AAN News
Opinion: The Alt-Weekly's Role in Albuquerquenew
New West |
04-07-2006 3:53 am |
Industry News
'Ask a Mexican' Writer: Column Is 'Meant To Be Inflammatory'
"Ask a Mexican" is "an indictment of the American mind and how it, for whatever reason, cannot accept Mexicans ever becoming Americans," OC Weekly columnist Gustavo Arellano said in an interview with NPR's On the Media last Friday. "The fact that this column exists truly is a joke, and the fact that I have to answer these questions is ridiculous. That said, I will answer these questions to confront all of those stereotypes and really the pitiful nature of the American mind that cannot accept Mexicans being in this country." Arellano also criticized other Mexican and Latino members of the media for focusing on positive stereotypes, which he called "a disservice to Mexican or Latino society or culture."
04-06-2006 12:11 pm |
Industry News
Grups: Redefining Adulthood and Killing Off the Generation Gapnew
New York Magazine |
04-06-2006 12:13 pm |
Industry News
Voice Staff Protests Firing of Senior Writer Ridgewaynew
Gawker |
04-06-2006 8:29 am |
Industry News
Philadelphia CP Critic Inducted into the National Society of Film Critics
04-05-2006 9:15 am |
Press Releases
Do New Free Dailies Mean Sun Is Setting For Paid Newspapers?new
WSJ (sub. req.) |
04-05-2006 4:34 am |
Industry News
OC Weekly Editor: I Remember Buddy for His Honestynew
"I don’t know what to say beyond the kinds of things you find in Hallmark condolence cards," Will Swaim writes on The Blotter, OC Weekly's staff blog, about music columnist Buddy "Blue" Seigal's death on Sunday. Some readers objected to Seigal's scatalogical or genital-focused humor; Swaim quotes one as saying, "I think Buddy Seigal’s article about fun things to do with the scrotum is the most disgusting thing I’ve ever read, and so do all the friends I e-mailed it to.” Other OC Weekly staffers share their favorite stories about the "crusty sonofabitch with a heart of gold" in the comments section.
Boston Phoenix Film Critic: Job Has Interesting Advantages
"Everyone has their opinions. But I get paid for mine," film critic Peter Keough told students at Brandeis University last weekend. The Justice, the university's student newspaper, recounts Keough's description of job perks such as publicity swag and press junkets, as well as techniques to have your review quoted in a film's advertising: "Any time you use the word 'best,' or any other superlative other than the word 'worst,' you have a chance," Keough told the students.
04-04-2006 9:10 am |
Industry News
For Future Readers, Newspapers Should Look Onlinenew
Washington Post |
04-04-2006 8:19 am |
Industry News
Blogging, Local Info and Social Networks Drive Web Growthnew
Washington Post |
04-04-2006 8:14 am |
Industry News
OC Weekly Music Columnist Dies
Bernard Seigal, a.k.a. Buddy Blue, passed away Sunday afternoon. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, his death "was ruled 'sudden and unexpected' by the county Medical Examiner's Office" and an autopsy is pending. In addition to writing music criticism for OC Weekly and other outlets, the 48-year-old Seigal was a founding member of musical group the Beat Farmers. An L.A. Times obituary quotes OC Weekly Editor Will Swaim praising Seigal as "a gentleman." "You were able to politely disagree with him on any topic -- until it came to music," Swaim said.
04-03-2006 12:21 pm |
Industry News
Cleveland Scene Editor Dispenses Advice on White Trash Manners
Pete Kotz's upcoming book, "White Trash Etiquette" -- written under the nom de plume Dr. Verne Edstrom, Esq. -- merited his inclusion in a March 18 Washington Post article on "Trailer Park Chic," apparently a hot trend. He was also quoted in an April 3 San Jose Mercury News article on the trashy appeal of the TV show "My Name Is Earl."
When questioned on his credentials by AAN News, Kotz said, "I'm probably a half-breed. I'm really good at drinking way too much whiskey and passing out on the asphalt behind the gas station, but I also have this sissy desk job, and the other day I used the word 'poignant,' which is like a gateway drug to much harder sins, like taking up golf. " Broadway Books will release "White Trash Etiquette" on June 13 with a beer-cozy tie-in.
04-03-2006 11:15 am |
Industry News
State Open Records Law Trumps HIPPA, Ohio Supreme Court Rulesnew
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
04-03-2006 1:18 pm |
Legal News
Tags: Editorial
Public's Right to Know Is Under Assaultnew
Vermont Guardian |
04-03-2006 12:37 pm |
Legal News
Tags: Editorial
Cityview April Fools Story Dupes Rolling Stones Fansnew
KCCI-TV |
04-03-2006 10:49 am |
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