Google was fined $ 593 million on Tuesday by France’s antitrust watchdog for failing to properly comply with orders to speak in “good faith” with news publishers and for not having made plans to pay them for their content. In addition to collecting the fine, the French antitrust authority said …
Read More »Deseret News Publishing Company Announces New Executives; Robin Ritch appointed president and editor
Today, the Deseret Management Corporation has appointed Robin Ritch president and publisher of Deseret News Publishing Company. Ritch succeeds Jeff Simpson, who will depart in June on a three-year ecclesiastical mission with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Drawing on her diverse background in technology and innovation, Ritch …
Read More »Untested espionage laws blow cold winds thanks to news release – UQ News
Journalists must be protected from prosecution as part of a much-needed overhaul of Australia’s 2018 espionage law, according to a group of academics pushing for reform. Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh of the University of Queensland said the harsh penalties under the law – including life imprisonment – were having a “crippling” …
Read More »2021 Information Technology Rules and Digital News Release
Publishers of digital information will now have to inform the government of their operations, set up self-regulatory bodies and apply a complaints mechanism, as well as follow codes that until now have only been applicable. to print and television news. The Indian government’s new rules on intermediary liability and digital …
Read More »The Witness celebrates 175 years of news publishing
The witness celebrates 175 years of streaming news on February 27, 2021, securing its place as the oldest daily news platform in South Africa. In the media world, such a step is not reached without a clear purpose and a well-developed ability to adapt to an evolving ecosystem. Since 1846, …
Read More »McKinley Park News – McKinley Park News joins the LION News Publishing Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHICAGO – January 26, 2021 – The McKinley Park News, a micro-local online news and events publication serving the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago, has joined LION Publishers, a national association dedicated to supporting local, independent and online news publishers. With hundreds of members in LION Publishers, …
Read More »McClatchy family quit news publishing, but not journalism
James McClatchy helped start The Daily Bee in Sacramento in 1857, and he and his family ran the business for 163 years. Sacramento Bee File The McClatchys of Sacramento are parting ways with the newspaper company they have controlled for 163 years. The family, however, is not completely leaving journalism. …
Read More »Metrology News Publishing Bio Editor – Metrology and Quality News
Metrology News Editor-in-Chief Keith Mills has more than 30 years of experience in the global industrial metrology industry. Originally from the United Kingdom, Mills has spent over 20 years in the United States leading metrology companies and has additional practical experience in Europe, China, India and South East Asia. Trained …
Read More »Automattic announces Newspack, a next-generation news publishing platform backed by Google
The The Transform Technology Summits begin October 13 with Low-Code / No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! WordPress.com parent company Automattic has announced a new publishing platform for news sites designed to help small and medium-sized publications generate more revenue. The initiative, which is called Newspack by WordPress.com, is …
Read More »Star News Publishing buys 13 newspapers across Saskatchewan
Many Saskatchewan newspapers have a new owner. Alberta-based Star News Publishing has purchased thirteen newspapers across the province from former Transcontinental owners. Newspapers include the Southwest Booster, the Prince Albert Daily Herald, and the Moose Jaw Times-Herald. “I am a community journalist,” said Roger Holmes, editor of Star News. âCommunity …
Read More »10Layer start-up wins news publishing contract
Screenshot of the 10Layer publishing framework concept 10Layer, the A Johannesburg-based tech start-up, which is creating a publishing framework and content management system for online publishers, has reached an agreement with the Courier and tutor to feed the weekly’s website. Already, the company, started by Jason Norwood-Young, former chief technology …
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