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  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Bay Area News Project Editor, CEO Introduce Themselves

    ​Out-of-work Bay Area journalists, start your resume engines. The Warren Hellman-bankrolled Bay Area News Project moments ago announced it has inked a CEO and Editor-In-Chief and is looking to hire "about 15 full-time journalists by the end of the year." According to newly installed EIC Jonathan W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Dramatic Comedy: Conan O'Brien Pulls Out of SF Sketchfest

    Pic via Scrapetv​Tonight Show Host Conan O'Brien just pulled out from what was sure to be a very special tribute to his career at this weekend's SF Sketchfest. The sold out show was going to be held at the Herbst Theatre this Sunday at 2 pm. Ticket holders received the following email this afterno ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    Pic via Scrapetv​Tonight Show Host Conan O'Brien just pulled out from what was sure to be a very special tribute to his career at this weekend's SF Sketchfest. The sold out show was going to be held at the Herbst Theatre this Sunday at 2 pm. Ticket holders received the following email this afterno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 25, 2009

    The 10 Creepiest Reality TV Shows of the Decade

    As 2009 comes to a close, it's important to remember it all - lest we forget. While other outlets sift through the best and brightest moments of the decade, we here at the SF Weekly would like to pay homage to the most bizarre phenomenon of our time, reality television (as we might have some experie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Examiner, MediaNews to Partner on Bay Area Ad Sales Deal

    Media mogul Dean Singleton is again seeking inroads to San Francisco's daily newspaper market, according to a report today in the Denver Business Journal.Will joint ad sales bring happy days back?​Apparently Singleton's MediaNews Group -- owner of legion Bay Area newspapers, including the Oakland ... More >>

  • Music

    November 11, 2009

    Pirate Cat Radio slapped with hefty fine, pushed off the FM dial

    Media mogul Dean Singleton is again seeking inroads to San Francisco's daily newspaper market, according to a report today in the Denver Business Journal.Will joint ad sales bring happy days back?​Apparently Singleton's MediaNews Group -- owner of legion Bay Area newspapers, including the Oakland ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Layoffs Commence -- Yes, Again -- At the Chronicle

    ​Word from the Chronicle newsroom came SF Weekly's way this afternoon that the paper's "after Labor Day" layoff date is right here, right now. Newspaper employees were informed less than an hour ago that the paper is, once again, downsizing. A bulletin was sent out by the Newspaper Guild that Chro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Does the San Francisco Public Library Ban Books? It Did Once -- The Author Was Worried the U.S. Government Would Invade His Thoughts.

    Sadly, you won't find this title at the San Francisco Public Library. But you will find the album Mind Control by Stephen Marley.​The San Francisco Public Library's planned celebration of "Banned Books Week" -- and online links to the sorts of literature that librarians elsewhere have been com ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 5, 2009

    J-Culture

    Sadly, you won't find this title at the San Francisco Public Library. But you will find the album Mind Control by Stephen Marley.​The San Francisco Public Library's planned celebration of "Banned Books Week" -- and online links to the sorts of literature that librarians elsewhere have been com ... More >>

  • Music

    July 29, 2009

    Microcaster DJs get screwed under new licensing fees

    Sadly, you won't find this title at the San Francisco Public Library. But you will find the album Mind Control by Stephen Marley.​The San Francisco Public Library's planned celebration of "Banned Books Week" -- and online links to the sorts of literature that librarians elsewhere have been com ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 22, 2009

    Burma VJ

    Sadly, you won't find this title at the San Francisco Public Library. But you will find the album Mind Control by Stephen Marley.​The San Francisco Public Library's planned celebration of "Banned Books Week" -- and online links to the sorts of literature that librarians elsewhere have been com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    SF Gov InAction: Peace Between Bloggers and Journalists for Our Time!

    Print journalists and bloggers are feuding again. It's a quiet feud so far -- an incendiary article here, a subtle dig in a blog post there -- but it's real, it's between people I know and respect, and it makes me want to hide under the bed the way I did when the monsters attacked mommy and dad ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2009

    We Got the Beats

    Print journalists and bloggers are feuding again. It's a quiet feud so far -- an incendiary article here, a subtle dig in a blog post there -- but it's real, it's between people I know and respect, and it makes me want to hide under the bed the way I did when the monsters attacked mommy and dad ... More >>

  • News

    May 20, 2009

    Goof-up allows misuse of S.F. Library's premium online resources

    Print journalists and bloggers are feuding again. It's a quiet feud so far -- an incendiary article here, a subtle dig in a blog post there -- but it's real, it's between people I know and respect, and it makes me want to hide under the bed the way I did when the monsters attacked mommy and dad ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2009

    Go Content! Beat Ignorance!

