AltWeeklies Wire
Let Them Eat Cakenew

The shocking role of the San Francisco Chronicle and the Bay Area News Group in the BART dispute.
East Bay Express |
Jay Youngdahl |
10-29-2013 |
Media
Will the San Francisco Chronicle's Paywall Work?new
Newspapers around the globe are finally starting to charge for online content that is costly to produce. But did they wait too long?
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-08-2013 |
Media
Fifty Years of KALXnew

UC Berkeley's radio station celebrates a triumphant milestone at a perilous time for college radio.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-22-2012 |
Media
Tags: KUSF
The New News Economynew

As newspapers struggle, nonprofit news is being touted as the key to the future. Is it?
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan and Ellen Cushing |
05-30-2012 |
Media
Tags: Nonprofit News, Media
Pending Sale of the Bay Guardian to the Examiner Makes Sensenew

Bay Guardian owner Bruce Brugmann has made no secret of the fact that his paper has been losing bucketloads of money for years. And the paper’s executive editor, Tim Redmond, told the Express that the Guardian has been looking for a buyer for some time.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-20-2012 |
Media
What Happened to the Chronicle's Paywall?new

The San Francisco newspaper has quietly stopped charging for stories on its website.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
02-09-2012 |
Media
"The Titmaster Tommy Lee," "Race Against Rockism" and "Powerpop for Now People"new
AltWeeklies Award - Music Criticism
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
"A Man Named Sue"new
AltWeeklies Award - Feature Story
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Lizard is a Ratnew
AltWeeklies Award - Feature Story
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Roboscalpernew
AltWeeklies Award - Arts Feature
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
The Biggest Fuck-Up in the History of Mainstream Media Hip-Hop Coveragenew
The Los Angeles Times royally screwed up a big story about Tupac's 1994 robbery and shooting. What else did it get wrong?
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
04-10-2008 |
Media
Music Geneticists Mine Individual Tastesnew
The medium changes and the musical tides may briefly ebb, but demand for recorded music never wanes. And competition remains heated to win the dollars that come from sound delivery.
East Bay Express |
Chris Parker |
01-30-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
A Misdirected Missivenew
A Mercury News reporter's public tirade blaming Oakland mayor Ron Dellums for the city's crime problem raises questions of ethics and basic fairness.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
10-11-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Oakland Tribune's Union: Not Dead Yetnew
The Bay Area daily, now owned by Denver-based MediaNews Group, moves to bust the union; union fights back.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
08-22-2007 |
Media
Berkeley Mayor Avoids Homeless Peoplenew
At least those selling Street Spirit.
East Bay Express |
Eric Klein |
08-01-2007 |
Media
Tags: media