Tag Archives: The Guardian

Big Data-mining Is No Laugh RIOT (Raytheon Division)

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

The hardtracking staff heard a segment last night on the CBC radio show Q (podcast here) about a new surveillance system developed by Raytheon and reported by James Ball of The Guardian: Why we should all worry about being tracked online ‘Riot’ software developed to … Continue reading →

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Shootout At The YouTube Corral

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

The gun nuts (both divisions) are at it again with dueling TV spots that exist in entirely parallel universes. From TPM: NRA Returns To Message Calling Obama’s Plans Elitist In High-Capacity Magazine Ad Forget the softer tone. The National Rifle … Continue reading →

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Newseum’s Top Ten Pope-a-Lope Front Pages Skips the Best One

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

Every day The Newseum posts its Today’s Top Ten Front Pages, which featured this on Tuesday: Caught Off Guard Monday’s shocking news of Pope Benedict XVI’s impending resignation caught the world, and the media, off guard. Today, newspapers around the globe caught up, with front-page … Continue reading →

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Moronic Statement o’ the Year (Francesco Schettino Edition)

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

This coveted award is being bestowed at an unprecedented early date thanks to the absolute inanity of Francesco Scattino – sorry, Schettino – aka Captain Chicken of the Costa Concordia. The hardworking judges chose the winner from a photo finish … Continue reading →

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Olbermann & Rich: Rupert Payboch

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

The Global Worldwide Headquarters of Campaign Outsider has been swamped with compare-and-contrast exercises lately (see here and here and here). Here’s another one: Keith Olbermann (in The Guardian) and Frank Rich (in New York) whacking their former employer Rupert Murdoch. … Continue reading →

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So You Want To Be A Journalist?

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

Via The Guardian (and former BU student Dana R.): Sounds accurate to me.

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WikiLeaks to NYT: Drop Dead

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

Interesting Editor’s Note in Monday’s New York Times about “The Decision to Publish Diplomatic Documents.” First it says: The articles published today and in coming days are based on thousands of United States embassy cables, the daily reports from the … Continue reading →

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So The Internet Is NOT Killing Print?

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

From The Guardian (via the Missus): We thought the internet was killing print. But it isn’t Nut graf(s): A fascinating new piece of research this week looks in detail at the success of newspaper websites and attempts to find statistical … Continue reading →

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It’s All About The Benedicts

Posted on February 26, 2010 by

From our Late to the Party desk: Quote in Time magazine’s March 1, 2010 edition: ‘Our modest guide can point you on the road to good music.’ L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO, the Vatican’s official newspaper, naming its top 10 rock albums of all … Continue reading →

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