AltWeeklies Wire
Will Library of Congress Ruling Kill Web Radio?new
In one fell swoop, the entire idea of internet radio was pushed to the brink of collapse by the the obscure Copyright Royalty Board at the Library of Congress.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
03-23-2007 |
Media
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'Balance' or Pandering?new
The Clarion-Ledger's version of balanced, "objective" reporting is Molly Ivins vs. Ann Coulter, the NAACP vs. the KKK.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
03-22-2007 |
Media
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What's the Seattle Times Co. Hiding?new
A former Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter, now a practicing attorney, aims to open up the closed-door negotiations that could close her former paper.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
03-22-2007 |
Media
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Chronic Bus Mastubator Shuns Internet for Newsprintnew
The case of Michael Williamson proves that MacBooks can never replace a standard broadsheet when it comes to perviness on public transit.
Seattle Weekly |
John Metcalfe |
03-22-2007 |
Media
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Swan Songs at the Star Tribunenew
Will the departure of several prominent bylines hurt the Minneapolis paper's relationship with its readers?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
03-22-2007 |
Media
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Joey Skaggs: The Media Manipulatornew
A profile of media hoaxster Joey Skaggs.
Honolulu Weekly |
Chris Haire |
03-21-2007 |
Media
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Well, Hello Again, Suckersnew
Our hearts warmed when the TV sports guy gave up his smokes for sweeps week -- then we learned he got paid to do it.
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Paperless in San Leandronew
In its quest to tidy up downtown with multipaper newsracks, the city has managed to drive all publishers off the streets.
East Bay Express |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
03-15-2007 |
Media
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Split Decisionnew
Media outlets disagree about naming a suicidal attorney before police released his name -- did the public have a right to know?
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Locking the Gatenew
Media orgs rally against an amendment floated by Sen. Jon Kyl to criminalize information dissemination.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
03-09-2007 |
Media
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Arthur: Rest in Peacenew
The beloved counterculture rag stagnates somewhere between dead and indefinite hiatus.
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White Washed!new
Elliot Jaspin's new book, Buried in the Bitter Waters, is the last thing the Atanta Journal-Constitution's editors want you to read.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
03-08-2007 |
Media
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Who Really Gored Gore?new
Debunking Internet theories -- and why The Tennessean sat on a scoop.
Nashville Scene |
Liz Garrigan |
03-08-2007 |
Media
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Gannett Goes After Vermont Weekliesnew
The Gannett-owned Burlington Free Press is mailing new free weeklies to non-subscribers in suburban Vermont.
Seven Days |
Kevin Kelley |
03-07-2007 |
Media
Tags: Gannett, independent weeklies
Espionage Act, Reduxnew
More than a century ago, Congress came within inches of allowing the president to punish newspapers at his discretion under the Espionage Act -- last month it almost happened again.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
03-07-2007 |
Media
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