AltWeeklies Wire
Last Chance for Daily Papers: Close Their Websites
Daily newspapers have embraced the "information wants to be free" ethos of the internet, and it has led them to the brink of ruin. The answer? Make the news they give away now expensive and scarce.
If the New York Times Disappears, Will the World Survive?new
There is no Me Decade, no Free Decade, no E! Decade. Newspapers aren't dying. Television didn't destroy the movie business, movies didn't destroy books, books didn't destroy cave paintings. The sky isn't falling and Gay Talese will get everything he needs via fax and the future isn't going to be so bad, really, because it turns out the future is now, and nothing has really changed.
New York Press |
David Blum |
05-22-2008 |
Media
A Teenage Prostitute, An Inept Pimp, and Two Versions of What Happenednew
The internet limits the risk of marketing sex with underage girls, whose youth can be more easily disguised on a website than on the street. But ignorance of a girl's age doesn't equal innocence. In Levar Simms' case, the charge of transporting a minor for the purposes of prostitution hinged on strict liability. He could be found guilty regardless of whether he knew Lynette was 16.
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
05-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Net Neutrality: World War Webnew
The era of an open, egalitarian and transparent internet could soon come to a screeching halt in America -- unless we fight back.
Sacramento News & Review |
Melinda Welsh |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Public Health Advocates Want Gay Hookup Websites to Promote Safe Sexnew
For public health advocates, the internet is the new tobacco. Just as the "right to smoke" as an important civil liberty has been largely discredited, the "right" of sex website owners to profit unfettered from the spread of diseases such as syphilis and AIDS should also go by the wayside.
A Bright Future for U.S. Newspapers, Not the U.S.
The internet isn't the future of newspapers. Print is.
The NYC Cable Monopolynew
In most of the city your alternatives for cable are most likely Time Warner or ... Time Warner. If you live in the Bronx or eastern Brooklyn, Cablevision's got you covered. Either way, you're kinda screwed.
New York Press |
Becca Tucker |
09-06-2007 |
Media
Hyperlocal Networking Site Prompts City Response to Violencenew
Burlington police crack down on violence thanks to an increasingly popular online social networking tool.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
07-13-2007 |
Media
Six Degrees of Huffingtonnew
Arianna Huffington opens a new dialogue with America as the rules of media and politics change before our very eyes.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
10-12-2006 |
Media
Technobarons of the 21st Centurynew
Telephone and cable companies are trying to create a vertical monopoly, which could
destroy the free market, along with everything else we love about the Internet.
INDY Week |
Fiona Morgan |
05-17-2006 |
Business & Labor
Lighting It Upnew
Mixing irreverent humor and bong hits into an engaging talk format, Nate and Di Fulmer have found themselves on the bleeding edge of a new medium.
Charleston City Paper |
Patrick Sharbaugh |
04-19-2006 |
Media
What is Your "Local Community"?new
The Supreme Court sets an impossible standard for proving threats to artistic speech on the Internet.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
03-30-2006 |
Civil Liberties
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
Craig$slist.comnew
The much-loved website is taking millions from Bay Area newspapers and causing layoffs that adversely affect coverage. And its founder Craig Newmark's well-intentioned support of citizen journalism has a slim chance of fixing the problem.
Support Your Local Newspapernew
If the printed newspaper had been invented as an improvement to the online newspaper, people would recognize its advantages.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
10-12-2005 |
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