Published on October 7, 2022
Censorship, traditional publishing, writing career advice
That’s not all, however. A couple of weeks ago, a writer pitched an article for WritersWeekly, calling publishers and editors bigoted if they reject an article or a book manuscript that has poor grammar and incorrect spelling…
Published on September 30, 2022
Censorship, copyrights, legal, Trademarks
MORE: News celebrity publishes book with positive message; Book details integration of women into the Navy; Author accused of multiple counts of plagiarism; Journalist who uncovering hundreds of fake PhD degrees is being punished by Russian government; Small tourist attraction sued for allegedly selling counterfeit items from “The Texas Chainsaw Masacre.”
Published on September 24, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Shares of one of Europe’s media companies drop £300m after chief executive steps down; Government ordered social media firms to censor posts; We just can’t trust medical journals anymore; Copyrights and AI art; and “Central Park Karen” loses lawsuit against former employer.
Published on September 16, 2022
Censorship
MORE: A fun children’s book quiz!; More info. on the politician accused of killing a journalist; and Did your government convince a third party to censor you online?
Published on September 9, 2022
amazon, Censorship, legal
MORE: An artificial intelligence picture won a prize and artists are upset; Is the traditional publishing industry broken?; Amazon stops using solar rooftops after fires; and The government has been telling social media platforms what YOU can and can not read.
Published on September 2, 2022
Censorship
MORE: JK Rowling threatened; Professor sues University of Oregon, which apparently thinks NOT all men were created equal!; Texas school district removes Anne Frank’s Diary (The Graphic Adaptation),” the Bible and “All Boys Aren’t Blue” from shelves; The guy who stabbed Salman Rushdie is surprised he survived; Female Saudi activist sentenced to 34 years for tweets criticizing the government; and The failed campaign to kill To Kill a Mockingbird.
Published on August 25, 2022
amazon, author scams, Censorship, copyrights
MORE: If someone from “Amazon Prime” calls you, it’s a scam!; HBO Max removes almost 200 episodes of Sesame Street. Why??; Hungarian weather service officials fired after giving incorrect forecast; Activist tries to ban books that aren’t even on library shelves; Nicaragua silences its last outspoken critics – Catholic priests; Chinese ‘punishes’ 27 people for ‘ugly’ textbook cartoons; and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president admitted to sharing a false tweet claiming that certain books were banned in Florida.
Published on August 25, 2022
author, Censorship, legal, libel, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice
They can’t sue me because it’s 100% true. That is a very common misconception among authors and the general public.
Published on August 19, 2022
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, legal
MORE: Oprah sues over her name being used in a podcast about her; In cracking down on real news, Nicaragua banned newspapers from importing paper and ink; Printing press inventor was killed by his own machine; A ridiculous Atlantic op-ed!; Woman takes out full-page ad about cheater husband; Why are so many comedians’ lives ending in tragedy?; It took long enough for CNN to give the boot to Jeffrey Toobin after his infamous, well, you remember!; CIA sued for spying on journalists and lawyers; and More Amazon workers walk off the job.
Published on August 12, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Why are we letting a vocal minority kill comedy?; America has lost a great historian; Paul Manfort releases new book; Censorship-free browser is not available; Free speech or DEI?; Former Gawker editor sues the Daily Beast; Lawsuit claims actress threatened to set ex on fire and kill his dog; and Folks in the Philippines fight for freedom of speech.