Two more former top editors of the Anchorage Daily News (ADN) are now in court battling to get their former bosses to pay them more than $1.7 million dollars they are owed. […]
Pay up
Skepticism
The Seattle Times has caused something of a stir in the world of journalism with a report that Microsoft News is aiming to use computers operating on “artificial intelligence” to replace dozens […]
Banning books
When and how was it that American journalists became so contumelious toward the U.S. working class? On second thought, let me rephrase that to head off the comments from conservative critics of […]
Double speak
Alaska’s largest newspaper is again downsizing, but it is understandable if you missed this news. The email to ADN.com viewers from editor David Hulen required fluency in Orwellian doublespeak. One could easily […]
A historic bankruptcy
Finally bowing to what seemed inevitable for so long, the national newspaper chain that for more than two decades owned Alaska’s largest and most influential news organization has announced its plan to […]
Let’s make a deal
If you can write, if you have a heartfelt sense of commitment to an informed society, and if you harbor a burning desire for adventure, the Atwood Chair of Journalism at the […]
Down, down, down
Update: The possibility of a McClatchy company bankruptcy suggested here last week is now being bandied about by the mainstream media. “Newspaper Publisher McClatchy Teeters Near Bankruptcy,” Bloomberg headlined today. The story […]
Sue ’em
A New York doctor angry about what he considers slanderous reviews on the website Yelp has filed another lawsuit aimed at silencing his critics. The only thing surprising here is that this […]
Gone dark
f After weeks of silence, the woman who made the phrase “Don’t Retreat, Reload” a battle cry for American politicians in a way that changed the political landscape of these times has […]
The thin man
KENAI – The ever-thinner chief executive of the state of Alaska is not sick, his chief spokesman said today, he’s simply exercising an interest in health and fitness. “Standing Tall for Alaska” […]
