Penton Media
B-to-b publisher Penton Media is in the process of restructuring its audience development groups, FOLIO: has learned. read more
-- Penton Media: Former president and CEO of Thomson Financial will now take on the role of CEO at Penton Media as well as join its board of directors. Before serving in various management roles, including COO, at Thomson Financial, Rowlands ran the North American operation of FT Information. She succeeds John French, who resigned from the chief executive post in July but stayed on the company's board.
As FOLIO: first reported today, b-to-b publishing giant Penton Media named Sharon Rowlands, currently head of Thomson Financial, as its CEO, replacing John French. Her appointment is effective November 1.read more
One issue that gets editors and lawyers both uncomfortable is the idea of free form user-generated content. Typical questions include:
- Can we be held responsible for what people say on our site?
- Should we police the comments to make sure that inappropriate statements in comments don't make it to the live site?
- If we see an inappropriate statement, do we edit the comment, refuse to post it, or let it go through?
Editor and Publisher has a great article on what some large news organizations are doing with their comment moderation.
