Monthly Archives: November 2013

Our ‘Beat The Press Party’ Bakeoff (John Henry Epistolary Edition)

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight features a fresh face this week. Start, as usual, with the Boston Herald’s Underdog Press Party. The Wayne’s World webcast has a new host, as Friday’s edition of the Herald trumpeted (and the hardreading staff … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beat the Press, Boston Herald, Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight, Joe Battenfeld, Katie Eastman, Press Party, Two-Daily Town, Wayne's World webcast, WGBH | 2 Comments

Globe Has Staggering Ad-vantage Over Herald

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Once the Boston Red Sox – sorry, World Series Champion Red Sox – took Game 6, flooded the clubhouse with bubbly, painted the town Red for the rest of Wednesday night, and rode the duck boats into MLB history, it was all … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Red Sox, Bradford Exchange, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Special Commemorative Section, Sullivan Tire, World Series Champions, Xfinity | Leave a comment

LAX Coverage Of TSA Shootings In NY Dailies

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Friday’s TSA shootings at Los Angeles International Airport received a crazy-quilt of Page One coverage in Saturday’s New York dailies. The New York Times sort of teased it on the front page. (All images via The Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages.) The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged It's Good to Live in a Five-Daily Town, LAX, New York Daily News, New York Post, New York Times, Newsday, TSA shootings, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Why The WSJ Is A Great Newspaper (‘Different Drum’ Edition)

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The Wall Street Journal’s Friday Arena section has a regular feature called Anatomy of a Song, which deconstructs the creation of memorable musical performances. Up this week: Linda Ronstadt’s ‘Different Drum’. The It’s-Not-You-It’s-Me Song When the red light went on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anatomy of a Song, Arena, Bobby Kimmel, Capitol Studios, Different Drum, Don Randi, Hand Sown . . . Home Grown, Kenny Edwards, Linda Ronstadt, Long Long Time, Long Way Around, Marc Myers, Michael Nesmith, Monkees, Some of Shelly's Blues, Stone Poneys, Wall Street Journal | 4 Comments