    Print journalists and bloggers are feuding again. It's a quiet feud so far -- an incendiary article here, a subtle dig in a blog post there -- but it's real, it's between people I know and respect, and it makes me want to hide under the bed the way I did when the monsters attacked mommy and dad ... More >>

  • Culture

    April 15, 2009

    April Book Events: Mark Rudd, Cori Crooks, Chris Carlsson, and more

    Print journalists and bloggers are feuding again. It's a quiet feud so far -- an incendiary article here, a subtle dig in a blog post there -- but it's real, it's between people I know and respect, and it makes me want to hide under the bed the way I did when the monsters attacked mommy and dad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    U.C. Berkeley Invites Josh Wolf to Masters in Journalism Program

    Josh WolfIn 2007, after Josh Wolf spent 226 days in prison defending his right not to turn over to the FBI videotape he'd taken of a street protest, some questioned whether he was a true free speech martyr because he lacked journalistic credentials. "If the haters who said I wasn't a real ... More >>

  • Culture

    April 8, 2009

    The Story

    In an age where newspapers are in decline, a play about the power of the press seems dated.

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    Poetry for the People Celebrates National Poetry Month

    Dreamer: Aya De LeonDid you know April is National Poetry Month? Though most of us are capable of writing Really Bad Poetry if we try hard enough (or are drunk enough), writing Really Good Poetry is a lot harder than it seems. Not only does one have to know the difference between a sonnet and a bonn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    10 Music Stars Who'd Make Great Soap Stars

    Paula AbdulAs people turn away from soap operas in droves, daytime television continues to pull out the dramatic stops in order to keep afloat in the recession. But if Days of Our Lives or All My Children wants a bit of a buzzy boost that a fictional transsexual rock star just cannot provide, the pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Current TV, Al Gore's 'Media Outlet,' Adopts State Department Policy of Giving No Information Whatsoever on Detained Journalists

    Current TV hired this guy to keep the media out.When Jill Carroll was kidnapped by insurgents in Iraq in 2006, the editor of the Christian Science Monitor quickly released a statement: "Jill's' ability to help others understand the issues facing all groups in Iraq has been invaluabl ... More >>

  • News

    March 25, 2009

    Brave New (Conflicted) World

    A veteran reporter turns to the world of public relations — and keeps reporting.

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    Chron Death Watch: Panel of Journalists Talking to Audience of Journalists and Covered by Journalists Express Concerns

    Could this guy have fit all the panelists and audience in his truck?In some cases, you really can tell how a story is going to end by the way the stage is set, and this was one of them. Picture this: The Society of Professional Journalists hosts a community discussion about the potential death of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Wannabe Reporters Prove Masochism Signing Up for Journalism School

    Trust US kids, you're in for an adventureWith newspapers all over the country on life support, the Chron at risk of closing if it doesn't chop staff, and even the recent cover of Time Magazine reading "How to Save Your Local Newspaper," now would seem a dreary time to get into the business. Yet, str ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Vittles du Video

    Throughout my television-viewing life there have been certain programs that I've obsessed over, planned my schedule around, discussed with my fellow zealots over water cooler and barstool and, in short, made a point to watch without fail, but nowadays there's only one show I can't live without, Top ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Friday Night: Valentine's Erotica Reading at Good Vibrations

    Jamey GennaValentine's Erotica ReadingGood VibrationsFriday, January 6Review and Photos by Bonnie RubergBetter than: Sitting at home, attempting to write your own awkward V Day poems. When I arrived at the Good Vibrations reading, almost every seat in the house was already filled. That may be becau ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2009

    Iran Away

    Jamey GennaValentine's Erotica ReadingGood VibrationsFriday, January 6Review and Photos by Bonnie RubergBetter than: Sitting at home, attempting to write your own awkward V Day poems. When I arrived at the Good Vibrations reading, almost every seat in the house was already filled. That may be becau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    Veteran Bay Area Journo David Weir Laid Off from New Media Site

    Yikes.That was the collective reaction in the newsroom here at SF Weekly when we heard that David Weir, one of the deans of Bay Area journalism, had been laid off from the Web site Predictify. Weir's news-business credentials are sterling: His past gigs include investigative reporter at Rolling St ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 24, 2008

    Jerome Rothenberg and Jefferey Robinson

    Yikes.That was the collective reaction in the newsroom here at SF Weekly when we heard that David Weir, one of the deans of Bay Area journalism, had been laid off from the Web site Predictify. Weir's news-business credentials are sterling: His past gigs include investigative reporter at Rolling St ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 24, 2008

    Killing My Neighbor

    Yikes.That was the collective reaction in the newsroom here at SF Weekly when we heard that David Weir, one of the deans of Bay Area journalism, had been laid off from the Web site Predictify. Weir's news-business credentials are sterling: His past gigs include investigative reporter at Rolling St ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Chronicle Editor Ward Bushee Loves the Oldies

    By Will HarperListening to Chronicle editor Ward Bushee on KQED's Forum made me nostalgic for Phil Bronstein. The former Mr. Sharon Stone had his faults, but what I liked about him was that he was more than a newspaper editor--he was a showman. Remember when Bronstein donned scuba gear to save a yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    East Bay Newspapers Rescind Layoffs... Temporarily

