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Author Archives: Campaign Outsider
It’s Good To Live In A Four-Daily Town (WSJ ‘Invisible Child’ Takedown)
There’s been plenty of praise for the New York Times five-part Invisible Child series that depicted the hellish homeless shelter existence of one Brooklyn family and one remarkable 11-year-old girl named Dasani (after the upscale bottled water). Now comes the … Continue reading
Mike Allen Takes Capital Playbook To Dark Side
Fact #1 (via Adweek): Politico’s Allbritton Buys Capital New York The subscription approach to news is getting a significant boost, with Politico owner Robert Allbritton buying Capital New York with an eye on applying Politico’s business model to the online news site. Allbritton plans … Continue reading
Last Week’s Boston/New York Pulitzer Bakeoff
The past seven days have provided us with a Pulitzerpalooza that includes the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Boston Globe. Start with the leader in the clubhouse: Andrea Elliott’s Invisible Child, the Times five-part series chronicling the … Continue reading
WSJ Anatomy Of A Song: Street Fighting Man
Listen to this: Then read this. You’re welcome.
Why The Wall Street Journal Is A Great Newspaper (‘The Lobotomy Files’ Edition)
Today’s Wall Street Journal features the last in a remarkable three-part series, The Lobotomy Files. From the first installment (Forgotten Soldiers): The U.S. government lobotomized roughly 2,000 mentally ill veterans—and likely hundreds more—during and after World War II, according to … Continue reading
Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The NYT Anti-Union Teacher-Bashing Ad?
Well the Doc opened the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, This New York Times ad is so unfair! It’s the American Federation of Teachers’ fault that Latvia, Estonia, and Vietnam have really good school … Continue reading
Vanity Fair – or Foul? – in Native Advertising Launch
Say hello to yet another mainstream publisher that’s gone native (advertising). From today’s New York Times: A Message That Tries to Blend In AS Madison Avenue continues debating the pros and cons of a hot trend in marketing known as native … Continue reading
Correction o’ the (Yester)Day
From Thursday’s Boston Globe: The stately local broadsheet made a mistake reviewing “My Mistake”? File under: There but for the grace of God and etc.
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