Day: January 25, 2018

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Senate moves forward on Music Modernization Act

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Senate moves forward on Music Modernization Act

The Music Modernization Act was introduced to the Senate on Tuesday, which calls for a blanket mechanical license to be administered by a new agency consisting of songwriters and music publishers. The bill is intended to benefit publishers, songwriters and digital services. The bill was introduced by
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Tech is losing its war on journalism: Opinion

“If Facebook wants to recognise 'trusted' publishers, then it should pay those publishers a carriage fee similar to the model adopted by cable companies. The publishers are obviously enhancing the value and integrity of Facebook through their news and content but are not being adequately rewarded
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The Post and the future of journalism

In the last several weeks, Huffington Post, which built up its website with 100,000 non-paid writers who self-published their stories and opinions, announced that they were dissolving the self-publishing platform. HuffPost's editor-in-chief was quoted in the New York Times saying that unfiltered platforms
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Publishing Strategy & Support Team – Communications Internship

The Publishing Strategy & Support Team supports the strategy, content management, and publication of a portfolio of internal and external communication channels, as well as conducting research and monitoring on Public Affairs-related topics. By applying for this position, you would be considered for
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Jaipur Literature Festival kicks off, CM Vasundhara Raje gives it a miss

The festival, that will witness over 200 sessions on themes ranging from fiction and non-fiction to journalism and travel writing over the course of five days, was inaugurated by former Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva and British-born American essayist and novelist Pico Iyer. Festival producer Sanjoy
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NaNoWriMo director Grant Faulkner to speak in Petaluma

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NaNoWriMo director Grant Faulkner to speak in Petaluma

According to Faulkner, 307,000 writers participated in National Novel Writing Month last November, with another 150,000 K-12 students writing books through the youth-focused Young Writers Program website. That doesn't include, of course, the potential thousands of folks who remain “off the grid,” not
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Bower unveils his third album 'Light Years' Friday night at 49th State

When he's not writing, recording or performing music, Bower works at a mental health center and as a freelance writer and, when demand calls, a creative writing instructor at UAA. “I'm not teaching it this term; maybe next year. Everything is in flux; I need enough students to say they want to take creative
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Professors make healthy resolutions

For Simon's final goal, he hopes to pursue creativity again. A writer by nature, Simon hopes to pitch articles concerning the Christian faith or just a general topic to a major magazine. He might also pursue creative writing with a book, or he may create a board game he has been working on for many years
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Datasette Publish Transforms CSV Files Into Online Databases

Simon Willison announced the launch of his Datasette Publish app, which allows users to turn CSV files into an online database with a JSON API. It combines his Datasette tool for publishing SQLite databases as an API with his csvs-to-sqlite tool for creating them. Willison suggests that Datasette will be
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MOLLY'S GAME | This hand is all-in

Jessica Chastain is inebriating. There is something about this actress that goes beyond performance. In each role, a different aspect of her talent illuminates the screen. In The Zoo Keeper's Wife, it was the richness of her humanity. In The Help, her superior attitude and butter-wouldn't-melt-in-her mouth
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Missing 11-year-old found dead in river was last seen just yards from where her mum works

Police said Ursula was last sighted on North Bridge, near to where her mum Nicky Harlow co-hosts a fortnightly radio show on local station Pheonix FM. Ms Harlow is also a full-time author and lectures in creative writing for the Open University. The scene at River Calder at Paris Gates in Halifax, where
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Leonid Bershidsky: Tech is losing its war on journalism

“If Facebook wants to recognize 'trusted' publishers then it should pay those publishers a carriage fee similar to the model adopted by cable companies. The publishers are obviously enhancing the value and integrity of Facebook through their news and content but are not being adequately rewarded for
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Rolling Stone Australia's future in doubt as publisher goes into administration

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Rolling Stone Australia's future in doubt as publisher goes into administration

The future of Rolling Stone Australia, the local edition of what has long been considered the rock and roll bible, looks to be in doubt, with the magazine understood to be ceasing publication. Publisher Paper Riot Pty Ltd has gone into external administration, according to an ASIC filing, signalling the end
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2018: Year of Women

“Jesmyn Ward is one of the most compelling American novelists writing today,” Chair of the English Department Michael Kuczynski said. “To have such a major literary talent on our faculty changes the entire campus dynamic. The creative energy that Jesmyn brings to her work is inspirational and
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Prairie Lights will celebrate the 24th edition of The Wapsipinicon Almanac

There are a select — well, not so select — few who envision Iowa as a flyover state, the Hawkeye State, or a state that lacks literary and artistic influence. The third assumption proves itself to be false, because of people such Fay, journalists, creative writers, and even Iowa's rolling hills lit with the glow of
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Rupert Murdoch to Facebook: Pay “trusted” publisher for their content

Facebook has plans to adjust their timeline feature to show users more posts from their friends and families rather than news stories and articles from publishers. The adjustment has been put into place to combat the growing political toxicity on the platform as well as false news services flooding the
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From pain to pen: expressive writing and healing

Childress specified that patients may not share their creative work with doctors because doctors may not openly show their receptivity to expressive writing. However, doctors who are familiar with creative, therapeutic endeavors like Whistle Words may recommend that their patients take up writing in
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Dear younger writer self, can I give you some advice?

