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1998 Stories by John Hamer

• Good 'Times'!

  published August 12, 1998

  In our "Best of the media" survey (7/30), The Seattle Times was top dog among local newspapers, winning votes from Seattle... More >>

• Best of the media

  published July 29, 1998

  Thanks to all who returned Watchdogs' "Best of Seattle Media" ballot (6/18). We received 108 responses—54 by mail or fax and 54... More >>

• Journalism Sucks 2

  published July 15, 1998

  One year ago, in our cover story "Why Journalism Sucks: Ten Reasons Why People Hate the Media" (Eastsideweek, 6/25/97), Watchdogs... More >>

• Weird science

  published July 1, 1998

  "Habitat plans must stand on solid scientific work," concludes a Seattle P-I editorial (6/13) of a "disturbing new report by 119... More >>

• Glass doghouse

  published June 3, 1998

  IN AN ASTONISHING DISPLAY of "do-as-we-say-not-as-we-do" journalism, Kay McFadden, The Seattle Times' new television critic,... More >>

• Island hopping

  published May 20, 1998

  THE TINY MERCER ISLAND REPORTER (circulation 5,000) last week took on the mighty New York Times (Sunday circulation... More >>

• Crust and bias

  published May 6, 1998

  What's wrong with American newspapers today? They're shallow, sensational, vulgar, celebrity-chasing, conflict-obsessed, parochial,... More >>

• Sleeping Dogs

  published April 22, 1998

  Last week, James Billington, Librarian of Congress, gave the Henry M. Jackson Memorial Lecture at the University of... More >>

• Biased Barkers

  published April 8, 1998

  As Initiative 200, the Washington State Civil Rights Initiative, moves toward the fall ballot, citizens should watch closely how the... More >>

• Prize breeds

  published March 25, 1998

  Spring is the season for... journalism prizes! Watch your local newspapers for a veritable orgy of award announcements. Journalists give... More >>

• 'P-I' intelligence

  published March 11, 1998

  In a year-end column, Watchdogs gave the Seattle Post-Intelligencer an award for "Most Unexpected Improvement on an Editorial Page in a... More >>

• A New Dog in Town

  published February 25, 1998

  The February issue of Washington Law & Politics, the snappy new magazine that made its debut here last fall, offers a special section on... More >>

• Watchdogs

  published February 11, 1998

  An open letter to John Carlson Dear John As old friends and longtime colleagues, we're really sorry that More >>