HarperCollins and the striking workers have agreed to federal mediation.

The union representing about 250 striking HarperCollins Publishers employees and the company have agreed to join federal mediation, marking the first sign of a possible resolution since the work stoppage began in early November. "We are happy to have this opportunity to continue bargaining w...

I&B tip: Tech titans should split profits with online news outlets.

Apurva Chandra, secretary of information and broadcasting, has advocated for digital news producers to receive a portion of the revenue generated by aggregators of big data. Friday at the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) conference, Chandra said that Australia, Canada, France, and the E...

CNN to stop publishing posts on Facebook in Australia, due to defamation risk

Highlights

• Facebook has refused to help CNN
• CNN has stopped posting its article on Facebook

CNN has decided that it will stop posting articles on its Facebook pages in Australia. This occurred after a court ruling came saying that pu...

Google introduces Google News Showcase program with independent digital applications and publishers

Highlights

• Google introduces a four-month program to work with various media organizations
• This is to achieve financial sustainability

Google introduces Google News Showcase program with independent digital applications and publisher...

JAPANESE MEDIA ASKS U.S GOVT. TO RECONSIDER CHANGES TO VISA RULES FOR FOREIGN JOURNALISTS

Highlights –

• Japanese media asks U.S Govt. to reconsider changes to Visa rules for foreign journalists.
• The name of the association is - Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association.
• The association submitted its request to th...

STRONG SUBSCRIPTION GROWTH FOR UK PUBLISHERS REDUCES COVID-19 IMPACT ON ADVERTISING

HIGHLIGHTS

• UK publishers are witnessing an increase in the online subscriptions.
• Due to coronavirus, many people are preferring online editions of publications over print editions.

The publishers in United Kingdom (UK) are experienci...

FRANCE ORDERS GOOGLE TO PAY NEWS FIRMS FOR THE CONTENT

Highlights

• France’s competition authority announced this after complaint from unions representing press publishers in France

• Google has accepted the decision and will comply with verdict given by the French authority

On Thursday, French competitio...