AltWeeklies Wire
Newtown and The Media's Delusional Narrative on Caucasian Mayhemnew
Crime coverage in minority areas rarely digs beneath the surface. Most outlets condense the tragedies into a singular disposable headline. Forget medical records – we don't even always learn the names of black shooters.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
12-18-2012 |
Media
15 Awesome SXSW Interactive Panels Every Journalist Should Listen Tonew
If you're willing to spend the next few weeks listening, you can get almost as much out of Austin as the muckety-mucks who actually attend.
Boston Phoenix |
Carly Carioli |
03-19-2012 |
Media
Hi Bill Keller. The New York Times just stole our column. Should we sue?new
On Saturday, the New York Times blatantly and willfully violated the copyright of another publisher -- our publisher, actually.
Boston Phoenix |
Carly Carioli |
02-08-2012 |
Media
All (Male) Things Considerednew
Gender bias at NPR — and what it reveals about the world of literary fiction.
Boston Phoenix |
Eugenia Williamson |
01-26-2012 |
Media
Bus Stopped?new
The iconic campaign bus is no longer full of newspaper reporters writing for the folks back home. Are the political-junkie websites filling the void?
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
01-11-2012 |
Media
Tags: Election 2012, Campaign Coverage
This Revolution Is Televisednew
A little something for assholes who are complaining that there's a lack of Occupy Wall Street coverage.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
09-27-2011 |
Media
Tags: Protests, Occupy Wall Street
A Farewell to the New York Pressnew
The New York Press instilled in me a sense of how to call bullshit on nonsense that's widely accepted as cool, or clever, or delicious – no matter how rare or indie it is, and regardless of consensus in the so-called alt media.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
08-29-2011 |
Media
Tags: New York Press
Remembering Clif Garbodennew
The life and times of an alternative-media true believer.
Boston Phoenix |
Boston Phoenix Staff & Contributors |
02-18-2011 |
Media
Off the Press! My Life and Good Times in Alternative Journalismnew
Written in 2006 for the 40th anniversary of the Boston Phoenix. Alt-weekly veteran Clif Garboden passed away on Feb. 10, 2011.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
02-11-2011 |
Media
Tags: Clif Garboden
Should Sportswriters be Allowed to Gamble on Sports?new
Financial reporters aren't allowed to buy stock in companies they cover. Political reporters often go so far as to not vote in order to keep their claims of objectivity legitimate. But many sports reporters -- gatekeepers of all the juicy tidbits that could sway public opinion on a game, either in Vegas or with a local bookmaker -- think nothing of placing a wager themselves.
Boston Phoenix |
Sean Kerrigan |
02-03-2011 |
Media
Maddow to Media: Come Out of the Closetnew
Koppel blames journalism woes on cable TV, Maddow, Olbermann fight back.
Boston Phoenix |
Carly Carioli |
11-18-2010 |
Media
Bill O'Reilly On Pornnew
Bill O’Reilly is many things. He’s loud. He’s popular. He can be a bit rude. And as some suspect, he might be too smart for what he’s saying.
Boston Phoenix |
Steve Miller |
08-26-2010 |
Media
Tags: Bill O'Reilly
Is Micro-News the Future?new
AOL thinks so, and the Boston Globe and GateHouse are fighting back.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
08-23-2010 |
Media
Tags: Boston Globe, AOL
Murderabilia: A Serial Killer Tries to Cash Innew
Jeff Mailhot is the only serial killer incarcerated in Rhode Island’s prisons. There was a book, a few cable TV shows, and now, maybe, fans. Serial slayers, mass murderers, psychotic predators — they’ve become celebrities, in some circles as big as rock stars and pro quarterbacks. With this acclaim, Mailhot is cashing in, providing "muderabilia" to enthusiasts.
Boston Phoenix |
John Larrabee |
04-02-2010 |
Media
Tags: crime
Holy Terror? Inside the Media's Muddled Thinking on the Fort Hood Shootingsnew
After Nidal Hasan allegedly murdered 13 people at Fort Hood, commentators offered dangerously muddled assessments of what happened and why. Now it's time for a sober look at why Hasan killed -- and what role his Muslim faith might have played.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
11-11-2009 |
Media
