Norway’s weekend shooting raises the stakes for the World Expression Forum as an arena for constructive disagreement and debate.
Ukraine’s Oleksandra Matviichuk at WEXFO: The ‘Interconnected World’
One of WEXFO’s most compelling presentations in Lillehammer came from a Ukrainian human-rights attorney, Oleksandra Matviichuk.
At Norway’s WEXFO: IPA Prix Voltaire Names Its Shortlist
At Lillehammer’s World Expression Forum, the International Publishers Association names its Prix Voltaire shortlist.
WEXFO Opens in Norway: Victor Pickard on Technology, Free Speech, Journalism
‘We’ve basically handed over our core communication and information infrastructures to a handful of oligarchs,’ says Victor Pickard.
Norway’s WEXFO: Ambitious Program, Strong Registration
The inaugural outing of the World Expression Forum will include a visit to Utøya and new research into young people and democracy.
Anne Applebaum to the AAP: ‘Publish the Opposition’
Author and essayist Anne Applebaum told American publishers at their annual meeting that they have a role to play, both in Russia and China.
Academic Publishing: Annual Reviews’ Journals on a ‘Subscribe to Open’ Model
The 51 journals of the California-based publisher Annual reviews are to be opened within 18 months on a Subscribe to Open model.
Ukraine: Vivat Launches a Book in a Bomb Shelter
In Kharkiv, a book launch goes underground as Vivat Publishing releases ‘Go the F*ck to Sleep’ in Serhiy Zhadan’s Ukrainian translation.
London Book Fair: Ukraine’s Presence at the Trade Show
Two programming events at London Book Fair will have particular bearing on Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.
Ukraine: Maria Galina on the Russian Language as ‘a Trigger’
‘People are choosing to speak Ukrainian instead of Russian,” says Maria Galina, a Russian author and poet in Odessa.