AltWeeklies Wire
New Site Seeks to Turn Bloggers into Citizen Journalistsnew
Old-media journalists are losing jobs everywhere, while new-media journalists often lack the resources and expertise to fill in the gaps. But Ryan Hopkins hopes his effort to combine old and new media will improve local news reporting and create greater government transparency.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Young |
03-16-2009 |
Media
Ad-ded Value: The Super Bowl Is More Mythic Than Evernew
In a fragmented media market, the Super Bowl is about all we have in common anymore.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
02-02-2009 |
Media
Group Hopes to Start Homeless Newspaper in Pittsburghnew
There's just one hitch: Selling the paper could require each vendor to get a license that costs about as much as an overnight stay in a luxury hotel.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Adam Fleming |
06-30-2008 |
Media
"Lots From Slots?" "Betting on Addiction," "Private Dick"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
04-21-2008 |
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We've Got Issuesnew
AltWeeklies Award - Media Reporting
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
04-21-2008 |
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"Justice Perverted," "Attention-Starved," "Magical Thinking"new
AltWeeklies Award - Column-Political
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
04-21-2008 |
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Sentencesnew
AltWeeklies Award - Column
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Anonymous |
04-21-2008 |
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Post-Gazette Breaks Judicial Seal in Scaife Divorce Casenew
Despite his best efforts, some of the most sensitive documents filed in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review publisher Richard Mellon Scaife's divorce are now a matter of public record -- but Scaife is fighting to have those documents hidden again, with a legal petition that is itself sealed.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
10-01-2007 |
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Fighting Dirty Wordsnew
Could successful prosecution of written stories -- even "vile" ones -- set a dangerous precedent?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
05-11-2007 |
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Highlights from Local TV Newsnew
A bank robber dons a Ronald Reagan mask; kids drive a tractor to school.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Frances Sansig Monahan |
04-17-2007 |
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Transit Agency Denies Ads Based on Contentnew
And now the Port Authority of Allegheny County faces a lawsuit by the League of Young Voters Education Fund and the American Civil Liberties Union -- an attempt by the agency to have the case was thrown out last month.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Violet Law |
04-17-2007 |
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Private Dicknew
You're not likely to hear much about the legal proceedings of Richard Mellon Scaife's divorce in the Scaife-owned Pittsburgh Tribune-Review -- or anywhere else.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
07-28-2006 |
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Councilors Seek Culprit Who Let Reporter Listen Innew
The Pittsburgh City Council hunts the member who let a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter listen in on a conference call, but its closed-door conversation may be the real crime.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Rich Lord |
12-09-2004 |
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