AltWeeklies Wire
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
Big Pharma's Shadownew
The McKesson Corp. wants to stop a legal settlement that could save consumers billions.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
12-20-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
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
Lessons From the Bridgenew
Three deaths and 166 injuries later, the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge is ready for an earthquake -- is California ready to regulate the biggest public works effort in a generation?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
11-16-2006 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Candy Apples and Razor Bladesnew
San Francisco's national holiday in the Castro has become a heated political issue.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
10-25-2006 |
Culture
Tags: Halloween
A Tough Pill to Swallownew
A drug-data publisher owned by media giant Hearst has inflated the cost of medicine.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
10-18-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Bad Cops Walk Into the Shadowsnew
A California Supreme Court ruling keeps the public from accessing records of police misconduct.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
09-13-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
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
Here Comes Miami Beachnew
A South Florida developer wants to turn a quiet coastal community into a glitzy retreat for the Bay Area's richest residents.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
08-30-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Shackling the Tax Mannew
The Bay Area's wealthiest benefit from Republican control of the IRS.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
08-16-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
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
