AltWeeklies Wire
Hearst's Hit Mannew
San Francisco Chronicle publisher Frank "Darth" Vega has a secret plan to keep the paper publishing even if there's a strike.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
07-13-2005 |
Media
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Grokster Blues: Marketing to Scofflawsnew
It’s hard to feel much sympathy for the folks at Grokster Ltd., Streamcast Networks Inc., and other file-sharing-service providers. After all, as Justice David Souter made clear in the Supreme Court’s decision Monday, their business plans were predicated entirely on users’ illegal behavior.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
07-06-2005 |
Media
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SF Weekly Cuts Deal with Clear Channelnew
Two anticompetitive chains seek to dominate concert ads.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond and Kimberly Chun |
06-29-2005 |
Media
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Memo to Mainstream Medianew
A media critic has a three-word response to the frenzy that followed revelation of the long-secret identity of Deep Throat: Downing Street Memo.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
06-08-2005 |
Media
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"Lost & Found"new
AltWeeklies Award - Drugs Reporting
The New York Times Goes Slummingnew
"Class Matters" -- the New York Times’ epic inquiry into the widening economic divisions of the new millennium -- appears to be a well-intentioned effort to reckon with a serious social condition. However, the New York Times is in no position to deliver.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Lehmann |
06-02-2005 |
Media
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Newsweek's Not the Issue; U.S. Policy Isnew
Newsweek's screw-up is a gift to right-wingers looking to blame the media for Bush's foreign-policy failures.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
05-19-2005 |
Media
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"If the Shoe Fits," "Welcome to America," and "Duke of Oil"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
High Decibel: Polls, Pets and Men Without Shirtsnew
The Gallup Poll turns 70 this year, and Frank Newport, the poll's editor-in-chief, says it's as relevant as ever. Just be wary of questions concerning your household pet.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
05-16-2005 |
Media
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The Next Great Indecency Threatnew
The religious right (and a few liberals) already have broadcasters on the run. Coming up: Cable, satellite, and -- just possibly -- the Internet.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
05-12-2005 |
Media
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"The Case of the Stained Glass Bandit," "Current Event," and "Irons in the Fire"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
05-04-2005 |
Media
Al Franken's Sensenew
The comedian, author, and talk-show host discusses Rush Limbaugh's butt and explains how Seattle money saved Air America.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
05-04-2005 |
Media
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The Joys of Summer
Maybe the hot-month movies that critics love to hate aren't so evil after all.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-27-2005 |
Media
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Expose Ends in Legal Tussle Over Lionnew
Al Guart, a New York Post reporter, set out to show how easy it was to buy exotic animals in Ohio. The story generated a custody battle over a lion.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
04-19-2005 |
Animal Issues
Are You an Idiot? Blame the Medianew
Broadcast journalism has never been this awful. That's because most of the major broadcast outlets have been gobbled up by a handful of companies in recent years.
Illinois Times |
Rod Helle |
04-15-2005 |
Media
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