AltWeeklies Wire
Bay Area Newspapers Are About to Take Another Big Hitnew
MediaNews has offered buyouts to about 1,100 employees at newspapers across the Bay Area. If a "significant" number of people don't accept them, the company will resort to layoffs.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
02-28-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Bay Area Journalists are Switching Sidesnew
Newspaper shake-ups are leading former journos to the dark side of media relations.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
12-28-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Beyond Clint Reilly's Settlement with Hearst and MediaNewsnew
What does the deal really mean for the Bay Area's news media?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
05-02-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Espionage Act, Reduxnew
More than a century ago, Congress came within inches of allowing the president to punish newspapers at his discretion under the Espionage Act -- last month it almost happened again.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
03-07-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
What We Know Nownew
New court documents show the big local dailies couldn't handle competition -- but never talked much about improving their papers.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
02-07-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Between the Sheetsnew
Are the Bay Area's two big newspaper barons planning to carve up the region and end competition? We're about to find out.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
01-31-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Media Moguls Get Coziernew
Hearst and Dean Singleton say there's no illegal deal -- but just look at the evidence.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
12-13-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
The Morning Afternew
While drunk on big newspaper purchases, Dean Singleton promised competitive papers and no layoffs -- now he's swinging the ax, cutting deals with Hearst, and decimating local news coverage.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
11-29-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
The Silent Scandalnew
How does media concentration affect the news we read? Just check out the coverage of the latest newspaper merger.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
09-06-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Josh Wolf in Jailnew
A judge locks up a journalist for refusing to turn over videotapes.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
08-02-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
A Reporter in Wolf’s Clothingnew
The contempt case against a California videographer is the latest to test press rights.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
07-26-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
