AltWeeklies Wire
Fallujah Falls, Now What?new
From the New York Times to Al-Jazeera, the press tries to make sense of the battle for Fallujah.
But the U.S. victory raises more questions than it answers. The big one: Why are we in Iraq?
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
11-19-2004 |
Media
Psyched Outnew
AltWeeklies Award - Editorial Layout
Seattle Weekly |
Karen Steichen |
11-18-2004 |
Media
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Carl Hiaasen Unloads on Pols and Corporate Medianew
Long a writer for the Miami Herald, Hiaasen admits that the paper has changed for the worse. "I blame Knight Ridder," he says. "It's amazing what [the editors] still do given how the budget has shrunk, the staff has shrunk, the news hole has shrunk."
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
11-16-2004 |
Media
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Unbelievable! Newsday Continues Its Circulation Fraudsnew
Even with federal agents and Long Island Press hot on its trail, Newsday continues to dump ad circulars directly at dumps and recycling centers. It also reactivates deadbeat customers to inflate its circulation figures, the Long Island Press reports.
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski and Timothy Bolger |
11-10-2004 |
Media
Two Finalists Surpass Other Journalists in Wimblehacknew
Howard Fineman of Newsweek and Elisabeth Bumiller of The New York Times are finalists in the competition for worst election hack.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
11-01-2004 |
Media
Four Reporters Emerge in Round 3 of Wimblehacknew
Karen Tumulty of Time, Howard Fineman of Newsweek, and Elisabeth Bumiller and James Bennet of The New York Times prove arrogant enough to move on to the Round 4 of the competition for worst campaign journalist.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
11-01-2004 |
Media
Denver Daily Awkwardly Endorses Bushnew
The Denver Post, whose editorial page generally slants to the left, formally backed Bush via an essay that went down as smoothly as a blender full of bugs on Fear Factor. The piece complimented W for his "decisiveness" in fighting terror, but denigrated pretty much everything else he's done for nearly four years.
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Readers Respond to Suspension of Daily Reporters Who Attended Concertnew
Newspaper management suspended two St. Paul Pioneer Press reporters who attended a Vote for Change concert, saying they violated newsroom policies on political activities. City Pages runs 12 letters to the editors on the action that the daily paper never published.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jim Walsh |
10-29-2004 |
Media
Ghost Storiesnew
A new Tucson-based publication seeks to inform and entertain the paranormal enthusiast.
Tucson Weekly |
Irene Messina |
10-28-2004 |
Media
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Raiding the Rabble-Rousersnew
A San Francisco lawyer fights the feds over the mysterious police seizure of servers hosting 19 Indymedia sites. The action temporarily shut down do-it-yourself news-gathering operations around the world.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson |
10-27-2004 |
Media
Candidates Are Positive Their Ads Aren't Negativenew
Associates of a given candidate decry blistering assaults made upon their guy, yet identify their own responses that have a similar tone as informational opportunities that merely point out discrepancies in their rival's public stands.
Editor Signals New Era at Philadelphia City Papernew
Duane Swierczynski, Philadelphia City Paper's new editor-in-chief, has written six nonfiction books and a mystery novel, and he still hasn't reached his mid 30s. Publisher Paul Curci hired him to lead the paper's smart, young writers to excellence.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Paul Curci |
10-26-2004 |
Media
Some Endorsements Just Don't Make Sensenew
If our American Empire is on the verge of collapse under Nero's reign, the paper of record has been fiddling while Rome burns. They've been covering for Bush by offering stories and analysis that present the administration as legitimate, mainstream, just like any other but with a Texas twang.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
10-20-2004 |
Media
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Bay Guardian Sues New Times Chain for Predatory Pricingnew
In a lawsuit filed with the San Francisco Superior Court, the San Francisco Bay Guardian charges that the nation's largest alternative newsweekly chain has illegally sold advertising below cost in an effort to put the family-owned Guardian out of business.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
10-20-2004 |
Media
Vermonter's Internet Ax-Grinding Attracts National Attention
A Vermont blogger, best known for starting the first grassroots Howard Dean Web site, is now affecting political change by raising money for web-media campaigns targeted to local races.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
10-20-2004 |
Media
