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Posted Fri, Nov 6, 2:22 p.m.
By Kent Kammerer
A Crosscut writer likes the way it pushes his buttons, raising questions you might never have thought about. And don't forget to join in our current Charter Membership drive.
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Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.
By Ross Anderson
A former Seattle Times colleague wonders what happened to the libertarian provocateur who used to engage him at their adjoining office doors.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 10 a.m.
By Mark Matassa
Two Crosscut writers, having declared their political druthers, report from last night's events.
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Posted Mon, Nov 2, 6 a.m.
By Anthony B. Robinson
"The Great Nearby" keeps a lens focused on the ways we sustain civil society, says a regular contributor to Crosscut Public Media.
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Posted Mon, Nov 2, 6 a.m.
By David Brewster
Ten encouraging developments, plus four little worries. It only seemed like an inconsequential election season, but the omens were quite good for life after Nickels.
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Posted Fri, Oct 30, 6 a.m.
By Feliks Banel
It's been 71 years since the famous "War of the Worlds" broadcast ... and the panic that overtook a little Skagit County town.
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Posted Fri, Oct 30, 6 a.m.
By Knute Berger
As our Charter Membership Drive continues, a few words from a Crosscut Public Media contributor
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Posted Thu, Oct 29, 6 a.m.
By David Brewster
Crosscut has completed its migration to a new, nonprofit model. Here are recent developments and a case for this new media structure. And now's the time for you to become an annual member.
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Posted Mon, Oct 26, 12:55 p.m.
By Bill Richards
New figures show the Times held on to two-thirds of its old rival's daily readers. But the advertising picture remains murky as the critical holiday season approaches.
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Posted Wed, Oct 21, 6 a.m.
By Feliks Banel
On the air for almost 50 years, KING-FM's live broadcast of the Sunday religious service remains both a beautiful program and a throwback to a classic era of radio.
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Posted Mon, Oct 19, 6 a.m.
By Michele Matassa Flores
Navigating the unemployment system is no easy task ... for people seeking jobs, hiring, or even those advising the applicants. Anybody need a professional hoop-jumper?
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Posted Sat, Oct 10, 6 a.m.
By Feliks Banel
After 50 years of reporting for KOMO radio and TV, it seems the Seattle broadcast veteran has covered every story at least once ... and faked his way through "Album of Classics" too.
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Posted Thu, Oct 1, 6 a.m.
By Feliks Banel
Welcome to Seattle's next media melodrama, this time concerning an icon in Seattle's cultural history. Much more than a single radio station is at stake.
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Posted Wed, Sep 30, 6 a.m.
By Seamus M. Young
A memorable stay at a wilderness lodge in Denali National Park shows a rare example of faithfully carrying out the Park Service's mission of conserving wildlife unimpaired. For now.
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Posted Sun, Sep 27, 11:04 a.m.
By Ted Van Dyk
Glenn Beck, barnstorming Seattle and Mount Vernon this weekend, is more the norm than an aberration in modern media, eagerly exploiting a niche appeal that broadcasters covet.
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Posted Thu, Sep 17, 6 a.m.
By Bill Richards
The Seattle Times Co. is on its way back to profitability, a glowing New York Times article reported recently, but the paper's own numbers raise doubts.
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Posted Fri, Sep 11, 6 a.m.
By Feliks Banel
A radio buff recalls the day when Bob Edwards and his not-really-live broadcast had to react to an incredible breaking news story.
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Posted Tue, Sep 1, 6 a.m.
By Daniel Jack Chasan
Sen. Adam Kline opposes a new recommendation to make all written communications to legislators subject to public disclosure. He thinks the law should be like the press shield laws, helping protect those who reveal sensitive information.
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Posted Sun, Jul 19, 5:20 p.m.
By Floyd McKay
Even as an anchor and a celebrity, he always retained the core qualities of a reporter, notes a fellow television newsman. Cronkite was the last who knew how to set a national agenda by telling viewers what to think about, not what to think.
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Posted Tue, Jun 9, 6 a.m.
By Knute Berger
Why I'm not converting to digital TV. So long, Jean Enersen!
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Posted Fri, Nov 6, 4 p.m.
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Sue Frause
In the afterglow of a successful "2012" conference in Langley, a co-producer sees evidence of the island's "hidden economy" of digital workers.
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Posted Fri, Oct 30, 12:50 p.m.
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Mark Matassa
Watch Marketplace Morning Report host Bill Radke cram all the week's business news into a 60-second poem. This week: GDP, oil profits, MJ's movie, public health option, and the New York Yankees.
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Posted Thu, Oct 29, 11:02 a.m.
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Feliks Banel
As yesterday's big Boeing news was breaking, KING TV and KIRO-FM were all over the story.
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Posted Thu, Oct 29, 6 a.m.
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Bill Richards
Circulation audit rules allow those receiving free or heavily discounted papers -- such as former P-I readers -- to be counted as paid subscribers.
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Posted Tue, Oct 27, 4:21 p.m.
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Chuck Taylor
Yes, the Seattle Times claims a 36 percent circulation boost since the print P-I folded. But a better calculation is before-and-after combined circulation of the dailies. By that measure, not so good.
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Posted Sat, Oct 24, 7:20 p.m.
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Mark Matassa
Bill Radke's Marketplace Minute finds an audience as a weekly radio feature.
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Posted Sat, Oct 17, 1:19 p.m.
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Feliks Banel
KCTS documentary on AYP Exposition airs tonight.
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Posted Mon, Oct 12, 6 a.m.
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Knute Berger
Despite recession, layoffs and white powder, Seattle publisher Frank Blethen is upbeat about his paper and its prospects.
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Posted Thu, Oct 8, 9:44 p.m.
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David Brewster
We're still in the denial stage over local hard times, dining on our acres of clams.
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Posted Tue, Oct 6, 4:27 p.m.
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Feliks Banel
Worried about radio's future? Just tune in Bellevue High School's KASB, 89.9 FM.
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