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LA People: Perez Hiltonnew
Perez is one of the most polarizing media figures since Howard Stern -- he even calls himself the "queen of all media."
L.A. Weekly |
Lina Lecaro |
05-11-2007 |
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Former St. Louis Post-Dispatch Staffers to Launch New Online Papernew
By early this fall, they plan to launch St. Louis Platform, an online paper they believe will one-up the Post-Dispatch in both content and technological savvy.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
05-11-2007 |
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Fighting Dirty Wordsnew
Could successful prosecution of written stories -- even "vile" ones -- set a dangerous precedent?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
05-11-2007 |
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Is S.F. Mayor Gavin Newsom Destroying Public Records?new
Newsom's office has a penchant for the delete key, according to findings of the city's Sunshine Ordinance Task Force.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
05-10-2007 |
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The Denver Post Joins the Buyout Trendnew
And its owner admits the newspaper business is facing tougher times than he expected.
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Asian Men: The Invisible Visible Minoritynew
With China rising as both an economic and cultural force, and with the growth of Asian Canadian diasporas, film and television studios and networks choose to ignore the opportunity to integrate Asian North American men at their own peril.
The Georgia Straight |
Craig Takeuchi |
05-07-2007 |
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Why We Hate Local TV Newsnew
From sting stories to exagerrated weather stories, here's why boob tube "news" draws our ire.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
05-04-2007 |
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Good News and Bad 'News'new
The meltdown of the Santa Barbara News-Press is a cautionary tale about billionaires buying newspapers.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
05-04-2007 |
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Book Beat Hits Warpathnew
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's plan to retool critics' jobs meets vocal opposition.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
05-03-2007 |
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Beyond Clint Reilly's Settlement with Hearst and MediaNewsnew
What does the deal really mean for the Bay Area's news media?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
05-02-2007 |
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Jerry Payne vs. the Houston Chroniclenew
Payne's no stranger to taking on the big guy -- these days, he's fighting the Houston Chronicle and its parent, the media giant Hearst Corporation.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
04-30-2007 |
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Trouble at the L.A. Timesnew
An editor kills a Page One story on Armenian genocide, and charges of bias fly.
L.A. Weekly |
Daniel Hernandez |
04-27-2007 |
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Has the News-Press Lost its Sense of Humor?new
When a newspaper owner threatens to sue anyone who looks at her sideways, well, that's beyond bizarre -- it's downright scary.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Nick Welsh |
04-27-2007 |
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'Arthur' Lives Againnew
Despite being declared dead by co-founder and editor Jay Babcock back in February, the much-mourned Arthur magazine announced its return earlier this month to the already too-small world of long-form counterculture journalism.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Alfred Lee |
04-27-2007 |
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From Pulitzer to the Outhousenew
Sunday's Santa Barbara News-Press hit-piece attacking former editor Jerry Roberts was written in outhouse slime, not proud printer's ink, a sick masterpiece of slick innuendo.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Barney Brantingham |
04-27-2007 |
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