, publisher of the New Hampshire Union Leader, will be on hand to discuss his “Cog Days'' memoir about the Mt. Washington
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Margaret Atwood returns to Tuscaloosa, addresses community

Working as the visiting Master of Fine Arts chair, she fostered students pursuing a Master of fine arts degree in creative writing, helping them to
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FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES NV: OCTOBER 2017 FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES SALES …

Two other models will soon be making a significant contribution to brand sales: the new Compass – already among the best-sellers in its segment just
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Call Of Duty: WW2 Tops The Charts In Australia And New Zealand

Unsurprisingly, Call of Duty: WWII continues to dominate the sales charts in Australia and New Zealand. The IGEA today released its list of best-sellers
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Literary agent selling massive Connecticut estate for $1.25M

Literary agent David Vigliano (who represented this columnist) and whose current bestsellers include HGTV-famous Chip and Joanna Gaines' “The
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Koch Brothers Back Meredith Bid to Buy Time Inc.

Charles and David Koch, the billionaire U.S. industrialist brothers, are backing publisher and broadcaster Meredith Corp.'s revived bid to purchase
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Richardson '20: Why Brown should require DIAP courses

And, unlike the writing requirement, a DIAP requirement could be just one course over eight semesters, which isn't asking very much. And considering
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FIPP: Why publishers need to shift focus from advertising to reader revenue

Publishers need to migrate from advertising revenue to reader revenue as they make moves to charge for digital content. That's according to the latest
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War Book Best Sellers | Children's Ancient History

Get the Greeks and Persians Go to War: War Book Best Sellers | Children's Ancient History at Microsoft Store and compare products with the latest
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Here Are The 2017 National Book Award Winners

Journalist Masha Gessen and novelist Jesmyn Ward were among the big winners Wednesday night as authors, publishers and literary benefactors
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One Alt-Weekly Dies, and Another Emerges

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One Alt-Weekly Dies, and Another Emerges

A bit of disclosure: Like a many local journalists, I've got a history with the … (The former Tribune Publishing Company also owns the Baltimore Sun,
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15 tips for writing faster

I write at the speed I can; how can I write faster? It takes practice, of course, and requires the ability to translate thought into prose in close to real time.
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Esteemed publisher's former UES home hits the market for $20M

The former Upper East Side home of Gianfranco Monacelli, a top architecture and design publisher, is on the market for $19.99 million. Monacelli both
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Koch Brothers Said to Back Time Inc. Deal Talks With Meredith

Talks between Time Inc., the publisher of Time and People, and Meredith, the publisher of Family Circle and Better Homes and Gardens, fizzled this
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A publishing history of a prohibited best-seller : the Abbé de Vertot and his Histoire de Malte …

Contents: Part I. A publishing history — The Abbe de Vertot — From the mind to the press — A scandal in the republic of letters — Un livre sans frontiers
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Class Spotlight: Writing the Wild Literary Journalism of the Outdoors

From the course description, it also seemed like we'd be involved in a lot of 'hands-on' learning and meet a lot of the writers whose work we read.”.
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Horology explained at Dubai Watch Week 2017

… discussion forums will take place, and some of the themes will be entirely practical, such as creative-writing workshops and social-media initiatives.
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Professors, students reflect on the work of Audre Lorde

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Professors, students reflect on the work of Audre Lorde

“So many who write and speak about Lorde today, comment that they felt … Dionne Bremyer, professor of creative writing, said Lorde inspired her to
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State Board of Education Votes Down Second Mexican-American Studies Textbook

After the previous text was rejected, publishers were only given one year to write a new book, rather than the usual two. A state review panel found
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PLANET VENTURA COUNTY

Winifred “Winnie” Lester, resident at Cypress Place Senior Living in Ventura, celebrated her 94th birthday skydiving with Skydive Coastal Camarillo
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AL senior, student newspaper writer publishes her first book

A.L. senior, student newspaper writer publishes her first book … Beck writes for the school newspaper but loves creative writing and has bigger dreams
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Publishers' programmatic woes: 'We get punished by being premium'

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Publishers' programmatic woes: 'We get punished by being premium'

Programmatic opens a revenue stream for publishers. But at the same time, publishers are paying exchanges or supply-side platforms hefty tech fees
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Study: Streaming quality key to OTT growth

“This study reveals not only the diversity of approaches that leading OTT publishers are utilising today to deliver their service, but also the myriad of
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Publisher's View: The Last Straw

Straws – those slender plastic tubes from which to sip frothy, sweetened, coffee drinks, sodas, and other beverages – are awesome. Children
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Education in Brief

Writers and poets across Yamhill County have the opportunity to share their work with a wider audience as the Paper Gardens Creative Writing
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Jesmyn Ward Wins National Book Award for 'Sing, Unburied, Sing'

Jesmyn Ward Wins National Book Award for 'Sing, Unburied, Sing' … The novelist Jesmyn Ward earned a National Book Award — her second — on … Publishers' revenues grew by 3.5 percent in the first half of 2017 compared with
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Poetry on the T Returns After Brief Hiatus

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Poetry on the T Returns After Brief Hiatus

Usually, Mass Poetry will reach out to a variety of potential sponsors: often poetry partners, publishing companies, and writing organizations.
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Publishing Custom Widget in ArcGIS Online

Hi, Currenly, client is using Portal as well as ArcGIS Online and the custom widget what i am going to build should be in portal and AGOL. I knew the.
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Local publisher suffers big loss in warehouse fire

A South City warehouse that caught on fire Wednesday housed thousands of books belonging to a local publisher. The warehouse held books
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Most Advanced Expansion in Ticket To Ride History – United Kingdom Brings New Territory, New …

The company's “Play Different” slogan reflects its vision of publishing: Days of Wonder limits its productions to very few new games, focusing on quality
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