AltWeeklies Wire
Ghost Storiesnew
A new Tucson-based publication seeks to inform and entertain the paranormal enthusiast.
Tucson Weekly |
Irene Messina |
10-28-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
Bush Blindfolds the Publicnew
From the Patriot Act to presidential records, George W. Bush has presided over an unprecedented rise in government secrecy.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
10-28-2004 |
Politics
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.
Editor Signals New Era at Philadelphia City Papernew
Duane Swierczynski, Philadelphia City Paper's new editor-in-chief, has written six nonfiction books and a mystery novel, and he still hasn't reached his mid 30s. Publisher Paul Curci hired him to lead the paper's smart, young writers to excellence.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Paul Curci |
10-26-2004 |
Media
Some Endorsements Just Don't Make Sensenew
If our American Empire is on the verge of collapse under Nero's reign, the paper of record has been fiddling while Rome burns. They've been covering for Bush by offering stories and analysis that present the administration as legitimate, mainstream, just like any other but with a Texas twang.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
10-20-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
Bay Guardian Sues New Times Chain for Predatory Pricingnew
In a lawsuit filed with the San Francisco Superior Court, the San Francisco Bay Guardian charges that the nation's largest alternative newsweekly chain has illegally sold advertising below cost in an effort to put the family-owned Guardian out of business.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
10-20-2004 |
Media
Vermonter's Internet Ax-Grinding Attracts National Attention
A Vermont blogger, best known for starting the first grassroots Howard Dean Web site, is now affecting political change by raising money for web-media campaigns targeted to local races.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
10-20-2004 |
Media
Man's Story of How His Family Drowned Doesn't Hold Waternew
A freak rainstorm carried away Robert Rogers' minivan, killing his wife, children and a Good Samaritan. Rogers tells church crowds he walked away from a "wall of water" that night, but Kansas rescue workers say his account makes no sense.
Mainstream Media Still Can't Cover the Campaignsnew
The major news outfits do a piss-poor job of evaluating the rhetoric and claims of candidates, and the media is generally reluctant to vigorously truth-test the assertions made by candidates (or presidents).
L.A. Weekly |
David Corn |
10-18-2004 |
Media
Creator of Anti-Kerry Documentary Had Troubled Careernew
Sinclair Broadcast Group is ordering its 62 stations to air an anti-John Kerry documentary next week. The producer, Carlton Sherwood, created another controversial report 20 years ago that resulted in his TV station issuing a retraction.
Illinois Times |
John K. Wilson |
10-15-2004 |
Media
Papers Writing About Kobe Bryant's Accuser Wonder What's in a Namenew
Major newspapers and broadcast stations across the country have resisted the urge to name Kobe Bryant's accuser even though the criminal charges against Bryant were dropped last month, leaving only a civil complaint.
Worst Campaign Journalists Advance in Round 2 of Wimblehacknew
There is something negative going on when a paper like The New York Times runs the same campaign article hundreds of times, quoting the same 30 or so campaign characters, with only the dateline and the crowd photo changing. Second part of series.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
10-13-2004 |
Media
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The Great Kerry Sex Scandal That Wasn't
While the right-wing press and blogosphere pillories CBS and ABC for their alleged liberal bias, it conveniently forgets how Matt Drudge kited a bogus story last February about John Kerry's supposed affair with an intern.
Alt-Weekly Oklahoma Gazette Turns 25
In a quarter-century, the Oklahoma Gazette has blossomed from a monthly preservation newsletter with a skeleton staff of volunteers to the third-largest newspaper in the state.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Preston Jones |
10-13-2004 |
Media
