AltWeeklies Wire
With Quotas and Incentive Pay, The Oregonian is Again Reshaping Its Experience for Readersnew
Internal documents obtained by Willamette Week show that a quota system is being put in place that calls for steep increases in posting to Oregonlive.com, and promises compensation for those employees who post most often.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
03-25-2014 |
Media
Mitch McConnell: Part-Time First Amendment Advocate, Full-Time Cowardnew
Sen. Mitch McConnell's campaign manager threatened to have police arrest a LEO Weekly reporter for covering his press conference at a hotel in Louisville, then followed through on that threat by ordering a Louisville police officer to block him from entering the room.
LEO Weekly |
Joe Sonka |
03-20-2014 |
Media
Dear New York Times, Alt-Weeklies are Decidedly Not "Over"new
For some reason, media writers in the past couple of years have been throwing shade at alt-weeklies specifically. Are alt-weeklies struggling financially? Yes -- but so is almost every media property in this country that's not funded by a billionaire.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
03-07-2014 |
Media
San Francisco Chronicle Totally Gives Up on Journalismnew
Executives at Hearst Corporation have confirmed that, by appointing the former Chief Revenue Officer of POPSUGAR.com to be President of the San Francisco Chronicle, they are saying "screw it" to journalism.
What Happens When a Small Liberal Paper Attracts the Online Conservative Hordes?new
Thoughts about race from the liberal, lying, lamestream media.
C-Ville Weekly |
Giles Morris |
01-09-2014 |
Media
Is Pirate Radio Finally Ready To Go Legit?new
Caught between corporate interests and increasingly populist sentiments, the FCC is about to make an offer that would-be pirates may not be able to refuse.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-09-2013 |
Media
Bypass Mayhemnew
A Northern California reporter faces eight years in jail. Was he being unethical, or simply doing his job?
North Bay Bohemian |
Rachel Dovey |
10-02-2013 |
Media
Project Censorednew
From whistleblowers and wealth gaps -- to the notion of journalistic objectivity, here's the news that didn't make the news.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez |
10-02-2013 |
Media
Tags: Bradley Manning
Five Ways To Identify a Bullshit Food Writernew
The signal-to-noise ratio of food writing is headed straight down the pan.
Advice—Lots of Advice—for Jeff Bezosnew
We asked various journo types, from public radio hosts to media empire queens, to offer Jeff Bezos their two cents on how to run the Washington Post. Normally we'd advise the owner to stay the hell out of editorial operations. Now we ask Bezos to ignore that advice so he can follow all this advice on how to meddle most effectively.
Washington City Paper |
Jonathan L. Fischer, Guy Raz, Tyler Brûlé, Mark Athitakis, Mike Riggs, Arianna Huffington, Dan Kois, Kara Swisher, Mario R. García, Ryan Kearney, Mike Paarlberg, Betsy Rothstein, Jason Cherkis, Ted Scheinman, Andrew Beaujon and Benjamin R. Freed |
08-15-2013 |
Media
Tags: Jeff Bezos
Double Playnew
The Boston Globe’s fire-sale price tag raises the question: Is the paper undervalued now or was it overvalued two decades ago?
The Memphis Flyer |
Kenneth Neill |
08-09-2013 |
Media
Paper Cutsnew
As Gannett orders up layoffs, the Burlington Free Press pays the price.
Seven Days |
Paul Heintz |
08-08-2013 |
Media
Tags: Burlington Free Press
Washington Post Sold to Jeff Bezos for $250 Millionnew
At an all-staff announcement of the news, Publisher Katharine Weymouth told employees she thought her grandmother, former Post publisher Katharine Graham, would support their decision to sell the paper.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
08-05-2013 |
Media
Tags: Jeff Bezos
First Day Without Plain Dealer Home Delivery Sucksnew
Reports indicate that it's been taking upwards of an hour for the e-edition to load on iPads. What a way to inspire confidence in an already tortured, livid audience base.
Cleveland Scene |
Sam Allard |
08-05-2013 |
Media
Tags: Cleveland Plain Dealer
