Bone up on the legal and political issues, including advice for the media to stop whining.

In the parlance of Wikipedia, “revenge edits” are modifications to a Wikipedia page motivated by anger. They are acts of punishment. 

It would appear that the DOJ blatantly violated its own guidelines and the checks to prevent these kinds of surveillance.

The company that destroyed newspapers' profits is now suing companies that might attack Craigslist.

Public employee pension funds have some investment leverage in the company that may sell the LA Times and Chicago Tribune to new owners.

Margaret Groening, mother of "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening was born in Everett. Groening didn't reveal to other writers that the names of many characters came from his own family. Margaret died this April at 94, in Portland. Her connection to the long-running cartoon wasn't mentioned in her obituary. 

The veteran correspondent was no John King. And that's a good thing.

Josh O'Connor, vice President of Sound Publishing will begin a new role as the new publisher of The Daily Herald on May 1. Sound Publishing is in charge of 50 print and digital papers, including the Seattle Weekly who they acquired this year.

Sinclair Broadcasting Group says it is acquiring the local Fisher Communications company for $373 million.