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Man Issues Press Release Refuting Creative Loafing Article -- From 2004
Don Boys chose an unusual method to complain about his portrayal in a Creative Loafing cover story: He waited two years, then issued a 1,400-word press release. The focus of his ire is "America the Theocracy" by John F. Sugg, which was published in Atlanta's Creative Loafing on Mar. 25, 2004. According to Boys, the piece suggests he is "a spokesman for Christian Reconstructionism," when he is not part of the movement. In fact, Suggs' feature-length article only mentions Boys in a few paragraphs, but it does include the following quote: "Denying that he's a Reconstructionist ('They're mostly Presbyterians,' he says), Boys nonetheless told me last fall, 'I agree with just about all they say.'" Sugg tells AAN News that Boys did contact him by telephone about a year ago to ask for a retraction, but Sugg has not heard from him since.
07-21-2006 2:03 pm |
Industry News
RedEye Launches New Loyalty Program, Web Sitenew
Editor & Publisher |
07-21-2006 6:23 am |
Industry News
The Independent Pulls PDF From Web Site After Threat From Local Dailynew
The Washington Post reports that Santa Barbara News-Press owner Wendy McCaw has threatened legal action against three former employees and the Santa Barbara Independent. According to the Post, the alt-weekly received a cease-and-desist letter this week after it "published" a story -- originally written for the News-Press -- about a public protest against the daily. Reporter Scott Hadly, who wrote the article, quit the News-Press last Friday after his story was killed by the assistant publisher. Editor Marianne Partridge tells the Post that the Independent complied on the advice of its lawyers. (UPDATE: Independent Publisher Randy Campbell tells AAN News that he disagrees with the Post's characterization of the incident. He says his paper merely removed a PDF version of Hadly's story that had been posted on its Web site as a supporting document for the Independent's original reporting, which remains online.)
Washington Post |
07-20-2006 6:10 am |
Industry News
Richmond Times-Dispatch Publisher: Style Weekly Interested in 'Rumor and Hearsay'new
Editor & Publisher |
07-20-2006 1:15 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Style Weekly
Times-Dispatch Forum Suspended One Day After Style Weekly Articlenew
Style Weekly |
07-19-2006 9:23 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Style Weekly
Independent Weekly Lawsuit Update: Land-Trade Deal Is Offnew
The Independent Weekly (Lafayette, La.) |
07-19-2006 7:38 am |
Industry News
Houston Chron: Laura Miller's Troubles With Race Began at Dallas Observer
Many residents of predominantly black South Dallas are glad that Mayor Laura Miller is not seeking another term, according to an article by Thomas Korosec in today's Houston Chronicle. "The mayor's troubles in South Dallas began with her work as an acid-penned columnist for the Dallas Observer, a weekly tabloid," former Observer staff writer Korosec asserts, citing specific examples where Miller "skewered" local black leaders. "Rightly or wrongly there was a perception that she was racist," Miller appointee Tom Dunning says.
07-18-2006 6:41 am |
Industry News
DNA Tests Clear Suspect in Prostitute Killings, L.A. Weekly Reports
Last month when L.A. Weekly broke the story that a police detective had connected the violent deaths of several prostitutes as the work of one individual, Fresno inmate Roger Hausmann was named as the leading suspect. However, L.A. Weekly revealed Friday that a DNA test has subsequently cleared Hausmann, who remains imprisoned on unrelated charges. "Obviously there is still someone out there," said Captain Ed Winter from the L.A. County coroner’s office.
07-17-2006 8:40 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, L.A. Weekly
Through Google, Writer Is Haunted by L.A. Weekly Past
When Kerry Madden wrote "9 Tips for Surviving the Holidays at Your Republican Parents' Home" back in 2004, there was little chance of her computer-illiterate mother finding it. So Madden felt safe including tidbits such as: "When your mother tells you the thing she really admires and finds so clever about Bill O’Reilly is that you can’t tell what he is -- a Democrat, a Republican, a Liberal -- keep the chopping knife steady, focus on the onions and garlic or the gentle rolling of pie dough. Do not make eye contact." (Here, third list.) But times have changed, Madden reports in Sunday's L.A. Times. Her mother recently signed up for high-speed Internet access and began exploring. With a quick search on her daughter's name, she found the L.A. Weekly article about her family. "It wasn't to humiliate or hurt them. It wasn't to attack them," Madden writes. "It wasn't even for their eyes, but Mother found it anyway, googling." Madden reports that she and her parents aren't speaking. The L.A. Times article, which provides further details on the family's political differences, probably won't help.
07-17-2006 4:01 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial
Eccentric Topeka Sex Offender and Lobbyist Profiled by The Pitch Found Dead
Back on Mar. 9, The Pitch's Justin Kendall profiled David Owen, a man convicted of possessing child pornography who later found an unusual purpose in life -- lobbying to reunite the homeless with their families. Kendall detailed the confrontational and occasionally violent encounters Owen had with homeless men, to whom he would offer use of his cell phone. "He estimates that he's been beaten up three or four times. His glasses have been broken and his face bloodied. Owen says his father has bought him a burial plot in Cimarron in case a homeless man kills him," Kendall wrote. The Associated Press reports that "Owen's father was right to worry," because Owen's body was found July 2, and four homeless men have been arrested in his death. A July 13 follow-up story in The Pitch says, "Topeka's David Owen was annoying, but we hope he rests in peace."
07-14-2006 10:49 am |
Industry News
Colorado Springs Independent Offers $1,000 To Replace Managing Editor
Colorado Springs Independent Managing Editor Vanessa Martinez is leaving the paper to help launch the Rocky Mountain Chronicle, an alternative newsweekly scheduled to debut in Fort Collins this October. With her departure, the Independent seeks to fill "one of the most important, challenging and fun jobs in the Pikes Peak region: editor of Colorado's second-largest locally owned media enterprise." Because the paper is hoping to find a new editor with local ties, it is turning to its readership for suggestions. As incentive, the individual "who persuades the right candidate to apply" will be given $1,000. Application information is available on csindy.com.
07-13-2006 8:17 am |
Industry News
Colorado Springs Independent Works With CBS on PTSD Storynew
As the result of a cooperative investigation with the alt-weekly, the "CBS Evening News with Bob Schieffer" aired a series this week about current and former Fort Carson soldiers who claim that the base failed to treat their post-traumatic stress disorder. The CS Independent features its investigation in today's cover story, penned by staff reporter Michael de Yoanna.
Colorado Springs Independent |
07-13-2006 7:43 am |
Industry News
Dallas Observer Gets Deja Vu From Miller's Retirement Announcementnew
Dallas Observer |
07-13-2006 7:14 am |
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Wired Editor: Culture is Evolving Into a "Mass of Niches"new
Fortune via Yahoo! Finance |
07-13-2006 6:35 am |
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ShopLocal and Topix Launch New Ad Platformnew
Editor & Publisher |
07-13-2006 6:30 am |
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Tags: Editorial, Retail Advertising
