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Juliette Kayyem Has Excellent Taste in Music
While the hardworking staff was composing a post about singer/songwriter Gene Clark the other night, we came across this YouTube video of The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark. And sponsoring it was none other than Massachusetts gubernatorial hopeful Juliette Kayyem, … Continue reading
Major Credit Cards Run Ads Covering Their Assets
Here in the United States of Hackmerica (everyone wave to the NSA and give your pin numbers to Target!), at least some companies are guaranteeing the security of their customers. Sort of. Exhibits A and B: These full-page ads in … Continue reading
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Tagged MasterCard, New York Times, NSA, Target, United States of Hackmerica, VISA, zero liability
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Our ‘Beat the Press Party’ Bakeoff (Half-Baked Edition)
First it was the death of Nelson Mandela. Then Chris Christie’s marathon presser in the George Washington Bridge rumpus. Now it’s Chet Curtis, rest his soul. What do they have in common? All were missed by the Boston Herald’s Press … Continue reading
Dems Have Same Things Tisei in 6th District Rematch
Richard Tisei (R-JustMissed) is ready for Round 2 with 6th district Rep. John Tierney (D-Won’t Be Missed). And the Democrats are picking up right where they left off in 2012. Via Politico’s Morning Score: DCCC HITS TISEI AS HE ANNOUNCES … Continue reading
Ask Dr. Ads: How Pretentious Is This iPad Air Spot?
Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I was just sitting there on Sunday watching the New England Patriots get shredded by the Denver Broncos when this iPad Air spot popped up: … Continue reading
NH Dems Pick On Mr. Pickup
As former Sen. Scott Brown (R-Elsewhere) Hamlets the Granite State, the New Hampshire Democratic Party has cooked up a little something to help voters make up their minds. Via Politico’s Morning Score: The New Hampshire Democratic Party, seizing on the … Continue reading
Apparently Michael Bloomberg Did NOT Pay for a NYT Ad Praising Michael Bloomberg
As you splendid readers of this thing might remember, last month the hardworking staff wondered about this full-page ad that ran – twice – in the New York Times. What we wondered, specifically, was whether outgoing New York … Continue reading
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Tagged Appreciative New Yorkers, Gawker, Henry Hudson, Michael Bloomberg, New York Times, Snarker
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Our ‘Beat the Press Party’ Bakeoff (One Town, Two Different Places Edition)
The Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight this week provides another episode in our long-running One Town, Two Different Places mediadrama. Boston Herald’s underdog Press Party featured this: On Press Party this week we talk about why the media’s attention was so focused … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Jazeera America, Beat the Press, Bill Kelller, Boston Herald, Emma Keller, Fox News, Fox Newshound, Gabriel Sherman, Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight, Jenny Dell, NESN, Press Party, Red Sox, Roger Ailes, The Guardian, The Loudest Voice in the Room, Wayne's World webcast, WGBH, Will Middlebrooks
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