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“Fair and Balanced:” A Look At Comedy Central’s Restore Sanity Rally

November 1, 2010

Fox News’ slant on Comedy Central’s Sanity/Fear rally raises questions about what is fair and balanced. But is the joke on us for even asking the question?

Surviving Like Sears

May 14, 2010

Sears used to sell houses…and many other things. They learned a lesson from the railroads and have survived to tell the tale.

Will the biggest players in the newspaper business survive like Sears or disappear like ghost trains?

Making Newspapers Thrive

March 11, 2010

Is there a future for newspapers? A veteran journalist prescribes a back-to-basics remedy for what ails the Fourth Estate.

News Blues & Snafus: Palin Debates Biden…Again?

October 3, 2009

Maybe someone should tell Gannett’s BattleCreekEnquirer.com that McCain lost, Sarah quit as Alaska Governor and what a difference a year can make. Literally.

Newspapers: “Join The Club”

September 9, 2009

Paul Rule wonders if the previously rejected pay-to-read online newspaper model will work this time around. Or if it is another example of rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

NYC’s WQXR Classical Radio To WNYC, Univision

July 16, 2009

A New York City deal highlights how public radio and Spanish broadcasters are expanding as newspapers and commercial stations are contracting.

Newspapers in Lumbago Days

June 2, 2009

If you think that the newspaper business is having a tough time today — read your history books.

Detroit to Media: Your Economic Engine is Stalling

November 19, 2008

In a slowing economy, automotive and spot inventories have alot in common.

Summertime Smackdown: Paparazzi vs. The People (of Malibu)

June 24, 2008

Freedom of the press is an idea we can all get behind. That is, until the press gets behind the bushes to take pictures at kids’ soccer games. As Malibu officials draft an anti-paparazzi ordinance, a Malibu born-and-raised journalist says the paparazzi can, and often do, go too far.

I’m a Media Addict

April 12, 2008

A confession from an unreformed media junkie on content, Wii and Valley Girls.