California governor signs bill easing some public records fees
The new law allows members of the public to sidestep costly duplication fees by making copies of public records with their camera phones.
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Record Spinners: The History and Closure of Dimple Records
John and Dilyn Radakovitz have shut down Dimple Records, and their son is using some of their principles in his new business
Newspapers failed to cover rare tornado in local community
Local newspapers have one primary job: To publish local news. When they fail in this job, they can’t complain about subscriber losses or a downturn in ad revenue.
Philadelphia TV anchor arrested, charged with assault of girlfriend
Dray Clark of WCAU-TV was arrested on Friday over allegations he harassed, threatened and choked his girlfriend.
Reporter who drew ire over man’s decade-old tweets loses job
A reporter who unearthed a local man’s past controversial tweets — only to have his own brought to light — has been fired.
Source comes to defense of embattled Iowa newspaper reporter
Carson King has come out in defense of embattled Des Moines Register reporter Aaron Calvin, saying he felt coverage of his prior tweets was fair.
Des Moines Register grapples with how to handle reporter’s past tweets
Staffers at the Des Moines Register say the newsroom is split over whether “trending” reporter Aaron Calvin should keep his job after offensive tweets surfaced.
Al Franken returns to radio with comedy-politics show on SiriusXM
He’s back — the former senator who resigned amid allegations of unwanted sexual advances from women is getting a show on SiriusXM.
Robin DiMaggio, former “Arsenio” music director, convicted of embezzling
A drummer who once worked as a musical director for the Arsenio Hall Show was convicted of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a children’s charity.
After reporter digs up old tweets on viral man, social media users dig up old tweets on reporter
A journalist whose reporting forced a beer company to sever ties with a local celebrity became the subject of his own controversy after social media users began surfacing his own controversial tweets.
