Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

Is Chris Hughes Turning The New Republic Into Edvertorial?

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Chris Hughes answered the phones during Facebook’s startup, consequently became a multimillionaire, subsequently joined the 2008 Obama presidential campaign, and eventually bought The New Republic. It was clear early on that Hughes would make the magazine a house organ for the Obama administration, starting with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Chris Hughes, Christine Haughney, Dan Kennedy, edvertorial, Facebook, Media Nation, New York Times, PandoDaily, Sneak ADtack, The New Republic, TNR | 1 Comment

How Your Smartphone Is Selling You Out

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Smartphones are different from cellphones and landlines, in that smartphones reflect you in a way the other devices don’t. And marketers are taking full advantage of it. From Sunday’s New York Times: Selling Secrets of Phone Users to Advertisers SAN FRANCISCO … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cellphones, cookies, cyberstalking, Drawbridge, Eric Rosenblum, landlines, mobile devices, New York Times, smart(phone)marketing, smartphones, Sneak ADtack, tracking | Leave a comment

Did Dan Shaughnessy Just Jinx The Sox?

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

It’s called a kahn aynhoreh, “the magical phrase uttered to ward off the evil eye” according to The Joys of Yiddish. And Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy failed to say it in his front-page piece in today’s Sports section. Is it really necessary to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ALCS, ALDS, Boston Globe, Boston Red Sox, Dan Shaughnessy, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, jinx the Sox, kayn aynhoreh, Tampa Bay Rays, The Joys of Yiddish | 3 Comments

WGBH Herald Hostage, Day 2

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The Kochheads are here! Defenders of conservative billionaire David Koch are going after the liberal activists going after Koch for giving a reported $18.6 to local public broadcaster WGBH over the past three decades. From [Saturday’s] Boston Herald: Koch foes blasted … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bob Lichter, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Center for Media and Public Affairs, David Koch, George Mason University, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Kochheads, Media Research Center, New York, NOVA, PBS, Tim Graham, WGBH, WNET | 3 Comments

Correction o’ the Day (Boston Mayoral Edition)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From Thursday’s Boston Globe: Candidates address minority officers at forum John R. Connolly and Martin J. Walsh, the two finalists in Boston’s mayoral race, took turns Wednesday evening being grilled by members of the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston mayoral race, Citizen Schools program, Clarification, John Connolly, Marty Walsh, Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers, Orchard Gardens Middle School, Tom Hanks | 2 Comments

How To Get A World Series Ring

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Friday’s Boston Herald op-ed page featured a piece by Cornelius Chapman that serves as a perfect segue to post-season baseball in Boston. Sports scribe put literary hat in Ring Of all the newspaper reporters ever to tap a typewriter in Boston, only … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1978 Red Sox- Yankees pennant race, Boston Braves, Boston Rustlers, Con Chapman, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Library of America, Ring Lardner, The Boston-American, The Portable Ring Lardner, The Year of the Gerbil, The Young Immigrunts, Virginia Woolf | Leave a comment

The New York Times Has An Afro Problem

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Maybe the Good Grey Lady was having a bad hair day Wednesday, but the Times certainly seems to be double-talking about the Afro sported by Dante de Blasio, son of New York’s mayoral frontrunner. Two days ago the Times ran … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Afro, Barack Obama, Bill de Blasio, Chirlane McCray, Dante de Blasio, DNAInfo.com, Good Grey Lady, New York Times | 1 Comment

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The NYC Girls Project?

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, Did you see this story in the New York Times yesterday? City Unveils a Campaign to Improve Girls’ Self-Esteem The fashion industry and Madison Avenue are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, girls self-esteem, If You Let Me Play, Kat Stoeffel, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, New York Times, Nike, NYC Girls Project, Slate, soda ban, The Cut, Time, tobacco ban | Leave a comment

You Have No Idea How Much They’re Watching You Online

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

You probably know that Facebook and Google are strip-mining you like West Virginia for online data, but that’s just part of the story. NPR’s All Things Considered is trying to provide the rest of it in its series Your Digital Trail. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged All Things Considered, Center for Investigative Reporting, Daniel Zwerdling, data tracking, Facebook, G.W. Schulz, Google, NPR, Sneak ADtack, Your Digital Trail | Leave a comment

Corrections o’ the Day (NYT Kurt Andersen Edition)