AltWeeklies Wire
FCC Commish Stumps for Indy Medianew
FCC commissioner Jonathan Adelstein joins Senator Bernie Sanders to promote tighter restrictions on media consolidation.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
02-16-2007 |
Media
Bread Between the Linesnew
A Trans-Texas Corridor profiteer is buying up community newspapers along the proposed superhighway.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
02-07-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
What We Know Nownew
New court documents show the big local dailies couldn't handle competition -- but never talked much about improving their papers.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
02-07-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Publish and Perishnew
The Independent Press Association went out of business January 2, taking some small publishers down with it.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
02-06-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
The Fugitivenew
Patricia Poleo, a Venezuelan journalist and political activist, is accused of murder -- she's in exile in Miami.
Miami New Times |
Emily Witt |
02-05-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Reading Between the Headlinesnew
Philly's dailies sex up a suicide-by-cop scenario.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Liz Spikol |
02-05-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Fresh Air, Dead Airnew
WKNO's sale of its Dyersburg and Senatobia affiliates will create a void for public broadcasting in the Mid-South, but station officials say there's hope on the horizon.
The Memphis Flyer |
Richard Thompson |
02-02-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Between the Sheetsnew
Are the Bay Area's two big newspaper barons planning to carve up the region and end competition? We're about to find out.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
01-31-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Looking for Paritynew
Getting the information society in line with our American society -- a diversity update from the Media Reform Conference.
San Antonio Current |
Keli Dailey |
01-31-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Principle's Pricenew
The Chinese Daily News could be out even more money after jury awards workers $2.5 million.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
01-29-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Speed Trapnew
Big Telecom wants to control the flow of the Internet.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
01-29-2007 |
Media
Tags: net, neutrality
Changing Channelsnew
What does a state cable franchise mean for North Carolina's TV watchers?
Tags: media
The Waitingnew
Star Tribune staffers bide their time; the Guild gears up for a fight.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Steve Perry |
01-25-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
The Enemy Withinnew
Journalists, under fire today by the Bush White House, have been the enemy before.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
01-25-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Keeping Hope Alivenew
Dr. King's dream was echoed in this year's media-reform conference.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
01-19-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
