When the Minneapolis alt-weekly selected crystal meth as the "Best Cheap Thrill" in its annual "Best of the Twin Cities" issue, the usual suspects lined up to express their outrage, including talk-radio hosts, local TV reporters, health officials, politicians, and irate readers. Editor Steve Perry's first instinct was to stand by the blurb, explaining in an editor's note that it was a joke that was intended to make the point "that it's possible to make entirely too much of the drug hype of the hour--unless you're in radio or television, of course." But after being pounded for twelve hours, Perry issued an apology, saying that he was chastened by "a lot of comments and e-mails ... from readers who've seen the lives of loved ones wrecked or ended by meth."
"We don't consider the Arkansas Times a news organization," explained Gov. Mike Huckabee's spokesperson when she was asked why the newspaper had been taken off the e-mail list used to disseminate public information to the media. On the Times' blog, Editor Max Brantley writes: "The governor has decided to punish us for our opinions by withholding a publicly financed service. We don't think this practice can stand legal scrutiny and we intend to review our options in that regard." Huckabee (pictured) is widely considered to be a candidate for the Republican nomination for the presidency.
West Gold Editorial will help the association organize programming for its fall Web-publishing conference, which will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to the consulting work they handle for print publications and their Web sites, West Gold Editorial has experience in a similar, advisory role in connection with an annual Web-publishing workshop hosted by Stanford University. The firm's principals will also present two seminars at this year's annual convention in Little Rock.
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