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"A Man Named Sue"new

AltWeeklies Award - Feature Story
East Bay Express  |  Will Harper  |  04-21-2008  |  Media

Losing LeRoynew

The San Francisco Bay Guardian missed its chance to break the best literary scandal in years.
East Bay Express  |  Will Harper  |  01-30-2006  |  Media

Pulitzer Prize Judges Snub San Francisco Chroniclenew

In the worst omission since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences snubbed Paul Giamatti for his performance in Sideways, the Pulitzer finalists failed to include the Chronicle for its coverage of the BALCO steroids scandal.
East Bay Express  |  Will Harper  |  04-02-2005  |  Media

Larry Flynt Riles Oakland Campus with Story, Photosnew

Hustler published a story, "Crashing the Fetish Ball on an All-Girl Campus," as an installment of its regular "On Campus" feature -- and created an uproar at Mills College. For a few students, the horror went beyond just seeing the school's name in Hustler to seeing their faces in the mag.
East Bay Express  |  Will Harper  |  11-22-2004  |  Media

Sign Language: Big Billboard Companies Look for Tax Refundsnew

Clear Channel Outdoor and Viacom Outdoor and their offspring are pushing to lower the taxable value of their signs in California, in the hope of saving millions of dollars in taxes.
East Bay Express  |  Will Harper  |  09-27-2004  |  Media

Rethinking the Media Monopoly: Ben Bagdikian Misses the Targetnew

Two decades after publishing "The Media Monopoly," Ben Bagdikian is arguing that the new media monopoly has "played a central role" in pushing the country's politics to the nutty right. The trouble is, he doesn't come close to proving that point.
East Bay Express  |  Will Harper  |  07-15-2004  |  Media

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