The American Journalism Review issue of December/January contains another article of interest to anyone following A Local Daily’s staging of an Elizabethan tragedy.
It begins like this:
Ever since the Santa Barbara News-Press became engulfed in controversy in July, owner Wendy McCaw and her top subordinates have ordered staff members to remain quiet or face termination; have threatened or filed lawsuits against former employees and other media; have refused multiple requests for interviews; and have then complained about being unfairly targeted by ignorant outsiders. [Read the rest of the article]
This article is dated “October/November,” although it came out simultaneous to the previously mentioned article. A Local Freebie is also mentioned.