Tag Archives: New York Times

Mike Tyson Gets a NYT Op-Ed Piece, but Michael Vick Gets Attacked? Huh?

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our Whiskey Tango Foxtrot desk So, wait . . . Mike Tyson has his own op-ed piece in the New York Times on Saturday in which he gets to natter about overcoming drug and alcohol addiction through his “incredible … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1992 rape conviction, dogfighting, FishbowlNY, Juliet Macur, Michael Vick, Mike Tyson, New York Times, Philadelphia Eagles, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | 2 Comments

Mike Tyson’s NYT Op-Ed Atones for Everything – Except Rape

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is having a moment. There’s his new memoir – Undisputed Truth – co-authored with Larry Sloman. And HBO’s Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth. And Fox Sports’ Being: Mike Tyson. And, especially, yesterday’s op-ed in the New York … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1992 rape conviction, Andrew Rosenthal, Being: Mike Tyson, Desiree Washington, editorial page editor, Exodus, Fox Sports, HBO, Larry Sloman, Mike Tyson, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, New York Times, rape conviction, Undisputed Truth | 7 Comments

Sergey Ponomarev Wins NYT ‘Year In Pictures’ Bakeoff

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday’s New York Times Year in Pictures featured the usual array of fabulous photos from the pst year. And Sergey Ponomarev took honors as the shooter with the most submissions (in the print edition) – four. Among them: Caption: “A … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Doug Mills, Goran Tomasevic, Hamid Khatib, New York Times, NYT Year in Pictures, Sergey Ponomarev, Tyler Hicks | 4 Comments

Did Michael Bloomberg Run Another NYT Ad Praising Michael Bloomberg?

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff – and Dr. Ads – have been on this question like Brown on Williamson: Who are the Appreciative New Yorkers who’ve run this ad in the New York Times – twice? Since we first asked, those Appreciative … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appreciative New Yorkers, Dr. Ads, Googletron, like Brown on Williamson, Michael Bloomberg, New York Times | 1 Comment

Hack Attack! Salon’s Brutal Takedown of Bigfoot Journalists

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Salon’s Alex Pareene has assembled a Top Ten Hackorama of Political Journalists and it’s a corker (tip o’ the pixel to AlterNet). Pareene blowtorches some of the most notable members of the chinstrokerati, “[channeling] each media figure’s ‘unique’ voice — … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alex Pareene, AlterNet, Benny Johnson, Bob Woodward, Business Insider, Buzzfeed, chinstrokerati, David Brooks, Erick Erickson, Game Change, George Will, Henry Blodget, John Heilemann, Malcolm Gladwell, Mark Halperin, Maureen Dowd, Mike Allen, New York Times, Paul Krugman, Politico, RedState, Richard Cohen, Salon, The New Yorker, Thomas Friedman, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post | 2 Comments

NYT Mikhail Kalashnikov Obit Omits Most Important Fact

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Mikhail Kalashnikov, father of the AK-47, is dead at the age of 94. From the New York Times obituary by C. J. Chivers: His role in the rifle’s creation, and the attention showered on him by the Kremlin’s propaganda machine, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged biography of the AK-47, C.J. Chivers, Kremlin, Mikhail Kalashnikov, New York Times, The Gun | 2 Comments

Did Michael Bloomberg Pay For A NYT Ad Praising Michael Bloomberg?

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Saturday’s New York Times featured this full-page hagiographic ad about outgoing New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, courtesy of “Appreciative New Yorkers.” Turns out Appreciative New Yorkers don’t really exist, as the irrepressible Dr. Ads documented here. So who paid for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appreciative New Yorkers, Corporate Communications VP, Dr. Ads, Eileen Murphy, Margaret Sullivan, Michael Bloomberg, New York Times, Public Editor | 6 Comments

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up with the ‘Appreciative New Yorkers’ Bloomberg Brownnose Ad?

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, Say, that’s some magnificent ad on the back page of Saturday’s New York Times A-section, yeah? In case you missed it: Is that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appreciative New Yorkers, appreciativenewyorkers@gmail.com, Ask Dr. Ads, Facebook, Glendale, Michael Bloomberg, New York Times, Shakers, The Microfoundry, Twitter | Leave a comment

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up with the Pantene ‘Bossy’ Ad?

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I was reading the New York Times the other day and stumbled upon this full-page ad. Good question, yeah? – Shining Strong Dear … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #shinestrong, #WantThatHair, Ask Dr. Ads, boss, bossy, New York Times, Pantene | Leave a comment

Public Editor Brands NYT’s Branded Content a ‘Delicate Balance’

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardtracking staff previously noted, the New York Times has been preparing to jump into the native advertising pool along with the rest of the sink-or-swim set. According to Advertising Age, the recently installed Times executive VP of advertising, Meredith Kopit … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Advertising Age, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., content studio, Margaret Sullivan, Mark Thompson, Meredith Kopit Levien, native advertising, Native Advertising Summit, New York Times, Public Editor, Public Editor's Journal, Sharethrough, Sneak ADtack, Twitter | 4 Comments