AltWeeklies Wire
Memo to Mainstream Medianew
A media critic has a three-word response to the frenzy that followed revelation of the long-secret identity of Deep Throat: Downing Street Memo.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
06-08-2005 |
Media
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Al Franken's Sensenew
The comedian, author, and talk-show host discusses Rush Limbaugh's butt and explains how Seattle money saved Air America.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
05-04-2005 |
Media
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Obscenely Stupidnew
The unworthiness of a media outlet shouldn't hinge simply on whether a naughty word was uttered when the FCC was listening.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
04-06-2005 |
Media
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Alternative War Newsnew
Dahr Jamail left his comfortable existence as a mountain guide and freelance writer in Anchorage to go to Baghdad and become one of America's only unembedded journalists in Iraq.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
03-09-2005 |
Media
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Gonzogatenew
Hunter S. Thompson and Woodward and Bernstein: the mixed legacy of boomer journalism's icons.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
02-23-2005 |
Media
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Psyched Outnew
AltWeeklies Award - Editorial Layout
Seattle Weekly |
Karen Steichen |
11-18-2004 |
Media
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Some Endorsements Just Don't Make Sensenew
If our American Empire is on the verge of collapse under Nero's reign, the paper of record has been fiddling while Rome burns. They've been covering for Bush by offering stories and analysis that present the administration as legitimate, mainstream, just like any other but with a Texas twang.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
10-20-2004 |
Media
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Copy and Paste Jobnew
The plagiarism committed by associate editor and business columnist Stephen Dunphy at The Seattle Times wasn't deceit along the lines of what Jayson Blair did. It was journalistic dementia.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
09-02-2004 |
Media
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Online Magazine Slate Captures Coveted Audiencenew
Now the fourth most widely read entity on the Web, Slate focuses on subjects that excite the chattering classes.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
08-07-2004 |
Media
Media Consumers Have More Choices Than Evernew
Do you blame the media for your ignorance? Look in the mirror. While the media are wrestling with change, the public often ignores its own culpability in being ill-informed.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
08-07-2004 |
Media
The Faith of Journalismnew
A heathen editor confronts his own ‘religion.’
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
06-15-2004 |
Media
How Old Are You Now, Dan Savage?new
Stranger Editor Dan Savage, who turns 40 on Oct. 7, might be taking that
adage "you're only as old as you feel" a little too literally. This month
found the potty-mouthed purveyor of sex advice low-balling his age to
Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter Mike Lewis. (Third item)
Seattle Weekly |
Mark D. Fefer |
05-26-2004 |
Media
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