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Showing posts with label investigative reporting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label investigative reporting. Show all posts
24 February 2009
It's Official: Baltimore Sun Blasted In Launch Of New Voice
0908 EST -- Baltimore, MD
Nearly four hours after The Baltimore Spectator broke the story in an exclusive report, Investigative Voice, the first Baltimore website exclusively dedicated to hard hitting investigative journalism was officially launched this morning on The Ed Norris Show. Co-founder Stephen Janis spoke about the importance of having an alternative voice in media asking questions and looking at issues often ignored.
Norris spoke of a slanted and agenda driven local stalwart, The Baltimore Sun. Lamenting that in just one week since the demise of The Baltimore Examiner, the Sun has already taken off on a clearly biased path. As Baltimore's only remaining daily paper, the Sun has no counterpart in the market to aid in maintaining integrity.
Janis added that in this, the digital age allowing free access and choice, there is now a second voice back in town. Citing the lack of overhead from having to print physical newpapers, Janis said "in the long term, this is gonna work."
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Nearly four hours after The Baltimore Spectator broke the story in an exclusive report, Investigative Voice, the first Baltimore website exclusively dedicated to hard hitting investigative journalism was officially launched this morning on The Ed Norris Show. Co-founder Stephen Janis spoke about the importance of having an alternative voice in media asking questions and looking at issues often ignored.
Norris spoke of a slanted and agenda driven local stalwart, The Baltimore Sun. Lamenting that in just one week since the demise of The Baltimore Examiner, the Sun has already taken off on a clearly biased path. As Baltimore's only remaining daily paper, the Sun has no counterpart in the market to aid in maintaining integrity.
Janis added that in this, the digital age allowing free access and choice, there is now a second voice back in town. Citing the lack of overhead from having to print physical newpapers, Janis said "in the long term, this is gonna work."
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BREAKING NEWS: Baltimore Examiners Launch 'Investigative Voice"-- **EXCLUSIVE**
BREAKING NEWS: Baltimore Examiners Launch 'Investigative Voice"-- **EXCLUSIVE**
Updated 0530
Baltimore Examiner investigative reporters launch independent site, web address no longer a mystery
The Baltimore Spectator has learned that the rumored and much anticipated return of former Baltimore Examiner reporters has arrived. The site, now live, is a joint collaborative effort headed by Stephen Janis, former senior investigative reporter for the Examiner. Beat writer Luke Broadwater and editor Regina Holmes round out the trio.
Initially contacted to confirm early rumors, Janis stated the three felt their work was a sincere benefit and service to the community and therefore should continue despite the shutting down of their former employer.
Janis and Broadwater have both won numerous awards for their hard hitting, in depth coverage of a side of Baltimore many would rather conceal.
The Baltimore Spectator has obtained, in advance, the heavily guarded web address and now reveals it (BEFORE the official announcement), as an exclusive to our readers. The site has a neat, clean, modern layout with several stories and photos posted.
Official announcement and launch is scheduled to take place this morning on The Ed Norris Show, heard on Baltimore's 105.7 The Fan.
BUT YOU HEARD IT HEAR FIRST!
Visit The New Investigative Voice
developing . . .
Baltimore Examiner investigative reporters launch independent site, web address no longer a mystery
The Baltimore Spectator has learned that the rumored and much anticipated return of former Baltimore Examiner reporters has arrived. The site, now live, is a joint collaborative effort headed by Stephen Janis, former senior investigative reporter for the Examiner. Beat writer Luke Broadwater and editor Regina Holmes round out the trio.
Initially contacted to confirm early rumors, Janis stated the three felt their work was a sincere benefit and service to the community and therefore should continue despite the shutting down of their former employer.
Janis and Broadwater have both won numerous awards for their hard hitting, in depth coverage of a side of Baltimore many would rather conceal.
The Baltimore Spectator has obtained, in advance, the heavily guarded web address and now reveals it (BEFORE the official announcement), as an exclusive to our readers. The site has a neat, clean, modern layout with several stories and photos posted.
