Tag Archives: M.C. Escher

U.S. Tobacco Companies Run Ads Attacking Themselves

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

From our M.C. Escher desk Yesterday, this full-page ad ran in about 50 major U.S. newspapers. And for the next year, this TV spot will run five times a week during prime time on ABC, NBC, and CBS. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Altria, Big Tobacco, Golden Holocaust: Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition, Katie Lannan, Lorillard, M.C. Escher, Master Settlement Agreement, New York Times, Philip Morris USA, R.J. Reynolds, Richmond Times-Dispatch, RICO, Robert N. Proctor, Stanford, State House News Service, The Salem News, Tobacco Free Kids | 3 Comments

More Ru$$ian Nesting Ads From the Grey Lady

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

In an understandable effort to boost ad revenues (and thereby sustain its newsgathering operation), the New York Times has increasingly blended native advertising (widely touted as the financial lifeline for media outlets) with ads in the Times print edition, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Fierce Cable, Loving Hearts, M.C. Escher, New Native Advertising, New York Times, Philips, Realizing a Dream, Return to Le Mans, Ru$$ian nesting ads, Russian nesting ads, Sneak ADtack, T Brand Studio, UBS, virtual reality, What It Takes to Be Human | Leave a comment

What? Teen Criminalizes AND Victimizes Herself with Selfie?

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

From our Through the Looking Glass desk The headscratching staff is having some trouble absorbing this story from the Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer (tip o’ the pixel to The Daily Beast). NC Law: Teens who take nude selfie photos face adult sex charges … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cumberland County Sheriff, Fayetteville Observer, M.C. Escher, Paul Woolverton, Romeo and Juliet sexts, The Daily Beast | Leave a comment

Correction o’ the Day (NYT Corrects Its Correction)

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our M.C. Escher desk Friday’s New York Times ran the following: A correction in this space on Thursday for a Political Memo article about the likelihood that the nomination of Hillary Rodham Clinton for president would block the paths … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cheri Honkala, corrections, Green Party, Hillary Clinton, Jill Stein, Kirsten Gillibrand, M.C. Escher, New York Times, Politico Memo, president, Twelfth Amendment, U.S. Constitution, vice president, White House | 1 Comment

That’s Just So Awkward! (NYT CEO Snubs NYT Edition)

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

(Tip o’ the pixel to the Missus) Thursday’s New York Times featured this piece on page A8: Britain Will Look at Why BBC Severance Payments Exceeded Contract Terms LONDON — When it comes to the BBC and funding that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BBC, BBC Trust, House of Commons, M.C. Escher, Mark Thompson, Milton, New York Times, Public Accounts Committee, severance payments, The Missus, William Wordsworth | 1 Comment

Facebook Members To Vote On Whether They Can Vote

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From our M.C. Escher desk As the hardtracking staff has noted this past week, Facebook is trying to turn the last vestiges of its Faceocracy into a Zuckocracy. Specifically, the billion-strong social network wants to terminate the voting power of its members over changes … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Facebook, Faceocracy, M.C. Escher, privacy, Sneak ADtack, TechCrunch, vote, Zuckocracy | Leave a comment