AltWeeklies Wire
Invasion of the Media Snatchersnew
Any independent new media outlet that begins to garner a reasonable audience will almost certainly get overtaken by traditional media conglomerates.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Camille T. Taiara |
07-15-2004 |
Media
Rethinking the Media Monopoly: Ben Bagdikian Misses the Targetnew
Two decades after publishing "The Media Monopoly," Ben Bagdikian is arguing that the new media monopoly has "played a central role" in pushing the country's politics to the nutty right. The trouble is, he doesn't come close to proving that point.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
07-15-2004 |
Media
Michael Moore Is Rubber, His Critics Are Glue
Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" is an indictment of the elite national media as much as the Bush Administration. That same media has, unsurprisingly, turned its guns against Moore.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg, Senior News Editor |
07-12-2004 |
Media
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Generation Nix: Why Don't Young People Read Daily Newspapers?new
If you've already seen the news (or laughed at it with The Daily Show), and you're faced with a banal paper, wouldn't you rather peruse The Onion on the way to work?
The Village Voice |
Richard Goldstein |
07-06-2004 |
Media
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Sound Patrolnew
AltWeeklies Award - Music Criticism
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
07-02-2004 |
Media
Small Sensations: Unreported Little Storiesnew
A local cat gets wet, an Englishman finds 20 bucks, and the perils of slick cheese. A satiric survey of (true) everyday stories the press ignores because media is too fixated on the negative. (Story contains some Boston-area items.)
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Wright |
07-01-2004 |
Media
The Faith of Journalismnew
A heathen editor confronts his own ‘religion.’
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
06-15-2004 |
Media
How Old Are You Now, Dan Savage?new
Stranger Editor Dan Savage, who turns 40 on Oct. 7, might be taking that
adage "you're only as old as you feel" a little too literally. This month
found the potty-mouthed purveyor of sex advice low-balling his age to
Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter Mike Lewis. (Third item)
Seattle Weekly |
Mark D. Fefer |
05-26-2004 |
Media
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