Official announcement and launch is scheduled to take place this morning on The Ed Norris Show, heard on Baltimore's 105.7 The Fan.
BUT YOU HEARD IT HEAR FIRST!
Visit The New Investigative Voice
developing . . .
22 February 2009
LIMITED TIME: Baltimore Examiner Returns
On this, the first Sunday without the Baltimore Examiner. As a service to readers of The Baltimore Spectator, we present to you The Examiner. It's the only place left to view the Examiner online. Hurry take a peek, this is guaranteed not to be up for long. Be sure to click on the "archives" link and you'll be able to go way, way back. Really, gonna miss this newspaper.Check out The Baltimore Examiner
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BREAKING NEWS: Baltimore Examiners Launch InvestigativeVoice.com
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Nasty Nestor Muses On The Loss OF The Examiner
Whistler Blower: Examiner Publishers Visit The Spectator,Learn Of New Project
JAMMED: Examiners Returning Nearly Crashes Site
Power Of The Web: Examiner To Resume!
Sun Still Shining; Baltimore Sun Remains Last One Standing
FLASH: Baltimore Examiner Prints Final Edition
20 February 2009
CENSORSHIP: Baltimore Sun Bans The Baltimore Spectator
Baltimore Spectator Viewership up 500% after reporter banned from Baltimore Sun website
Multimedia journalist A.F. James MacArthur, an early adopter and proponent of New Media and managing editor of The Baltimore Spectator, viewed as a threat by establishment Baltimore main stream media.
Currently MacArthur, an investigative reporter covering crime, grime and politics, writes for several news websites under various pen names, produces and appears on air on two radio shows, and also directs and produces periodic video special reports.
developing . . .
Multimedia journalist A.F. James MacArthur, an early adopter and proponent of New Media and managing editor of The Baltimore Spectator, viewed as a threat by establishment Baltimore main stream media.
Currently MacArthur, an investigative reporter covering crime, grime and politics, writes for several news websites under various pen names, produces and appears on air on two radio shows, and also directs and produces periodic video special reports.
developing . . .
18 February 2009
Whistler Blower: Examiner Publishers Visit The Spectator,Learn Of New Project
The Baltimore Spectator has learned that folks at The Anschutz Corporation, publishers of the now defunct Baltimore Examiner have visited this site. Apparently they were seeking to glean details on the upcoming project of Stephen Janis, senior investigative reporter of the Examiner. Janis told the Spectator he would be working with former Examiner reporter Luke Broadwater and editor Regina Holmes on a new website dedicated to focused, hard hitting investigative reporting on Baltimore City.
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BREAKING NEWS: Baltimore Examiners Launch InvestigativeVoice.com
JAMMED: Examiners Returning Nearly Crashes Site
CENSORSHIP: Baltimore Sun Bans The Baltimore SpectatorJAMMED: Examiners Returning Nearly Crashes Site
UPDATE: Well placed sources have revealed to us that staffers at The Washington Post have been discussing the story of the Baltimore Examiner reporters returning. The source tells us the staffers viewed The Baltimore Spectator and the site was passed around among editorial management.
Record page views and new readers continue to flood The Baltimore Spectator as people from around the world visit to learn the future of The Baltimore Examiner. In the story first broken here, we revealed before any of the Baltimore mainstream media, that some of the staff of the Baltimore Examiner, namely Stephen Janis, Luke Broadwater and editor Regina Holmes are planning a resurrection.
To date, this site has been linked to, and visited by more people in a single day, than ever before, because of this story. We literally have seen folks from Europe, Asia, even South America view the piece. Truly, the power and reach of the web is fascinating. Even on a story we thought was "ultra local."
Thanks to readers like you for driving us forward. We hope you continue to visit and tell your friends about our unique little contribution to the way news is distributed. Thank you DCRTV.com for being the first to link and to all the rest of you also, too numerous to name.
