AltWeeklies Wire
The Truth behind Shove-It-Gatenew
The controversy behind Teresa Heinz Kerry's remark to editorial writer Colin McNickle looks different to those familiar with the paper that publishes his work. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, which is owned by right-wing billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife, has a long history of attacking Heinz Kerry and her husbands.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
08-05-2004 |
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Departure of Publisher Augurs New Era at Nashville Scenenew
No one knows what Nashville Scene publisher Albie Del Favero's announced resignation will mean for the city's alternative newsweekly, and that's as much a testament to the man as it is to the hazards of chain ownership.
Nashville Scene |
Matt Pulle |
08-04-2004 |
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National Native Beat Comes from Harvard to Montananew
With Native Americans comprising only 0.53 percent of journalists nationwide, Nieman fellow Jodi Rave's addition to the masthead at Montana's Missoulian — as the first full-time daily reporter on the national Native beat — is a breath of fresh air.
Missoula Independent |
Robin Troy |
07-29-2004 |
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Newsday Reports Half the Truth on Circulation Scandalnew
Advertisers accuse Newsday of inflating circulation figures in a federal racketeering lawsuit. The snowballing scandal led publisher Raymond Jansen to announce this week that he'll retire earlier than planned.
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski |
07-22-2004 |
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Packaging Democracy: How Clear Channel Shut Out Candidatesnew
Radio stations were not required to sell ads to any of the candidates in the California governor recall election, only to treat each candidate equally. Clear Channel satisfied this requirement by setting the bar so high that only the richest four candidates could afford to purchase ad time.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Matthew Hirsch |
07-15-2004 |
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Invasion of the Media Snatchersnew
Any independent new media outlet that begins to garner a reasonable audience will almost certainly get overtaken by traditional media conglomerates.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Camille T. Taiara |
07-15-2004 |
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Rethinking the Media Monopoly: Ben Bagdikian Misses the Targetnew
Two decades after publishing "The Media Monopoly," Ben Bagdikian is arguing that the new media monopoly has "played a central role" in pushing the country's politics to the nutty right. The trouble is, he doesn't come close to proving that point.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
07-15-2004 |
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Michael Moore Is Rubber, His Critics Are Glue
Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" is an indictment of the elite national media as much as the Bush Administration. That same media has, unsurprisingly, turned its guns against Moore.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg, Senior News Editor |
07-12-2004 |
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Generation Nix: Why Don't Young People Read Daily Newspapers?new
If you've already seen the news (or laughed at it with The Daily Show), and you're faced with a banal paper, wouldn't you rather peruse The Onion on the way to work?
The Village Voice |
Richard Goldstein |
07-06-2004 |
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Sound Patrolnew
AltWeeklies Award - Music Criticism
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
07-02-2004 |
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Small Sensations: Unreported Little Storiesnew
A local cat gets wet, an Englishman finds 20 bucks, and the perils of slick cheese. A satiric survey of (true) everyday stories the press ignores because media is too fixated on the negative. (Story contains some Boston-area items.)
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Wright |
07-01-2004 |
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The Faith of Journalismnew
A heathen editor confronts his own ‘religion.’
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
06-15-2004 |
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How Old Are You Now, Dan Savage?new
Stranger Editor Dan Savage, who turns 40 on Oct. 7, might be taking that
adage "you're only as old as you feel" a little too literally. This month
found the potty-mouthed purveyor of sex advice low-balling his age to
Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter Mike Lewis. (Third item)
Seattle Weekly |
Mark D. Fefer |
05-26-2004 |
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