News Let the speculation begin. Employees at The Oregonian got this letter at their homes this week. It starts by noting the tough times newspapers are facing thanks to competition from the Internet and higher costs of printing, health bennies and gas. The most interesting news in publisher Fred Stickel's letter, however, is a reminder of the paper's longstanding job-security pledge, which he ... More
Practically Expendable: The O's Staff Gets a Letter from the Publisher, and It Doesn't Look Good
News Let the speculation begin. Employees at The Oregonian got this letter at their homes this week. It starts by noting the tough times newspapers are facing thanks to competition from the Internet and higher costs of printing, health bennies and gas. The most interesting news in publisher Fred Stickel's letter, however, is a reminder of the paper's longstanding job-security pledge, which he ... More
David v. Goliath
News Political activist and author David Sirota fit right in to Portland when he swung through town on Friday, to promote his recent book, The Uprising: An unauthorized tour of the populist revolt scaring Wall Street and Washington. He drank a Mirror Pond and his vocabulary, sprinkled with terms like "progressive uprising," sounded more "People's Republic of Portland" than national political journalist. ... More
Media Watch '08: The World Just Can't Get Enough of Portland
News Saturday kicks off the official start of summer. That means, of course, it's time for publications across the globe to chime in on why Portland is such an awesome place. Here are just a few mentions recently spotted in different newspapers and magazines: Q, "Britian's Biggest Music Magazine," June, Page 104, "Portland: Indieville, USA" : For Q's annual summer guide, local rock writer Douglas ... More
"Young Evangelicals Organizing On the Streets": More Rebelutionary Coverage (and a Chuck Norris Trading Card)
News Willamette Week isn't the only media outlet that's noticed Alex and Brett Harris this week. On Tuesday, the day before my cover story examined the Harris twins' Rebelution movement and its connections to three decades of evangelical activism, the Wall Street Journal's blog Buzzwatch published an interview with Alex and Brett about their bestselling book. And on CNN this morning at 4 am, there ... More
Father's Dazed: Slate Goes All Freaky Friday on Oregon's "First" Male Birth
News It's always fascinating to see how the whole thing with Thomas Beatie, the Bend man giving birth in the next few weeks—is still playing out in the press. Today's news, via Slate, tries to answer the question of whether or not Mr. Beatie can really be called the "father" of his soon-to-be newborn. The article, by Nathan Heller, details how Beatie must proceed to be legally labeled the "father" ... More
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