#Publishers scramble to sign ‘Reddit rally’ authors: sources

#Publishers scramble to sign ‘Reddit rally’ authors: sources

“#Publishers scramble to sign ‘Reddit rally’ authors: sources” The media world is salivating over the “Reddit rally.” As Hollywood moves to write the screenplay, Big Apple book publishers are scrambling to sign authors to cover the bizarre trading phenomenon, sources said. At least three proposals are circulating for book deals on how cheap stocks like…

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#Bonnie Fuller buys Hollywood Life from Penske Media

#Bonnie Fuller buys Hollywood Life from Penske Media

“#Bonnie Fuller buys Hollywood Life from Penske Media” Bonnie Fuller — once one of the hottest celebrities in publishing as she jumped from Hearst to Conde Nast to Wenner Media and American Media — is taking the plunge as entrepreneur. Fuller, labeled an “evil genius” by Gawker for pushing newsstand sales to crazy levels at…

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#The New Yorker’s editorial union workers stage walkout

#The New Yorker’s editorial union workers stage walkout

“#The New Yorker’s editorial union workers stage walkout” Roughly 100 staffers of The New Yorker magazine walked off their jobs on Thursday in protest of pay disparities. The walkout started at 6 a.m. Thursday and included copywriters, web production staff and other union employees. It’s scheduled to last until 6 a.m. Friday and didn’t include…

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#Oops! Star and In Touch run advertorials as news

#Oops! Star and In Touch run advertorials as news

“#Oops! Star and In Touch run advertorials as news” Star magazine, which has gotten into trouble before for blurring the lines between advertising and journalism, has done it again.  The latest issues of Star and sister publication In Touch ran a full-page ad for cosmetics retailer Sephora that was designed to look like editorial copy…

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#DC media group buys NY’s City & State, plans expansion

#DC media group buys NY’s City & State, plans expansion

“#DC media group buys NY’s City & State, plans expansion” A DC-based news agency for politicians and bureaucrats has acquired City & State, a media business covering New York state and local politics for elected officials and government workers. Terms of the acquisition by Government Executive Media Group were not disclosed. But the company behind…

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