AltWeeklies Wire
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 |
Media
Chuck Philips vs. L.A. Timesnew
Former Los Angeles Times investigative reporter Chuck Philips, whose career was ruined when the Times published a rare front-page retraction of his March 17, 2008, article about the infamous 1994 shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur, is demanding that the newspaper apologize and take back its retraction of his story, “An Attack on Tupac Shakur Launched a Hip-Hop War.”
L.A. Weekly |
Simone Wilson and Dennis Romero |
06-27-2011 |
Media
Ruben Vives, Former Illegal Immigrant, Wins Pulitzer Prizenew
What a wonderful "chinga tu madre" at the Know Nothings of the world who insist illegals can't make anything of themselves in this country! What a beautiful "arriba" to those of us who know undocumented youngsters can and do make something of themselves in this country--if only they have a chance!
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
04-20-2011 |
Immigration
It Didn't Start With Samnew
The story of the Tribune Company's decline is more nuanced than what you read in the New York Times.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
10-25-2010 |
Media
Who Was The Real Hero of The 1910 Bombing of The Los Angeles Times?new
The bombing of the Los Angeles Times building in 1910 -- whose centennial is in October -- undercut the power of the American labor movement for decades.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
08-09-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Los Angeles Times
My Beef With The Editor Of The L.A. Times Book Reviewnew
Writer, thinker, and cultural critic Lionel Rolfe reflects on L.A.'s literary scene and the slow death of the Los Angeles Times.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
07-17-2009 |
Books
The Biggest Fuck-Up in the History of Mainstream Media Hip-Hop Coveragenew
The Los Angeles Times royally screwed up a big story about Tupac's 1994 robbery and shooting. What else did it get wrong?
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
04-10-2008 |
Media
Ethical Woes Bedevil Archconservative Congressmannew
California Congressman Richard Pombo has a pattern of using the power of government in ways that would benefit his cattle-ranching family. The latest case involves his support for two new freeways.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
08-29-2005 |
Politics
Rx for Info Overloadnew
A media critic offers a guide on how to navigate through today's information overload and become reasonably well-informed without making the quest a full-time job the way news addicts do.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
07-29-2005 |
Media
Gary Webb Remembered in Others' Words and His Ownnew
History, supporters believe, will continue to reveal the importance of the work of the late Gary Webb, whose series and book, Dark Alliance, explored the ties among the CIA, the Nicaraguan contras, Los Angeles street gangs and the explosion of crack cocaine.
Sacramento News & Review |
Bill Forman and Melinda Walsh |
12-17-2004 |
Media
Vanity Fair Chief's Acceptance of Payment for Film Tip Was Benignnew
Vanity Fair chief Graydon Carter has, in my opinion, turned a little nutty in the past two years, with the usual throwaway editor's note becoming home to Noam Chomsky-like screeds about the Bush administration, but he's not a crook.
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
08-07-2004 |
Media
