| Aug 28, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyAt the exact moment that I’m writing this, the New York Times homepage is displaying stories authored by 35 men — and eight women. And three of those eight articles were coauthored with men. You can find this data at WhoWritesFor, a website that tracks...
| Aug 14, 2013 | Economy / BusinessAmazon’s bezillionaire CEO is buying The Washington Post, America’s second-most prestigious daily newspaper. Jeff Bezos only had to pay $250 million, less than 1 percent of his $28 billion personal fortune. Has plutocracy finally overwhelmed our press?...
| | Rights / DemocracyAre you tired of hearing nothing but the corporate news and mainstream views on commercial, mass-market radio? Well, go get your own station! That’s not as preposterous as it might sound, thanks to a freelance, free-range, free-form collective of mostly young...
| Aug 7, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyThe world of radio is experiencing a shake-up. The country’s second-biggest radio network recently announced it may cancel Rush Limbaugh’s show on 40 of its major-market stations. This might not be enough to get Rush off the air altogether, but it’s...
| | Rights / DemocracyWhat’s the hottest trend among men who have it all? Buying islands and Picassos is out. Buying newspapers is in. We’re not talking about subscriptions here. All self-respecting billionaires should own at least one newspaper, preferably a big one. Within a...
