AltWeeklies Wire
Reporter Fired for Checking Email?new

An Oregon daily paper fires a pregnant reporter for checking email while on pregnancy disability leave. Previous to being going on leave, popular entertainment reporter Serena Markstrom Nugent was moved to a hard news beat she lacked experience in and then placed on a "performance improvement plan."
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
04-04-2014 |
Media
Democracy is Messy: Amy Goodman Works to Clean Up Dirty Politicsnew

Amy Goodman both writes the headlines and has been in the headlines as one of best-known independent media journalists on the frontlines of the news, and as an outspoken critic of U.S. policy and politicians.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
11-19-2009 |
Media
"Flames of Dissent," "Part II," "Part III," "Part IV," "Part V"new
AltWeeklies Award - Feature Story
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
11-04-2006 |
Media
Filling the Silencenew
We speak with Amy Goodman, the intrepid host of Democracy Now!, about media consolidation, corrupt elections and blogging.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
07-06-2006 |
Media
Tags: Democracy Now, Amy Goodman