AltWeeklies Wire
The Post's Mea Culpa Is Too Little, Too Latenew
Howard Kurtz's piece in the Washington Post about the paper's coverage of weapons of mass destruction was the latest in what is likely to be a long series of tepid -- not to mention craven, insufficient and self-serving -- media confessions about pre-war Iraq reporting.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
08-18-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
The Dallas Morning News Confronts Circulation Woesnew
Since it was revealed that The Dallas Morning News had been overstating its circulation, the paper's stock has fallen precipitously. An investigation details the house of cards before its collapse.
Dallas Observer |
Eric Celeste |
08-16-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
Reporter Accuses Florida Business Paper of Inflating Numbersnew
Former investigative reporter Stephen Van Drake filed suit against the South Florida Business Journal, part of a national 41-newspaper chain, accusing it of drastically inflating circulation numbers to increase advertising revenues.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
08-13-2004 |
Media
The Thong Show: Defense Leaks Information in Kobe Bryant Trialnew
A victims' advocate believes that attorneys for Kobe Bryant have been trying to taint the jury pool and discredit the young woman who accused the basketball player of rape by putting incendiary and inappropriate material into pre-trial motions, which are public in Colorado.
Online Magazine Slate Captures Coveted Audiencenew
Now the fourth most widely read entity on the Web, Slate focuses on subjects that excite the chattering classes.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
08-07-2004 |
Media
Small-Town Residents Come to Embrace Reporter's Troubling Insightsnew
After four teens were arrested for the bludgeoning death of a blind albino man in Cass Lake, Minn., Star Tribune reporter Larry Oakes returned to the town where he grew up to examine the youth crisis at the Leech Lake Reservation.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Mike Mosedale |
08-07-2004 |
Media
Tags: addiction, violence, journalism, media, Drugs, poverty, alcohol, Ojibwe, single-parent families, tribal leaders
Vanity Fair Chief's Acceptance of Payment for Film Tip Was Benignnew
Vanity Fair chief Graydon Carter has, in my opinion, turned a little nutty in the past two years, with the usual throwaway editor's note becoming home to Noam Chomsky-like screeds about the Bush administration, but he's not a crook.
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
08-07-2004 |
Media
The Numbers Gamenew
AltWeeklies Award - Investigative Reporting
The Texas Observer |
Nate Blakeslee |
08-07-2004 |
Media
Times Reported What It Was Told but Not the Truthnew
The Gray Lady confesses its sins in hyping Iraq’s nonexistent weapons capabilities and terrorist ties. So what took so long? Reporter Judith Miller's coverage made it easier for the White House to justify an unnecessary war.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
08-07-2004 |
Media
What People in Spain Are Saying about Iraqnew
The torture at Abu Ghraib prison reminded a contributor to the International Herald Tribune of the sight of white people laughing in old photos of American lynchings and a writer in El Pais of "young, strong, jolly" German soldiers having their way with naked Jews.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
08-07-2004 |
Media
The American Press Saw No Evil, Heard No Evil, Reported No Evilnew
As American legislators and pundits gather to heap criticism on the Bush administration over the Abu Ghraib prison abuse in Iraq, the American press has silently slithered away from taking any responsibility for its inability to report on the behavior of U.S. soldiers until the story was dumped on its lap.
The Athens NEWS |
Abhinav Aima |
08-07-2004 |
Media
Serial-Killer Expert Helen Morrison Debunked
The media have taken this self-proclaimed profiler at face value, but her story doesn't stand up to scrutiny (although she does have John Gacy's brain in her basement).
Chicago Reader |
Cliff Doerksen |
08-07-2004 |
Media
Photos Spur News Media to Change from Chroniclers to Diggersnew
The horrors at Abu Ghraib have finally changed how the media report on the war — and on the president who started it. George W. Bush could be in for some of the rough treatment that generally goes with the job.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
08-07-2004 |
Media
Artistic Warningnew
AltWeeklies Award - Arts Feature
Tucson Weekly |
Margaret Regan |
08-07-2004 |
Media
H Bomb Teaches Harvard Students Not to Take Sex Too Seriouslynew
H Bomb -- a porn magazine published by Harvard students -- debuts.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
08-07-2004 |
Media