I should also add, folks from all of the local media outlets have also been visiting The Baltimore Spectator.
T.R. Menken -- founder, Editor In Chief
A.F. James MacArthur -- Managing Editor
Also see;
CENSORSHIP: Baltimore Sun Bans The Baltimore Spectator
Record page views and new readers continue to flood The Baltimore Spectator as people from around the world visit to learn the future of The Baltimore Examiner. In the story first broken here, we revealed before any of the Baltimore mainstream media, that some of the staff of the Baltimore Examiner, namely Stephen Janis, Luke Broadwater and editor Regina Holmes are planning a resurrection.
To date, this site has been linked to, and visited by more people in a single day, than ever before, because of this story. We literally have seen folks from Europe, Asia, even South America view the piece. Truly, the power and reach of the web is fascinating. Even on a story we thought was "ultra local."
Thanks to readers like you for driving us forward. We hope you continue to visit and tell your friends about our unique little contribution to the way news is distributed. Thank you DCRTV.com for being the first to link and to all the rest of you also, too numerous to name.
I should also add, folks from all of the local media outlets have also been visiting The Baltimore Spectator.
T.R. Menken -- founder, Editor In Chief
A.F. James MacArthur -- Managing Editor
Also see;
BREAKING NEWS: Baltimore Examiners Launch InvestigativeVoice.com
CENSORSHIP: Baltimore Sun Bans The Baltimore Spectator
17 February 2009
What's Up Baltimore? **LIVE RADIO SHOW**
Thank you everyone who tuned into our first experimental broadcast of What's Up Baltimore?
Stay tuned to this website for more information on upcoming shows.
We will soon be on Monday through Friday, ALSO, a toll free call in number coming soon.
DOWNLOAD or listen to the last show by clicking player below.
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See the trailer to the documentary they don't want made:
Baltimore State of The City -- Reality Check Version a pre-production trailer from the upcoming Baltimore city documentary Do You Still B E L I E V E ?
Stay tuned to this website for more information on upcoming shows.
We will soon be on Monday through Friday, ALSO, a toll free call in number coming soon.
DOWNLOAD or listen to the last show by clicking player below.
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See the trailer to the documentary they don't want made:
Baltimore State of The City -- Reality Check Version a pre-production trailer from the upcoming Baltimore city documentary Do You Still B E L I E V E ?
Power Of The Web: Examiner To Resume!
UPDATE: 3:21 -- Baltimore Spectator website flooded with hits from around the world looking for information not on any other website. Investigative reporter Stephen Janis bombarded with numerous media requests as a result of the reporting on this site.
In a conversation with The Spectator, Janis refused to release the address of the website, but stated more information is forth coming, and Baltimore Spectator readers will be among first to know.
Local main stream media scrambling to catch up and confirm story first broken on this page.
UPDATE: 2:30 PM -- **EXCLUSIVE** Stephen Janis spoke to The Baltimore Spectator -- "We plan to focus on the investigative reporting the people of Baltimore expect from us."
BREAKING NEWS: Original story
(The Baltimore Spectator) 8:20 AM -- Just announced on the Ed Norris show, heard on 105.7 The Fan; the former employees of The Baltimore Examiner are working on a brand new news website to be launched next week. Stephen Janis, senior investigative reporter at the now defunct Baltimore Examiner made the announcement around 8:15 this morning.
Launch of the site is planned for next week with official announcement to be made on the Ed Norris Show. Janis stated he was hard at work, still out in the field gathering news and working on future stories to be included in the new site. Stay tuned.
You heard it here first, now stay tuned for all the rest to follow.
filed by;
A.F. James MacArthur
Managing Editor
Also see;
Baltimore State of The City -- Reality Check Version a pre-production trailer from the upcoming Baltimore city documentary Do You Still B E L I E V E ?
In a conversation with The Spectator, Janis refused to release the address of the website, but stated more information is forth coming, and Baltimore Spectator readers will be among first to know.
Local main stream media scrambling to catch up and confirm story first broken on this page.
