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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  |  Media

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  |  Media

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  |  Media

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.
SF Weekly  |  Ryan Blitstein  |  06-19-2006  |  Media

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  |  Media

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  |  Media

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  |  Media

Unfit for Printnew

Did The Toledo Blade sit on Coingate until after Bush won?
Cleveland Scene  |  Lisa Rab  |  06-12-2006  |  Media

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  |  Media

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  |  Media

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  |  Media

Not Dead Yetnew

Newspapers aren't the only medium whose demise has long been predicted.
East Bay Express  |  Kara Platoni  |  06-06-2006  |  Media

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  |  Media

Press Onnew

U.S. propaganda in Iraq threatens the free press there -- and here.
Reno News & Review  |  Editorial  |  06-01-2006  |  Media

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  |  Media

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