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Tag Archives: Dan Kennedy
Herald Hacks At Globe Cab Story (II)
In the aftermath of his post on Media Nation this morning about the Boston Herald’s drive-by coverage of the Globe series Driven to the Edge, Dan Kennedy had this Twitter exchange with Seth Mnookin: I have the greatest respect for both these guys as writers, but … Continue reading
Our ‘Beat The Press Party’ Bakeoff (Miss Da Mayah Edition)
It’s Week Two of the Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight, and the hardworking staff is pleased once again to bring you the details. Start with the Underdog, the Boston Herald’s online Press Party. As always, our feisty local tabloid treats its … Continue reading
The New New Republic
The hardworking staff received this email yesterday from The New Republic boy publisher Chris Hughes: Dear New Republic reader,You signed up to get an early look at The New Republic’s redesign, and I’m happy to announce that you can check it out this morning, … Continue reading
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Tagged boy publisher, Chris Hughes, Dan Kennedy, Media Nation, Obama 2008, The New Republic, TNR logo, TNR redesign
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Hark! The Herald Angles Sing!
While the Boston Globe is makes its Pulitzer push with a three-part megaseries about felonious illegal immigrants, the Boston Herald has been scooping up stories hither and yon. From the feisty local tabloid’s Yon desk: yesterday’s Page One story on Gov. Patrick tolling … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Globe Wins The Senate Endorsement Bakeoff)
As old friend Dan Kennedy noted yesterday at Media Nation, the Boston Globe has published a smashmouth endorsement of Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate that tunes up Scott Brown pretty good. In Senate, Warren would lead where Brown has fallen short Ted Kennedy has been dead … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Circulation Roulette Edition)
From the Boston Herald’s Good for Us! desk: Our readership’s on the up and up! But Scarborough survey finds bad news for Globe The Herald’s audience grew at a double-digit clip over the past year while the Globe saw significant … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street Goes Commercial
The Occupy Everything set has apparently gotten fed up with establishment media drive-by hits like this and this from the Wall Street Journal. So the Occupyniks have decided to create their own media vehicles, starting with print publications ranging from … Continue reading
Legally, Corporations ARE People
Mitt Romney (R-People Person) has been mocked (by Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert) and sort of defended (by Media Nation’s Dan Kennedy) for telling a heckler in Iowa that “Corporations are people, my friend.” As Mr. Media Nation wrote: Romney was … Continue reading
Boston Globe Buries The Lede On Circulation Plunge
Actually, the local broadsheet incinerated the lede in this piece on its latest circulation figures: The nonprofit organization that audits newspaper circulation yesterday released figures based on a new measurement system that aims to capture a broader spectrum of readers — … Continue reading
Mediaite Has More Confidence Than Dan Kennedy That The Times Will Sell The Globe
From Mediaite: New York Times Co. May Sell The Boston Globe At A Loss The Boston Globe Co. announced today that businessman Aaron Kushner is planning to buy the New England Media Group from its parent – The New York Times Co. – for … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Kushner, Boston Globe, Boston Globe sale, Dan Kennedy, Media Nation, Mediaite, New York Times
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