I started writing creatively in school after my late sister Vera told me the best way to get good marks in English was to make things up. As an over-anxious child this advice seemed to be too good to be true, but I thought there was no harm in trying it out. And of course she was right. Writing creatively did
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A worthy challenge

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A worthy challenge

Since 2016, millions of Americans have been on edge, many in a sort of frenzied state of mind. There is really no way around it but at the root of this chaos is one basic paralyzing disorder we all suffer from: fear. The fact that we went from hope and change for the future to going back to the past with
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A trio of gruesome murders raises questions about Wall Street shenanigans

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A trio of gruesome murders raises questions about Wall Street shenanigans

… the Cape Coral Police Department, working mostly with fingerprints and crime scenes. ¦. — Phil Jason, Ph. D., United States Naval Academy professor emeritus of English, is a poet, critic and freelance writer with 20 books to his credit, including several studies of war literature and a creative writing text.
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Local author is hosting weekly writing classes

The author of 17 books will describe his writing process during a six-week series that begins at 6 p.m. Feb. 1 at the library, 26 North Road. Fort Wetherill resident Roger Marshall has been writing books on boating and gardening since the 1970s, including “How to Build Your Own Greenhouse,” a
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After folding in print, Self's 8 million Snapchat users are more than on its website

Fitness magazine Self folded its print edition at the end of 2016 as part of a consolidation of Condé Nast's magazines. But since then, editor-in-chief Carolyn Kylstra has found new life (and younger readers) for the brand on Snapchat. Self launched in May on Snapchat's Discover section for publishers
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Echo acquires Morris, Evans and Jeffreys

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Echo acquires Morris, Evans and Jeffreys

Echo had acquired world rights to the second novel by Heather Morris, whose debut, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, is being released in 22 territories this year. Titled Cilka's Story, the book follows one of the characters from The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Commissioning editor Angela Meyer said, 'Cilka has
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Club Norway

He never got a ride in the Queen's golden coach. The tell-all book Fire and Fury shot to No. 1 bestseller. His attorney paid a porn star $130,000 to hush up an affair, but it got out anyway. Special counsel Robert Mueller is closing in. And he produced a government shutdown. He promised to sign a
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FAME owner leaves behind musical legacy

After famous singers, including Roy Orbison and George Jones, began playing Hall and fellow musician Billy Sherrill's songs, the duo decided to partner with local music enthusiast Tom Stafford to start a music publishing company in Florence. Following Sherrill and Stafford's leave, Hall moved the
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New memoir by Karen Yamashita explores Japanese-American internment through a family archive

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New memoir by Karen Yamashita explores Japanese-American internment through a family archive

Co-director of the Creative Writing Program at UC Santa Cruz, Yamashita received a 2011 California Book Award in the Fiction category for her novel I Hotel, and was a finalist for the National Book Award. I Hotel also won the American Book Award, the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
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Fragments Calls on Student Body for Submissions

For co-editor Wendy Tafur, a senior creative writing and theatre major, departure had a very literal meaning to her as an international student from Ecuador. “My first thought immediately around departure was when I left my country, and I came here freshman year. Now, I think of departure from college,
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Sir Elton John announces his final world tour

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s he topped the charts and in 1992 was given the largest cash advance in music publishing history. He co-wrote the songs for Disney's The Lion King and wrote the music for a production of Aida. • In 1997 he sang a reworked Candle in the Wind at the funeral of his friend
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Audiobooks are now available on Play Store

In order to celebrate this new venture's launch, the giant is offering the audiobooks from best-sellers around the world just for $10. Yes, you can pick some of the best selling books from the Play Store just for $10. According to sources, people have turned up to audiobooks instead of ebooks and they
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MSU international student remembered as inspiring storyteller

She was earning a master's degree in creative writing while also working for the union. She also continued to edit a digital magazine celebrating African women. Her Afroelle magazine aims to “encourage, empower and elevate” women of African heritage by showcasing “entrepreneurs, leaders,
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Future Tense Newsletter: Do Robots Dream of Spaghetti?

