David Simon

Think Again: The End of Local Reporting

Eric Alterman | Posted 08.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Layoffs, Newspapers, Local News, Los Angeles Times, Reporters, Death of Newspapers, Investigative Journalism, Propublica, David Simon, Newspaper Industry, Media News
Eric Alterman

With much of the world of journalism focusing on the trials and tribulations of our great national newspapers, it's easy to forget the importance of Tip O'Neill's old adage: "All politics is local."

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Online News is Not Arianna Huffington's Dastardly Plot to Destroy the Newspaper Industry And Other Reality-Based Observations

Jane Hamsher | Posted 06.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Swift Boaters, John Kerry, Sam Stein, Kaplan, Dana Milbank, Norman Oder, Washington Post, Atlantic Yards, Claire McCaskill, David Simon, Marcy Wheeler, Media News
Jane Hamsher

John Kerry's Senate Committee hearing on the future of journalism evidently turned into a bunch of self-congratulatory wanking about how important newspapers are to our American way of life.

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Arianna Testifies About The Future Of Journalism Before Senate Subcommittee On Communications

Huff TV | Posted 06.06.2009 | Media

Read More: New Media, Newspapers, Steve Coll, Journalism, Arianna Huffington, David Simon, Marissa Mayer, Media News
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Arianna testified about the future of journalism and newspapers before the Senate Commerce Communications subcommittee on Wednesday. John Kerry, the s...

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"Treme": HBO Picks Up Post-Katrina Series From "Wire" Creator

AP | Posted 06.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Hbo, New Orleans, Television, Post-Katrina New Orleans, Tv, Treme, Hurricane Katrina, HBO Treme, David Simon Treme, David Simon, HBO Katrina, Media News

NEW YORK — HBO has given the go-ahead to a new series about New Orleans and its ongoing effort to recover from Hurricane Katrina. It's called "...

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Wire Creator Predicts Surge In Corruption As Newspapers Decline

Guardian | Oliver Burkeman | Posted 04.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Corruption, The Wire, Newspapers, David Simon, Wire, Media News

Fictional corrupt politicians are a mainstay of The Wire, David Simon's celebrated television series about life on the Baltimore streets. But the show...

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David Simon Begins Work On New Orleans Show

AP | STACEY PLAISANCE | Posted 04.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Wire, Television, Treme, David Simon, Hbo, New Orleans-Louisiana, Entertainment News

NEW ORLEANS — David Simon, creator of the critically acclaimed television shows "The Wire" and "Homicide: Life on the Street" is in New Orleans ...

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HBO Orders Pilot On Post-Katrina New Orleans From "Wire" Creator David Simon

New York Times | Brian Stelter | Posted 07.19.2008 | Media

Read More: Hbo, Treme, HBO Pilots, HBO Washingtonienne, HBO Treme, HBO New Orleans, David Simon, HBO Katrina, Media News

HBO has given the green light to three television pilots: a comedy based on a book about the sexual exploits of a Capitol Hill staffer, a look at post...

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"The Wire" Central To HBO's Post-"Sopranos" Strategy

Wall Street Journal | LAUREN MECHLING | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Hbo, The Wire, The Wire Fans, The Sopranos, David Simon, Business News

Come New Year's, wine guru Robert Parker, rapper Mims and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner all expect to be in the same place: curled up...

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