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Bloomberg and Kelly Bust the Pressnew

Their treatment during the Occupy Wall Street raid was a disgrace to this city’s history.
The Village Voice  |  Nat Hentoff  |  12-12-2011  |  Media

The Colorado Springs Gazette Gets It Wrongnew

Daily newspaper scraps more staffers, calls it "reorganization."
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Pam Zubeck  |  12-09-2011  |  Media

Seven More Metromix Outlets Closenew

Gannett is closing its Metromix websites in Denver, Atlanta, Cleveland, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Tampa and Washington, D.C.
Cincinnati CityBeat  |  Kevin Osborne  |  12-09-2011  |  Media

SOPA Spells Internet Ignorancenew

It hasn't been as blatant a display of ignorance as the late Sen. Ted Stevens' description of the Internet as "a series of tubes," but a new bill moving swiftly through the U.S. House demonstrates that Congress still doesn't understand the web.
Arkansas Times  |  Lindsey Millar  |  11-29-2011  |  Media

The Deseret News' Journalism Jinxnew

That Deseret News CEO Clark Gilbert has made digital news the priority at the expense of its print edition could not be more obvious. Friday's front page with a hyphenated headline trailing off the page points to an appalling inattention to detail for what has always been a paper's most vital asset: its front page.
Salt Lake City Weekly  |  Jerre Wroble  |  11-21-2011  |  Media

James O’Shea Speaks Outnew

The former Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times editor talks about the “deal from hell,” Tribune Company’s bankruptcy, and journalism’s scramble for footing on the internet.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Edward Ericson Jr.  |  11-10-2011  |  Media

Larry Flynt at 69new

In an interview, notorious porn peddler talks about sex, politics, print media and getting older.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Enrique Limon  |  11-10-2011  |  Media

Dragging Drabble Through the Mudnew

Cartoons continue to be casualties of newspaper cost-cutting.
Chicago Reader  |  Michael Miner  |  11-08-2011  |  Media

Oakland Police Love Kittens, Teargasnew

The Washington Post covers #OccupyOakland with a picture of a police officer petting a kitten.
Washington City Paper  |  Shani Hilton  |  10-26-2011  |  Media

The Failed Quest for Objectivitynew

A newspaper is much more than reporting. Even more important are the decisions editors make on what stories to pursue and pick up from national wires (and those not to) and how they're presented.
Arkansas Times  |  Lindsey Millar  |  10-17-2011  |  Media

The Worst-Kept Secretsnew

What the major media left out: Project Censored highlights the year's most relevant ignored news.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Rebecca Bowe  |  10-03-2011  |  Media

What Happens in Vegasnew

A look back at the advertising magic of "What Happens Here, Stays Here."
Las Vegas Weekly  |  John Katsilometes  |  09-29-2011  |  Media

Could the changeup at the E-N signal more consolidation with the Houston Chron?new

The quick exodus of the Express-News’ top two editors last week left a newsroom grasping for explanation.
San Antonio Current  |  Michael Barajas  |  09-28-2011  |  Media

This Revolution Is Televisednew

A little something for assholes who are complaining that there's a lack of Occupy Wall Street coverage.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Faraone  |  09-27-2011  |  Media

The News on Newsnew

Local CBS affiliate KION-TV set out to do a hit piece questioning the appropriateness of the Weekly's student guide. And then they ran a picture of a toddler dressed as a hooker.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Mary Duan  |  09-22-2011  |  Media

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