AltWeeklies Wire
The Prince and the Papernew
Quietly building his journalistic credentials in Rhode Island, 25-year-old Arthur Gregg Sulzberger could one day vie for the top job at the New York Times.
Boston Phoenix |
Ian Donnis |
02-02-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Yahoo!’s One-man News Armynew

Kevin Sites was best known for igniting a major controversy when his camera captured a US Marine shooting a wounded Iraqi in a mosque in Fallujah, but today he's reporting from Iraq for Yahoo!.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
01-30-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Hostile Encountersnew

Bill O’Reilly is famous for attacking guests who dare disagree with him -- so why do liberals keep going on his show?
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
01-19-2006 |
Media
Globe-al Anxietynew

What will the shake-up at the Boston Globe mean for the paper, the editor, the remaining staff and the city itself?
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
01-12-2006 |
Media
The Gray Lady in Shadownew

Could publication of the domestic-spying story lead to indictment of the New York Times?
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
01-05-2006 |
Media
Black and White and Bloody All Overnew
After being kicked to the curb since 9/11, journalists in 2005 began to fulfill their traditional watchdog role with a little more zeal. Whether that lasts is probably the big question of 2006.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
12-22-2005 |
Media
Tags: yearinreview2005
The Atlantic Goes Southnew
After 148 years in Boston, the magazine of "the American idea" dreamed up by Ralph Waldo Emerson, et al., has produced its final issue from home. Owner David Bradley is moving The Atlantic Monthly to Washington, D.C.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
12-15-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
I Like To Watchnew
A pretty artist chats silently with a toy giraffe. A man driving in his car talks to his wife about their jaunt to CVS. Band nerds kill time at a high-school football game while the gridiron jocks kill each other. Video blogging is ready for its close-up.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
12-15-2005 |
Media
Tags: vlog
From Watchdog to Lap Dognew
Bob Woodward’s "Plamegate" blunder showed the world what many knew for years: we need a bunch of new Bob Woodwards.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
12-01-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
A Small-Town Talenew
Experienced journalist Margaret Menge was asked to resign from Manchester, New Hampshire's Union Leader because of her "New York attitude." When community journalism meets an aggressive reporter, sometimes it can get ugly.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
11-29-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Trial and Terrornew
The Islamic Society of Boston claims a media conspiracy unfairly linked them to terrorists in an effort to halt plans for a new mosque in Roxbury.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
11-18-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Smelling Blood on Bushnew
Wide-awake after four years of slumber, the mainstream media is finally turning on Bush.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
10-20-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Scooter, Judy Miller and The New York Timesnew
A Sunday New York Times report portrays Times management's uneasy and sometimes undisciplined relationship with a controversial reporter who put the paper's reputation and credibility on the line.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
10-17-2005 |
Media
The Future 10new
With the news industry at a crossroads, these 10 journalists could make a difference.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
10-14-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
The Romenesko Effectnew
How a media Web site is changing the face -- and pace -- of media culture.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
08-26-2005 |
Media
Tags: media