Tag Archives: Poynter

Aereo Dynamics Coming To Boston

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Aereo, the ant(enna) farm that lets viewers access broadcast networks on the Internet for a monthly fee, is expanding into Boston, but not without opposition. Via The Verge (tip o’ the pixel to Poynter): Aereo files suit against CBS to head … Continue reading →

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Snow Kidding! New York Dailies In Storm Coverage Photo Finish

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

What are the odds that three of the four Big Town dailies would feature the same Page One photo in their coverage of this weekend’s big storm? Pretty good, as the Poynter website reported yesterday: Same photo appears on front pages of … Continue reading →

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Poynter Goes Over To The Dark Side On Stealth Marketing

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

The hardtracking staff is acutely aware that stealth marketing ranks somewhere below Ghana on the average American’s radar screen. Still, you’d think the media hall monitors of this world would give it serious consideration. WRONG!!! Exhibit Umpteen: This piece by Andrew Beaujon … Continue reading →

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Editors’ Note o’ the Day (Ryan Holiday Victory Edition)

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

From yesterday’s New York Times: Editors’ Note An article on April 19 about how to buy a record turntable quoted Ryan Holiday of New Orleans The reporter reached Mr. Holiday through a Web site that connects reporters to sources on … Continue reading →

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Facebook, Twitter Dump Display Ads For Sponsored Posts

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

The Problem: Virtually no one on (especially) Facebook and (also) Twitter wants to engage in commercial activity while engaging with their social media circles. The Solution: Make the ads not ads, but social media content. Via Poynter: As Facebook and Twitter … Continue reading →

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Super (Val) PAC: Handy Clip ‘n’ Save Guide

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

Third-party political groups are all the rage these days, thanks to the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision deregulating corporate election expenditures. Bottom line: Newly constituted Super PACs can collect as much money as they want from whomever they want … Continue reading →

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NYT’s DealB%k To Go Solo S%n?

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

There has been speculation previously that the New York Times might spin off its weekly Dealb%k section into a standalone business new operation. Yesterday’s Dealb%k Special Section just might revive that talk. It would certainly be a sm%th move in … Continue reading →

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His NYT Magazine Column Will Be The Death Of Bill Keller, II

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

Really, could New York Times executive editor Bill Keller be any more ham-handed? And would he, in his right mind, actually sign off on his own Times Magazine columns? Latest case in point: Keller’s piece for this Sunday’s magazine about … Continue reading →

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Momola

Posted on July 29, 2009 by

I yield to no man in my admiration for Mommy bloggers, who are, after all, Moms. But accusations that Mommy blogs are engaged in pay-for-playpen product placement are plaguing the parental precincts of the plugosphere. Phew. Start with the New … Continue reading →

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