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Boston Phoenix Mobile Launches With Summer Preview Guide
The Phoenix brings a summers worth of events right to your cell phone.
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Boston Phoenix Press Release |
06-26-2007 9:24 am |
Press Releases
'The Donald' Unseats Gilbert Gottfried as 'Unsexiest Man'new
This year, Donald Trump tops the list of the 100 unsexiest men in the world compiled by the Boston Phoenix. As "unsexiest," Trump has been proclaimed the winner of the Golden Gilbert, the trophy named in honor of last year's winner Gilbert Gottfried. The Phoenix says Trump "was the clear winner because he is both an ugly person and an unattractive man -- the worst of both worlds!" As an "honorary member of the rodded gender, thanks to a conspicuous Adam's apple and complementary set of brass balls," Ann Coulter placed 80th, four behind the Phoenix's male editorial staff.
The Columbus Dispatch |
04-13-2007 5:18 pm |
Industry News
Boston Phoenix Libel Suit Returns to Court Todaynew
In Dec. 2004, a jury awarded $950,000 to Maryland prosecutor Marc Mandel in a libel suit against the Boston alt-weekly. Twenty months later, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit overturned that ruling and ordered a new trial, which gets its first hearing before a judge today, the Boston Herald reports. Former staff writer Kristen Lombardi, editor Susan Ryan-Vollmar and attorneys for the Phoenix will argue that Mandel was a public figure.
Boston Herald |
03-29-2007 2:36 pm |
Legal News
Boston Phoenix Names New Editornew
Lance Gould, a veteran New York journalist, will begin his tenure in Boston in late April. Gould, formerly an editor at New York's Daily News and Spy magazine, was most recently a contributing editor at Radar magazine. He replaces Bill Jensen, who left the Phoenix to become director of online operations for Village Voice Media. Executive Editor Peter Kadzis says of Gould: "His recent work at Radar, where a premium was placed on the interdependence of print and online, will serve him particularly well at the Phoenix as we continue to work toward maximizing the convergence of our print, online, and radio content."
Boston Phoenix |
02-28-2007 12:32 pm |
Industry News
Phoenix Newspapers Collect 16 First Place Awards at NEPA
Phoenix Media/Communications Group Press Release |
02-13-2007 9:10 am |
Press Releases
Boston Phoenix Critic Working on Film-Crit Docnew
Gerald Peary, a film critic and columnist for the Phoenix for more than 10 years, is working on a documentary, "For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism." The feature film, which Peary is directing with his wife, Amy Zeller, includes an interview with the late Pauline Kael, reports the Boston Globe (see item at bottom of page). MORE MOVIE NEWS: Zoo, a documentary about a man's fatal sexual encounter with a horse, which was written by The Stranger's Charles Mudede, premieres next week at Sundance, according to the Seattle Times.
Boston Globe | Seattle Times |
01-17-2007 1:02 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Boston Phoenix
An Alt-Weekly Vet Returns to the Fold
Eric Benjamin, who previously served as a senior executive for the Advocate Newspapers in Connecticut and Gambit Weekly in New Orleans, has returned to his hometown, joining the Boston Phoenix national sales department as an account executive. Benjamin, who was also president of the Alternative Weekly Network for several years, most recently served as general manager of Gannett's Times of Acadiana in Lafayette, La.
AAN Staff |
11-29-2006 5:35 pm |
Industry News
Boston Phoenix’s Adam Reilly to Revive Weekly Media Column
Boston Phoenix Press Release |
11-02-2006 8:40 am |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial, Boston Phoenix
Boston Phoenix Editor to Lead VVM Web Operationsnew
Bill Jensen is leaving Beantown to take command of Web operations for
Village Voice Media. The math is simple: Jensen's departure is a loss for
the Phoenix and a gain for VVM. "It's always a disappointment to lose solid
talent,"says Peter Kadzis, executive editor of Phoenix Media/Communications
Group. VVM Executive Editor Mike Lacey seems to have had his sights set on
Jensen; according to the Phoenix, Jensen was offered, and declined, the job
of editing the Village Voice earlier this year. “Like Vito Corleone, Mike
Lacey must have made Bill an offer he couldn’t refuse,” Kadzis says. In a press release, Lacey and CEO Jim Larkin announce that Jensen's "arrival
coincides with a major expansion of staffing as we move to hire a new group
of dedicated Web editors and designers."
Boston Phoenix |
10-26-2006 9:40 am |
Industry News
Boston Phoenix Hits Historic Readership Levels
Boston Phoenix Press Release |
09-29-2006 6:41 am |
Press Releases
Federal Court Overturns Libel Verdict Against Boston Phoenixnew
The Boston Globe reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit yesterday ordered a new trial for the Phoenix, which had been ordered to pay $950,000 to former Maryland prosecutor Marc Mandel in a Dec. 2004 decision. The case stems from a 2003 article about custody disputes by former staff writer Kristen Lombardi; the story included allegations that Mandel had molested his children from two marriages. The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the trial judge should have examined more evidence before deciding that Mandel was not a public figure.
The Boston Globe |
08-04-2006 5:42 am |
Industry News
John Carroll to Contribute to Boston Phoenix's Campaign Coverage
Boston Phoenix Press Release |
08-03-2006 11:50 am |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial, Boston Phoenix
Kennedy: The Phoenix Is a Strong Paper Because of Peter Kadzisnew
Media Nation |
07-27-2006 4:39 pm |
Industry News
Phoenix Media/Communications Restructures, Names New Boston Editornew
Bill Jensen (pictured) will take the reins at the Boston Phoenix as part of its parent company's effort to assemble a staff with the right "mix of experience and youth," the Boston Globe reports this morning. Jensen was hired as the Phoenix's associate editor last year. His predecessor, Peter Kadzis, says "Bill is the hip, happening guy" who will focus in part on pop culture. Kadzis had been editor for 16 years; he now will become executive editor for Phoenix Media, which owns a radio station and a mobile marketing firm in addition to the Phoenix weeklies in Boston, Portland (Maine) and Providence (R.I.). The company's multiple operations and ability to strategize marketing across platforms may be the key to its survival in the future, Vice President Brad Mindich tells the Globe.
The Boston Globe (reg. req.) |
07-26-2006 6:19 am |
Industry News
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
