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Dr. Ads: Why Fr. Roy Bourgeois Ran That Boston Globe Ad

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

So the Doc asked the other day, Who Is Fr. Roy Bourgeois and Why Did He Run an Ad in the Boston Globe? The ad (in part): And etc. (including a call for people to contact Pope Francis to “request … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Boston Globe, Fr. Roy Bourgeois, Kurt Vonnegut, Margaret Knapke, Maryknoll Fathers, My Journey from Silence to Solidarity, National Catholic Reporter, New York Times, Pope Benedict, Pope Francis, Tom Roberts, women's ordination | Leave a comment

The Night I Blew Off the Allman Brothers Band

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the hardclicking staff came across this Cameron Crowe classic about the Allman Brothers on the terrific Longform site yesterday and it got us to thinking about the time in 1970 when Jim and Rae and Margaret and I queued up … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1970, Allman Brothers, At Fillmore East, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Cameron Crowe, Cincinnati, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Jaimoe, Longform, Ludlow Garage, Rolling Stone, The Allman Brothers Band Live at Ludlow Garage 1970, The Basement Rug | 4 Comments

Starbucks Gets Kind of Weird in NYT Ad

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Is it just us, or does coffee/culture chain Starbucks seem to be trying too hard lately? First it was the Our Barista Promise to the Starbucks caffeinds. As if your trick drink really means something to the wage-slaves deployed by the overcaffeinated corporation. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged caffeinds, New York Times, Our Barista Promise, Starbucks, Vanilla Macchiato | 2 Comments

Ask Dr. Ads: Who Is Fr. Roy Bourgeois and Why Did He Run an Ad in the Boston Globe?

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, So I’m minding my own business reading the Boston Sunday Globe when I come across this ad on page A6. (Blurry visuals compliments of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Boston Globe, Fr. Roy Bourgeois, Kurt Vonnegut, Maryknoll Fathers, My Journey from Silence to Solidarity, National Catholic Reporter, New York Times, Pope Benedict, Pope Francis, Tom Roberts, women's ordination | Leave a comment

Washington Post Opens the Kimono for Stealth Marketers

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

As stealth marketing – a.k.a. native advertising, branded content, sponsored posts, brand journalism, blah blah blah – has wormed its way into both online publications and mainstream media outlets (it’s all here, if you want to get technical about it), publishers … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ad Innovations, Adweek, brand journalism, branded content, drop the veil, Idea Lab, Kevin Gentzel, native ads, native advertising, New York Times, Philip Marlowe, PhRMA, Sneak ADtack, sponsored posts, The Big Sleep, Washington Post, WP BrandConnect | Leave a comment

Dead Blogging ‘Paris Night & Day’ at BC’s McMullen Museum

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled out to the McMullen Museum at Boston College to catch Paris Night & Day: Photography between the Wars, and say, it was swell. Representing the City of Light at its most romantic and its … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged André Kertész, Boston College, Boston Gllobe, Brassai, CDG, City of Light, Dora Maar, Electricité, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Ilse Bing, Lisette Model, Madame Bijou, Man Ray, Mark Feeney, McMullen Museum, Paris From Notre Dame, Paris Night & Day: Photography between the Wars, Piet Mondrian, Roissy Charles de Gaulle | Leave a comment

Dear Malcolm: Sorry Your Resignation Got Short Shrift in the Times

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The decision by Boston Museum of Fine Arts director Malcolm Rogers to retire was front-page news in Friday’s Boston Globe. MFA director Malcolm Rogers to retire Museum of Fine Arts director Malcolm Rogers, whose 19-year tenure has been marked by … Continue reading →

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Our ‘Beat the Press Party’ Bakeoff (Deval Patrick ‘Maybe’ Edition)

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

This week’s Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight features very different versions of Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick’s showing some leg to Politico last Sunday about a future presidential run. The Boston Herald’s Press Party called out “Deval’s doublespeak” in its Wayne’s World webcast on Thursday. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC News, Beat the Press, Boston Herald, Democratic National Convention, Deval Patrick, Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight, Jim Braude, Jonathan Karl, Margery Eagan, Politico, Press Party, Wayne's World webcast, WGBH, WGBH radio | Leave a comment

‘Dr. Evil’ Strikes Again

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Washington lobbyist Rick Berman – a.k.a. Dr. Evil – is up to his usual tricks with a full-page ad in yesterday’s New York Times. Campaign Outsider Potemkin Front Group Index™: 2 Two wit: Minimumwage.com, and The Employment Policies Institute. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 60 Minutes, Campaign Outsider Potemkin Front Group Index™, CBS News, Dr. Evil, Employment Policies Institute, minimumwage.com, New York Times, Rick Berman | 1 Comment

NYT Website Is Propaganda!

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

New York Times homepage, Thursday morning one o’clock: Truth is, it’s not really the Russians (The Americans Division) who’ve overrun the Times website. It’s the Hessians (Advertising Battalion).

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