AltWeeklies Wire
Thomas Friedman Tells Portlanders to Stop Futzing Aroundnew
Say what you will about incendiary Pulitzer-Prize-winning columnist and reporter Thomas Friedman: It takes some serious chutzpah to stand in front of a packed house of Portlanders and tell them that all of their green activism is nothing more than a hobby.
Willamette Week |
Adrienne So |
03-11-2009 |
Environment
Wanted: Readers Equipped to Read the New York Timesnew
It was said a generation ago that The New York Times was written so anyone with a sixth-grade education would be able to understand it. Now the paper, which uses headlines like "Lame Duck Confit," is probably not within the grasp of sixth-graders, or, for that matter, much of its readership.
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
12-09-2004 |
Media
Wimblehack! The Search for America's Worst Campaign Journalistnew
Though we're tempted to blame the politicians for the embarrassing, uninspiring, degrading and even unentertaining exchange of sneering teenage accusations between the Bush and Kerry camps, it's time to dig deeper. It's time to blame the press corps.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
10-06-2004 |
Media
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