Tag Archives: New York Times

Mothershiplifting

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

The New York Times flat out stole this piece from its wholly owned subsidiary, the Boston Globe. NYT, Tuesday edition: To Impress, Tufts Prospects Turn to YouTube MEDFORD, Mass. — There are videos showing off card tricks, horsemanship, jump rope … Continue reading →

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NYT Columnist A Total Weanie

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

From Campaign Outsider’s Bad Sentence o’ the Day ® Desk: New York Times op-ed contributor Charles Blow had a column in Saturday’s edition that addresses the movement of young adults in the U.S. “away from organized religion while trying desperately … Continue reading →

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NYT War Coverage Under Fire

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

I don’t care what Matthew Rothschild of The Progressive says about New York Times reporter C.J. Chivers’ Afghanistan war coverage (via faithful commenter CAvard). Rothschild’s lede: I’m disgusted with the New York Times coverage of the U.S. assault on Marja. … Continue reading →

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NYT Paterson Shoe Finally Drops

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

So after all the hoopla – • From a New York Observer reporter’s tweet a week and a half ago (“anyone hearing about NYT bombshell on Paterson? Heard big, damanging [sic] story comin [sic]. been working for weeks, but still … Continue reading →

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C.J. Chivers (As in, Shivers)

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

First, a quibble. Here’s the lede from C.J. Chivers’ page one piece in Sunday’s New York Times about a Marine battalion getting its first taste of war: MARJA, Afghanistan — The helicopters landed before dawn Saturday in a poppy field … Continue reading →

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That Hopey-Changey Thing

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Fresh off her boffo book tour and big-bucks contract for Fox News commentary, Sarah Palin is hotter than the New Orleans Saints. Her latest political meme: “How’s that hopey-changey thing working out for you?” Better question: How’s that hopey-changey thing … Continue reading →

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The Inestimable C.J. Chivers

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

New York Times reporter C.J. Chivers is back in Afghanistan after an absence of what seemed like forever (writing a book perhaps? Let’s hope). Headline: Foot on Bomb, Marine Defies a Taliban Trap Tyler Hicks/The New York Times Lance Cpl. … Continue reading →

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The E Is for Error

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

In the unending erosion of language standards in daily newspapers, this seems to be the weekend to toss homonyms around willy nilly. Here’s former National Enquirer editor David Perel in a Wall Street Journal op-ed headlined “How the Enquirer Exposed … Continue reading →

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More Cave Drawings

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Another gem from New York Times reporter Damien Cave, who’s chronicling Haiti’s earthquake hangover. Exodus to Countryside Reverses Long Trend Maggie Steber for The New York Times Mikerlyne Dorvil, injured in Haiti’s earthquake, rested her head on her brother, Arckela, … Continue reading →

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Cave Drawings

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Just about anything Damien Cave writes for the New York Times is worth reading, but this piece is downright riveting. Lede: TITANYEN, Haiti — A few miles north of the busted-down buildings in Port-au-Prince, up a hillside where cows graze, … Continue reading →

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