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Weird science
“Habitat plans must stand on solid scientific work,” concludes a Seattle P-I editorial (6/13) of a “disturbing new…
Mariana Parks and John Hamer
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Prize breeds
Spring is the season for… journalism prizes! Watch your local newspapers for a veritable orgy of award announcements.…
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Crust and bias
What’s wrong with American newspapers today? They’re shallow, sensational, vulgar, celebrity-chasing, conflict-obsessed, parochial, predictable, and boring. “The worst…
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‘P-I’ intelligence
In a year-end column, Watchdogs gave the Seattle Post-Intelligencer an award for “Most Unexpected Improvement on an Editorial…
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Journalism Sucks 2
One year ago, in our cover story “Why Journalism Sucks: Ten Reasons Why People Hate the Media” (Eastsideweek,…
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Glass doghouse
IN AN ASTONISHING DISPLAY of “do-as-we-say-not-as-we-do” journalism, Kay McFadden, The Seattle Times’ new television critic, blasted television coverage…
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Best of the media
Thanks to all who returned Watchdogs’ “Best of Seattle Media” ballot (6/18). We received 108 responses—54 by mail…
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Watchdogs
An open letter to John Carlson Dear John As old friends and longtime colleagues, we’re really sorry that…
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A New Dog in Town
The February issue of Washington Law & Politics, the snappy new magazine that made its debut here last…
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Island hopping
THE TINY MERCER ISLAND REPORTER (circulation 5,000) last week took on the mighty New York Times (Sunday circulation…
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Sleeping Dogs
Last week, James Billington, Librarian of Congress, gave the Henry M. Jackson Memorial Lecture at the University of…
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Biased Barkers
As Initiative 200, the Washington State Civil Rights Initiative, moves toward the fall ballot, citizens should watch closely…
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Good ‘Times’!
In our “Best of the media” survey (7/30), The Seattle Times was top dog among local newspapers, winning…