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English Pen event: Celebrating Nelson Mandela: His Letters, His Legacy
PENmandelaletters To mark the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth on 18 July and the publication of The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela (Liveright) on 10 July, English PEN is holding an evening of readings with very special guests on 17 July. Taking place at the Union Chapel in London, the event features letters by Nelson Mandela from […]
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GLOBAL: Free media week killings underscore crimes of impunity against journalists
http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/pacific-media-watch/global-free-media-week-killings-underscore-crimes-impunity-against-journalists-1 A press freedom protest in the Philippines capital of Manila over the latest killing of a radio journalist. Thursday, May 3, 2018 By David Robie AUCKLAND (Asia Pacific Report/Pacific Media Watch): Monday – just three days before today’s World Press Freedom Day – was the deadliest day for news media in Afghanistan in […]
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WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY – MAY 3
On World Press Freedom Day PEN calls for justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia and the protection of journalists and rights activists fighting for justice in her case 3 May 2018 – Daphne Caruana Galizia, a prominent investigative journalist and blogger, was assassinated on 16 October 2017 near her house in Bidnija, Malta, in a targeted […]
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Good news for NZ Bookshops – a level playing field at last (in October 2019)
Retailers’ relief as uncompetitive GST loophole is to be closed Bookshops and other small businesses and their communities across New Zealand will have a sense of relief that the loophole allowing offshore retailers an unfair 15% price advantage when selling into New Zealand is to be closed, finally. “Closing this loophole will remove the […]
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The Times Just Won 3 Pulitzers. Read the Winning Work
The newspaper is recognized for its work in public service, national reporting and editorial cartooning. By Daniel Victor The New York Times won three Pulitzer Prizes on April 16, bringing its industry-leading total to 125 since the prizes were first awarded in 1917. The Times was recognized for coverage that led to an international reckoning on […]
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GLOBAL: RSF shines light on ‘forbidden coverage’ of women’s rights
On International Women’s Day lets observe violations against women journalists, and men who cover gender issues… PARIS (Asia Pacific Report/Reporters Without Borders/Pacific Media Watch): To mark International Women’s Day tomorrow, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is publishing a report entitled “Women’s rights: Forbidden subject” which sheds light on the difficulties that journalists – both men and women – […]
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Philip Pullman calls for authors to get fairer share of publisher profits
His Dark Materials author condemns way book industry ‘allows corporate profits to be so high at a time when author earnings are markedly falling’ ‘I don’t like what publishers, corporately, are doing to the ecology of the book world’ … Philip Pullman. Philip Pullman has called on publishers to stop damaging “the ecology of the book […]
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InternetNZ’s Copyright Proposals: Neither Balanced nor Fair
Internet NZ’s Copyright Proposal: ” Neither Balanced nor Fair ” by Hugh Stephens Hugh Stephens Blog source: shutterstock.com Copyright law is constantly under review–and that is a good thing–although the constant attack on the fundamental basis of copyright is, frankly, getting tiresome and dangerous. Last year Australia’s Productivity Commission undertook a major study of IP Down […]
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HIGH SPOT – new literary agency launches in NZ
high spot n. A highly regarded first or important edition of a book. The Agency Co-founded by literary agents Vicki Marsdon and Nadine Rubin Nathan, High Spot Literary is a full-service agency providing traditional literary agent services but with a broader marketing and social media eye. We are dedicated to guiding our authors to the greatest […]
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#Read Women: International Women’s Day – The PEN International Women’s Manifesto going to the UN
The PEN International Women’s Manifesto The first and founding principle of the PEN Charter asserts that ‘literature knows no frontiers’. These frontiers were traditionally thought of as borders between countries and peoples. For many women in the world – and for almost all women until relatively recently – the first, and the last and perhaps […]
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PEN Brings the Resistance to Its 2018 World Voices Festival
Courtesy PEN America By John Maher | Feb 15, 2018 PEN America’s 2018 iteration of its World Voices Festival bears the theme “Resist and Reimagine,” doubling down on the organization’s dedication to resisting potential restrictions on free speech under the Trump Administration while suggesting hope for the future. The festival, which comprises more than 60 events in […]
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5 Seriously Dumb Myths about Copyright the Media Should Stop Repeating… By John Degen – WIPO
Media coverage of copyright issues can influence policy and legislation around this crucial protection for authors’ rights. Unfortunately, much of that coverage deals in copyright mythology rather than fact. Here is a simple primer debunking five of the most inaccurate myths perpetuated about copyright. 5 “Artists Feel Restricted by Copyright” – Truth: Professional, working artists […]
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