Tag Archives: China

NYT’s David Barboza Is One Kick-Ass Reporter

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff has long admired the work of New York Times correspondent David Barboza, who, according to the Times website, “was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting ‘for his striking exposure of corruption at high levels of the Chinese … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Altria, China, David Barboza, e-cigarettes, FDA, like Brown on Williamson, MarkTen, New York Times, nicotimes, Nu Mark, Philip Morris, Pulitzer Prize | 1 Comment

NYT Hires Bloomberg Pariah Michael Forsythe. Quid Pro Quo, Yes?

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

So Bloomberg News reporter Michael Forsythe, who leaked a big story last fall to the New York Times about Bloomberg News spiking his report about corruption among China’s political leaders, gets fired by Bloomberg News and then hired by the Times. Pay … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beijing, Bloomberg News, China, Margaret Sullivan, Michael Forsythe, New York Times, Public Editor, Shanghai | Leave a comment

Bull(bleep) In Journalism’s China Shop

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

It’s lately become clear that reporting on China triggers the law of diminishing returns. From Saturday’s New York Times front page: Bloomberg News Is Said to Curb Articles That Might Anger China BEIJING — The decision came in an early … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bloomberg News, China, Hong Kong, Mark hemingway, Matthew Winkler, New York Times, The Weekly Standard, Third-World taxi drivers, Thomas Friedman, Washington Post, Wen Jiabao, Yahoo | 2 Comments

Dead Blogging The New York Presidential Debate And ALCS Game

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff decided to try something different last night: We listened to the presidential debate while watching the Yankee game. Any similarity between the two is purely coincidental. 9:03-9:15 “You’re a liar!” “No, you’re a liar!” It’s going to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Candy Crowley, China, CNN, Detroit Tigers, Mitt Romney, New York Yankees, presidential debate | 1 Comment

Dead Blogging The Fender Bender In Denver

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Ads ‘n’ ends from last night’s Barack Obama/Mitt Romney bakeoff in the Mile High/Low Expectations City: • If you picked “crushed” for your drinking game, you were knee-walking by 9:14. • The first half hour of this thing was strictly … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Big Bird, China, Fender Bender in Denver, Fred Barnes, GOP bedwetters, Jim Lehrer, Mitt Romney, Nintendo Air Debate, PBS, presidential debate, Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Elizabeth Warren’s China Sin-drome Edition)

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The Boston Herald finally notices that Elizabeth Warren’s new TV spot says we should be more like China. Details at IGTLTDT.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, China, Elizabeth Warren, IGTLTDT | 2 Comments

R.I.P. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff has always believed that the bridge connecting San Francisco with Oakland was the perfect visual representation of the two cities: The graceful suspension bridge on the Frisco side, the clunky, utilitarian span leading into Oakland. But Sunday’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged China, new Bay Bridge, New York Times, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge | 1 Comment