AltWeeklies Wire
Heroin.com: Selling Junk Onlinenew
In 2008, New York City's Special Narcotics Prosecutor began leading a team of undercover investigators targeting the drug dealers who used Craigslist to advertise their wares. Three years later, drug dealing on the classified-ads website is still blatant and ubiquitous.
The Village Voice |
David Shapiro and Joe Coscarelli |
04-20-2011 |
Drugs
Why Did Gawker Refuse to Run John Cook's Article on Scientology?new
Why didn't Gawker want a big, exclusive and original story, especially in light of its admitted struggles with a new redesign and stated thirst for unique and scandalous features?
The Village Voice |
Joe Coscarelli |
03-01-2011 |
Media
Rightbloggers Denounce the Wealthy, Treasonous Schoolteachers of Wisconsinnew
The effort by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and the Republican-led state legislature to deprive the state's teachers of collective bargaining rights was catnip to rightbloggers last week. This is because it involves two of their traditional objects of hatred: Unions and public education.
The Village Voice |
Roy Edroso |
02-22-2011 |
Media
Nikki Finke vs. The Dailynew
Rupert Murdoch's new iPad newspaper, The Daily, claims to have a new exclusive: A photo of fearsome Hollywood blogger Nikki Finke.
The Village Voice |
Joe Coscarelli |
02-09-2011 |
Media
FDNY's Black Firefighter Problemnew
Meet the black candidates who aced the New York City Fire Department's supposedly racist entrance exam—and still can't become firefighters.
The Village Voice |
Steven Thrasher |
12-20-2010 |
Race & Class
WikiLeaks Betrayed by Amazon, Visa, Mastercard--and Worst of All, the Medianew
The outrageous behavior of Amazon, Visa, Mastercard and PayPal directed at WikiLeaks represents a much greater threat to America than any of the alleged security breaches from Julian Assange.
The Village Voice |
Michael Lacey |
12-14-2010 |
Media
Who is the Media Person of the Year?new
An entire media panel opted to stay seated in a room in a building that may or may not have been on fire instead of getting up to leave. This media discussion going up in flames is a completely and utterly apt metaphor for something about the content and state of these kinds of discussions.
The Village Voice |
Foster Kamer |
12-07-2010 |
Media
Dear Tony Perkins: You Are a Terrible, Ignorant Human Who Will Hopefully Die Loveless and Alonenew
Given the recent rash of gay bullying (and consequent teen suicides as a result), the voice of former Louisiana congressman and current president of an uber-right evangelical Christian organization is being heard louder than ever.
The Village Voice |
Foster Kamer |
10-26-2010 |
LGBT
Barack Obama: Twisting Words in the Wind on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'new
President Obama covered a lot of ground on gay and lesbian rights in the middle of the four o'clock hour on Thursday. In the end, he wound up saying one thing and doing another.
The Village Voice |
Steven Thrasher |
10-14-2010 |
LGBT
Tags: Barack Obama, DADT
Who Is Howard Kurtz and Why Shouldn't You Care?new
Kurtz's move to The Daily Beast matches up exactly with his shtick: schlocky, celebrity friendly, high poses, low plays, spotlight-hungry news-as-brand-building.
The Village Voice |
Foster Kamer |
10-06-2010 |
Media
The Washington Post Still Hates and Does Not "Get" The Internetnew
Washington Post reporter Mike Wise was just suspended for a month because he Tweeted out a "fake scoop."
The Village Voice |
Foster Kamer |
08-31-2010 |
Media
Tags: Washington Post, Mike Wise
Dear Rest-of-America: Why You're Wrong About the "Ground Zero Mosque"new
Maybe we'll care what you have to say when you stop bothering us for directions in the subway on how to get to Ground Zero so you can go there and buy some dumb, tacky knick-knack you can give to friends to let them know that you spent money on a shake-a-snow where a few thousand people died.
The Village Voice |
Foster Kamer |
08-16-2010 |
Religion
Tags: Ground Zero Mosque
Inside the Brutal World of America's Kidnapping Capitalnew
Phoenix, Ariz. is labeled the kidnapping capital of the U.S. because of people- and drug-smuggling out of Mexico. But it's the smuggled immigrants, not the general public, who overwhelmingly are the primary victims.
The Village Voice |
Monica Alonzo |
08-11-2010 |
Crime & Justice
The Sad, Bullshit Story of Washington Post Blogger Dave Weigel's Resignationnew
Until earlier today, the Washington Post had a very popular, well-liked blogger named Dave Weigel. He handed in his resignation to the Post this afternoon. Why?
The Village Voice |
Foster Kamer |
06-25-2010 |
Media
Tags: Washington Post, Dave Weigel
The NYPD Tapes: Inside Bed-Stuy's 81st Precinctnew
Two years ago, a police officer in a Brooklyn precinct became gravely concerned about how the public was being served. To document his concerns, he began carrying around a digital sound recorder, secretly recording his colleagues and superiors.
The Village Voice |
Graham Rayman |
05-06-2010 |
Crime & Justice
