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WSJ Disses NYT, FT, and Bloomberg All in One House Ad
The Wall Street Journal is feeling its oats. Exhibit A7: This full-page ad in yesterday’s Journal. The fine print dismisses even more business publications. The Journal’s tagline is “Read ambitiously.” We’ll see if those maligned publications choose to rebut ambitiously.
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Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (@elondumptrump Edition)
From our never-ending All Those Dollars and No Sense series Elon Musk, celebrated electric carhop and fledgling space cadet, generally gets positive press – except for yesterday, when this full-page ad appeared in four daily newspapers. Close-up for the … Continue reading
The Wall Street Journal Is a Shell of Its Former Self
It’s just sad what’s become of the Wall Street Journal. Last month the Journal started slashing staff and sections, as this Fortune piece noted. Wall Street Journal Begins Layoffs, Cuts Sections Shakeup comes amid cost cutting push. News Corp’s The … Continue reading
Donald Trump Gets Mt. McKinley Wrong (Big Surprise)
From our To Know Trump desk Donald Trump, who is his own political reality show, has proven to be the most unreliable source since Charles Kinbote in Vladimir Nabokov’s Rubik’s novel Pale Fire. Exhibit Umpteen: This 1990 Vanity Fair profile by Marie Brenner (tip … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (Joe Nocera Woodshed Edition)
Last Saturday the New York Times op-ed page featured this piece by columnist Joe Nocera. Buffett Bites Back The first Saturday in May is always a great day for Warren Buffett. That’s the day his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, holds its annual meeting in … Continue reading
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Tagged Berkshire Hathaway, Borsheims, Buffet Bites Back, CNBC, Coca-Cola, Fortune, Gorat's, Joe Nocera, Muhtar Kent, Mutual Man of Omaha, New York Times, Piccolo's, Warren Buffet
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Sign o’ the Time: Everything for Sale at Newsweekly
The Boston Sunday Globe featured this full-page ad on A12 yesterday. Two things, for starters: 1) The whole Time Dealer of the Year Awards looks suspiciously like a pay-for-play scheme. 2) There is no this: At least not outside the … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Fortune, Gallup Poll, Honesty and Ethical Standards in Professsions, Joe Nocera, Massachusetts Dealer of the Year, People, Ray Ciccolo, Sneak ADtack, Sports Illustrated, Time, Time Dealers of the Year Awards, Time Inc., Time-industrial marketing complex, Village Automotive Group
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NYT A Two-Time Loser In Globe Sale
Apparently it wasn’t bad enough that the New York Times Co. got seven cents on the dollar for its 20-year ownership of the Boston Globe (and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette – we’re no John Henry!). Now comes news from … Continue reading