AltWeeklies Wire
Best Example of Hypocrisy in Big Media: Tag — You're Outnew
When it comes to outing gay people, newspapers have certain standards that they like to herald, but if they can get away with it, let the presses roll!
New York Press |
Michelangelo Signorile |
10-01-2004 |
Media
Alt-Weekly Columnist Sledgehammers Home a Pointnew
According to Wayne Laugesen, columnist for Boulder Weekly, there are times when members of the press need to stop observing and start participating. As such, he smashed a bunch of hazardous antique windows.
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George W. Bush and the Press in the Age of Chaosnew
The real media scandal is not the inauthentic memos at CBS but the way big news companies have evolved so at times their behavior closely resembles that of the government bodies and private power centers they are supposed to be examining.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
09-29-2004 |
Media
Sign Language: Big Billboard Companies Look for Tax Refundsnew
Clear Channel Outdoor and Viacom Outdoor and their offspring are pushing to lower the taxable value of their signs in California, in the hope of saving millions of dollars in taxes.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
09-27-2004 |
Media
John Ferguson: 1951-2004new
A very personal tribute to an exceptional comrade and influential alternative journalist.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
09-21-2004 |
Media
Caught in the Actnew
Smoking Gun editor William Bastone knows how to get the goods on just about anyone. The former Village Voice staff writer describes how his fascination with court documents led him to develop his popular Web site.
Boston Phoenix |
Tamara Wieder |
09-21-2004 |
Media
Papers React After Bloggers Disclose Journalists' Campaign Donationsnew
Scrutiny of campaign donations made by media figures has stirred such paranoia that the managing editor of the Rocky Mountain News told newsroom employees they could not attend a concert that would raise funds for senatorial candidate Ken Salazar.
High Court Ruling: Paper's Satire Is Protected Speechnew
The Texas Supreme Court sided with the Dallas Observer and ruled that attorney Bruce Isaacks and judge Darlene Whitten are "big doodyheads." The two had sued the paper over a fake "news" story published in 1999.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
09-14-2004 |
Media
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Memo to Mr. St. Johnnew
Bruce Dobie, editor of the Nashville Scene, engages in verbal warfare with a New York Times writer who complained about a caption.
Nashville Scene |
Bruce Dobie |
09-10-2004 |
Media
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Copy and Paste Jobnew
The plagiarism committed by associate editor and business columnist Stephen Dunphy at The Seattle Times wasn't deceit along the lines of what Jayson Blair did. It was journalistic dementia.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
09-02-2004 |
Media
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Bay Area Censored Stories — Bay Guardian Picksnew
In concert with Project Censored, the San Francisco Bay Guardian staff pick the top 10 local stories the local media ignore.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Bay Guardian Staff |
09-01-2004 |
Media
Censored! The Runners Upnew
Runners up to the 10 big news stories the national news media ignore.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Bay Guardian Staff |
09-01-2004 |
Media
Censored! 10 Big Stories the National News Media Ignorenew
Wealth inequality, an attack on a human rights law and the Bush administration's manipulation of science are among the 10 big news stories that Project Censored has identified as not receiving the media attention they deserve.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Camille T. Taiara |
09-01-2004 |
Media
Poor Circulation: Fear and Loathing at the Dallas Morning Newsnew
Bob Johnson says fudging the numbers is time-honored tradition at the Dallas Morning Newspaper, and the practice was costly to independent contractors like him who delivered the paper.
Dallas Observer |
Eric Celeste |
08-30-2004 |
Media
Coming to a Convention Near You: Scary Anarchist IInew
Stories in daily papers about anarchists plotting mayhem at the Republican convention are the kind of coverage that sets the stage for brutal treatment of even peaceful activists.
The Village Voice |
Sarah Ferguson |
08-30-2004 |
Media
