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Blue Point Brewing Company’s NYT Ad Fairly Hops Off the Page
. . . and onto a can of its beer. Maybe we should take a step back. Blue Point Brewing Company is a craft beer subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch that says it’s “constantly inspired by the coastal spirit of Patchogue [N.Y.] … Continue reading
Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (Sutterink.com Edition)
Latest in a very long-running series Yesterday’s New York Times featured this heartfelt full-page ad from a Dad to his daughters. The text: Sweet guy, yeah? Then again, tucked away at bottom left, there’s the link to his website. … Continue reading
Made Yankee Fan in Boston: That Craig Kimbrel Spidey Thing
In the wake of the Red Sox hang-on-by-their-fingernails win in Game One of the ALDS over the New York Yankees, we gotta ask: What’s up with Craig Kimbrel’s Pitch of the Spider Man mound vogueing? Before every pitch? Seriously? That’s … Continue reading
When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (‘Uphill Lift’ Edition)
From our annual That’s Just Sad desk As the hardworking staff wends its way through this veil – sorry, vale – of tears, we’ve felt obliged to keep track of the mangled phrases employed by our differently worded brethren, who go … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC News, Adam Rippon, Axios, Axios AM, Cheeto-in-Chief, Chris Christie, David Smith, Donald Trump, Emily Sullivan, Fox News, Jonathan Swan, Joshua Partlow, Kim Jong Un, Laura Ingraham, LeBron James, Maggie Haberman, Mike Allen, Moon Jae-in, Morning Mediawire, New York magazine, Nick Corasaniti, NPR, Olivia Nuzzi, Panmunjom, Politico Nerdcast, Politico Playbook, Powerhouse Politics, Poynter, roboblonde, Scott Moir, shut up and dribble, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Singapore, Tessa Virtue, Washington Post
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Student ‘Social Influencers’ Earn an F in Disclosure
From our kissin’ cousins at Sneak Adtack College students have always been natural-born marketers. Among their friends, they toss off more winners and losers than a race course tout. But increasingly, they’re touting for dollars, as Claire Ballentine’s piece noted the … Continue reading
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Tagged 5-Hour Energy, Alana Clark, Apple TV, AT&T, Claire Ballentine, Donna Wertalik, Elizabeth Gabriel, Federal Trade Commission, Gary Sanchez, gone over like the metric system, New York Times, New York Yankees, Noah Lamfers, Pamplin College of Business, Riddle & Bloom, Samsung Galaxy, Sneak ADtack, Victoria's Secret Pink, Virginia Tech
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Ayanna Pressley’s Campaign Makes It in New York, New York
The New York Times took a beating two months ago for whiffing on the defenestration of 10-term incumbent (and potential future House Speaker) Rep. Joe Crowley by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York’s 14th Congressional district. Apparently, the Grey Lady has resolved … Continue reading
NYT Uses Its Journalists Offline, Then Abuses Them Online
As the hardworking staff noted yesterday, the New York Times is increasingly turning its journalists into arm candy for revenue-enhancing commercial ventures, from Times Journey duty to high-powered busine$$ forums. Meanwhile, the Times has stripped its homepage of their bylines. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandra Bruell, Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr., Athens Democracy Forum, Dean Baquet, Elisabeth Bumiller, Joe Kahn, Maureen Dowd, Meredith Kopit Levien, Michael Calderone, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Op-It Girl, Paul Farhi, Politico Morning Media, Richard Deitsch, Scott Heller, Times Journeys, Wall Street Journal, Walter Shapiro, Washington Post, Wesley Lowery
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