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04.11.07 - 3:39 pm | Bruce Brugmann |
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Why people get mad at the media (l3) The latest example of how Hearst and Singleton monopolize the news in the Reilly antitrust case

04.10.07 - 2:00 pm | Bruce Brugmann |
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By Bruce B. Brugmann

The Guardian and Media Alliance won a major victory in federal court to unseal the records in the Reilly vs. Hearst antitrust trial but it didn't last long: Hearst and Singleton quickly went into overdrive to maintain their cloak of secrecy and monopolize the news in the latest round in court. Read more »

Josh Wolf vs. Howard Kurtz

04.05.07 - 3:16 pm | Bruce Brugmann |
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Read the full Josh Wolf vs. Howard Kurtz, the Washington Post, and the inside-the-beltway gang blog here.

Josh is free! Join me at the press conference on the City Hall steps at 5 p.m. today

04.03.07 - 2:42 pm | Bruce Brugmann |
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See Sarah Phelan's story on the Guardian website at sfbg.com. Much more to come, B3

Join the Josh Wolf vigil during mediation starting at 8 a.m. Monday at the federal building in San Francico

04.01.07 - 4:22 pm | Bruce Brugmann |
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By Bruce B. Brugmann

Josh's mother asks that people turn out this morning (Monday, April 2) from 8 to 9 a.m. when Josh Wolf will be brought from his federal prison cell in Dublin to another round of mediation between Josh's attorneys and the federal prosecutors from the U.S. attorney's office.

Liz Wolf-Spada writes to her growing email list of Josh supporters, "It would be a great show of support for Josh if we could turn out a big crowd tomorrow morning outside the federal building. Read more »

O'Reilly blog

03.30.07 - 2:40 pm | Bruce Brugmann |
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SF Chronicle in Trouble?

By Tim O'Reilly

I hate to play Valleywag, but I'm hearing rumors that the San Francisco Chronicle is in big trouble. Apparently, Phil Bronstein, the editor-in-chief, told staff in a recent "emergency meeting" that the news business "is broken, and no one knows how to fix it." ("And if any other paper says they do, they're lying.") Reportedly, the paper plans to announce more layoffs before the year is out.

It's clear that the news business as we knew it is in trouble. Read more »

The Inter American Press Association calls for the immediate release of Josh Wolf from prison

03.23.07 - 4:09 pm | Bruce Brugmann |
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By Bruce B. Brugmann

Cartagena, Colombia March l9--The Inter American Press Association has condemned the U.S. government for jailing Josh Wolf and called for his immediate release from federal prison.

IAPA, at its annual mid-year meeting in Cartagena, noted that Wolf "remains in jail for refusing to turn over his videos and has now been in jail for refusing to comply with a subpoena for longer than any journalist in U.S. Read more »

An urgent message to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi: cut off funding for the Iraq War

03.22.07 - 3:47 pm | Bruce Brugmann |
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On the eve of the historic House vote to end the Iraq War, I sent the following note to Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), with a copy of the current Guardian editorial and editor's notes updating our longtime position opposing the war and occupation. I urge others to do the same. (Pelosi office in Washington: (202) 225-4965. pelosi@mail.house.gov.)

Rep. Pelosi:

The Guardian, and many many people in your district and around the country, urge you to push hard and harder to cut off the funding for the Iraq War. Thanks very much, Bruce B. Read more »

On the road to Cartagena

03.13.07 - 7:56 am | Bruce Brugmann |
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I am off to Cartagena, Colombia, for an assembly of the InterAmerican Press Association (IAPA), a free press organization for the Americas. I will keep you posted. B3