AltWeeklies Wire
Reporter Fired for Checking Email?new
An Oregon daily paper fires a pregnant reporter for checking email while on pregnancy disability leave. Previous to being going on leave, popular entertainment reporter Serena Markstrom Nugent was moved to a hard news beat she lacked experience in and then placed on a "performance improvement plan."
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
04-04-2014 |
Media
How The Clarion-Ledger Got It Wrong: The Importance of Contextnew
Metro dailies like The Clarion-Ledger often neglect to place important stories in context, which is a grave disservice to its readers.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
04-04-2014 |
Media
Tags: Jackson Clarion Ledger
My Squashed Interview With Steve Madden, Shoe Guru-Turned-Ex-Convictnew
A puff piece about shoes transforms into an essay that will likely result in the firing of several of Steve Madden's publicists after a botched attempt at damage control.
Long Island Press |
Jaime Franchi |
04-04-2014 |
Media
Subject: MailChimpnew
Re: Ben Chestnut and Dan Kurzius sent 70 billion emails last year
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
04-03-2014 |
Tech
Houston's Hidden Homelessnew
They live under bridges, in the shadows, out of sight and mind. There are thousands of people without homes in the city of Houston, and not enough places to keep them safe.
Houston Press |
Angelica Leicht |
04-02-2014 |
Homelessness
What Type of Racist Are You? A Guide to Online Commentsnew
The eight types of people you can expect if you make the mistake of reading the comments on crime stories.
LEO Weekly |
April Corbin |
04-02-2014 |
Media
Can Oakland Afford Affordable Housing?new
The mayor wants to make one-quarter of the units in her 10K housing plan affordable. But advocates say Oakland needs to adopt new funding and tenant-protections laws.
East Bay Express |
Jean Tepperman |
04-02-2014 |
Housing & Development
Tips for getting published on McSweeney's Internet Tendencynew
The kindest and most personal rejection letter I ever received was from an editor of McSweeney's Internet Tendency, the online humor repository founded by literary star Dave Eggers.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-02-2014 |
Media
One Night in Amish Countrynew
A butter-churned journey into the heartland for the most exclusive dinner in Northeast Ohio.
Cleveland Scene |
Eric Sandy |
04-02-2014 |
Features
Covering Their Tracksnew
San Francisco's Central Subway project buries millions of dollars in a deep dark place.
SF Weekly |
Joe Eskenazi |
04-02-2014 |
Transportation
Tags: Central Subway project, SF Muni
This is Menew
Stories from three transgender women who renamed themselves.
Boise Weekly |
Jessica Murri |
04-02-2014 |
LGBT
Tags: transgender
Noah Homes: An Upside to Down Syndromenew
The increased life expectancy rates for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities stands at the center of a funding struggle between the State of California and nonprofit organizations such as Noah Homes, a residential campus in Spring Valley with a waiting list 200 deep.
San Diego Reader |
Elizabeth Salaam |
04-02-2014 |
Features
Ex-Sen. Ford: ‘I know racism and bigotry, and Glenn McConnell is neither’new
Last week, when we interviewed Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell about his upcoming presidency at the College of Charleston, McConnell challenged us to ask ex-Sen. Robert Ford about McConnell’s record on Confederate Memorial Day and the Confederate flag. So we did.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-01-2014 |
Race & Class
Louisiana legislators prepare to regulate e-cigsnew
Alex Woodward reports that a smoking ban seems off the table this year, but Baton Rouge is taking a look at electronic cigarettes
State Takeovers: A Fix for Failing School Districts?new
When the state took control of the Hazlehurst City school district in 2008, the small rural district was in chaos and suffering from abysmal academic performance.
Jackson Free Press |
Jackie Mader and The Hechinger Report |
03-28-2014 |
Education
