After A Year, No News Of U.S. Reporter Missing In Syria
November 22nd, 2013Washington (AFP) – The family of U.S. journalist James Foley, who on Friday will mark the first anniversary of his disappearance in war-torn Syria, say they have not given up hope of welcoming him home. The freelancer, a five-year veteran of combat reporting for outlets including GlobalPost and Agence France-Presse, is one of an estimated
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A Year On, No News Of U.S. Journalist Captured In Syria
October 17th, 2013Washington (AFP) – U.S. journalist James Foley turns 40 this week but his family will not be able to celebrate with him. Foley was kidnapped almost a year ago while covering Syria’s civil war. Foley, an experienced freelance reporter, was seized by armed men in the northern Syrian province of Idlib on November 22, according
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Jeff Bezos Takes Control Of Washington Post
October 2nd, 2013Washington (AFP) – Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, closed a $250 million deal Tuesday to acquire The Washington Post, ending the longstanding ownership of the renowned Graham family, the newspaper announced. The 49-year-old Internet entrepreneur announced a plan in August to take the newspaper private, and seek to reverse the declines experienced at the
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Another Round Of Newspaper Cuts — And A Toast
August 1st, 2013In 1993, during my second day on the job at The Plain Dealer, I noticed a dime taped to the top of a computer I shared with veteran reporter Lou Mio. “What’s that about?” I said, pointing to the coin. Lou smiled and, with a sweep of his hand, gestured to all the other dimes
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A Waning Voice In The Village
May 21st, 2013The firings of three longtime Village Voice writers remind us what an innovative, irascible and entertaining paper the tabloid was for five decades and how, like much of the rest of the press, it now slouches towards irrelevance for our culture and our democracy. Theater critic Michael Feingold and food critic Robert Sietsema were fired,
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