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Top 10 Career Moves for Judith Millernew
Among the possible next steps for the retired New York Times reporter is to found a First Amendment Center for reporters who are covering for government sources conspiring to attack whistleblowers.
The Village Voice |
Jason Vest |
11-10-2005 |
Media
Tags: satire
WMDs Found Embedded in New York Times' Newsroomnew
The paper's micro-managing of the Judy Miller saga tells us all we need to know about what the paper thinks of its readers.
The Village Voice |
Ward Harkavy |
10-12-2005 |
Media
Press Recognizes Katrina Puts U.S. in Third Worldnew
Hurricane Katrina coverage stood out because it was so honest and clear about government's failure. The question is whether reporters will sustain their outrage and reclaim the aggressive portion of their historical role.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
09-14-2005 |
Media
Rx for Info Overloadnew
A media critic offers a guide on how to navigate through today's information overload and become reasonably well-informed without making the quest a full-time job the way news addicts do.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
07-29-2005 |
Media
War, Lies and E-Mailnew
The public won't understand what happened in the Valerie Plame case unless or until prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald announces the results of his inquiry and explains in detail the process and path of his investigation.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
07-20-2005 |
Media
The Fitzgerald-Miller Grudge Matchnew
Federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, the guy who sent New York Times reporter Judith Miller to jail this month, squared off against her in another case involving Miller's administration sources.
The Village Voice |
Laura Rozen |
07-20-2005 |
Media
Two-Timed by Timenew
Time Inc. weakened the press when it decided to turn over Time reporter Matthew Cooper's notes and other materials to a federal prosecutor.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
07-05-2005 |
Media
Extinguished Journalistnew
Described as a "distinguished journalist" on the dust jacket of his new book about Hillary Clinton's sexuality, Ed Klein for the past 14 years has been gossip columnist for Parade, writing under the pseudonym Walter Scott.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
07-01-2005 |
Media
Woodward's Debt to Deep Throatnew
If a story turns out to be a career maker, shouldn't the source share in the rewards?
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
06-24-2005 |
Media
Time for a Media Rebellionnew
Faced with Bush's lockdown on information, reporters might consider civil resistance.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
04-20-2005 |
Media
Former Voice Columnist Jack Newfield, 1938-2004new
Jack Newfield, who wrote for the Village Voice from 1964 to 1989, pioneered a new genre of advocacy journalism.
The Village Voice |
Wayne Barrett |
12-29-2004 |
Media
Media Come Out Slugging After NBA Brawlnew
The tabs and the custodians of "serious journalism" applied their cultural critique of choice to the Artest-incited brawl in Detroit. Why isn't a similar moral lens cast on the war in Iraq or the scenes of mad shoppers trampling each other on the first day of the Christmas shopping season?
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
12-01-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
George W. Bush and the Press in the Age of Chaosnew
The real media scandal is not the inauthentic memos at CBS but the way big news companies have evolved so at times their behavior closely resembles that of the government bodies and private power centers they are supposed to be examining.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
09-29-2004 |
Media
Coming to a Convention Near You: Scary Anarchist IInew
Stories in daily papers about anarchists plotting mayhem at the Republican convention are the kind of coverage that sets the stage for brutal treatment of even peaceful activists.
The Village Voice |
Sarah Ferguson |
08-30-2004 |
Media
Generation Nix: Why Don't Young People Read Daily Newspapers?new
If you've already seen the news (or laughed at it with The Daily Show), and you're faced with a banal paper, wouldn't you rather peruse The Onion on the way to work?
The Village Voice |
Richard Goldstein |
07-06-2004 |
Media
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