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Tag Archives: New York Times
Everything You Need To Know About The New Season Of ‘The Newsroom’
HBO’s full page ad for The Newsroom in Friday’s New York Times: Pretentious? (Paging Aaron Sorkin, paging Mr. Aaron Sorkin.) Yes. Insufferable? (Paging Jeff Daniels, paging Mr. Jeff Daniels.) Yes. The hardworking staff will watch it? Yes. God help us.
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Tagged Aaron Sorkin, HBO, Jeff Daniels, New York Times, The Newsroom
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Ask Dr. Ads: Is The Diesel Brand Running On Fumes?
Well the Doc opened the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I saw this full-page ad in Thursday’s New York Times: You have the control? What are you going to do with it? #DieselReboot? What’s … Continue reading
BP = Better Press/Bitter Pills
After years of being a whipping boy for its Deepwater Horizon debacle, British petroleum giant BP is starting to get some love from the news media. Start with this piece in Bloomberg Businessweek headlined Spillapalooza: How BP Got Screwed in … Continue reading
Let The Wild Obamacare Rumpus Begin!
The air war over Obamacare has officially begun, with TV spots pro and con popping up all over the place. Via Monday’s MSNBC First Read: The fight to define health care’s implementation: After the Supreme Court upheld the health-care law … Continue reading
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Tagged Allbritton, Americans for Prosperity, Columbus, First Read, MSNBC, New York Times, ObamaCare, Ohio, Organizing for America, Virginia, WBNS, WJLN
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NYT Is Begging For Subscribers
A few days ago the hardworking staff noted the New York Times full-page ad offering new print subscribers a 50% discount for a limited time. Yesterday the Times got even more plaintive: On one hand, it’s sad to see … Continue reading
Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The News Corpse – Er, News Corp – Ad?
Well the Doc opened the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, Rupert Murdoch has just split his News Corp empire in two: 21st Century Fox, the entertainment division, and the new News Corp print/publishing division. … Continue reading
Since When Are 4th of July Fireworks ‘Curated’?
Since now, apparently. The NBC network is officially dancing on the grave of the July 4th Boston Pops concert, whose national broadcast has been dumped by CBS. Full-page ad in Wednesday’s New York Times: Wait – curated by Usher? Raise … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Pops, CBS, curated by Usher, Independence Day, July 4th, Keith Lockhart, Macy's, NBC, New York Times
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NYT Not Only Advertises Independence Day Sales, It Runs Its Own
From our Sign o’ the Times desk Full-page ad in Wednesday’s New York Times: Say no more. Sadly.
Herald Sox It To Globe
It’s no secret that Red Sox owner John Henry is one on the bidders lining up to buy the Boston Globe. Here’s how the Globe itself addressed Henry’s bid yesterday: At least six groups submit bids to buy The Boston Globe At … Continue reading
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