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Monthly Archives: August 2013
BuzzFeed Is Your Official Anthony Weiner Headquarters
The hardworking staff, recidivists that we are, has recovered from the sad demise of Google Reader and now subscribes to G2 Reader, which served up this yesterday: But wait – there’s more: Full disclosure: The hardworking staff read none of … Continue reading
Is The Herald’s Jerry Holbert Clipping The Globe’s Dan Wasserman?
First off, let’s stipulate – as they say on Law & Order – that Boston is lucky to be not only a Two-Daily Town, but also a Two-Editorial-Cartoonist Town. And we have a couple of really good ones – Jerry Holbert at … Continue reading
Hell To The Chief For Vineyard Vacay
Man, is the Boston Herald grumpy today. And the object of its grumpitude is the Golfer in Chief, who gets half of Page One for starters. Then there’s a full page of kvetching about Pres. Obama’s vacationing ways inside . … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (Ceiling Fan Edition)
From the Boston Sunday Globe: Correction: Because of a reporting error, the ideal position of ceiling fan blades was described incorrectly in last Sunday’s Globe Magazine. In the summer, the fan should push air down, and in the winter, it … Continue reading
Our ‘Beat The Press Party’ Bakeoff (Globe Sale Edition)
Well the Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight continued apace last Friday, and the most interesting contrast between the two local media hall monitors was their coverage of the Boston Globe sale to Red Sox owner John Henry. Start, as usual, with … Continue reading
A New Front (Group) In the CBS/Time Warner Cable Rumpus
First there was this full-page New York Times ad from Time Warner Cable whacking CBS for the retransmission fees it’s demanding from the cable giant. Clever, eh? And catch this in the body copy: CBS wants Time Warner Cable to … Continue reading
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Tagged American Television Alliance, CBS, New York Times, retransmission fees, Time Warner Cable, WCBS-TV
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Hey! Rafa CAN Beat This Guy!
The Rogers Cup semifinal in Montreal last night between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic was yet another standout battle between the two premier players on the men’s tennis circuit. And this time Nadal prevailed. Despite blowing the second set. The … Continue reading
Wired Magazine Also Journo-Listing To The Native Ad Side
As the hardtracking has previously noted, web publishers are increasingly employing journalists to create ads in sheep’s clothing, also known as native advertising. Now add Wired Magazine to the ranks of rank sell-outs. From Adweek (tip o’ the pixel to Taylor Wray) . … Continue reading
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Tagged Adweek, Amplifi, Cisco, Conde Nast, Fiat, HuffPost Partner Studio, journo-listing, Marriott, native advertising, Onion Labs, Sneak ADtack, Taylor Wray, Wired Magazine
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Boston Globe Herald Hostage (Unions Due Edition)
Among its many and varied talents, the Boston Herald has an uncanny ability to find the cloud inside the silver lining. Especially when it comes to crosstown rival Boston Globe. To wit, today: It’s wait, see for Globe’s unions Union … Continue reading
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