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Local Dailies Trash The Vineyard
Well, actually, The Vineyard. That’s the new unreality show that debuts tonight on ABC Family. Here’s what the cable channel says about it . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.
Times-Industrial Complex Provides Lyft To ‘Ride-Sharing Upstarts’
Interestingly, two New York Times Co. media properties featured positive stories on taxicab alternatives yesterday. From Monday’s Boston Globe: A post-taxi population opts for ride-sharing As the cab industry seethes, tech-savvy drivers and passengers are embracing a burgeoning ride-sharing business … Continue reading
The Sneak in Review: Sponsored Content Ads ‘n’ Ends
Once around the park, James, and don’t spare the horses. The ‘Dawn’ of a New Documentary Procter & Gamble has launched a seven-part web series called The Big Picture that “showcases how the consumer products giant’s Dawn [dishwashing detergent] is … Continue reading
Local Dailies Have Mo Sports Coverage
The Boston Sunday papers featured – hold on now – very similar takes on New York Yankee immortal Mariano Rivera, who’s been on a unique farewell tour in this his final season. Peter Abraham piece from the Boston Sunday Globe: Yankees’ … Continue reading
NYT’s Maureen Dowd Still Slumming At Whitey Bulger Trial
New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd has parachuted into town a couple of times to cover the James “Whitey” Bulger trial. Dowd kicked off her coverage last month with a column headlined Of Rats and Hit Men, which detailed … Continue reading
Why The WSJ Is A Great Newspaper (Picasso Sculpture Edition)
The Weekend Wall Street Journal devotes three full pages to a piece chronicling the quest by one of Pablo Picasso’s granddaughters to catalogue the more than 2000 sculptures created by the 20th Century’s greatest artist. A PICASSO HEIR’S EPIC HUNT … Continue reading
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Tsarnaev Photo Finish
Saturday’s local dailies had – wait for it – very different takes on the State Police photos of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s April 19 apprehension by law enforcement officials after a “massive manhunt.” From the Boston Globe: Some praise officer for bloody images … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston magazine, Boston Marathon bombings, capital punishment, death penalty, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Judith Clarke, R. Bradford Bailey, Rolling Stone, Sergeant Sean Murphy, State Police photos
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Our ‘Beat the Press Party’ Bakeoff (Hardpartying Staff’s Triumphant Return Edition)
Well the hardworking staff has been on hiatus lately, but we’re back now to chronicle the latest installment of the Great Boston Media Watchdog Fight. Start, as usual, with Underdog Boston Herald’s Wayne’s World webcast: Rolling Stone’s cover shot makeover … Continue reading
Everything You Need To Know About Contemporary Politics
Today’s political process rewards two things – preemption and money. Exhibit Umpteen of both, from Thursday’s New York Times: In TV Ad, Cuomo Vows to Clean Up Corruption More than a year before he is to appear on the ballot … Continue reading
A (Jason) Gay Ol’ Time (The Great Rivera Edition)
The Wall Street Journal’s redoubtable Jason Gay gets it pitch-perfect in his latest column: Let’s Be Cool Like Mariano Rivera I have a new dream, a fresh life goal. I want to be more like Mariano Rivera. I believe I … Continue reading
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