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Columnist Jim Knipfel Is Let Go by New York Pressnew
Mediabistro |
06-12-2006 12:47 pm |
Industry News
L.A. Weekly Breaks Story About Los Angeles Serial Murdersnew
The June 7 issue reveals that Inglewood police have linked 10 prostitute slayings, dating back as far as 1985, with DNA and ballistics tests. Evidence has been collected from a suspect, but it could be months before police know if his DNA is a match. L.A. Weekly's story is based on a series of jailhouse interviews, court documents, and interviews with police and family members. It also maps the killings of several other women being tracked by LA County Coroner's Serial Homicide Team.
L.A. Weekly Press Release |
06-08-2006 12:33 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial, L.A. Weekly
DEA Seizes Drugs From Houston Press Reporter
Craig Malisow "crossed the line" during his investigation into online pharmacy referral services, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Two agents from the DEA visited the Houston Press office yesterday and seized some generic Vicodin and anabolic steroids that Malisow had purchased through an online service, he reveals in a story published today on HoustonPress.com. The letter from Malisow that was published on Romenesko yesterday, in which the reporter mentioned purchasing the painkillers and asked for advice in dealing with a blackmail attempt from one of the service's employees, was "a bonehead move" that was "directly from the King of Bad Ideas, Lord of Planet Dumbass," he says. Michael Lacey, executive editor of Village Voice Media, addressed the blackmail attempt and the seizure in a statement released this morning, saying the company believes "the entire shooting match" would benefit "from full disclosure as well as a vigorous legal defense."
06-08-2006 10:07 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Houston Press
Investigative Ace A.C. Thompson Moves to SF Weekly
06-08-2006 6:18 pm |
Press Releases
San Luis Obispo Managing Editor Resignsnew
The Tribune (San Luis Obispo) |
06-08-2006 3:05 pm |
Industry News
The Village Voice Expands Theatre Section
06-08-2006 12:28 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial, The Village Voice
Senators Seek Answers in FBI Probe of Journalist's Papersnew
Cox News Service via The Oxford Press |
06-08-2006 9:13 am |
Legal News
Tags: Editorial
Michael Bronski Takes the Measure of Gay Politics in the Boston Phoenix
MICHAEL BRONSKI ON THE GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT NOW AND THEN
WHY IT’S SCREWED UP AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE (FULL STORY)
WHY IT’S SCREWED UP AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE (FULL STORY)
06-08-2006 9:02 am |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial, Boston Phoenix
Statement From Michael Lacey on DEA Seizure
06-08-2006 8:50 am |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial, Houston Press
Del Favero: City Paper Isn't Scene's Competitor, Has Covered Parkingnew
In an interview with Nashville Scene Editor Liz Garrigan, Albie Del Favero (pictured) reveals that he still owns a "miniscule" portion of Village Voice Media, despite accepting a position as publisher of the free daily City Paper 18 months after he left the Scene. "I think I've done a really good job of getting everybody over [at the Scene] to think of The City Paper as competition," Del Favero says, "but the reality is I don't think we're that much competition with you guys. ... [The Scene is] very much a niche-oriented product with a more defined target audience." He says the City Paper will probably take a "moderately right" slant, based on its ownership and other factors. Del Favero and his partner Bruce Dobie are also still the Scene's landlords.
Nashville Scene |
06-07-2006 11:51 am |
Industry News
Palo Alto Weekly Launches Citizen Journalism Forum
In the "Town Square," a new section of the Palo Alto Weekly's Web site, visitors "may publish their own news stories, share opinions and engage in dialogue on local issues," according to Publisher Bill Johnson's announcement. Palo Alto Weekly gets 300,000 unique visitors monthly; Town Square participants are not required to register, but they must identify their neighborhood of residence when posting. "In essence, Town Square turns everyone into potential publishers and makes it possible to communicate directly with other community members without depending on the newspaper," Johnson said.
06-07-2006 10:12 am |
Industry News
Founding Editor: Has Chain Ownership Changed the East Bay Express?new
Berkeley's alt-weekly dedicated its May 31 cover story to the chain ownership of local dailies, but acknowledged its own corporate ownership in an accompanying piece by John Raeside, who edited the paper for 24 years. (Raeside was also one of the weekly's owners before it was sold to New Times in 2001.) Looking at the "ongoing organizational narrative" of the Express, Raeside notes changes including the elimination of first-person journalism and the inclusion of "the greater East Bay into its editorial mix," but concludes that the paper "continues to rely on good writing and long-form journalism to tell this community's story." He also notes that Judith Moore, who recently passed away, was "in the first rank of the writers whose work has ever graced these pages."
East Bay Express |
06-07-2006 9:15 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, East Bay Express
Creative Loafing Atlanta Hires Former Gambit A&E Editornew
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
06-07-2006 11:39 am |
Industry News
Houston Press Reporter: I'm Being Blackmailednew
Romenesko Misc. |
06-07-2006 7:28 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Houston Press
Mayor Issues Press Release to Counter New Times BPB Story
Yesterday, Al Capellini, the mayor of Deerfield Beach, issued a press release charging that "those seeking to remove Larry Deetjen as city manager are feeding local press reporters a diet of distortions that are creating a wildly false impression of his long and productive tenure as mayor." New Times Broward-Palm Beach was singled out for a June 1 story by Bob Norman that the mayor claimed was full of "misrepresentations." In an e-mail to AAN News, Editor Tony Ortega promises another article will appear in this week's issue, revealing "yet another business deal that suggests Capellini used his official
position to benefit his engineering firm."
06-06-2006 10:40 am |
Industry News
