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The 'SunPost' Is Settingnew
Once a power on the local scene, the scrappy Miami weekly has seen its fortunes plummet.
Miami New Times |
Kyle Munzenrieder and Chuck Strouse |
03-09-2009 |
Media
The 'MinnPost' Model: Is It Sustainable?new
Beneath the optimism surrounding MinnPost's launch lingered an obvious question: Could this business model be sustainable? How to translate web traffic into enough cash flow to ensure financial independence? Sixteen months later, and deep into a nationwide recession, the question is even more apt.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
03-04-2009 |
Media
As Capitol Press Corps Shrinks, Government Controls Messagenew
Cutbacks have taken their toll on some of Oklahoma's top Capitol reporters.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper |
02-26-2009 |
Media
More Buyouts or Layoffs at the 'Boston Globe'new
The Globe needs 50 buyout volunteers. So far, few are cooperating — and that likely means bloodshed at the paper's Morrissey Boulevard HQ.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
02-26-2009 |
Media
Tags: media, Boston Globe
Ad-ded Value: The Super Bowl Is More Mythic Than Evernew
In a fragmented media market, the Super Bowl is about all we have in common anymore.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
02-02-2009 |
Media
More by Lisa Sorg
Not a Drop to Drinknew
An East Texas town's wells are fouled, but no one is willing to finger the culprits or find water for the residents.
San Antonio Current |
Lisa Sorg |
05-03-2006 |
Health & Science
Tags: Health & Science
Kicking the Fossil-Fuel Habitnew
Consumer demand is the key to solving our pollution problems.
San Antonio Current |
Lisa Sorg |
03-29-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Top Secretnew
Sunshine Week stresses importance of open government as the Bush administration spends billions to keep secrets.
San Antonio Current |
Lisa Sorg |
03-08-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: FOIA
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A SeaWorld Ethics Primernew
Animal captivity for food, entertainment, and educational purposes is undeniably a fundamental feature of human civilizations everywhere, and SeaWorld has undeniably fostered a new public awareness of the beauty and grace of its show animals. At the same time, there are compelling reasons to challenge a marine-park industry that may no longer meet our criteria for civilized stewardship of the planet's wildlife.
San Antonio Current |
Jeffrey Wright |
04-14-2010 |
Animal Issues
Tags: SeaWorld
Kangaroo Court: San Antonio's Extra-Constitutional Crime-Fighting Toolnew
By a simple majority vote, San Antonio's Dangerous Structures Determination Board can order a house demolished, any tenants relocated, and send the bill to the owner.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
04-07-2010 |
Housing & Development
Tags: DSDB
A Tour of the Eco-Friendly, Low-Tech Porn Counterculturenew
What the fuck does it mean to fuck a bike?” Reverend Phil Sano asked the crowd at C4 Workspace on Monday, March 8. The dozens of San Antonians assembled in the community space were about to find out. Sano was screening Bike Porn 3: Cycle Bound.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
03-10-2010 |
Sex & Reproductive Issues
Nouveau Ambulance Chasers And Justice for Allnew
There was a time not that long ago that lawyers got clients by joining clubs, wearing funny hats, shaking hands like third-place politicians, or coaching little league. Then the Supreme Court ruled that attorneys could advertise, and guys like my father, for good and bad, truly changed the landscape.
San Antonio Current |
Tim Maloney |
03-03-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Know Your Dealer: Cause and Effect in Partyvillenew
Like a sommelier’s list of rare vintages, the underground, illegal pharmaceutical buffet beckons users into the local facet of the “Drug War.” But could a dangerous conflict really derive its fuel from a service this enticing and available, and treated with such exclusivity?
San Antonio Current |
Baldemar Villarreal |
02-24-2010 |
Drugs