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Opie Wednesday, October 9th 2002 - 06:21:14 PM You should look into the fiction contest that Willamette Week held a few months back. Judges were selected to pick the winners but when they disagreed with editor Caryn Brook's choice (a particularly insipid piece of writing that recieved some of the lowest scores) they were over ruled and the crappy short story won. There were even some suggestions that Ms. Brooks didn't like the ethnic vernacular (re: African American) in the piece selected to win. When the judges cried foul, Ms. Brooks lied in a published essay and said that they had simply misunderstood that she was to be the final deciding judge and they were just advisors. I know from people inside WW that was never the case and Ms. Brooks changed the rules to accomodate her taste. Her Ass't Editor protested (behind closed doors, of course) to Mark Zussman but with no effect. What I find most dispicable was that Ms. Brooks tried to pin the fiasco on the very editor who tried to do the right thing. Final estimation: Ms Brooks is ethically little more than a thug.
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Ben Masel Thursday, January 24th 2002 - 12:15:32 AM bmasel@tds.net Glad your still shaking things up. Tales of antics from your Wisconsin days still turn up on talk radio, etc. Visit sometime.
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country joe mcdonald Saturday, January 19th 2002 - 04:20:33 PM joe@countryjoe.com 1 2 3 4 we don't want your fuckin' war!
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A Portland Feminist Saturday, December 1st 2001 - 02:30:57 PM Yea! A Rage Page on the Willamette Weak! I live in Portland and I cannot stand that newspaper. It has the personality of a petulant, spoiled white boy too clever for his own good, and who certainly uses his cleverness for only his own good! The paper's treatment of Nikki Craft is but one example of their method of journalism. WW does not treat anyone with any respect or sensitivity, and they feel no responsibility for any of the fall-out that may result from their articles. 'Cuz, hey folks, they're journalists, and they've got their very own Amendment! Take David Walker, for example, their arts and entertainment reporter. In his review of a Sandra Bullock film he said, "Will someone please shut this woman up, my zipper's stuck." There was a huge reader response to this statement, but just a few weeks later Walker felt comfortable writing "Spike Lee should be whipped like a runaway slave" in his panning of the Lee film Bamboozled. Again, there was an outpouring of anger at this nasty comment, and Walker wrote a long column defending himself on the- you guessed it -freedom of speech issue, and the "oh, by the way I'm black so it's all right to say things like that" tactic. Readers were unsatisfied, and in fact, were even more pissed off by Walker's excuses. Walker obviously did not feel any remorse or regret for the things he said. The paper responded by expanding their editorial section on the situation, complete with snide titles belittling the authors of the letters. This was WW at its best: creating chaos, and then sitting back and enjoying the show without thought or care to how hurtful the whole situation was. A local activist group, Radical Women, organized a protest in front of the WW offices demanding accountability from Walker and the paper. Oddly, WW didn't see fit to report on the fact that their offices were being picketed. How's that for ethical journalism! I could go on and on about Willamette Weak's Howard Stern-style journalism, but I don't have the time for it. Suffice it to say the paper is part and parcel of the trend to entertain the masses, not inform us. They are beholden to no one but their advertisers; most of who are coming from the sex industry, so the paper really is not operating with our interests in mind. They might produce a good article every now and then, but that's not enough to get me to wade through all the pornography store and strip club ads looking for it. Signed, A Portland Feminist
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Karl Schaffer Tuesday, October 23rd 2001 - 09:42:10 PM schafferkarl@fhda.edu I think this was a gratuitous and thoughtless article, and I hope they see fit to print an apology. The reporter seemed completely unaware of the widespread use of the term "Amerikkka." and foolishly enamored of the power of the search engine. He might as easily have looked for mention of the name Osama or the colors black and white or the phrase "greatest evil on the planet" (the latter of which might have brought up George Bush's name!) The mention of Nikki Craft seemed to be his substitute for even the simplest real investigation.
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Jamye Gleaves Monday, October 22nd 2001 - 01:05:43 PM jamyegleaves@hotmail.com This outrage doesn't surprise me at all. As a Portlander who's continually disgusted and pissed off by the WW male-driven leftist stance on everything- I find this incident as although ridiculous- one of their tamer shenanagins. Anyone who actually considers herself a women in her own power in the Portland area- knows not to take this publication seriously. WW is nothing but a bunch of Liberal Arts college graduate's looking to caplitalize on what little controvery they can find(or design) in the Portland area. Shame, shame Willamette Week.
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Maria Boniface Monday, October 22nd 2001 - 07:45:41 AM maria.boniface@quito.demon.co.uk |
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Joyce Monday, October 22nd 2001 - 02:12:13 AM aleesas_attic@yahoo.com This is simply an excuse for anti-feminist smear campaign against Nikki Craft, one of the ploys that intellectually-corrupted and socially irresponsbile people like to do. The media should exercise greater responsibility and care with how it presents news. Keep up with your great works Nikki - we know you are against acts of terrorism - whether delivered by state or non-state parties.
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patricia Monday, October 22nd 2001 - 01:23:40 AM pburkhar@scrippscol.edu way to go Nikki! it takes guts to fight the media. you're an inspiration for those that care about truth and justice.
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Diana Salles Sunday, October 21st 2001 - 11:09:07 PM dianasalles@home.com Outrageous. This is almost blood libel. Lydgate wrote that before sept 11 these sentiments (the ones on the pro-Bin Laden flyer) would have hardly raised an eyebrow but now they are disturbing and pervese. Well, what does he think slandering someone as pro-Bin Laden is now, after people have been KILLED because they seem like they might be on the wrong side?!?!?!!!? From what I know of Nikki Craft, I know she's not scared by bullshit like this. Still, that sensationalist smearing has to be seen for what it is.
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