AltWeeklies Wire
Bye, Bye Birdie?new
A House subcommittee has proposed cutting nearly $100 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's budget.
LEO Weekly |
Elizabeth Kramer |
06-26-2006 |
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The Big Logoffnew
What happens to MySpace.com members when they die? They live on at MyDeathSpace.com
Orlando Weekly |
Megan Schumacher |
06-22-2006 |
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Reality TV Meets the Newsroomnew
Even in an era of media "transparency" and "interactive dialogue," what's happening at the Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, is pretty strange stuff.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
06-22-2006 |
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Pulp Frictionnew
The Independent Press Association was founded to champion alternative magazines, but now its members say it has become the kind of hard-hearted corporation it once opposed.
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No News Is Bad Newsnew
The Philadelphia Inquirer was ahead of its time a decade ago, when it tried to do TV.
Philadelphia Weekly |
G.W. Miller III |
06-19-2006 |
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Media Shirked Duty on 'Spy' Casenew
There is nothing noble about the media joining the government in paying a bribe to a financially strapped and emotionally exhausted Wen Ho Lee to prevent exposure of the true criminals in this case.
L.A. Alternative |
Robert Scheer |
06-13-2006 |
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You Can Do That On Televisionnew
After more than two decades, the credits may finally roll on the battle to make Philadelphia the last major American city to get public-access cable TV.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Jenna Portnoy |
06-13-2006 |
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Unfit for Printnew
Did The Toledo Blade sit on Coingate until after Bush won?
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
06-12-2006 |
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El Jefenew
As the Latino population in the Twin Cities soars, Alberto Monserrate builds a media empire.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
G.R. Anderson Jr. |
06-08-2006 |
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Objective, but Not Independentnew
Journalists cover the American political system -- to what degree should they be allowed to participate in it?
San Antonio Current |
Katherine Stump |
06-07-2006 |
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The Future Of Newsnew
Cost-cutting and local news have made Dean Singleton what he is today.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
06-06-2006 |
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Not Dead Yetnew
Newspapers aren't the only medium whose demise has long been predicted.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
06-06-2006 |
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Brian Tierney Makes a Pledgenew
Philadelphia's new daily newspaper CEO says he's all for a free press -- but will he walk the talk when things get uncomfortable for his fat-cat buddies?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
06-05-2006 |
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Press Onnew
U.S. propaganda in Iraq threatens the free press there -- and here.
Reno News & Review |
Editorial |
06-01-2006 |
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New York Times Honors Casey Parksnew
The JFP's assistant editor emeritus was chosen by Nick Kristof out of 3,800 applicants to travel with him to Africa -- here's an alternative journalist we can all be proud of.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
05-25-2006 |
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