UPDATE: 2:30 PM -- **EXCLUSIVE** Stephen Janis spoke to The Baltimore Spectator -- "We plan to focus on the investigative reporting the people of Baltimore expect from us."
BREAKING NEWS: Original story
(The Baltimore Spectator) 8:20 AM -- Just announced on the Ed Norris show, heard on 105.7 The Fan; the former employees of The Baltimore Examiner are working on a brand new news website to be launched next week. Stephen Janis, senior investigative reporter at the now defunct Baltimore Examiner made the announcement around 8:15 this morning.
Launch of the site is planned for next week with official announcement to be made on the Ed Norris Show. Janis stated he was hard at work, still out in the field gathering news and working on future stories to be included in the new site. Stay tuned.
You heard it here first, now stay tuned for all the rest to follow.
filed by;
A.F. James MacArthur
Managing Editor
Also see;
BREAKING NEWS: Baltimore Examiners Launch InvestigativeVoice.com
JAMMED: Examiners Returning Nearly Crashes Site
CENSORSHIP: Baltimore Sun Bans The Baltimore SpectatorTalk About It: Baltimore Examiner Shuts Down -- What's Up Baltimore Radio Show
See the trailer to the documentary they don't want made:Baltimore State of The City -- Reality Check Version a pre-production trailer from the upcoming Baltimore city documentary Do You Still B E L I E V E ?
09 February 2009
Editorial Rant: Baltimore Mainstream Media Clinging To Inaccurate Reporting
From today's Baltimore Sun re: the water main break; "The rupture, which occurred about 4 a.m..."
Now hold it right there. The problem is, this is patently untrue. Every last one of the mainstream media outlets in town reported this as the time. Although I was there around 2:30AM and it was already happening, and I reported this hours before everyone else, rather than citing me as an eye witness, on scene source, they would rather continue to spout inaccurate information. (see my video report for proof their time is way off)
Am I the only one bothered by deliberate repetitions of incorrect information? My issue with this is, to me I've caught them. How many other times are numerous erroneous facts repeated over and over and we all buy into it not knowing any better? Were I not already on the scene when they were all sleeping, I would be buying into this error too.
My point is, if they're wrong and careless with accuracy on the small things, such as the time of an event, can they be trusted on the larger more weighty matters.
Want to know why they're doing this? Because on this issue, I was right, and they are wrong and it pains them to back me up or use me a source, a mere blogger. Never mind truth and accuracy, let's just be elitist towards others trying to bring "truth to the masses."
And to those who would argue this to be trivial, think about a court of law. Do you think if a witnesses time was way off and contrary to other evidence it would hold up very well? In the court of public opinion, I want to know how well do you regard our local Baltimore mainstream media in terms of accuracy.
-A.F. James MacArthur
Now hold it right there. The problem is, this is patently untrue. Every last one of the mainstream media outlets in town reported this as the time. Although I was there around 2:30AM and it was already happening, and I reported this hours before everyone else, rather than citing me as an eye witness, on scene source, they would rather continue to spout inaccurate information. (see my video report for proof their time is way off)
Am I the only one bothered by deliberate repetitions of incorrect information? My issue with this is, to me I've caught them. How many other times are numerous erroneous facts repeated over and over and we all buy into it not knowing any better? Were I not already on the scene when they were all sleeping, I would be buying into this error too.
My point is, if they're wrong and careless with accuracy on the small things, such as the time of an event, can they be trusted on the larger more weighty matters.
Want to know why they're doing this? Because on this issue, I was right, and they are wrong and it pains them to back me up or use me a source, a mere blogger. Never mind truth and accuracy, let's just be elitist towards others trying to bring "truth to the masses."
And to those who would argue this to be trivial, think about a court of law. Do you think if a witnesses time was way off and contrary to other evidence it would hold up very well? In the court of public opinion, I want to know how well do you regard our local Baltimore mainstream media in terms of accuracy.
-A.F. James MacArthur
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