Tiffany Kimmel and Taimi Arvidson at the University of Oregon have produced a first class exploration of the city’s secret list program. We first started examining possible constitutional issues in the Mercury last year. Here’s the documentary: There’s also a feature article on the program at the university’s website. I prefer the video, personally: It’s […]
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MAX Stunt Collides with Cycling Community
“Should cyclists pay a road tax?” This question, printed boldly on a full MAX wraparound ad, has drawn the ire of some cyclists over the last week. Oddly enough, the question focuses on a misconception that we debunked in the bike issue. Webtrends’ attention grab. Clearly not working at all. Comments on the issue—which ranged […]
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Brian Barker Quits Katu
Reports Oregon Media Central. His last day is July 12. It’s a shame. Brian is one of the few TV reporters in Portland who really puts his guts into it. Brian: Since your time in TV is coming to an end, we at the Mercury are hoping you’ll come over here and record a “FUCK […]
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Fox Just Comes Right Out and Says It
Glenn Beck guest Michael Scheuer thinks “the only chance we have as a country right now is” for bin Laden to “detonate a major weapon” in the U.S. Beck’s reaction? He just nods right along, and then allows that he was just “thinking this weekend” about the same thing, and how if HE were bin […]
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Oregon Media Central Breaks First Story
I’ve been visiting Oregon Media Central since Oregon Media Insiders wrapped last month, and this morning, they’ve broken their first story: Oregonian Single-Copy Rate Increases to $1. Head over there for local media scoops when you get the chance.
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“If I ever get kidnapped? FUCK THOSE WIKIPEDIA GUYS! GET ME OUTTA THERE!!”
That’s the official line of our esteemed editor Wm.Steven Humphrey on today’s big free speech/tech story: “NYTimes and Wikipedia Save Reporter’s Life By NOT Reporting On His Capture.” Earlier last week, New York Times reporter David Rohde escaped from a Taliban prison. He had been a Taliban hostage for the last seven months, but the […]
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Squirrel Tries to Beat Murder Rap by Hiding in Woman’s Cleavage
A woman is being questioned by the police (for a murder charge, no less), and a squirrel pops out of her cleavage. Now… this is one of those situations where there are probably hundreds of good jokes to be made, however, these newscasters are simply not up to the challenge. Nice attempt, though!
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There’s a New Thicket in Town!
The Oregonian has torn down that bramble-filled “thicket of lies” and in its place erected a thicket of…. contradictions! Thicket of Contradictions: Same Sad Sam, Fresh New Headline. Calls are out to the O and the mayor’s office to see what gives with the less-punchy new headline. In the meantime, thanks to AmBrown for the […]
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So How Do We Feel About “Thicket of Lies”?
One thing to come out of the Attorney General report is that the Oregonian is pissed. The paper, along with most others in town, called on Adams to resign in January and has stayed harshly critical of Adams since then — calling Portland “virtually mayorless” in an editorial on Saturday. So how about the paper’s […]
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Beau Breedlove Stakeout!
New material on the juicy Sam Adams/Beau Breedlove case? Cue paparazzi tactics! The Oregonian and KOIN 6 news are currently both on lonely stake outs of Beau’s Portland home – reporters from both media outlets holing up in white SUVs and keeping a weather eye on Unzipped celebrity’s front door. Oregonian: Completely stealth. Breedlove: Equally […]
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Oh No! Adams Announcement Bumps All My Children!
While Matt types at lightning speed from the Attorney General’s big press conference that just wrapped up, I figured I would check in with how the announcement has been rolling through the morning news. It looks like more than a story a minute is being churned out about the report which spells out why the […]
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Print Media Death Watch: PDX Magazine Quits
Hollyanna McCollom, editor-in-chief of PDX Magazine, announced the demise of the glossy local magazine this morning on the magazine’s blog: Our operation has always been quite small (usually a core group of 4-5 people assembling content/writing/editing/designing), and of late that has been to our benefit. When things got tough, we got creative. We buckled down. […]