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Correction o’ the Day (Annette Funicello Edition)
From Tuesday’s New York Times: An obituary on April 9 about the actress Annette Funicello misstated the title of one of her films. It is “Fireball 500,” not “Fireball.” (A reader pointed out the error on the day the obituary was published; … Continue reading
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The Arthur Bris-Bane Of The New York Times’ (Digital Media) Existence
New York Times Public Editor Arthur S. Brisbane published his swan column yesterday, and the Old Grey Lady can’t be happy about it. Brisbane was a disappointing ombud – not as sharp as Clark Hoyt, not nearly as lyrical as … Continue reading
NYT ‘Sunday Review’ Reviews
The hardworking staff weighed in early on the New York Times revamp of its Week in Review section (Memo To NYT Sunday Review: You A Mess, Honey), but of course others are having their say as well. From Politico‘s Keach … Continue reading
Does The New York Times Have A Pulitzer Complex?
Interesting juxtaposition in Sunday’s New York Times. From the Public Editor’s column about the Pulitzer Prize celebration at the New York Times last Monday: I was struck by how well-tuned the whole affair seemed to be. At other newspapers, celebrations … Continue reading
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Tagged Grey Lady, New York Times, Public Editor, Pulitzer Prize, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post
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More Non-Disclosure By NYT Public Editor
Turns out New York Times Public Editor Arthur S. Brisbane omitted more than one relevant fact in his latest column. As the hardworking staff noted earlier, Brisbane wrote this in his piece about the challenges the paper faces in a … Continue reading
No Disclosure By NYT Public Editor
In his latest column New York Times Public Editor Arthur S. Brisbane catalogues some of the major reader complaints and journalistic challenges the paper faces in a new-media world. Brisbane starts with the blending of opinion with news, moves on … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur S. Brisbane, Floyd Abrams, New York Times, Public Editor, WikiLeaks
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All The Opinion That’s Fit To Print
Arthur Brisbane, the new public editor at the New York Times, has gotten busy in a hurry. First he took on Times alpha-female Gina Kolata in this web post. Then, in Sunday’s dead-tree Times, he took on the entire paper. … Continue reading
Is The New York Times A Papal Tiger?
Okay, so this past Sunday the New York Times Public Editor, Clark Hoyt, penned this lede under the headline, “Questioning the Pope:” A TOP Vatican official said The Times “lacks fairness in its coverage of Pope Benedict.” The archbishop of … Continue reading
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Tagged Clark Hoyt, New York Times, Pope Benedict XVI, Public Editor
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NYT Paterson Shoe Finally Drops
So after all the hoopla – • From a New York Observer reporter’s tweet a week and a half ago (“anyone hearing about NYT bombshell on Paterson? Heard big, damanging [sic] story comin [sic]. been working for weeks, but still … Continue reading
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Tagged David Paterson, David W. Johnson, New York Observer, New York Post, New York Times, Public Editor
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