    By John Geluardi Bay Area News Group – East Bay) managers have rescinded the eight newsroom layoffs they announced last week after the company’s new union filed a complaint with the National Labors Relations Board. Managers told the eight employees who are part of the bargaining unit that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2008

    East Bay Newspaper Managers Continue to Cut Jobs

    By John Geluardi Bay Area News Group – East Bay) managers have rescinded the eight newsroom layoffs they announced last week after the company’s new union filed a complaint with the National Labors Relations Board. Managers told the eight employees who are part of the bargaining unit that ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2008

    A Poetry Moment

    By John Geluardi Bay Area News Group – East Bay) managers have rescinded the eight newsroom layoffs they announced last week after the company’s new union filed a complaint with the National Labors Relations Board. Managers told the eight employees who are part of the bargaining unit that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    Last Night: Blogging Sex at the Center for Sex & Culture

    By John Geluardi Bay Area News Group – East Bay) managers have rescinded the eight newsroom layoffs they announced last week after the company’s new union filed a complaint with the National Labors Relations Board. Managers told the eight employees who are part of the bargaining unit that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    Last Night: Roseanne Barr Stumps for Cindy Sheehan

    By John Geluardi Bay Area News Group – East Bay) managers have rescinded the eight newsroom layoffs they announced last week after the company’s new union filed a complaint with the National Labors Relations Board. Managers told the eight employees who are part of the bargaining unit that ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2008

    Diamond in the Rough

    By John Geluardi Bay Area News Group – East Bay) managers have rescinded the eight newsroom layoffs they announced last week after the company’s new union filed a complaint with the National Labors Relations Board. Managers told the eight employees who are part of the bargaining unit that ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2008

    What? Poetry with no BS?

    By John Geluardi Bay Area News Group – East Bay) managers have rescinded the eight newsroom layoffs they announced last week after the company’s new union filed a complaint with the National Labors Relations Board. Managers told the eight employees who are part of the bargaining unit that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2008

    Tell Newspaper Reporters What You REALLY Think

    By John Geluardi Bay Area News Group – East Bay) managers have rescinded the eight newsroom layoffs they announced last week after the company’s new union filed a complaint with the National Labors Relations Board. Managers told the eight employees who are part of the bargaining unit that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2008

    Scoop! Rachael Ray to Air Show on East Bay – In Seven or Eight Months!

    By John Geluardi Bay Area News Group – East Bay) managers have rescinded the eight newsroom layoffs they announced last week after the company’s new union filed a complaint with the National Labors Relations Board. Managers told the eight employees who are part of the bargaining unit that ... More >>

  • News

    July 30, 2008

    Chron insiders hate Willie Brown's new column

    By John Geluardi Bay Area News Group – East Bay) managers have rescinded the eight newsroom layoffs they announced last week after the company’s new union filed a complaint with the National Labors Relations Board. Managers told the eight employees who are part of the bargaining unit that ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2008

    Local Word-Gardening

    By John Geluardi Bay Area News Group – East Bay) managers have rescinded the eight newsroom layoffs they announced last week after the company’s new union filed a complaint with the National Labors Relations Board. Managers told the eight employees who are part of the bargaining unit that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2008

    Newspaper Union Accuses Company Of Retaliation

    By John Geluardi Bay Area News Group – East Bay) managers have rescinded the eight newsroom layoffs they announced last week after the company’s new union filed a complaint with the National Labors Relations Board. Managers told the eight employees who are part of the bargaining unit that ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 9, 2008

    Listening To Daphne

    By John Geluardi Bay Area News Group – East Bay) managers have rescinded the eight newsroom layoffs they announced last week after the company’s new union filed a complaint with the National Labors Relations Board. Managers told the eight employees who are part of the bargaining unit that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 4, 2008

    Newspaper Management Strikes Back

    By John Geluardi Bay Area News Group – East Bay) managers have rescinded the eight newsroom layoffs they announced last week after the company’s new union filed a complaint with the National Labors Relations Board. Managers told the eight employees who are part of the bargaining unit that ... More >>

  • News

    July 2, 2008

    Stealth Bloggers

    Posing as journalists, bloggers got paid to write positively about Mark Leno.

  • Calendar

    May 28, 2008

    The Beat of His Own Drum

    Posing as journalists, bloggers got paid to write positively about Mark Leno.

  • News

    May 21, 2008

    Bleacher Report and other sports blogs fight for respect - and access

    Posing as journalists, bloggers got paid to write positively about Mark Leno.

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2008

    Newspaper Union Stirring to Life in the East Bay

    Posing as journalists, bloggers got paid to write positively about Mark Leno.

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2008

    Song of Yourself

    Posing as journalists, bloggers got paid to write positively about Mark Leno.

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