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• The riches of rags: newspapers in fiction – quiz

  Alison Flood @ MediaGuardian - Newspapers & Magazines - on 29/11/12

  How's your news sense? Are you a fearless reporter or a shameless distorter? As politicians and public bodies debate the future of press regulation, let's see how well you know your literary representations of the press with this quickfire test.

• Amazon consumer book reviews as reliable as media experts

  Alison Flood @ MediaGuardian - Newspapers & Magazines - on 16/5/12

  Study shows Amazon reviewers more likely to look favourably on debut authors, while professionals prefer prize winners.

  • The Washington Post
  • The New York Times
  • Guardian Media Group
  • News media
  • Author
  • Amazon.com
  • Harvard University
  • Amazon Kindle
  • The Guardian

• Ann Patchett named as one of Time's most influential people

  Alison Flood @ MediaGuardian - Newspapers & Magazines - on 2/4/12

  The magazine said the author of Bel Canto, who opened her own bookshop in Tennessee, is fighting 'for the fate of the printed word'.

  • Time
  • Suzanne Collins
  • Guardian Media Group
  • George R. R. Martin
  • Oprah Winfrey
  • Riley Martin
  • Ashton Kutcher
  • Amazon.com
  • Angela Merkel
  • Kate Middleton

• Are publishers putting the squeeze on bloggers?

  Alison Flood @ MediaGuardian - Newspapers & Magazines - on 5/12/11

  There are worrying signs from some quarters that online reviewers are being held to much stricter terms than traditional journalists receiving review copies.

  • The New York Times
  • BBC
  • Guardian Media Group
  • HarperCollins
  • Neil Gaiman
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

• William Faulkner's complete works sold for TV adaptation

  Alison Flood @ MediaGuardian - Television - on 1/12/11

  HBO signs deal with Deadwood creator David Milch to produce films and series based on Faulkner's novels and stories.

  • William Faulkner
  • Guardian Media Group
  • David Milch
  • HBO
  • Los Angeles Times
  • The New York Times

• Pottermore: A First Look Inside Harry Potter's Digital World

  Alison Flood @ Paidcontent:uk - on 15/8/11

  From flying letters to a 4,500-word discourse on wand woods, early access to J. K. Rowling’s move into the digital arena, Pottermore, reveals a richly imagined, elaborately realized behind-the-scenes peek into the world of Harry Potter.

  • Leavesden Film Studios
  • Harry Potter Universe
  • J. K. Rowling
  • eBay
  • Harry Chapin
  • Henry James
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Amazon.com

• The Wire creator David Simon wins 'genius' grant

  Alison Flood @ MediaGuardian - on 28/9/10

  Writer and producer of gritty US dramas joins quantum astrophysicist and stone carver on list of $500,000 winners.

  • David Simon
  • MacArthur Foundation
  • Television producer
  • Cormac McCarthy
  • Emmy Award
  • The Guardian
  • Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

• Andrew Marr books block road

  Alison Flood @ MediaGuardian - on 22/9/10

  Andrew Marr's latest book is "a fascinating portrait of life in Britain during the first half of the 20th century" - and it's currently lying all over a road in Berkshire.

  • Andrew Marr
  • BBC
  • Journalist
  • Triumph Group, Inc.

• Poet hijacks Atlanta streets with haiku advertising campaign

  Alison Flood @ MediaGuardian - on 9/9/10

  Artist satirises roadside adverts by nailing his poetry to traffic lights and streetlamps across the city.

  • Advertising

• Want to choose your own adventure? There's a books app for that

  Alison Flood @ MediaGuardian - on 2/8/10

  Classic interactive children's titles given digital makeover in attempt to captivate new readers, as well as original fans.

  • Apple
  • iPhone
  • iTunes Store
  • iPod touch
  • Bantam Books