First Reaction Archive

Apr 16, 2009

SF Tea Parties, Sam Adams Grave Rolls

In the wake of President Obama’s controversial decision to cut taxes for 95% of all Americans, 500 raucous protesters took to the streets of San Francisco yesterday to denounce…unfair taxes. One livid Tiburon couple went so far as to suggest the President’s impeachment, assailing his alleged attempt to “transcend the boundaries of presidential powers.”  The rich irony of their statement following eight years of rampant presidential constitution-shredding was apparently lost on them. So, too, was the apparent disconnect between the protesters’ outrage and reality.

Jul 01, 2008

BayPress Launches Online Headquarters

The BayPress project took a major step forward today with the launch of its new online headquarters. The new site will allow citizen members and the editorial staff of all 11 participating newspapers a place to exchange ideas, participate in real-time Web meetings, schedule appointments, review original source materials and collaborate on a wide array of projects.

Jun 29, 2008

MediaNews Group & BayPress

MediaNews Group has taken the lead among major U.S. newspaper companies in bringing the community back into the news gathering and opinion making process. The company’s corporate mission, “to be the leading provider of local news, information and services…by continually expanding and leveraging our news gathering resources,” underlines the BayPress philosophy of community empowerment.

By actively partnering with the communities served by their newspapers, MediaNews Group is moving forcefully into a new media paradigm dominated by interactivity, community and responsiveness.