National Occupational Standards Review to incorporate Journals – call for comment

By Suzanne Kavanagh, on December 23rd, 2008%

Skillset has provided funding for a National Occupational Standards Review and Scoping of Project to Incorporate Journals Publishers which is being project managed by The Publishing Training Centre in conjunction with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers.

They have put out a call for comments on the working committee’s draft report. If you are a journals publisher . . . → Read More: National Occupational Standards Review to incorporate Journals – call for comment

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Journalism convergence skills survey – initial research findings now available

By Suzanne Kavanagh, on December 10th, 2008%

First off, I owe you an apology for my air silence. I’ve been away on holiday for a couple of weeks and then straight back into a frenzy of conferences. 

While I was away, the news for the publishing industry has been pretty grim. The prospect of Woolworths going under is a major threat for trade book . . . → Read More: Journalism convergence skills survey – initial research findings now available

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Technology and the future of post

By Triston Wallace, on December 2nd, 2008%

Two links today -  – one on a Soho Editors (and chums) seminar that I attended last week on the future (and present!) of digital workflow, and the other on news from BBC Post Production on the loss of nearly 200 jobs.

I won’t talk too much about the content of the seminar – see this post . . . → Read More: Technology and the future of post

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