AltWeeklies Wire
The 14th Annual Muzzle Awardsnew
An annual look at the dishonorable enemies of free speech and personal liberty in New England.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
06-30-2011 |
Civil Liberties
The Twelfth Annual 'Boston Phoenix' Muzzle Awardsnew
Every year around our nation's birthday, the Boston Phoenix honors the dishonorable — those people and institutions who did the most to trample free speech in New England.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
07-09-2009 |
Civil Liberties
The 2008 Phoenix Muzzle Awardsnew
Freedom of expression may be guaranteed by the Constitution, but it's an idea we have to fight for every day. We round up the past year's most conspicuous enemies.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
06-26-2008 |
Civil Liberties
A Tale of Two Papersnew
AltWeeklies Award - Media Reporting
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Is Internet Populism Destined for Corporate Ruin?new
The threat is real -- if "net neutrality" is lost, we'll be getting most of our online content from the same media giants that dominate broadcast, cable, and print.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
10-10-2007 |
Media
The 10th Annual Muzzle Awardsnew
A tribute to the enemies of free speech and other civil liberties in New England -- from Mitt Romney to the PC crowd at Tufts.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
07-06-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Muzzle Awards 2006new
We present our annual roundup of people and institutions that undermined free speech and civil liberties -- but first, a word about George W. Bush.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
06-29-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Boston Phoenix's Eighth Annual Muzzle Awardsnew
The FBI leads our annual roundup of those who undermined free speech and personal liberties.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
06-30-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Targeting NPRnew
Despite studies that show public radio’s audience is diverse and its news coverage bias-free, the White House’s hatchet man threatens our most vital source of broadcast news.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
06-07-2005 |
Media
Newsweek's Not the Issue; U.S. Policy Isnew
Newsweek's screw-up is a gift to right-wingers looking to blame the media for Bush's foreign-policy failures.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
05-19-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
The Next Great Indecency Threatnew
The religious right (and a few liberals) already have broadcasters on the run. Coming up: Cable, satellite, and -- just possibly -- the Internet.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
05-12-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
While Network News Flounders, the Present Belongs to NPRnew
Now that early-evening network news programming has sustained a series of body blows, it looks as if NPR -- certainly not cable -- is the wave of the future for serious news-followers.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
04-15-2005 |
Media
Seen But Not Heardnew
By standing in opposition to modernity, the pope made himself an irrelevant--if beloved--figure in the West.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
04-12-2005 |
Religion
An American Fatwanew
Media irresponsibility could place Michael Schiavo's life in danger for many years to come.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
04-04-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Beware! Google is Watching Younew
The company everyone loves knows more about you than you might realize. And that’s just for starters.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
01-21-2005 |
Science
