AltWeeklies Wire
Amy Goodman Talks About Indie Media and Her RNC Arrestnew
The Democracy Now! host says that all charges against her and her producers have been dropped, but "it has a chilling effect on our ability to report."
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
10-20-2008 |
Media
Don't Believe the Digital TV Hypenew
The transition to digital was supposed to revolutionize free TV. So what's with the high-def reruns?
Sacramento News & Review |
Cosmo Garvin |
10-09-2008 |
Media
Ink-Stained Kvetches: Where Are All the Editorial Cartoonists Going?new
As newspapers cut back on staff, editorial cartoonists are losing their positions at newspapers across the nation. In Texas, only the San Antonio Express-News, the Houston Chronicle, and the Austin American-Statesman still employ staff cartoonists.
The Texas Observer |
Brad Tyer |
10-08-2008 |
Media
Project Censored: The Top 10 Stories the US Media Missednew
The mainstream media regularly covers terrorism, but rarely discusses how the fear of attacks is used to manipulate the public and set policy. That's the common thread of many unreported stories last year.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
10-01-2008 |
Media
Will the Chicago Tribune Endorse its First Dem for President This Year?new
I'm not at all sure the Tribune will endorse the Republican ticket. There are good reasons why it might not -- but also reasons anyone who wants to respect the Tribune should worry about.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
09-29-2008 |
Media
All That Twitters Is Not Goldnew
Now that the Rocky Mountain News has distinguished itself by Twittering a three-year-old's funeral, it might be time to dial down journalism's latest fad.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
09-25-2008 |
Media
Fact and Opinion: It's All Just Content Nownew
Internet values are seeping into print journalism, and internet values reward instant punditry, the more flamboyant the better. Simple, solid reporting is OK, but flamboyance is what attracts page hits, and page hits attract advertisers -- enough of them, in a theoretical tomorrow, to keep journalism afloat.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
09-22-2008 |
Media
Why Political Cartoons Matter
Editorial cartoons have never been better, more relevant or more popular. But daily newspapers are phasing them out -- because editors don't understand them.
Criminalizing Journalism at the RNCnew
Dozens of reporters were arrested while covering the Republican National Convention. What does that mean for America?
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
09-15-2008 |
Media
Sympathy for the Newspaper CEOnew
Sacramento Bee parent McClatchy Company is headed for the bottom. Company head Gary Pruitt aims to stem the tide, or go down with the ship.
Sacramento News & Review |
R.V. Scheide |
09-11-2008 |
Media
Blogs Tell the Story Behind Baltimore Sun Buyouts and Changesnew
Behind the scenes, journalists at the Sun and other papers owned by the Tribune Co. have launched an angry (if only online) revolt against staff layoffs, management decisions, and what they see as a wholesale dismantling of the Chicago-based company's newspapers.
Baltimore City Paper |
Martin L. Johnson |
09-09-2008 |
Media
If Journalism is Dead, Then Why Am I Teaching it to Hundreds of College Students?new
The public may have turned against traditional media but it doesn't mean they don't want news and information. The challenge now is to figure out how to earn the money to generate the information, and discover the most efficient ways to deliver it. It's a new media world and, I would argue, the most inspiring time in history to be an aspiring journalist.
Philadelphia Weekly |
G.W. Miller III |
09-08-2008 |
Media
Exposing the Bullshit Industrynew
Watch groups like the Center for Media and Democracy and DeSmogBlog.com shine the light on the public relations spin.
VUE Weekly |
Scott Harris |
08-29-2008 |
Media
The Incredible Shrinking Lansing State Journalnew
Old-timers tell stories of a vibrant newsroom a decade ago, with more than 20 reporters, including three alone covering the state Capitol. The staff took pride in its role as the watchdog newspaper for Michigan government. Today, staff levels aren't the only things shrinking. Coverage is down. Staff morale is down amid the cutbacks. Circulation numbers are down.
City Pulse |
Kyle Melinn and Angela Vasquez-Giroux |
08-27-2008 |
Media
Two Media Companies Bet on Niche Papers as Print Journalism's Futurenew
In spite of the uncertain economy and the more certain decline in newspaper readership, two new publications, the monthly Exhibit A and the weekday daily b launched in Baltimore.
Baltimore City Paper |
Martin L. Johnson |
08-26-2008 |
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