Tag Archives: New York Times

In Apple Music Rumpus, Maybe Taylor Swift ISN’T All That and a Bag of Clips

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Music maven Taylor Swift is getting all kinds of kudos for taking a bite out of Apple Music’s effort to strong-arm independent labels into getting no royalties for the new streaming service’s trial period. But maybe she didn’t do it alone. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1989, Adele, Apple Music, Beggars Group, Ben Sisario, Eamonn Forde, independent labels, New York Times, Taylor Swift, The Guardian | 1 Comment

New York Times easyJet Piece Gathers No (Kate) Moss

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Party Pooper desk Yesterday’s New York Times Business section featured this Nicola Clark profile of easyJet chief executive Carolyn McCall. EasyJet Chief Leads Airline Through Turnaround LONDON — Early in a May conference call with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged basic bitch, Carolyn McCall, easyJet, Kate Moss, MailOnline, New York Times, Nicola Clark, Teo Bugbee, The Daily Beast, The Independent | Leave a comment

Why Are Mark Halperin and Katie Couric Cavorting with the Romneys?

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff previously noted, Yahoo! News anchor Katie Couric was a (paid?) speaker at this weekend’s Mittapalooza for myriad GOP presidential hopefuls looking for some love – but mostly money – from Mitt Romney’s deep-pocketed friends. But it turns … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ann Romney, Ashley Parker, Boston Globe, Deer Vallley, E2 Summit, journo-Mittdustrial complex, Katie Couric, Marco Rubio, Mark Halperin, Matt Viser, Mediaite, Mitt Romney, Mittapalooza, New York Times, pilates, Politico Playbook, Romneyrama, Steve Stein, Utah, Yahoo! News | 3 Comments

Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (Stephen M. Wolf Edition)

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The latest in our long-running series From Tuesday’s New York Times: Of local note: Yikes. So who exactly is Stephen M. Wolf, who paid a likely six figures for this ad? Here’s what the Googletron yields. So . . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times, cod stocks, Gulf of Maine, New York Times, Stephen M. Wolf, The Nature Conservancy, Wildlife.preservation.one@gmail.com, World Wildlife Fund | Leave a comment

Michael Reagan Milks the Old Man Like a Cash Cow

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Well the hardworking staff opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out: And etc. So, pony up for the Reagan Ranch and get a swell calendar. Year in pictures: You might … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged hardneutral staff, Hillary Clinton, Michael Reagan, New York Times, Rancho del Cielo, Reaganabilia, Ronald Reagan, super-PAC, The New Republic, The Weekly Standard, Young America's Foundation | Leave a comment

Taking the ‘Mum’ Out of Mumia Abu-Jamal

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Mumia Abu-Jamal is the Great American Rorschach Test. Cop killer? Or political prisoner? You tell us. And don’t be surprised if Abu-Jamal himself weighs in, thanks to a new federal court ruling this week. Associated Press report (via the Delaware County Daily Times): … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Committee to Fry Mumia Abu-Jamal, Committee to Save Mumia Abu-Jamal, cop killer, Daniel Faulkner, Deleware County Daily Times, Great American Racial Rorschach Test, John Wetzel, Mumia Abu-Jamal, New York Times, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, political prisoner, U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner | 2 Comments

Airbnb’s Cuba Libre: Room and Coke?

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Now that America and Cuba are on speaking terms again, it’s only natural that U.S. businesses get down to business, Havana-style. An early entrant is Airbnb, which ran this ad in yesterday’s New York Times: Aircba is all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Airbnb, Aircba, Cuba, Cuba libre, Fidel-ity, Googletron, New York Times, room and coke | 3 Comments

Mickey D and the Big Town Dailies

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

From our It Doesn’t Ad Up desk So, go figure. Fast-food giant McDonald’s announced on Wednesday that it will hike wages and benefits for employees at the stores it owns. McDonald’s then trumpeted that change with a full-page ad in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bag of shells, McDonald's, minimum wage, New York Times, pay raise, Wal-Mart, Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment

Just Call Him Mike Hucksterbee

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Former Arkansas governor and current GOP presidential wannabe Mike Huckabee never met a quack product he wasn’t willing to sell (and we’re not even counting his old Fox News panderama). Start with his shilling for a dubious diabetes treatment. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Biblical cancer cure, Bloomberg News, Diabetes reversed, Fox News, Mike Hackabee, Mike Hawkabee, Mike Huckabee, Mike Hucksterbee, MSNBC First Read, New York Times, panderama, Patriots4Food, survival food | Leave a comment

NYT’s John F. Burns Writes Into the Sunset

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Going-Away Party desk Yesterday’s New York Times featured the swan song of the storied John F. Burns, appropriately on Page One. On Second Try, A Kingly Burial For Richard III LEICESTER, England — For an English … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged John F. Burns, King Richard III, Leicester Cathedral, New York Times, reburial, Sarajevo cellist, Susan Chira | Leave a comment