AltWeeklies Wire
Newsroom Labor Dispute Reflects Decline of Dailiesnew
Gannett's paper in Rochester, N.Y., the Democrat and Chronicle, has been losing readers. Reporters think the media giant's push for high profits has diminished the quality of news coverage.
City Newspaper |
Krestia DeGeorge |
05-06-2005 |
Media
Coulter's Folliesnew
In her recent dealings with the Tucson media, the right-wing columnist has shown that she is not too concerned with civility -- or the facts.
Tucson Weekly |
Walt Nett |
05-05-2005 |
Media
"The Case of the Stained Glass Bandit," "Current Event," and "Irons in the Fire"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
05-04-2005 |
Media
Al Franken's Sensenew
The comedian, author, and talk-show host discusses Rush Limbaugh's butt and explains how Seattle money saved Air America.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
05-04-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Dallas Morning News Gets Scooped on Circulation Fraud Storynew
The Dallas daily didn't report that its owner, Belo Corp., had been served a grand jury subpoena as part of a criminal investigation until the Fort Worth Star-Telegram broke the story.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
05-02-2005 |
Media
The Joys of Summer
Maybe the hot-month movies that critics love to hate aren't so evil after all.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-27-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Time for a Media Rebellionnew
Faced with Bush's lockdown on information, reporters might consider civil resistance.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
04-20-2005 |
Media
The 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Public Relationsnew
A Pulitzer Prize went to a series of newspaper editorials that resulted from the efforts of a publicist for Environmental Defense, Jennifer Witherspoon -- but without giving her any credit.
Are You an Idiot? Blame the Medianew
Broadcast journalism has never been this awful. That's because most of the major broadcast outlets have been gobbled up by a handful of companies in recent years.
Illinois Times |
Rod Helle |
04-15-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
While Network News Flounders, the Present Belongs to NPRnew
Now that early-evening network news programming has sustained a series of body blows, it looks as if NPR -- certainly not cable -- is the wave of the future for serious news-followers.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
04-15-2005 |
Media
Caught in a Blog Bognew
A San Francisco campaign finance law that might have imposed some restrictions on bloggers got fledgling online journalists all up in a tizzy.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Matthew Hirsch |
04-13-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Celebrity Suicide Coverage Marked by Rationalizationsnew
A suicide prevention expert is concerned about the possible repercussions of rapturous coverage of Hunter S. Thompson's death.
"Size Matters," "Hold the Spice," and "Finished in an Unfinished Sort of Way"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
Master of Whose Domain?new
Host of a political show on a community radio station falls prey to copyright hysteria -- without ever violating the law.
The O'Hannity Factornew
Why has the Terri Schiavo case received more media saturation coverage than any other right-to-die case? The answer appears to lie in the efforts of Fox News and the Bush family and the pack tendencies of the media at large.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Steve Perry |
04-06-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
