media
Why The “Doom Loop” Isn’t Real.
Hey, I’m not sure if you know this, but Downtown San Francisco is struggling. I know, this is news that is entirely new. This isn’t a horse that has been beaten to death by every struggling media agency on the planet in a desperate attempt to get a few clicks
Immeasurable Influence: Bill Gates Pumps $319 Million into Media Outlets
What do you associate with Bill Gates? He’s the founder of Microsoft and one of the richest men alive. Nevertheless, you may think of him as a philanthropist. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the world’s largest private charitable entity, after all. When you think of Bill Gates, do
The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide
A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But
The Way the Media Handled “Joker” was Irresponsible
by Jonas Barnes This last weekend, I went and saw “Joker” in theaters. I’d been looking forward to this film since the announcement was made from director Todd Phillips that he had cast Joaquin Phoenix to done the iconic greasepaint of The Clown Prince of Crime. I was even more
The Slow Death of Journalism is Endangering Our Democracy
At this point in time, good, smart and honest media is as important as ever, but it’s being funded less and less. The New York Times and The Washington Post are doing absolutely stellar jobs in digging up the nefarious doings of the Trump Administration and they are doing it with newsrooms half as full as the days of Watergate.
SFist and Entire Gothamist Network have Shut Down
Learn how to keep BrokeAssStuart.com from disappearing right here. Oh wow. This is a really sad day for the world of local journalism. I just heard the news that SFist and the entire Gothamist network have shut down. Started in 2009, the Gothamist network was a collection of websites that
I Need Your Help
It’s getting incredibly difficult and expensive to run this site and to be honest, I don’t really know what else to do. There are many days where I’m at my wits end trying to figure out how to continue to fund it. I know that BrokeAssStuart.com is an important resource
A Color Green Cartoon of the Week: Have You Seen This Face in Brooklyn?
If so, please take a photo and contact us at @BrokeAssNYC and tag @A_Color_Green. He goes by the name Mr. Green. He is armed and ludicrous. It is of great importance that we capture this hooligan. Sincerely, Team Broke-Ass
Spring Book Sale All Weekend at Fort Mason
When was the last time you actually bought a book? Since most of us read our news, tweets and blogs online, some people feel books just add clutter to their lives and prefer to read off of their Kindle. However, some of us are old-fashioned and like to have an