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The Deadliest Daynew
AltWeeklies Award - Feature Story
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Staff |
01-03-2005 |
Media
Fresh Breathnew
"Fresh Air" host Terry Gross talks about the art of the interview, her new book, and wrestling with Bill O'Reilly.
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Media Maneuversnew
As Pulitzer's newspapers are for sale and Gannett leads as a media giant, the future of some local newspapers is uncertain.
Tucson Weekly |
Chris Limberis |
12-03-2004 |
Media
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Media Come Out Slugging After NBA Brawlnew
The tabs and the custodians of "serious journalism" applied their cultural critique of choice to the Artest-incited brawl in Detroit. Why isn't a similar moral lens cast on the war in Iraq or the scenes of mad shoppers trampling each other on the first day of the Christmas shopping season?
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
12-01-2004 |
Media
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Learning the Art of Journalism in Bolivianew
The Narco News School of Authentic Journalism is a 10-day exploration of authenticity and reality in the context of the "Drug War in the U.S. and southward, held this time in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and the coca-growing Chapare jungle outside that colorful Andean city.
Dayton City Paper |
Amy Casada-Alaniz |
11-23-2004 |
Media
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Larry Flynt Riles Oakland Campus with Story, Photosnew
Hustler published a story, "Crashing the Fetish Ball on an All-Girl Campus," as an installment of its regular "On Campus" feature -- and created an uproar at Mills College. For a few students, the horror went beyond just seeing the school's name in Hustler to seeing their faces in the mag.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
11-22-2004 |
Media
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Psyched Outnew
AltWeeklies Award - Editorial Layout
Seattle Weekly |
Karen Steichen |
11-18-2004 |
Media
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Carl Hiaasen Unloads on Pols and Corporate Medianew
Long a writer for the Miami Herald, Hiaasen admits that the paper has changed for the worse. "I blame Knight Ridder," he says. "It's amazing what [the editors] still do given how the budget has shrunk, the staff has shrunk, the news hole has shrunk."
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
11-16-2004 |
Media
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Two Finalists Surpass Other Journalists in Wimblehacknew
Howard Fineman of Newsweek and Elisabeth Bumiller of The New York Times are finalists in the competition for worst election hack.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
11-01-2004 |
Media
Four Reporters Emerge in Round 3 of Wimblehacknew
Karen Tumulty of Time, Howard Fineman of Newsweek, and Elisabeth Bumiller and James Bennet of The New York Times prove arrogant enough to move on to the Round 4 of the competition for worst campaign journalist.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
11-01-2004 |
Media
Denver Daily Awkwardly Endorses Bushnew
The Denver Post, whose editorial page generally slants to the left, formally backed Bush via an essay that went down as smoothly as a blender full of bugs on Fear Factor. The piece complimented W for his "decisiveness" in fighting terror, but denigrated pretty much everything else he's done for nearly four years.
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Readers Respond to Suspension of Daily Reporters Who Attended Concertnew
Newspaper management suspended two St. Paul Pioneer Press reporters who attended a Vote for Change concert, saying they violated newsroom policies on political activities. City Pages runs 12 letters to the editors on the action that the daily paper never published.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jim Walsh |
10-29-2004 |
Media
Ghost Storiesnew
A new Tucson-based publication seeks to inform and entertain the paranormal enthusiast.
Tucson Weekly |
Irene Messina |
10-28-2004 |
Media
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Raiding the Rabble-Rousersnew
A San Francisco lawyer fights the feds over the mysterious police seizure of servers hosting 19 Indymedia sites. The action temporarily shut down do-it-yourself news-gathering operations around the world.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson |
10-27-2004 |
Media
Candidates Are Positive Their Ads Aren't Negativenew
Associates of a given candidate decry blistering assaults made upon their guy, yet identify their own responses that have a similar tone as informational opportunities that merely point out discrepancies in their rival's public stands.
