Published on January 21, 2021
amazon, legal, libel
![Amazon Withheld Vaccine Assistance Until Trump Left; Rioters Target Reporters??; and MUCH MORE – In The News – 01/22/2021 Amazon Withheld Vaccine Assistance Until Trump Left; Rioters Target Reporters??; and MUCH MORE – In The News – 01/22/2021](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/holocaust_1611248024-e1611248062777.jpg)
Amazon selling products promoting violence against certain groups; Woman gets 43-year prison sentence for insulting king; Rioters targeting journalists??; and the man who kept C.S. Lewis’s legacy alive.
Published on January 14, 2021
amazon, Censorship, legal
![Amazon Ebook Investigation; $800 Hardcover; Censorship; and More! …In The News – 01/14/2021 Amazon Ebook Investigation; $800 Hardcover; Censorship; and More! …In The News – 01/14/2021](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/prison_1610632096-e1610632147130.jpg)
Imprisoned for writing about Covid; Those who participate in riots are not journalists; Forbes op-ed tells companies not to hire those who used to work for Trump; and PBS lawyer fired after several inflammatory videos surface
Published on January 7, 2021
legal, libel
![The Law That Didn’t Anticipate Social Media Sites Killing Journalism – …In the News 01/07/2021 The Law That Didn’t Anticipate Social Media Sites Killing Journalism – …In the News 01/07/2021](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/NEWSPAPER_1610055048-e1610055112304.jpg)
NYT accused of publishing communist China propaganda; US newsrooms continue to bleed journalists; Court fight over media access to cour cases; Twitter sued by computer repair shop owner; Woman find herself the object of elaborate fictional narrative/video posted online; and Court says libelous statements can’t be hidden from public
Published on January 1, 2021
![What Drives Writers to Drink?; Cancel Culture Killing More Books; and More! – In The News – 01/01/2021 What Drives Writers to Drink?; Cancel Culture Killing More Books; and More! – In The News – 01/01/2021](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/censorship_1609518951-e1609519046885.png)
Kindle Lending Library is Kaput; Cheerleader’s “F*** School” Protected by 1st Amendment; Biden’s Laptop Not “Hacked”; and Star Trek/Seuss Parody Shot Down
Published on December 23, 2020
amazon, copyrights, legal
![Co-author sues celebrities; Manuscripts are being stolen; and much more! …In The News – 12/23/2020 Co-author sues celebrities; Manuscripts are being stolen; and much more! …In The News – 12/23/2020](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/corruption-2727571_640-e1608740508419.png)
Bad media moments of 2020, Best media corrections of 2020, Amazon continues to steamroll rivals and partners; NYT tricked; WA Post to add 150 jobs in 2021; Is it news…or propaganda?; and Covid bill contains piracy provision
Published on December 17, 2020
amazon, copyrights, legal
![Hate Speech Laws or Government Power Laws?; Amazon to Start Selling to Libraries, and More! …In The News – 12/18/20 Hate Speech Laws or Government Power Laws?; Amazon to Start Selling to Libraries, and More! …In The News – 12/18/20](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/russia_putin_1608086135-e1608086184987.jpg)
Russian Media are FINALLY Going After Putin; Book Sales are Resilient in a Pandemic; Record Number of Journalists Imprisoned in 2020; Publisher Admits He Has “Little Ground” for a Lawsuit
Published on December 10, 2020
![“Chocolate Factory” Author was Anti-Semitic; Facebook May Get Split Up; and MORE …In The News – 12/10/2020 “Chocolate Factory” Author was Anti-Semitic; Facebook May Get Split Up; and MORE …In The News – 12/10/2020](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Unemployment_1607617325-e1607617360790.jpg)
More Media Layoffs! (or, what happens when “the news” becomes “opinions”); Net Neutrality shake-up; Stevie Nicks sell rights for $100M!; Dispute over translation rights to new Nobel Laureate; BookExpo – will it survive or not?
Published on November 25, 2020
amazon, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, writing scams
![Author Claims Publisher Stopped Paying Royalties…and Then Released Paperback Edition After Contract Termination – In The News – 11/19/2020 Author Claims Publisher Stopped Paying Royalties…and Then Released Paperback Edition After Contract Termination – In The News – 11/19/2020](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/censorship_1606344250-e1606344283429.jpg)
Amazon censors another book…and then changes its mind; Big 5 publishers become 4 as Penguin buys Simon & Schuster; More censorship by Amazon; Can AI distinguish between conspiracy throery and truth?; Amazon gives new workers bonuses and old workers turkey vouchsters; The Los Angeles Times and Tribune Publishing pay $3M settlement after paying white males more than other journalists; Hilton Head magazine company ordered to pay to printer
Published on November 19, 2020
copyrights, legal, libel
![Journalism Student Identified In Assaults?; More Book Bans in CA Schools; AND MORE! In The News – 11/19/2020 Journalism Student Identified In Assaults?; More Book Bans in CA Schools; AND MORE! In The News – 11/19/2020](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/violence_1605811425-e1605811473388.png)
Didn’t Watch the Movie – Waiting on the Book!; Will Simon and Schuster be Bought?; New Demand for Storytelling Podcasts; Did a News Article Drive Cryptocurrency Value Down??
Published on November 12, 2020
legal, libel, social media
![Shutterbug Sued over “AR” Photo; Defamation at the Zoo; AND MUCH MORE …In The News 11/12/2020 Shutterbug Sued over “AR” Photo; Defamation at the Zoo; AND MUCH MORE …In The News 11/12/2020](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/angry_emoji_1605206369.png)
Facebook Loses Court Case; Parler Signups Surge After Election; Is this Judge racist???