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Tag Archives: New York Times
Ads ‘n’ Ends (BP Edition)
Fun Fact to Know and Tell From George Will’s latest column (hat tip Politico’s Playbook): From 2000 through 2008, sales of “Atlas Shrugged,” which was published in 1957, averaged a remarkable 166,000 a year. Since Barack Obama took office, more than … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlantic, Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, BP ads, George Will, Marc Ambinder, Michael Prager, New York Times, Politico Playbook, ThinkProgress
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New York Times Law & Ad-er
Sunday’s New York Times featured what was essentially a full-page ad for the series finale of NBC’s “Law & Order.” The show’s 20-year run ends Monday night, and from the Times coverage (and, say, this op-ed) you’d think it was more … Continue reading
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Tagged Law & Order, New York Times, Ripped from the Headlines
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Faces Of The Fallen
The New York Times can really memorialize the dead in the war of/on terrorism. See Portraits of Grief for the former. See Wednesday’s Faces of the Fallen for the latter – portraits of 498 Afghanistan war casualties since late July … Continue reading
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Tagged Faces of the Fallen, New York Times, Portraits of Grief
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Fitting News Media To A Tee
An outfit called Hot Press Tees has introduced what it call “the first wearable blog.” As if the millions of readable ones weren’t enough. From their press release: HOT PRESS TEES ( http://www.hotpresstees.com ) plans to blur the lines of … Continue reading
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Tagged Edward R. Murrow, Hijack the Media, Hot Mess, Hot Press Tees, New York Times, wearable blog
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New York Times Credibility In Jeopardy?
For the past four years, the New York Times has included a Jeopardy! Clue of the Day in its Arts Section (promo here). From a January, 2006 Adrants post: As part of the agreement, The Times will be included periodically as … Continue reading
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Tagged Clue of the Day, Jeopardy, Late to the Party bureau, New York Times
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Cass Distinction
From our Forewarned Is Forearmed desk: The New York Times Magazine cover story this Sunday features Cass Sunstein, director of “the White House’s little-known Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs” and a leading apostle of behavioral economics, the “libertarian paternalism” … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Ferguson, behavioral economics, Cass Sunstein, New York Times, Nudge, nudge-ocracy, Weekly Standard
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Gail Unlikes Martha
New York Times op-ed bridesmaid Gail Collins takes a whack at Arlen Specter in today’s piece, which explores the limits of Barack Obama’s support for the embattled born-again Democrat. The president appreciated Specter’s help in shoving the stimulus bill over … Continue reading
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Tagged Gail Collins, Martha Coakley, New York Times, op-ed bridesmaid
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Ad o’ the Day™ (Supreme Court Edition)
So the New York Times has rejected this MoveOn.org ad (via Politico’s Playbook) accusing the U.S. Supreme Court of being “Corporate America’s Newest Subsidiary.” Graphic: The sponsors of the ad – MoveOn.org, People for the American Way, and the Alliance … Continue reading
Is The New York Times A Papal Tiger?
Okay, so this past Sunday the New York Times Public Editor, Clark Hoyt, penned this lede under the headline, “Questioning the Pope:” A TOP Vatican official said The Times “lacks fairness in its coverage of Pope Benedict.” The archbishop of … Continue reading
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Tagged Clark Hoyt, New York Times, Pope Benedict XVI, Public Editor
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Why The New York Times Is The Best Newspaper Ever
Because no other paper in the universe would produce this piece: Stop by Stop, Subway’s Decline and Growth in 2009 Every year, New York City Transit releases a station-by-station breakdown of ridership in the biggest subway system in the nation. Shake-ups … Continue reading
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