BRILL'S CONTENT
(defunct "media watchdog")
CJA’s
July 8, 1998 letter to Michael Kramer, Editorial Director --
"Story Proposals: News Ombudsmen/Turning the Spotlight on
The New York
Times"
SEE:
Paper
Trail of Suppression, Protectionism,
& Blackballing by The New York Times
THE ENCLOSED, "ON A SILVER
PLATTER", DOCUMENTARY PROOF --
I.
CJA's
October 21, 1996 comprehensive complaint
-- "Complaint of Times' Suppression and Black-Balling"
(given in-hand to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. on May 8, 1997)
Ex A: "Where
Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?", CJA's $16,770 op-ed ad, NYT,
10/26/94
Ex B: "Comm'n
Abandons Investigative Mandate", CJA's letter to editor, NYLJ, 8/14/95
Ex C:
"No Justification for Process's Secrecy", CJA's letter to editor,
NYLJ, 1/24/96
Ex D:
NYT op-ed ad, "The celebration of a century", 4/5/96
Ex E: "From The Publisher", NYT editorial page, 1/17/92
Ex F: "Without Fear or Favor", NYT editorial page, 8/19/96
Ex G: "The Color of Mendacity", NYT editorial, 7/19/96
Compendium
I: judicial elections
Compendium
II: federal judicial selection - O'Rourke
Compendium
III: NY Ct of Appeals -"merit selection" - Levine, Ciparick
Compendium
IV: "Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?"
Compendium
V: NYC "merit selection"
Compendium
VI: NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct -
Judge Duckman
Compendium
VII: Governor Pataki's manipulations
II.
CJA's
December 2, 1996 supplement to October 21, 1996 comprehensive complaint (given in-hand to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. on May 8, 1997)
III.
CJA's
February 12, 1998 comprehensive complaint
to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.
-- "Suppression of important, time-sensitive, and electorally-significant
stories"
Ex A-1:
CJA's October 21, 1996 complaint coverletter
Ex A-2:
"Times Columnist Wins a Columbia Award", NYT, 5/16/97
Ex A-3:
"Times Names 4 to Senior Positions on the News Staff", NYT,
5/24/97
Ex B:
"Creating a Forum to Rake the Media's Muck", NYT
Ex C-1: "Untrustworthy
Ratings?", NJC's ltr to editor, NYT, 7/17/92
Ex C-2: "On
Choosing Judges, Pataki Creates Problems", CJA's ltr to editor, NYT,
11/16/96
IV.
CJA's
July 8, 1998 follow-up --
"Times' Suppression and Black-Balling", constituting "CJA's
answer to Mr. Sulzberger's disingenuous February 18, 1998 response"
(with
indicated copy to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.)
CJA's July
8, 1998 fax to
Brill's Content Ombudsman Bill Kovach
(cc)
CJA’s July 15, 1998 letter to Charlie Rose/Channel 13 --
"Follow-up and Informational Requests"
Michael
Kramer’s August 10, 1998 letter
CJA’s
January 5, 1999 letter to Amy DiTullio, Assistant Editor --
"Story Proposals: News Ombudsmen/Turning the Spotlight on
The New
York Times"
CJA’s
July 19, 1999 letter to Eric Effron, Editor --
"Story
Proposals: News Ombudsmen/Turning the Spotlight on The New York Times"
Eric
Effron’s July 23, 1999 letter
CJA’s
January 6, 2000 letter --
"CJA's 'Long-Lost' Story Proposal: Is
The New York Times too good for a news ombudsman or
other complaint mechanism?"
Eric
Effron’s January 18, 2000 letter
CJA’s
January 24, 2000 letter
to Eric Effron -- "'Skepticism is a
Virtue': '[It] Makes the World ACCOUNTABLE'"
CJA’s
January 24, 2000 letter to Eric Effron --
"'Skepticism is a
Virtue': '[It] Makes the World ACCOUNTABLE'"
CJA’s
September 12, 2000 letter to Amy DiTullio, Senior Associate Editor
-- "Accountability at Brill's Content"
CJA’s
January 8, 2001 letter to Eric Effron -- "Belated Accountability
at Brill's Content"
Eric
Effron’s February 16, 2001 letter
CJA’s
March 1, 2001 letter to Eric Effron --
"CJA's request that
Brill's Content demonstrate its publicized commitment to 'No Conflicts
of Interest' and 'Accountability'"
CJA’s
March 16, 2001 letter to Michael Gartner, Ombudsman --
"Complaint against Eric Effron, Editor of Brill's Content, and Steven
Brill, its Chairman and CEO"
Ex. J: solicitations of subscribers by Eric Effron & Steven Brill
Ex. K-1:
Steven Brill's "Special Note", July/August 2000 issue
Ex. K-2:
CJA's July 8, 1998 fax to Ombudsman Bill Kovach
Ex. K-3:
CJA's July 15, 1998 letter to Charlie Rose
Ex. L-1:
on-line February 2000 "Letter from the Ombudsman" (Gartner)
Ex. L-2:
hard copy of February 2000 "Letter from the Ombudsman" (Kovach)
(cc)
CJA’s March 16, 2001 letter to Elissa Papirno, President/Organization
of News Ombudsmen --
"Advancing the Establishment of News Ombudsmen"
CJA’s
April 16, 2001 letter to Michael Gartner -- "CJA's
unresponded-to March 16, 2001 complaint-letter against Eric Effron, Editor
of Brill's Content, and Steven Brill, its Chairman and CEO"
Ex. A:
certified mail/return receipts for March 16, 2001 letter
Ex. B:
"Brill's Bloodbath", NYPost, 4/3/01
Ex. C:
"The Critics: Magazines: Brill's Content" (Gartner,
Columbia Journalism Review,
March-April 2000
Ex.
D-1: "Times Letters Unfit to Print", Michael Massing, The Nation,
4/16/01
Ex. D-2: CJA's April 2, 2001 letter to Michael Massing
CJA’s
April 17, 2001 letter to Michael Gartner --
"Addendum to CJA's
enclosed April 16, 2001 letter"
enclosing
Michael Gartner's May 2001 Ombudsman Report
"Brill's
Contempt: The Media Watchdog Has No Teeth", Village Voice, 4/17/01
CJA’s
April 17, 2001 letter to Ms. Papirno --
"Advancing the
Establishment of News Ombudsmen"
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