AAN News
SLA Murder Story Precedes Arrests by a Weeknew
The Sacramento News & Review published a thorough examination of the murder of Myrna Opsahl a week before Sacramento DA Jan Scully made four arrests nearly 27 years after the fact. Opsahl was shot in a 1975 bank robbery in Carmichael, Calif., linked to the Symbionese Liberation Army -- they of the Patty Hearst kidnapping fame. For years, Opsahl's son has called the evidence against the leaders of the SLA overwhelming. Yesterday, DA Scully announced the arrest of Sarah Jane Olsen, Emily Harris, Richard Harris and Michael Bortin. Police have a warrant to arrest a fifth suspect, James Gilgore. While the murder has received considerable media attention over the years, the N&R's story was the last major examination of the case before the arrests.
CityBeat Delves into New Trial of Old Murdernew
The 1963 murder of 15-year-old Patricia Ann Rebholz has haunted residents of
an experimental
suburb called
Greenhills for nearly 40 years. At last it seemed justice and closure might come with the trial of the girl's boyfriend. But the trial ended last month with an acquittal. Jeffrey Hillard of Cincinnati City Beat unravels the tangled story and its long-lasting consequences.
Seven Days Joins Suit Over Governor's Schedulenew
Seven Days has joined a lawsuit over Vermont Gov. Howard Dean's refusal last fall to release his daily schedule. The suit was originally filed by the Rutland Herald/Times Argus. David
Rocchio, counsel for the governor, says
“legal exceptions” in the state’s public records law
exempt the governor’s schedule from disclosure, to protect his security or his ability to obtain frank policy advice.
"Baloney," writes Seven Days columnist Peter Freyne. "We say there aren’t any “legal exceptions” in state statute allowing
Vermont’s chief executive to operate in such secrecy. It’s against the law."
Seven Days |
01-15-2002 1:51 pm |
Industry News
Waiting for "Transit" Author To Be Outednew
Philadelphia City Paper's serialized novel, Transit of Venus, is cutting close to the bone of Philly's Fox affiliate, says Philadelphia City News columnist Stu Bykofsky. The novel began running early this month and details the perils of blow-dried anchors and stacked interns. "It’s clearly written by someone familiar with local TV in general and Fox in
particular, someone who disdains the pretty on-air types — and someone
who can write," Bykofsky says. Reminding readers that it didn't take too long for Joe Klein to be outed as "Anonymous," the author of Primary Colors, Bykofsky says thinks he may know who "Anonymous D" is and expects his guess to be validated.
Philadelphia Daily News |
01-15-2002 11:43 am |
Industry News
St. Pete Weekly To Operate Ironmindsnew
St. Pete Weekly Newspapers will operate the Web portal Ironminds.com under a joint agreement with New York Metropolis, another non-AAN weekly alternative newspaper distributed in New York City's outer boroughs. St. Pete Weekly Newspapers publishes the new alternative newspaper St. Pete Weekly, which will handle Ironminds.com's day-to-day operations and move the Web site from a diarist-style online magazine to a portal and syndicate for alternative journalism.
Editor & Publisher |
01-14-2002 3:40 pm |
Industry News
Whitaker Named Director of Academy for Alternative Journalism
Returns to Medill after stint at Ebony magazine
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
01-14-2002 11:48 am |
Association News
