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Boulder Weekly Duped by Fraudulent Author

Editor Pamela White penned a 5,175-word article for the Feb. 2 issue of Boulder Weekly, detailing how an "expert" she had used was actually a fraud. David Race Bannon is the author of Race Against Evil, a supposed former Interpol assassin, and a source for the Weekly's Sept. 9, 2004 story "Suffer the Children" on the international child sex trade. On Jan. 27, Bannon was arrested by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation on suspicion of criminal impersonation, computer crime and criminal attempt to commit theft. White writes, "one quickly realizes that journalism, most especially alternative journalism, entails taking some risks. I don't say that to defend any lack of judgment on my part; it is quite simply a fact." Westword also included a short take on Boulder Weekly and Bannon in its Feb. 2 issue (here, second item).
02-02-2006  9:13 pm  |  Industry News

Miami New Times' Trial Coverage Becomes Trial Topicnew

Miami New Times  |  02-02-2006  11:07 am  |  Industry News

Sales Rise, But Road for U.S. Carmakers Remains Roughnew

International Herald Tribune  |  02-02-2006  7:15 am  |  Industry News

King of Beers Becomes King of Contentnew

Media Daily News (reg. req.)  |  02-02-2006  7:11 am  |  Industry News

Raiding the 'Free' Classifieds Marketnew

Editor & Publisher (sub. req.)  |  02-02-2006  7:03 am  |  Industry News

Columnist Leaves Philadelphia Weekly After Eleven Years

Solomon Jones' final column appears in the Feb. 1 issue of PW. In it, Jones writes that he has had many opportunities in his life, but he is "most grateful for the opportunity that was afforded me 11 years ago, when I walked in the doors of Philadelphia Weekly." Jones is leaving to serve on an exploratory committee that will determine if Congressman Chaka Fattah should run for mayor of Philadelphia.
02-01-2006  5:06 pm  |  Industry News

AAN West: Craig Newmark, Ponytails and Belly Dancers

San Francisco was invaded by 261 enthusiastic newspaper professionals last weekend when the AAN West conference hit town. The highly-anticipated Saturday keynote speech by Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, passed without physical skirmish, despite a lively question-and-answer session. Many of the seminars were equally lively, and the parties -- well, you had to be there. (FULL STORY)
AAN Staff  |  02-01-2006  3:30 pm  |  Association News

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