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Category Archives: Media
Governor's Veto Leaves Media Still Unable to Record Some Prisoners
When Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill expanding media access to state prisons, he was following in a long California tradition. Three previous governors have vetoed such bills that would let reporters record interviews with whatever prisoners they choose. So … Continue reading
Undocumented or Illegal? Immigrant Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas Makes a Case
If you come to the United States — or stay here — without the permission of the government, are you an illegal immigrant, an illegal alien, or an undocumented immigrant? Jose Antonio Vargas took on the long-simmering controversy over this … Continue reading
Watch Live: TechCrunch Disrupt SF Conference
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Update 2:50 p.m. Here are some tweeted headlines from Mark Zuckerberg's TechCrunch interview, during which he answered interviewer Michael Arrington's questions on the performance of the stock, the company's much-lamented mobile strategy, employee morale, the Instagram purchase, and more. The … Continue reading
Video Appears to Offer Peek Inside HP Factory
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You may have wondered from time to time who made the device you are using to read this blog post. Now a video being circulated on the Internet apparently offers an unobstructed view. Nothing much happens in this video. AnteboyanROX, … Continue reading
UC Berkeley Settles Case with Photojournalist
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BERKELEY, Calif (AP) — The University of California, Berkeley will pay a photojournalist $162,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging campus police illegally searched his camera for photos of a student protest outside the chancellor's home. Attorneys for 43-year-old David Morse … Continue reading
Cooper's Announcement Shows Changing Times For Gay Journalists
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When CNN anchor Anderson Cooper came out as gay yesterday, the news posed a question for other journalists. Many of us try to keep ourselves out of the issues we are covering. But we also want to be honest with … Continue reading
KQED's Scott Shafer on Anderson Cooper's Coming Out
I’d just finished posting a blog item about Anderson Cooper’s coming out on my Facebook page when the phone rang. It was George Osterkamp, a producer in the CBS News Bureau in San Francisco. I'd met George in my previous … Continue reading
NPR's Car Talk to Stop Producing New Shows
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NEW YORK (AP) — The chatty mechanics on NPR's "Car Talk" are pulling in to the garage. Tom and Ray Magliozzi said Friday they will stop making new episodes of their comic auto advice show at the end of September, … Continue reading
After 16 Months, FCC Approves Sale of KUSF
Statement from the University of San Francisco: The Federal Communications Commission today approved the sale of radio station KUSF to Classical Public Radio Network (CPRN). The sale will be finalized immediately. A consent decree between the FCC, the University of … Continue reading
