AltWeeklies Wire
Interactive Journalism?new
Memphis' daily paper, The Commercial Appeal, asks elected officials to sign a campaign finance pledge -- but why won't the paper disclose its 2005 profit margin?
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
01-23-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
"Rediscovering Kate Bush," "Case of the Missing Heart," The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of"new
AltWeeklies Award - Music Criticism
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
01-20-2006 |
Media
Flying High With Boeing
Why the heck is a political show on public television getting a lot of its budget from one of the biggest players in the Washington sweepstakes for Pentagon contracts?
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
01-19-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Hostile Encountersnew

Bill O’Reilly is famous for attacking guests who dare disagree with him -- so why do liberals keep going on his show?
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
01-19-2006 |
Media
On Backgroundnew
If the Baltimore Sun's Michael Olesker is a plagiarist, then who isn’t?
Baltimore City Paper |
David Simon |
01-18-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Empirical Newsnew

The secret's out -- an overwhelmed Bush is overtaken by events.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
01-18-2006 |
Media
Sweet and Lo-Finew

First there was blogging, then podcasting -- now video blogging, or vlogging, is taking the web to the next level.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
01-17-2006 |
Media
A Higher Frequencynew

How the rise of Salem Communications' radio empire reveals the evangelical master plan.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Adam Piore |
01-16-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Pretty Hate Machinesnew
The celeb-bashing blogs are sick, sublime and joyful.
The Village Voice |
Corina Zappia |
01-13-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Globe-al Anxietynew

What will the shake-up at the Boston Globe mean for the paper, the editor, the remaining staff and the city itself?
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
01-12-2006 |
Media
DIY Radio: Podcasting 101new

Podcasting has become a powerful international media tool -- learn how to get in on the fun.
The Media Politics of Leaks

When thinking about leaks, it's very important to assess whether a journalist has been a watchdog or a flunky for powerful officials.
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
01-11-2006 |
Media
Tags: cia spy leaks, Valerie Plame
Media Madness
As a South Carolina weekly cries arson, Howard Stern makes $220 million and Book of Daniel creates a stir.
Columbia Free Times |
Dan Cook |
01-11-2006 |
Media
Mondo Wikipedianew
Wikipedia invites anyone, regardless of academic credentials, to write and edit articles, a practice which continues to create controversy as the Web site turns five.
The Village Voice |
Rachel Aviv |
01-11-2006 |
Media