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Village Voice Ousts Interim Editor Simmonsnew
One week after a partially fabricated story by Voice writer Nick Sylvester started a media furor, acting Editor-in-Chief Doug Simmons has been replaced by Senior Editor Ward Harkavy, the New York Post reports. A photograph of a note that Executive Editor Mike Lacey scrawled on a napkin is posted on the Village Voice Web site: "Doug Simmons is no longer acting editor. Ward Harkavy, long time senior editor, and Arizona Crony, is now interim editor. Call us tomorrow for next update." (Harkavy is a former New Times Inc. employee.) Lacey met with the New York Times' David Carr yesterday, but Carr told the Post, "we had a nice conversation about the editorial opportunity at the Village Voice, but it didn't involve me editing the paper." This morning, Lacey confirmed Simmons' departure but declined to say if the Sylvester incident was a factor. Harkavy told AP that he expected Sylvester would return to the Voice after his suspension.
New York Post (reg. req.) |
03-14-2006 6:05 am |
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User Spending on Web Content Soared in 2005new
Brandweek |
03-14-2006 9:05 am |
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Former Bellingham Weekly Editor Launches New Paper
Amy Gill |
03-14-2006 8:39 am |
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'I'm Not as Big of an (Expletive) as I Used to Be,' Says Louis Blacknew
The co-founder and editor of the Austin Chronicle is a self-loathing, temperamental, explosive jerk. And that's just what his friends say about him. Despite his foibles, however, everyone seems to agree that this amazingly passionate man (pictured), co-founder of the SXSW music, film and interactive festivals, deserves a lot of credit for Austin's cultural prominence. "Without Black, a music fanatic and film savant, the self-proclaimed 'Live Music Capital of the World' would lack much of its cultural stock," writes Chris Garcia in the Austin American-Statesman. "I look back and think that in some ways I am the luckiest person I know," says Black. "I do what I love. I do it every day."
Austin American-Statesman (reg. req.) |
03-13-2006 3:35 pm |
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Newspapers Kick Off Sunshine Week With Big Projectsnew
Editor and Publisher |
03-13-2006 10:27 am |
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Opinion: Journalists Need Public Records To Do Their Jobsnew
The Arizona Daily Star |
03-13-2006 10:22 am |
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Ombudsman: Overcoming FOIA Roadblocksnew
Gannett News Service via The Indianapolis Star |
03-13-2006 4:14 pm |
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Editorial: Public Information Is Just Thatnew
Detroit Free Press |
03-13-2006 2:26 pm |
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AP Review Reveals Gov't Failing to Meet FOIA Requirementsnew
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
03-13-2006 2:16 pm |
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Alt-Weeklies Ambivalent About Craigslist Lawsuitnew
Most of the ads cited in the fair-housing lawsuit recently filed against the free-classifieds juggernaut "would not strike an ordinary person as discriminatory," says Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster. Nevertheless, newspapers have lived with the "persnickety" Fair Housing Act for many years now, writes the Chicago Reader's Michael Miner after hearing from several AAN classified directors who vigilantly scour their housing ads to ensure compliance. But that doesn't mean alt-weeklies should be thrilled by the suit. "We have two dogs in this fight," says Chicago Reader Executive Editor Mike Lenehan. "(W)e shouldn't be too eager for them to lose this suit, because we're all in the online business too."
Chicago Reader |
03-09-2006 2:57 pm |
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SD CityBeat on Jim Holman, Abortion Notification Billnew
San Diego CityBeat |
03-09-2006 1:32 pm |
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Bay Guardian Joins ACLU's Pentagon FOIA Lawsuitnew
ACLU.org (press release) |
03-09-2006 12:28 pm |
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Media Enjoyed 50 Percent Victory Rate in 2005 Libel Trialsnew
Editor & Publisher |
03-09-2006 12:09 pm |
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As Online Advertising Grows, Reader Demographics Become Crucial
AAN Staff |
03-09-2006 9:08 am |
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