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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The Hispanics Across America ‘Bad Selig’ NYT Ad?
Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, So I was watching the St. Louis Cardinals beat the stuffing out of the Los Angeles Dodgers last night. At which point … Continue reading
Herald’s Koji-tations Are Krazy
The hardreading staff gets it that Pennant Fever Grips Hub Tabloid (just check out pages 1 through 5, along with the actual Sports section). But then the feisty local fanzoid goes overboard. From today’s Back Page: Uehara among greats? Really? The guy has 24 … Continue reading
Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With SEIU’s NYT Ad?
Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I was reading the New York Times during my union-sanctioned mental health break when I came across this full-page ad. Text . . … Continue reading
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Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Healthcare Education Project, hospital cuts, New York Times, SEI(FL)U, SEIU, SUEU, Washington
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A Flashback, Bahrs None
Excellent reader Bill Tanger just commented about this Jersey Shore salute (Bahrs Landing Edition) the hardwaxing staff posted after Hurricane Sandy last year. My family also had a bungalow at Sandlass Beach, where we spent every summer we could. It was … Continue reading
Harper’s Puts The Accent On Bazaar For Branded Content
Harper’s Bazaar, the flossy fashion mag, has put out the welcome mat for stealth marketers in its newly renovated website. From the New York Times: Harper’s Redesigns Its Web Site and Embraces Branded Content HARPER’S Bazaar is joining the growing list … Continue reading
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Tagged #TheList, branded content, Casual Edit Day, Harper's Bazaar, Hearst, New York Times, Sneak ADtack, stealth marketing
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Russel Pergament’s Jewish News Service Is Totally Old Testament
Several days ago the hardreading staff posted an item about the Jewish News Service running this ad in the Boston Herald but not the Boston Globe. We also said we’d try to contact JNS founder (and inveterate publishing bunny) Russel Pergament to ask, among other … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Reilly, Aftonbladet, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Phoenix, Chicago Tribune, Filene's, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Jerusalem Press, Jewish News Service, Jewish soldiers harvest Arab organs, JNS, Russel Pergament, Tab newspapers, The Missus, The New Republic
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The Tall Guy Wins, Yes? (NYC Mayoral Edition)
Look at this picture (via the New York Times) and tell us who will be the next mayor of New York. That’s right. Bill de Blasio, the tall guy on the right. (Although he’s on the left politically. Not to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill de Blasio, mayoral race, New York Times, NYC, tall guy wins
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Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The VMR Electronic Cigarettes Ad?
Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, Full disclosure: I’m a smoker, which in today’s society means I am 1) morally deficient, and 2) an endless source of revenue for … Continue reading
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Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Dr. Ads, e-cigs, electronic cigarettes, FDA, Here & Now, New York Times, NPR, VaporTruth, VMR.
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NYT Forgottenfreude
Very clever piece by Ben Schott in Sunday’s New York Times about “the German language’s ability to express the inexpressible” by jamming words together like aluminum-foil balls. Close up: But Schott missed one. Namely, Schlimmbesserung. New Scientist says ‘Schlimmbesserung’ is … Continue reading
Our ‘Beat The Press Party’ Bakeoff (WGBH/David Koch Edition)
The latest Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight featured an interesting contrast in the two local media hall monitors’ coverage of the WGBH/David Koch rumpus. Start with Underdog Press Party, the Boston Herald’s weekly Wayne’s World webcast. Its latest edition led with a segment … Continue reading
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