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Monthly Archives: December 2013
WSJ Anatomy Of A Song: Street Fighting Man
Listen to this: Then read this. You’re welcome.
Why The Wall Street Journal Is A Great Newspaper (‘The Lobotomy Files’ Edition)
Today’s Wall Street Journal features the last in a remarkable three-part series, The Lobotomy Files. From the first installment (Forgotten Soldiers): The U.S. government lobotomized roughly 2,000 mentally ill veterans—and likely hundreds more—during and after World War II, according to … Continue reading
Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The NYT Anti-Union Teacher-Bashing Ad?
Well the Doc opened the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, This New York Times ad is so unfair! It’s the American Federation of Teachers’ fault that Latvia, Estonia, and Vietnam have really good school … Continue reading
Vanity Fair – or Foul? – in Native Advertising Launch
Say hello to yet another mainstream publisher that’s gone native (advertising). From today’s New York Times: A Message That Tries to Blend In AS Madison Avenue continues debating the pros and cons of a hot trend in marketing known as native … Continue reading
Correction o’ the (Yester)Day
From Thursday’s Boston Globe: The stately local broadsheet made a mistake reviewing “My Mistake”? File under: There but for the grace of God and etc.
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Tagged Boston Globe, correction, Daniel Menaker, My Mistake, The New Yorker, William Shawn
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Why The New York Times Is A Great Newspaper (State Gun Laws Edition)
Wednesday’s New York Times called the roll of State Gun Laws Enacted in the Year Since Newtown. Nutshell version: Twenty-nine laws loosened concealed carry laws; none tightened them. Twenty-three laws tightened background checks and mental health reporting; three loosened … Continue reading
Why The New York Times Is A Great Newspaper (Invisible Child Edition II)
Andrea Elliott’s New York Times Invisible Child series (photographs by Ruth Fremson) gets more heartbreaking by the day as it chronicles the life of a family consigned to a hellish homeless shelter in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Wednesday’s chapter reads like a … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Elliott, Auburn Family Residence, Brooklyn, Chanel, Dasani, Fort Greene, Gnarly Vines, Invisible Child, New York Times, Ruth Fremson
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Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The ‘Reform Government Surveillance’ Ad?
Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I don’t read the New York Times much (I’m a Washington Post kind of guy), but I happened upon Monday’s edition and here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Acting Surgeon General, Amazon, AOL, Apple, Ask Dr. Ads, Boris D. Lushniak, Facebook, Google, Internet, Jeff Bezos, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Mom 'n' Pop-Up site, Murderers' Row, New York Times, Pres. Obama, Reform Government Surveillance, Silicon Valley, Twitter, Washington Post, Yahoo
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