Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

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

TNR Pronounces It Michelle ‘Kosi-like’

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The current issue of The New Republic features an entirely sympathetic profile of Michelle (né Michael) Kosilek, who was convicted of killing then-his wife Cheryl in May of 1990. For the past 20 years, Kosilek has been incarcerated at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cheryl Kotilek, G.D., gender dysphoria, GQ, Gregor Samsa, Kafka, MCI Norfolk, Michelle Kotilek, Nathaniel Penn, sexual-reassignment surgery, SRS, The Metamorphosis, The New Republic | Leave a comment

Ad o’ the Day (Lou Reed Edition)

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

When the great Lou Reed died at a very old 71, he made the front page of every New York daily except the Wall Street Journal. Monday’s Page One New York Times obit by Ben Ratliff: LOU REED, 1942-2013 Outsider Whose … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beat Generation, Ben Ratliff, Delmore Schwartz, Honda scooters, Hubert Selby Jr., Jim Fusilli, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Lou Reed, New York Times, Syracuse University, Velvet Underground, Wall Street Journal, William S. Burroughs | Leave a comment

Correction o’ the Day (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Edition)

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From today’s New York Times op-ed page. Five bucks if you can diagram that sentence. Ten if you can translate it.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged correction, ethanol subsidy, Mark Bittman, New York Times | 3 Comments

The Sneak in Review: Branded Content Lightning Round

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The hardtracking staff has a cliporama piling up, so we’re passing it on to you. Who’s Behind the Sponsored Content at BuzzFeed, Gawker, Hearst and WashPo? Lede: What good is native advertising if it doesn’t talk like a native? To … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Advertising Self-Regulatory Council, Associated Pres, Buzzfeed, Council of Better Business Bureaus, David Spiegel, Facebook like, FTC, Gawker, Google, Hearst, Jon Leibowitz, National Advertising Division, native ads, NetNewsCheck, New York Times, Online Association, shared endorsements, Sneak ADtack, sponsored content, Washington Post. Ad Age, WashPo | Leave a comment

WSJ’s Jason Gay Totally Gets Boston

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Among the many joys of reading the Wall Street Journal (A-hed, Arena, Weekend Edition) is columnist Jason Gay. And among his many talents is an uncanny knack for capturing the Boston state of mind. Two recent exhibits. October 21 piece on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1946, A-Hed, Arena, Boston Red Sox, Eddie Dyer, Fenway Park, Jason Gay, Jason Terry, Joe Cronin, Kevin Garnett, New York Nets, Paul Pierce, St. Louis Cardinals, Wall Street Journal, Weekend Edition, World's Serious, WSJ. | 4 Comments

Tune o’ the Day (Walkin’ My Baby Back Home Edition)

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well last night the hardwriting staff was listening to Paris jazz station TSF (because our stereo system is totally shot) when who should come on but Nat Cole singing Walkin’ My Baby Back Home. Representative sample: Our favorite lyrics: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Nat King Cole, TSF, Walkin' My Baby Back Home | 4 Comments

Dan Shaughnessy Jinx Goes National