Media
Mar 8, 02:01 PM (Blog)
The Providence Journal reported yesterday (on its news blog that Belo Corporation, parent company of ProJo and such closely related companies as Texas Cable News, KONG-TV Seattle, and The Dallas Morning News, saw its first quarter profits decline compared to 1Q06. Belo earned a mere $15.5 million last quarter,…
Feb 17, 06:05 PM (Blog)
Clear Channel has been bought for $19.5B ($39.20/share) by 'a private equity group' led by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners.
Bain Capital was founded in Boston in 1984 by three partners, including Mitt Romney, who were all also partners in Bain & Co. consulting. Romney was also Massachusetts governor…
Nov 4, 07:01 AM (Blog)
YouTube videographer "mobius32" submits this thoughtful documentary (18:08) of the history of the now-ubiquitous "Amen Break" that underlies nearly all early hip-hop and electronica, segueing into how this history exemplifies also the history of digital audio and the history of content control. The guy's delivery makes Joe Lieberman sound excitable,…
Dec 16, 04:39 PM (Issue #20)
Purple Quill Award forMost Tortured SentenceIf a journalistic ideal is to further public conversation, then the Providence Monthly succeeded admirably with their recent article ("Class War or Class Act?") in the September 2006 issue. We applaud the ProMo for providing the forum which brought together a diverse array of…
Nov 20, 08:26 PM (Issue #20)
Searching for Past Copy Hello, You had a cute article a couple volumes back, with Providence’s most eligible bachelors. Jimmy Caruso was one. Wondering if I could get a copy of that paper. Thanks “Providence’s Most Ineligible Bachelors” were featured in Issue 15 (“Say Anything,” February 2006). Back issues are…
