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Monthly Archives: February 2012
The Unkindest Newspaper Cuts Of All For Patriot Nation
The New England Patriots’ Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants hurts enough. But it hurts even more in the Big Town’s newspapers. Here are just two of many examples. From Monday’s New York Times: Just as they did … Continue reading
Pro-Romney PAC “Restore Our Future” Director Has A Checkered Past
Mitt Romney (R-How Ya Like Me Now?) is apparently riding on the coattails of Willie Horton in the GOP presidential primary race. From Politico’s Morning Score: THE CREATOR OF THE WILLIE HORTON AD IS BEHIND ROMNEY’S SUPER PAC SPOTS: In this … Continue reading
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Tagged Jane Mayer, Larry McCarthy, Mitt Romney, Politico Morning Score, The New Yorker, Willie Horton
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Super Bawl
About the only folks who had a worse Super Bowl than Patriot Nation were the advertisers. This was a dismal installment of the Super Bowl Adstravaganza – overproduced, underthought, underwhelming. Just consider the Top Ten in USA Today’s AdMeter. [Note: … Continue reading
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Tagged Bud Light Wego, Doritos, M&M, Sketchers, Super Bowl Adstravaganza, TaxACT.com, USA Today Admeter, Volkswagen
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The Great Mentioner Mentions Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren has some serious mojo working right now. She hasn’t even captured the Democratic nomination for next year’s U.S. Senate race, and already she’s been thrown into the mix for president in 2016. Today’s New York Times features … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 election, David Leonhardt, Deval Patrick, Elizabeth Warren, New York Times
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Stupor Bowl Ads
It used to be that the element of surprise characterized Super Bowl advertising. No more. Today it’s all about creating buzz and maximizing social media. As one ad exec told the Chicago Tribune, “The Super Bowl is almost a three-week PR … Continue reading
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Tagged Audi, Chicago Tribune, So Long Vampires, Stupor Bowl Ads, Super Bowl advertising
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Here’s That Menino-Bloomberg Anti-Gun Ad
Boston Mayor Tom Menino and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg might be Super Bowl rivals, but they’re also gun-control partners, as this TV spot (which will run regionally – not nationally – during today’s Super Bowl broadcast) attests: Pretty sharp, although … Continue reading
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Tagged gun control ad, Michael Bloomberg, New York Post, Super Bowl, Tom Menino
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Clark Booth’s Historic Super Bowl Scoop
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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Tagged Clark Booth, football injuries, Joe Nocera, New York Times, repeated concussions, Super Bowl X, The Real Paper
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Forget Building 19. MIT’s Building 20 Was The Real Deal.
From our Late to the Party desk: Sharp piece (sorry, subscription required) in the January 30 edition of the New Yorker about the myth that non-judgmental brainstorming is the “ideal [creative] technique, a feel-good way to boost productivity.” There’s a problem … Continue reading
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