A prominent Alabama newspaper executive has admitted he âspankedâ a former employee in the 1970s. He has refused to step down. In a report in the Anniston Star, at least two former employees allege that H. Brandt Ayers, the Starâs former publisher and current chairman of Consolidated Publishing (which owns the Star), âŚ
On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton became the first woman nominated as a major party presidential candidate. It was a historical moment in the United States, and despite the controversies around this election, it cannot be underplayed. Unless youâre designing the front cover of a major newspaper on Wednesday.
Two months ago, I quit the best job I ever had. At least, Iâm sure thatâs how it looks. Writing is one of those professions that automatically elicits peopleâs opinions about your work, and since quitting, Iâve encountered enough split-second pauses to develop a strong feeling that the decision makes me look eitherâŚ
It's been a rough time for women in publishing lately. Natalie Nougayrede, the first female managing editor of French newspaper Le Monde resigned yesterday, telling staffers she was "undermined."
Top story in today's New York Times? A not-so-sexy sounding piece on how the IRS treats political nonprofits. Above-the-fold image? A woman with the Star of David exposing a small breast cancer scar... and part of her areola. It's a Thanksgiving miracle.
SF Gate, which is ostensibly a news site for news, is now publishing Good Housekeeping articles because, uh, they're both owned by Hearst and SF Gate needs content? Fine, but it's a fucking bummer to go to a news site for news and be told that you should get all dolled up at home so your lubby hubby doesn't catch aâŚ
Hey, did any notable women die this year? Eh, not that many, according to our major national newspapers, most of which release lists of significant deaths every year. Countless women (sorry, we can't tell you who, since we don't know who they are) are rolling in their graves thanks to Mother Jones' in-depth look atâŚ
The Harvard Crimson, one of Harvard's student-run newspapers, recently published an opinion piece by student Sarah Siskind titled "Affirmative Dissatisfaction. Affirmative action does more harm than good." OK, sure, I'm always up for a good debate. Let's see what she has to say.
A freak accident that left a 75-year-old woman trapped outside in a canvas chair overnight has a happy ending thanks to the newspaper carrier). Last month Evelyn Rogers of Liberty Hill, Texas pulled a piece of plastic on the chair she was sitting in on her patio and it collapsed, trapping her in the aluminum frame.âŚ
The most ridiculous thing to come out of TLC's Extreme Couponing is not the fact that we are quite literally watching people dumpster dive for coupons, but that there's some real truth to what we're watching. As you are no doubt aware, the economy is in the shitter, and as such people are going to extremes to gatherâŚ
After over 70 years in business, lady journalist Brenda Starr is being retired. One early-round pitch had Brenda as a female pirate, but instead she became "the definition of a career-woman even before that term came into vogue."
Journalism professor Daniel Reimold interviewed college sex columnists to find out what they wrote about, what drove them, and why they were such "rock stars on campus." After the jump, see what he learned.
The American University Eagle will issue an apology for publishing Alex Knepper's column claiming "'date rape' is an incoherent concept." Says the editor-in-chief, "The column offended a lot of people, and as a human being, that upsets me." [Washington Post]
A few choice quotes from a hilarious list of some of the most obvious sentences ever immortalized in print: "Statistics show teen pregnancy drops off significantly after age 25" and "Death is nation's top killer." All this and more: [11Points]
⢠Antwan Maurice Pittman, 31, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Taraha Shenice Nicholson, one of the five women police suspect were murdered by a serial killer in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
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Here's something we can all agree on: Boy's clubs = bad! An angry editor at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette just resigned with an awesome if not entirely coherent screed subject-headed "Fuck The Glass." Apparently Marilyn Mitchell had enough of their casual harmless N-world wielding and penis size comparing! Also, sheâŚ
