Letters @ 3AM

As much fun as it is to blame speculators and oil companies, and as certain as it is that some reforms would help, the real culprit is global demand

"...worse, and they're not low-rent predictors. On March 10, CNBC's Street Signs reported that Goldman Sachs' analysts "see oil..."

July 18, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Media Watch

KXAN staffers fear the baseball bat to the head

"...That's how it's been in the KXAN-TV newsroom recently, as management circles staff and looks to make..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

TV Eye

From Camilla Parker Bowles to the perks and perils of catering to the consumer

"...certain generation for paving the way for contemporary TV newswomen, but please. Camilla Parker Bowles as the most fascinating..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

War Made Easy

New echoes of Vietnam: 'Withdrawal would cripple U.S. credibility'

"...war. For its several million readers, the nation's largest-circulation newsmagazine summed up with a question and a ready answer:..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Norman Solomon

Never Content

Salon Editor David Talbot and Inside.com Editor Michael Hirschorn have been on the media frontline throughout their careers. And both are well-versed in the pitfalls of providing a product -- online content -- that, so far at least, has few willing buyers. But the two have taken different approaches to achieving profitability on the Web.

"...for the most "inside" information on his cutting-edge entertainment news site, and Talbot by relying on ads and revenue..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Roger Gathman

Palestinian Woman Finds a Friend in Austin and a Plan to Escape From Gaza

How a Snapchat message turned into an evacuation campaign

"...In April, Yarin’s family fled from the designated safe..."

May 17, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Why Am I Crying? Spontaneous Tears Help the Brain Release Stress

Your body's trying to tell you something

"...One of my favorite writers, Lyz Lenz, opened an NBC Think piece with a story about crying out of..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Features Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Luv Doc: Equal Time

Good friends are going to cost you

"...My boyfriend hates my friends. He says he doesn't,..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Political Collateral From Colorado Springs

Trump, Cruz, and Huckabee seek to distance shooter's motivations from discredited video

"...more baby parts" before shooting started). Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Carly Fiorina went even further, calling attempts to..."

Dec. 4, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Paxton Indicted on Three Felony Counts

Prosecutors confirm grand jury handed down three felony charges

"...the state's most solidly Republican jurisdictions. According to Dallas' NBC 5, the Collin County grand jury actually handed down..."

Aug. 1, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 9 Media Stories

"...2) 'STATESMAN' NOT FOR SALE For a year, Cox Newspapers entertained offers for the Austin American-Statesman. But with the..."

Jan. 1, 2010 News Feature by Kevin Brass

TV Eye

Extended networks

"...and while there's buzz over some newcomers, the real news seems to be what's happening on that other small..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Good riddance to Bill Maher, with reservations.

"...to mind), absent from the airwaves is serious, balanced news coverage that dares to ask: Is our way the..."

June 28, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

"...Needed" notice in Margaret Moser's "In One Ear" music news and gossip column. I applied, was accepted, then did..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Has Round Rock ISD Hit Rock Bottom?

Maybe not yet

"...Harrison, her supporters, and her fellow board members told..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...of punk spread globally in summer 1977. June 25, NBC's late-night news magazine Weekend ran "The New Elizabethans," a..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Soccer Watch: TV Contracts and Bidding Wars

"...two seasons, with partner stations KBVO and KXAN (our NBC affiliate) airing "any remaining regional broadcasts not on The..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

David X. Cohen Brings Futurama Back to the Future

ATX Television Festival brings some of the cult show's voice actors together for a table read

"...It seems like, every May, TV news headlines are dominated by word of shows switching channels...."

June 8, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Real Choices

The Luv Doc is a bad planner

"...I like piña coladas and getting caught in the..."

June 3, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Exiled From Main Street

Can Austin's stock of affordable housing keep pace with high-speed growth?

"...Last month, The Office ended its nine-year run on NBC with what was ostensibly a happy ending. At least..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

The Czech Republic of Texas

The story behind the iconic photo and the iconic bakery that's in it

"...from loyal customers and from places like the BBC, NBC, and from media as far away as Australia."..."

April 18, 2013 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

You Got Your Interwebs in My Idiot Tube

Studying WWE's playbook for social TV domination

"...executive vice president of digital media. Previously head of NBC's digital operations for the 2008 and 2010 Olympics and..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The AggreGAYtor: October 3

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...• Marriage equality is ahead in the polls in..."

Oct. 3, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The AggreGAYtor: August 15

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...• Saudi Arabian killjoys object to “.gay,” and “.vodka”..."

Aug. 15, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The Medium Mash

Previewing MALI Women's Film & Performance Arts Festival

"...for years. Fed up with her early-Eighties experience at NBC as the only black woman shooting news in Texas,..."

May 15, 2009 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Two of the local TV news operations have hired new lead anchors. KVUE-TV, the local..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...where the money goes: Despite sidelong, half-accurate sneers from "News of the Weird" (under "Government in Action"), the AISD..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature

Good Night and Good Luck

Why is 'podcast' 'Oxford American Dictionary's word of the year?

"...will. National Public Radio has made many of its news items available through podcast; locally, KUT podcasts Radio Without..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...time and taxpayer dollars." – Kay Bailey Hutchison, on NBC's Meet the Press, Oct. 23, regarding the CIA leak..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature

TV Eye

Geena Davis is not really the president, but you might be surprised to learn how many people are riding the coattails of her administration

"..."Unfortunately, America gets most of its news and commentary from male voices and viewpoints," Wilson says...."

Oct. 21, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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