Media Watch - Daily News - The Austin Chronicle

Akin to a hostage video or a scene out of dystopian film, 66 local broadcast anchors across the country over the past few weeks recited nearly identical scripts, each tailored to their communities, that warned viewers of the dangers of “biased and false” news.

10:15AM Fri. Apr. 6, 2018, Mary Tuma Read More | Comment »

SXSW Panel Recap: Does Satire Still Matter? Eh, Sure

As a political satirist, what do you do when your president is a walking caricature whose remarks and behavior are so beyond insanity they resemble something closer to parody than real-life? What do you do when the news headlines could be mistaken for surrealist humor? What do you do when the jokes too easily write themselves?

11:43AM Mon. Mar. 19, 2018, Mary Tuma Read More | Comment »

Scare-a-Mooch Tweet

Last week, UT Journalism students, professors, and alumni got a late gift in their Christmas stocking: a Twitter follow from Anthony Scaramucci. Confused? Yes, we mean the Mooch – the New York City wiseguy who took a cup of coffee over the summer as communications director in the White House.

11:15AM Mon. Jan. 8, 2018, Nina Hernandez Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

The Tortured Poets Department Listening and Smoke Sesh

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Blank Hellscape, Water Damage (album release), More Eaze, Fire Boys at Hotel Vegas

Georgetown Spring Art Stroll at Downtown Georgetown

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Mayor Adler in Hip-Hop Video About High School Math

It’s not every day that a City Council work session kicks off at the same exact time that the mayor begins promoting his debut feature in a hip-hop music video, but that’s evidently the case this morning.

11:10AM Tue. Oct. 10, 2017, Chase Hoffberger Read More | Comment »

Harry Knowles Accused of Sexual Harassment

Harry Knowles, one of the most recognizable figures in the Austin film community for the last two decades as a founder of the Ain't It Cool News website, has faced serious professional consequences – although no legal issues yet – after allegations from peers this week of sexual harassment.

12:01PM Wed. Sep. 27, 2017, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

John Kelso, R.I.P.

It's the undoubted end of an era in Texas reporting today, as the Austin American-Statesman reports that veteran columnist John Kelso has died at the age of 73.

3:20PM Fri. Jul. 28, 2017, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Statesman Advertising Supplement Cheers Eastside Gentrification

Congratulations, California investors and trendy millennial homeowners! Too long have you been vilified. But the Austin American-Statesman is here to put you in your rightful place, as saviors of the Eastside, nudging all those black and brown residents and business owners aside to make way for the glorious hipster coming.

8:46AM Sun. Jul. 2, 2017, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

One Dead in Officer Involved Shooting on Sixth Street

A 24-year-old man was shot and killed by Austin Police last night after the man fired a pistol on Sixth Street, engaged in a foot chase with Downtown officers, then attempted to shoot those pursuing officers after turning north onto Trinity Street.

7:45AM Sun. May 7, 2017, Chase Hoffberger Read More | Comment »

SXSW Panel: The War at Home: Trump and the Mainstream Media

Four all-stars of TV journalism gathered Thursday afternoon at the JW Marriott to consider the nature of news reporting in the Donald Trump Era. The rough consensus was that the “new rules” of operating under Trump represent an opportunity as well as a challenge.

5:20PM Thu. Mar. 16, 2017, Michael King Read More | Comment »

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