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Tag Archives: Dan Kennedy
Positively 231st Street: Bob Dylan, the Bronx, and Me
In the summer of 1966, the Jack & Agnes Carrolls misguidedly moved from 89th and Third in Manhattan to Brookview Road in Windsor, CT – a town that lacked virtually everything, including sidewalks. I did not go with them. Hell, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Absolutely Sweet Marie, Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan, Boston Globe, Dan Kennedy, Designated Tsker, Fourth Time Around, Jo Schneider, John Lennon, Media Nation, Melbourne 1966, Mike Hogan, Misericordia Hospital, Nobel Prize in Literature, Norwegian Wood, Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands, Tsk Six, Ty Burr, Vanity Fair, Visions of Johanna
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The Redemption Unit
Inspired by our pal Dan Kennedy, who just published his first piece at Medium, the copycatting staff has just publish its first piece there. Preview: The Redemption Unit Adventures in the Social (In)Security Meltdown of 1975 Prologue I got my … Continue reading
NYT Also Excels at Boston Marathon Bombings Coverage
As you all undoubtedly know by now, the Boston Globe has won a well-deserved Pulitzer Prize for its Breaking News Reporting of last year’s Marathon bombings. Less noticed locally is the New York Times Feature Photography Pulitzer for Josh Haner’s “moving essay on … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Richard, Boston Globe, Boston Marathon bombings, Breaking News Reporting, Brian McGrory, Dan Kennedy, David Abel, Denise Richard, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Feature Photography, Henry Richard, J.P. Norden, Jane Richard, Jessica Rinaldi, Josh Haner, Katharine Q. Seelye, Martin Richard, Media Nation, New York Times, Paul Norden, Pulitzer Prize
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Our ‘Beat the Press Party’ Bakeoff (Boston’s Tragic Fire Edition)
The Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight proceeded apace last week, with the media hall monitors grading news coverage of Tuesday’s horrific Back Bay inferno that left two Boston firefighters dead and over a dozen injured. From the Boston Herald’s Press Party (starting at 1:05): … Continue reading
Herald Hacks At Globe Cab Story (II)
In the aftermath of his post on Media Nation this morning about the Boston Herald’s drive-by coverage of the Globe series Driven to the Edge, Dan Kennedy had this Twitter exchange with Seth Mnookin: I have the greatest respect for both these guys as writers, but … Continue reading
Our ‘Beat The Press Party’ Bakeoff (Miss Da Mayah Edition)
It’s Week Two of the Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight, and the hardworking staff is pleased once again to bring you the details. Start with the Underdog, the Boston Herald’s online Press Party. As always, our feisty local tabloid treats its … Continue reading
The New New Republic
The hardworking staff received this email yesterday from The New Republic boy publisher Chris Hughes: Dear New Republic reader,You signed up to get an early look at The New Republic’s redesign, and I’m happy to announce that you can check it out this morning, … Continue reading
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Tagged boy publisher, Chris Hughes, Dan Kennedy, Media Nation, Obama 2008, The New Republic, TNR logo, TNR redesign
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Hark! The Herald Angles Sing!
While the Boston Globe is makes its Pulitzer push with a three-part megaseries about felonious illegal immigrants, the Boston Herald has been scooping up stories hither and yon. From the feisty local tabloid’s Yon desk: yesterday’s Page One story on Gov. Patrick tolling … Continue reading
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