AltWeeklies Wire
Who Polices Political Cartooning?
How can we expect editors and publishers to respect political cartoonists unless they respect themselves?
Long Live Hitchnew
Just a little Hitch, in the dark of the night, while we down a drink to Christopher Hitchens, a man with no equal.
The Village Voice |
Tony Ortega |
12-16-2011 |
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Tags: Christopher Hitchens
Bloomberg and Kelly Bust the Pressnew
Their treatment during the Occupy Wall Street raid was a disgrace to this city’s history.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
12-12-2011 |
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Tags: Occupy Wall Street, #Occupy
The Colorado Springs Gazette Gets It Wrongnew
Daily newspaper scraps more staffers, calls it "reorganization."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
12-09-2011 |
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Seven More Metromix Outlets Closenew
Gannett is closing its Metromix websites in Denver, Atlanta, Cleveland, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Tampa and Washington, D.C.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Kevin Osborne |
12-09-2011 |
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SOPA Spells Internet Ignorancenew
It hasn't been as blatant a display of ignorance as the late Sen. Ted Stevens' description of the Internet as "a series of tubes," but a new bill moving swiftly through the U.S. House demonstrates that Congress still doesn't understand the web.
Arkansas Times |
Lindsey Millar |
11-29-2011 |
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The Deseret News' Journalism Jinxnew
That Deseret News CEO Clark Gilbert has made digital news the priority at the expense of its print edition could not be more obvious. Friday's front page with a hyphenated headline trailing off the page points to an appalling inattention to detail for what has always been a paper's most vital asset: its front page.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jerre Wroble |
11-21-2011 |
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Tags: Deseret News
James O’Shea Speaks Outnew
The former Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times editor talks about the “deal from hell,” Tribune Company’s bankruptcy, and journalism’s scramble for footing on the internet.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
11-10-2011 |
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Larry Flynt at 69new
In an interview, notorious porn peddler talks about sex, politics, print media and getting older.
San Diego CityBeat |
Enrique Limon |
11-10-2011 |
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Dragging Drabble Through the Mudnew
Cartoons continue to be casualties of newspaper cost-cutting.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
11-08-2011 |
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Oakland Police Love Kittens, Teargasnew
The Washington Post covers #OccupyOakland with a picture of a police officer petting a kitten.
Washington City Paper |
Shani Hilton |
10-26-2011 |
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The Failed Quest for Objectivitynew
A newspaper is much more than reporting. Even more important are the decisions editors make on what stories to pursue and pick up from national wires (and those not to) and how they're presented.
Arkansas Times |
Lindsey Millar |
10-17-2011 |
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The Worst-Kept Secretsnew
What the major media left out: Project Censored highlights the year's most relevant ignored news.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe |
10-03-2011 |
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What Happens in Vegasnew
A look back at the advertising magic of "What Happens Here, Stays Here."
Las Vegas Weekly |
John Katsilometes |
09-29-2011 |
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This Revolution Is Televisednew
A little something for assholes who are complaining that there's a lack of Occupy Wall Street coverage.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
09-27-2011 |
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Tags: Protests, Occupy Wall Street