Robots aren't just infiltrating our economy—they're becoming an omnipresent force in our culture. Just take a look at the definitions Google provides for basic tasks, like breathing and eating, and you'll see how robots are already distorting collective knowledge, argues Jacob Brogan. According to
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ASUMH student to offer animation course to community

Students do not earn credits, and the course is instructed by Sellers, not by ASUMH faculty. A writer who has been writing, producing and directing animated films since the age of 14, Sellers said she has completed six writing scripts and one 25-minute animated episode of her film series, “Dagon: Troll
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US game publisher Activision wins trademark lawsuit in China

SHANGHAI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — A Chinese court ruled that Activision Publishing Co. won a trademark lawsuit over a Chinese film distributor. The people's court in Pudong New Area in Shanghai ordered Huaxia Film Distribution Co. Ltd. to stop infringement of the rights of Activision and pay damages of
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Heritage Sandy Springs announces Titles @ Twilight lineup

Handler, who has written two nonfiction books and has a novel coming out in 2019, is a founding member of the board of the Decatur Writers Studio and teaches creative writing and coordinates the minor in writing program at Oglethorpe University. o Sept. 5: Anthony Grooms, “The Vain Conversation.
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Libraries need more help, locals suggest

Veach said the most significant hit is in the libraries' book collections, saying they can only purchase one format of a best seller when before they would order books, DVDs, and audio formats. “We aren't able to purchase things to provide the resources needed, not enough to meet the demand,” said
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History of Christianity scholar to discuss new book at Feb. 17 lunch

Bart Ehrman, the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will discuss his newest book, “The Triumph of Christianity,” at a lunch hosted by Blue Ridge Books at noon Saturday, Feb. 17, in HART Theater's Harmons' Den Bistro. A scholar
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Billboard 200 Chart Moves: 'Grammy Nominees' Series Scores 24th Top 40-Charting Album

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Billboard 200 Chart Moves: 'Grammy Nominees' Series Scores 24th Top 40-Charting Album

1 on the Billboard 200 in late 2000 and early 2001 and has sold 12.87 million copies in the U.S. Since Nielsen Music began tracking sales in 1991, The Beatles' 1 is the band's biggest selling album, the fourth-largest selling title overall among all acts, and the best-selling greatest hits album. Ahead of 1
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Reading program is all about community

The 1 p.m. program set will include: Jay Leslie's magical anti-bullying and positive self-esteem program for children, a teen creative writing workshop and an adult and senior program about healthy mindful living by coach Lindsay Leimbach. The lunch hour will have a special program to put residents in
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Awesome Ideas for Your Food Truck YouTube Channel

… rotates around a menu, and you could use YouTube to highlight specific products on your menu. Remember visuals have always proved to be the most powerful and impactful medium for marketing and hence as a food truck owner it is your foremost duty to use this medium to underscore best sellers.
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Woman says dumpster find is valuable piece of art

He remained a hit maker over the following four decades, from “The Lion King” soundtrack song “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” to a revision of his Marilyn Monroe ode “Candle in the Wind,” released in 1997 after the death of John's friend Princess Diana and one of the best-selling singles of all time.
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Indie Coffee Roasters now open on Carmel's Main Street

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Indie Coffee Roasters now open on Carmel's Main Street

Carmel's new coffee shop and roastery, Indie Coffee Roasters, opened its doors for the first time for friends and family Jan. 20 to celebrate its grand opening. The shop, 220 E. Main St., officially opened for business Jan. 23. Alec and Jenny Tod collaborated with friends Diane and Kevin McAndrews to
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HarperCollins sales up 8.1% as Big Four's market share shrinks

Its consumer market sales value of £119.9m (A$211.9m) is the publisher's best total in four years. Two of the Big Four—Hachette and Pan Macmillan—lost sales in 2017 after 'monster' years in 2016 by J K Rowling and Joe Wicks, respectively. Hachette was down 8.3% to £193.2m (A$341.5m) and Pan
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Carmel tops state for luxury home sales

By Current Publishing on January 24, 2018 Carmel Business Local. By Chris Bavender. When it comes to luxury homes, Carmel is the top market in Indiana for sales, according to the annual RE/MAX INTEGRA Midwest Luxury Report. The report looks at the latest trends in the luxury housing market
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Courthouse informational meeting draws crowd

The Crandon High School auditorium quickly filled to capacity at 7 p.m. Wednesday January 17 as Forest County residents gathered for the second in a series of informational meetings about the proposed renovation or removal of the 1909 courthouse. A representative from The Samuels Group was
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WH Smith high street store Christmas sales down four percent

W H Smith said the drop reflects 'the lower sales of high-margin spoof humour books compared to the same period last year when humour books had a particularly strong performance', with 'no new publishing trend' to replace the decline. The retailer's travel stores performed strongly over the same
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