The Invisible Counterpoint

Re: "I'm a bit dazed and of course very proud The Tyee has gained this recognition," said editor David Beers. "We have an incredible team -- creative, dedicated, out to prove that good journalism, rather than fading, is in a time of exciting reinvention. "Credit for our win goes to every web designer, photographer, illustrator, flash animator, videographer, podcaster, reporter, essayist, editor and advisor who have contributed to the Tyee's flow of offerings since we launched this experiment in November of 2003. "Huge appreciation, as well, to our business team, our financial backers, and the donors -- including hundreds of readers -- who have given us the resources to do what we love. "And, all credit, of course, to our readers, who alert us to news we should report, share our stories with others, and reward our efforts with their visits. Without the Tyee community, there's no Tyee." (Tyee Wins Edward R. Murrow Award, July 2 2009)...

re: EDITED FOR CRUDE LANGUAGE. KEEP IT CIVIL, OR PLEASE COMMENT ON A DIFFERENT SITE WHERE EXPLETIVES ARE WELCOMED. HERE THEY AREN'T. -- TYEE MODERATOR (moderator, “NDP Would add 3 Billion to B.C. Deficit,” Andrew MacLeod, The Tyee, April 10, 2009) Moderator: I don't know how many sites there are that actually, as you say, WELCOME expletives--which makes it sound as if their arrival is greeted with warm cheers and eager hopes for more! I know that, for instance, Salon.com (a fairly sophisticated, literate news site) doesn't censor (or too much censor) expletives, and they certainly are used, sometimes in abundance, and the reason may be that they are seen or can be imagined by the eds. as a valid way of most accurately/truthfully expressing oneself. What is civil, respectful, becomes at times at Salon that which is most HONESTLY expressed. Expletives don't necessarily debilitate, and can actually serve to ENCOURAGE good, lively, debate. Their "permission"...

Sexualizing children is crossing the line. And exposing underage kids to graphic sexual imagery, as Butt magazine does, is sexualizing them.Does anyone other than a pedophile disagree? [. . .] Unfortunately, American Apparel thrives on sex-related controversy, so media attention only encourages them. Founder and CEO Dov Charney is notorious for collecting sexual harassment suits from female employees who object to his frequent self-pleasuring as outlined in Jane magazine in 2004, and other media. Charney likes to whack-off for the benefit of reporters, too . So, bad press they love. But would the company be so thrilled if their stores were restricted to those over 18? Shoppers could be carded at the door, effectively denying them access to that oh-so-lucrative tween and teen girl audience. It's not an unreasonable approach. As I followed the coverage, it struck me that porn is a lot like smoking: something that was once restricted to certain social gatherings or private qua...

Hi SharingIsGood, The way to communicate with those who vote conservative, who believe the whole environment-thing is overdone, who think those who would oppose the war in Afghanistan are essentially traitors, etc., is to find a way to like them, to respect them. How is this possible? The old way of thinking of them as primarily in need of our cavalier attacks on the media that manipulates, uses them, allowed us to mostly focus our attention of their/our collective enemies -- we didn't really have to face up to the fact that we likely thought their tastes, their company-- *them* -- kind of disgusting, we really didn't have to look at them. And so now as some on the left begin to acknowledge that the problem is somehow in the "sheeple" as much as in the "shephards," the left is left with only the knee-jerk response -- "What the fuck is wrong with you people!" --and so we think of national collapse, and hope that the beasts who voted in Harper ...