RoCo’s first indoor exhibition since reopening reflects our past, present, and future grappling with the concepts of truth and trust in politics and media.
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Police and press clashes rise as ‘enemy of the people’ label seeps in
Four years of President Trump labeling journalists “the enemy of the people” has made it a lot easier for police to attack reporters.
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Happy 200th birthday to the woman who dared
The media tributes to Susan B. Anthony on the anniversary of her 200th birthday are many and glowing. But the press mocked her mercilessly in during her crusade for women’s suffrage.
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Top 10 stories that the media missed or ignored in 2015-2016.
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Film festival plays matchmaker
The Fast Forward Film Festival wants moviemakers in the Rochester region to make short films about environmental issues that are important to them. And it also tries to encourage laypeople with environmental concerns to produce films on those subjects. But the problem is that some local filmmakers don’t have topics to work with, while some […]
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Latin music station coming to Rochester
Ibero-American Action League will launch the first 24-hour Latino-operated radio station in Upstate New York. WEPL 97.1 FM will make its first Spanish language broadcast sometime in November, says Gladys Pedraza Burgos, Ibero’s COO. WEPL’s format will lean heavily on Latin Tropical – salsa, merengue, bachata — and Latin pop to reflect the listening interests […]
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Democrat and Chronicle newsroom changes begin, with some losses
The Democrat and Chronicle’s new newsroom is taking shape, but there have been casualties. Executive Editor Karen Magnuson laid out some of the changes in a column on Sunday. She listed some new members of the “leadership team,” and said that most of the company’s journalists have been given new roles, which will start this month.But […]
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Kimberly and Beck issue apology
Earlier this week, Entercom Rochester fired “Breakfast Buzz” hosts Kimberly and Beck after they went on a 12-minute tirade about the City of Rochester’s decision to extend health care benefits to transgender individuals and their families. This morning, the duo issued a statement apologizing for their comments. Whether anyone will buy it is another matter, but […]
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MEDIA: The last bastions
Now that Blockbuster has gone the way of the dodo, closing what remained of its stores at the start of this year, it seems the end is near for physical media. The fall of the former giant of home entertainment is just the latest reminder that the now omnipresent Kindles and Nooks, iTunes, Netflix, and […]
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The no-win dilemma of oil trains and pipelines
New York certainly hasn’t been immune to the oil train boom, particularly in Albany where a company’s plan to enhance its crude oil transfer terminal has generated a lot of controversy. And the Rochester area, too, has crude oil-carrying trains coming through it (see “Rochester’s crude awakening” in this week’s edition of City). This morning, the New York […]
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Dialing it down: local media changes
Across the country, shared service agreements have come under scrutiny from media critics including journalists, public interest groups, and a few former members of the Federal Communications Commission.
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GateHouse reportedly lays off Monroe County reporters
In tweets, Messenger Post reporter James Battaglia says that GateHouse Media has laid off its Monroe County reporters.
