AltWeeklies Wire
Black Newspapers Cry Racismnew
Across the country, black newspapers are crying discrimination because two companies -- Kohl's Department Stores and T-Mobile Wireless -- don't spend enough money with ... black newspapers.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
01-12-2005 |
Media
Left-Wing Coalition Tries to Hit Sinclair in Pocketbooknew
The group, led by Media Matters for America, has launched a national letter-writing campaign to Sinclair Broadcast Group's advertisers that charges the company with misusing the public airwaves.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
01-10-2005 |
Media
Cardiac Kidsnew
Internet speculation about Bush’s and Cheney’s health poses a media dilemma. Plus, Barnicle’s Herald stint sours; what the sale of Slate means for online media; and Arthur Sulzberger changes his mind.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
01-06-2005 |
Media
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Online Political Commentator Led Double Lifenew
The political elite of San Francisco turned out to extol Eric Allen Bass, creator of a local political commentary Web site called Joefire.com. None of them really knew Bass, who had embezzled nearly $60,000 from Bank of America, at all.
Tags: HIV/AIDS, Arlington National Cemetery, City Attorney Dennis Herrera, District Attorney Kamala Harris, Harvard University, Herbert Bass Sr., Herbert Harry Bass Jr., Linda Bass, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Supervisors Chris Daly and Sean Elsbern, the House Democratic leader, U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Vice Mayor for Homelessness Angela Alioto
St. Louis's Crime Tabloid Has Dished Dirt for 66 Yearsnew
With its sensational headlines and menacing cover shots of black gangbangers, the St. Louis Metro Evening Whirl is a long way from landing a Pulitzer. People read it for shock value and to keep track of neighbors and friends in the rough-'n'-tumble crime zones of St. Louis.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
01-04-2005 |
Media
The Deadliest Daynew
AltWeeklies Award - Feature Story
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Staff |
01-03-2005 |
Media
Newsday's Monopoly Control Warps Coverage, Critics Saynew
Newsday is accused of using its position as Long Island's only daily paper to strong-arm county officials, nonprofit directors, local leaders and rival publications, and even to influence pieces of legislation to further its political or commercial agenda.
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski |
01-03-2005 |
Media
Former Voice Columnist Jack Newfield, 1938-2004new
Jack Newfield, who wrote for the Village Voice from 1964 to 1989, pioneered a new genre of advocacy journalism.
The Village Voice |
Wayne Barrett |
12-29-2004 |
Media
Reporter Suspended When His Blog Is Uncoverednew
St. Louis Post-Dispatch features writer Daniel P. Finney was suspended after he was discovered to be the author of a blog that took frequent, thinly veiled potshots against his employer and co-workers.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
12-28-2004 |
Media
Fresh Breathnew
"Fresh Air" host Terry Gross talks about the art of the interview, her new book, and wrestling with Bill O'Reilly.
Tags: media
Every Picture Tells a Storynew
A cover illustration of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was slain by a crazed fan at an Ohio nightclub December 14, upset some of his family and friends. The Observer ran it to emphasize that the tragedy involved the loss of a real person.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
12-27-2004 |
Media
Michael Powell: Unlikely Crusadernew
A notorious moment on television allowed libertarian technocrat and FCC chair Michael Powell to save his career. The Great Deregulator morphed into the Moral Crusader.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
12-23-2004 |
Media
Daily Kos Founder Works to Harness Newfound Political Powernew
Markos Moulitsas Zúniga, who founded the blog Daily Kos, dreams of a left-wing media empire capable of counteracting the Republicans' long-established media machine, filling the space that Rush Limbaugh and his ilk occupy in the life of conservative politics.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
12-20-2004 |
Media
The Gospel According to the Gazettenew
On Sunday, Dec. 19, the International Bible Society and Colorado Springs’ daily paper, The Gazette, will join together. That’s when all 91,000 Gazette subscribers will retrieve from their driveways or their porches -- or their rooftops -- copies of the New Testament, tucked inside the newspaper’s standard blue plastic wrappers.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara DeGette |
12-17-2004 |
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 |
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