newspaper

 

POSTED by
 
Denise Tong
 
 
 
 

92YTribeca Celebrates Women’s History Month Throughout March | March 2, 2010

92YTribeca Celebrates Women’s History Month Throughout March

All through March, 92YTribeca will honor Women’s History Month with a variety of programs for every taste.

Wednesday, March 3, 7:00 p.m.
“WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL?: WOMEN, MUSIC and the GIRL POWER REVOLUTION”
A talk featuring Marisa Meltzer (Girl Power and How Sassy Changed My Life), Sean Fennessey (eMusic.com, VIBE), Emily Gould (And the Heart Says Whatever) and Elizabeth Spiridakis (White Lightning site). Also a performance by the band Supercute. Details and tickets here.

Friday, March 5, 7:00 p.m.
STEPHANIE DALEY
A conversation with Melissa Silverstein (WomenAndHollywood.com) and Hilary Brougher, writer/director of the film Stephanie Daley. Amber Tamblyn stars as the 16-year-old title character who is charged … Read More »

TumblrEmailStumbleUponBookmark/FavoritesShare

 

POSTED by
 
Beth Anderson
 
 
 
 

Sometimes Comments Should Not Be Allowed | October 13, 2009

Sometimes Comments Should Not Be Allowed

Last week a family friend lost her 17 year old son in a tragic accident.  While the local newspaper covered basic facts without revealing details, it did allow reader comments on the article via their website.  I’m a journalist and love when people leave comments on articles here on this magazine website.  The fact that newspapers are allowing comments on articles, I take issue with this.  As I read through the brief synopsis of this incredibly sad incident, I was surprised by what I found at the end of the article:

The following comments are provided by readers and are the … Read More »

TumblrEmailStumbleUponBookmark/FavoritesShare