AltWeeklies Wire
N.C. Lawmakers Debate Using Industry-Backed Info on Broadband Accessnew
The people who live in rural Halifax and Nash counties northeast of Raleigh are among the poorest in the state. State Rep. Angela Bryant says that, with all the challenges her constituents face, among their top concerns is a lack of affordable access to the internet.
INDY Week |
Fiona Morgan |
02-05-2009 |
Policy Issues
More Bad News at The News & Observernew
More layoffs loom at the North Carolina daily, and the spinoff entertainment publication could be history.
Paxton Media Group is Running Durham's Daily Paper into the Groundnew
Layoffs and other staff changes that began last Tuesday may be responses to tough economic times, while newsroom reassignments will slightly increase the number of reporters. But none of those changes addresses the drastic decline in circulation and reporting resources -- not to mention quality -- that has marked Paxton's ownership of the paper.
Dr. Joycelyn Elders: Legalize Medical Marijuananew
Now almost 75, this sharecroppers' daughter from Arkansas continues to lecture across the country on sex education, universal health care and public health approaches to dealing with illegal drugs.
"Inside the Herald-Sun," "Technobarons of the 21st Century," "Tangle of Telco Law"new
AltWeeklies Award - Media Reporting
Tags: media
"Paxton May Have Overpaid," "Rock Talk Is History at WRDU," and "Big Cable"new
AltWeeklies Award - Media Reporting
Tags: media
Possible Layoffs Loom at 'The News & Observer'new
At a meeting last week, the daily's executive editor John Drescher warned newsroom staffers there could be some tough cuts. "We continue to have trouble financially and all options are on the table," he says.
Escape From Domestic Violencenew
After years of domestic violence, a woman and her child fled to Raleigh to start a new life -- one without fear.
INDY Week |
Fiona Morgan |
08-30-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Kevin Martin, from N.C. to the FCCnew
Unlike his predecessor as FCC chairman, Michael Powell, Martin is not an anti-regulation ideologue in lockstep with Republicans and telecom companies.
When Telcos Write Legislation, Check Your Walletnew
A bill passed by the General Assembly last year that was intended to jump-start competition in the cable TV industry has had the unforeseen consequence of costing the state and local governments across North Carolina millions of dollars in lost revenue.
Tags: media
Cities Fight Bill to Limit Broadbandnew
The North Carolina legislature is considering a bill that would severely restrict the ability of local governments to provide broadband internet access -- everything from municipal wi-fi to wiring rural areas could be affected.
INDY Week |
Fiona Morgan |
06-07-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Crisis for Honeybees -- and Our Foodnew
Q & A with David Tarpy, entomology professor.
INDY Week |
Fiona Morgan |
05-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Kristin Goss On Gun Control & Massacresnew
The author of Disarmed: The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America speaks about the issue of gun control in light of the mass shootings at Virginia Tech.
Tags: disasters
Changing Channelsnew
What does a state cable franchise mean for North Carolina's TV watchers?
Tags: media
