Tag Archives: Joe Nocera

Two Different Worlds (Chevy Volt Edition)

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

(First in a series of posts detailing the separate universes the liberal media and the conservative media inhabit.) From Joe Nocera’s latest New York Times column about the “conservative propaganda machine” mocking the Chevy Volt hybrid (“containing both a 400-pound battery … Continue reading →

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Clark Booth’s Historic Super Bowl Scoop

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

New York Times columnist Joe Nocera today writes an eye-popping piece about legendary Boston journalist Clark Booth’s breakthrough reporting on professional football injuries: Thirty-six years ago, Clark Booth, a young Boston journalist, went to Miami to cover Super Bowl X. Though primarily a … Continue reading →

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New York Times Op-Id Columnists

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Compare and contrast in clear idiomatic English: Joe Nocera’s New York Times op-ed on Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography, and Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd’s take. Nocera’s piece is all about what Isaacson was unable to accomplish (“In ‘Steve Jobs,’ … Continue reading →

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Joe Nocera Apologizes To GOP Terrorists

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

Over all, the hardworking staff likes what newly arrived columnist Joe Nocera has brought to the New York Times op-ed page: a populist view of economic justice leavened with a pragmatic view of economic reality. So we were surprised last … Continue reading →

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All The News Of The World That’s Fit To Print (II)

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

A week ago the hardworking staff noted the New York Times’ glee in reporting on the News of the World/Rupert Rumpus currently embroiling the News Corp(se) empire – five pieces two days in a row. Make that a double. Today’s … Continue reading →

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NYT Columnist Joe Nocera’s Media Culpa

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

In his Saturday op-ed column, New York Times chinstroker Joe Nocera punched into the News Corp(se) beatdown: The Journal Becomes Fox-ified It’s official. The Wall Street Journal has been Fox-ified. It took Rupert Murdoch only three and a half years … Continue reading →

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All The ‘News Of The World’ That’s Fit To Print

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

The New York Times is having a field day with the Fall of the House (Organ) of Murdoch – aka the News of the World, kissin’ cousin of Times crosstown rival Wall Street Journal. Friday’s Times had five – count ‘em, … Continue reading →

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LinkedIn Links Don’t Sync

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

LinkedIn, the adult version of Facebook, went public this week and its IPO was boffo, as the Weekend Wall Street Journal summarized: LinkedIn’s shares more than doubled in their first day of trading, setting the stage for debuts from other … Continue reading →

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Joe Nocera Buffets Warren Buffett

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

In his virgin New York Times op-ed column, Joe Nocera de-haloes Berkshire Hathaway’s sainted Warren Buffett over his heir apparent David Sokol’s likely insider trading shenanigans, which have led to Sokol’s resignation. Nut graf: In a statement, Buffett laid out … Continue reading →

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Joe Nocera’s NYT Business Page Swan Song

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

Nice farewell piece by business columnist Joe Nocera in Saturday’s New York Times: In Prison for Taking a Liar Loan A few weeks ago, when the Justice Department decided not to prosecuteAngelo Mozilo, the former chief executive of Countrywide, I wrote a … Continue reading →

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