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Women in media: Calling the shots

With women still woefully underrepresented in leadership roles in film, TV and advertising, groups such as the ACLU and the 3% Conference are stepping up Whenever Juliana Lukasik is in need of motivation, she turns on the movie “Miss Representation.” The ...

24 Sep 2015 - Joanne Zuhl
The Barsamian theory of revolution

David Barsamian — author, journalist, ‘Alternative Radio’ founder — discusses how real change can happen David Barsamian is full of quotes. Among his favorites is Samuel Huntington’s “Power remains strong when it remains in the dark; exposed to the sunlig ...

13 Jul 2015 - Rianna Hidalgo
Jensine Larsen and the heart of a universal pulse

Jensine Larsen, CEO and founder of World Pulse, will tell you that she is innately shy. And to listen to the soft timbre of her voice when she speaks, you might believe her. But listen for a minute. There is nothing shy about Jensine Larsen. In fact, she ...

6 Oct 2014 - Suzanne Zalokar
Back home again with Ari Shapiro

Full-time journalist and part-time crooner, Shapiro talks about his year on the road with Romney By Joanne Zuhl Staff Writer No one would accuse public broadcasting of being sexy, but fans of Ari Shapiro could make a pretty good case. The Beaverton High S ...

20 Dec 2012 - Joanne Zuhl
Bursting the bubble: A conversation with Brooke Gladstone

Bursting the bubble: A conversation with Brooke Gladstone By Aaron Burkhalter, by contributing writer In 1796, London tea broker James Tilly Matthews said that criminals operated an “air loom” that controlled people through rays that travel through the ai ...

27 Sep 2012 - Street Roots
April Fools: Media executives whistle optimistic tune past graveyard

April Fools: Media executives whistle optimistic tune past graveyard In cafés, pubs and back patios across Portland, writers and editors are struggling to decide their course in the changing economy of journalism. Various social groups have convened to ex ...

7 Apr 2010 - Street Roots
April Fools: Homelessness and the media in PDX

April Fools: Homelessness and the media in PDX The Willamette Week exposed Street Roots for attempting to rob homeless people of 25 cents a paper, while the other 75 cents was being used to go toward the undeserving poor. The newspaper published two artic ...

7 Apr 2010 - Street Roots