Comments on: Why American Newspapers are Dying, Part MMCCDXVI http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/ Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:40:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Four Color Media Monitor http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/comment-page-1/#comment-1903 The Four Color Media Monitor Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:33:07 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/#comment-1903 <strong>Comic Book Carnival number twelve...</strong> Welcome to the September 8, 2007 edition of the comic book carnival. Here's the submissions for this month.... Comic Book Carnival number twelve…

Welcome to the September 8, 2007 edition of the comic book carnival. Here’s the submissions for this month….

]]> By: Second Life Loser » Blog Archive » Sex and religion prompt newspapers to censor “Opus” comic http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/comment-page-1/#comment-1902 Second Life Loser » Blog Archive » Sex and religion prompt newspapers to censor “Opus” comic Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:00:13 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/#comment-1902 [...] editors across America have pulled the strip, scared of offending people with sex and religion. As Dan Gillmor writes at The Center for Citizen Media Blog, “Puritan prudishness and political cowardice: Now [...] [...] editors across America have pulled the strip, scared of offending people with sex and religion. As Dan Gillmor writes at The Center for Citizen Media Blog, “Puritan prudishness and political cowardice: Now [...]

]]> By: ike http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/comment-page-1/#comment-1901 ike Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:47:34 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/#comment-1901 You guys are all missing the point, This isn't about the press being prudish or too "sensitive". It has everything to do with the press being cowed into self-censorship by implied threats of violence. And the media won't f#cking admit it. That's the real tragedy here. You guys are all missing the point, This isn’t about the press being prudish or too “sensitive”. It has everything to do with the press being cowed into self-censorship by implied threats of violence. And the media won’t f#cking admit it. That’s the real tragedy here.

]]> By: Newspapers Censor “Opus” Comic Due To Sex, Religion « vashNYC: the 60 billion $$ man http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/comment-page-1/#comment-1900 Newspapers Censor “Opus” Comic Due To Sex, Religion « vashNYC: the 60 billion $$ man Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:50:38 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/#comment-1900 [...] Dan Gillmor writes at The Center for Citizen Media Blog, “Puritan prudishness and political cowardice: Now [...] [...] Dan Gillmor writes at The Center for Citizen Media Blog, “Puritan prudishness and political cowardice: Now [...]

]]> By: Dan Gillmor http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/comment-page-1/#comment-1899 Dan Gillmor Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:03:57 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/#comment-1899 LOL LOL

]]> By: Jon Garfunkel http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/comment-page-1/#comment-1898 Jon Garfunkel Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:58:27 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/#comment-1898 Seth: I think you mean the <a href="http://www.platypuscomix.net/history/picayune1.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Bloom Picayune</i></a>. But what a Beacon it was in its day. "Just who are these immoral Americans, and what are they doing?" boy editor Milo Bloom mused, before grabbing a telescope. "Gotta peek in a few of dem windows!" BTW, where's Art Linkletter when you need him, to tell us that trackbacks say the darndest things? "The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log" writes above: "I like this observation BB highlighted from Dave Gillmor at the Center for Citizen media Blog..." Yes, and that nice penguin "Otis." Seth: I think you mean the Bloom Picayune. But what a Beacon it was in its day. “Just who are these immoral Americans, and what are they doing?” boy editor Milo Bloom mused, before grabbing a telescope. “Gotta peek in a few of dem windows!”

BTW, where’s Art Linkletter when you need him, to tell us that trackbacks say the darndest things? “The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log” writes above: “I like this observation BB highlighted from Dave Gillmor at the Center for Citizen media Blog…”

Yes, and that nice penguin “Otis.”

]]> By: Stilgherrian · US newspapers pull “offensive” cartoon http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/comment-page-1/#comment-1897 Stilgherrian · US newspapers pull “offensive” cartoon Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:37:43 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/#comment-1897 [...] Gillmor says it’s a case of puritan prudishness and political cowardice. Salon have written an editorial. Thanks to BoingBoing for the [...] [...] Gillmor says it’s a case of puritan prudishness and political cowardice. Salon have written an editorial. Thanks to BoingBoing for the [...]

]]> By: The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log » Opus censored by editors http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/comment-page-1/#comment-1896 The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log » Opus censored by editors Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:29:23 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/#comment-1896 [...] on those grounds deserve to be so offended in my book). I like this observation BB highlighted from Dave Gillmor at the Center for Citizen media Blog: “Puritan prudishness and political cowardice: Now [...] [...] on those grounds deserve to be so offended in my book). I like this observation BB highlighted from Dave Gillmor at the Center for Citizen media Blog: “Puritan prudishness and political cowardice: Now [...]

]]> By: Robbo http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/comment-page-1/#comment-1895 Robbo Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:51:39 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/#comment-1895 How is America supposed to grow up if their own media keeps treating them like children? How is America supposed to grow up if their own media keeps treating them like children?

]]> By: David Mastio http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/comment-page-1/#comment-1894 David Mastio Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:06:13 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2007/08/26/why-american-newspapers-are-dying-part-mmccdxvi/#comment-1894 American newspapers: Blandify your way to success. That ought to work particularly well as local markets get more competitive. American newspapers: Blandify your way to success.

That ought to work particularly well as local markets get more competitive.

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