Monthly Archives: January 2014

Mike Tyson Gets a NYT Op-Ed Piece, but Michael Vick Gets Attacked? Huh?

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our Whiskey Tango Foxtrot desk So, wait . . . Mike Tyson has his own op-ed piece in the New York Times on Saturday in which he gets to natter about overcoming drug and alcohol addiction through his “incredible … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1992 rape conviction, dogfighting, FishbowlNY, Juliet Macur, Michael Vick, Mike Tyson, New York Times, Philadelphia Eagles, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | 2 Comments

Mike Tyson’s NYT Op-Ed Atones for Everything – Except Rape

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is having a moment. There’s his new memoir – Undisputed Truth – co-authored with Larry Sloman. And HBO’s Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth. And Fox Sports’ Being: Mike Tyson. And, especially, yesterday’s op-ed in the New York … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1992 rape conviction, Andrew Rosenthal, Being: Mike Tyson, Desiree Washington, editorial page editor, Exodus, Fox Sports, HBO, Larry Sloman, Mike Tyson, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, New York Times, rape conviction, Undisputed Truth | 7 Comments

What Can the Koch Bros. Do for (Scott) Brown?

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Americans for Prosperity, the big-bucks boyos bankrolled by billionaires David and Charles Koch, is in for a dollar already this election cycle. The independent expenditure group, which spent over $36 million on federal elections in 2012, has just launched a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Americans for Prosperity, Jeanne Shaheen, Kay Hagan, Koch Bros., Mary Landrieu, New Hampshire, OpenSecrets.org, Politico Playbook, Scott Brown | 13 Comments

Rhonda Roland Shearer Responds

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday the hardtracking staff at Sneak Adtack wrote this about some awards handed out by author and publisher Rhonda Roland Shearer’s current iMediaEthics.org website, and in the process mentioned her 2002 dustup with William Langewiesche, author ofAmerican Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center. Here’s Ms. Shearer’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AJR, American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center, Gary Hill, iMediaEthics.org, Joe Hagan, Rhonda Roland Shearer, Sneak ADtack, SPJ, The Atlantic, William Langewiesche, WTC Living History | 1 Comment

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up with the E-Cig Emails?

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I checked my email yesterday and discovered this: Hello friend Merry christmas to you in advance. Thanks for your time. Do you know … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Christy Zhong, christyzch, e-cigs, e-pipe K1000, electronic cigarettes, Here & Now, Johnny Smoke, NPR, YACYA | Leave a comment

Apparently ‘Ethical Native Advertising’ Is Not an Oxymoron

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The hardtracking staff at Sneak Adtack rarely has anything good to say about native advertising, those ads in sheep’s clothing that trick out marketing material as editorial content. But here’s the exception that proves the rule. From FishbowlNY: Daily News Secretary … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged advertorials, American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trace Center, Ethical Acts in Journalism, FishbowlNY, iMediaEthics.org, Joe Hagan, Miranda Walker, native advertising, New York Daily News, New York Observer, Rhonda Roland Shearer, Sneak ADtack, The Atlantic, William Langewiesche | 2 Comments