Tag Archives: New York Times

Reports Of Facebook’s Death Have Been, Like, Greatly Exaggerated

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Begin with Simon Dumenco’s column in this week’s edition of Advertising Age: It’s Curtains for Google! And Facebook! And Tumblr! And … The tech-startup sky is falling! The tech-incumbent sky is falling! The entire tech sky is falling! No, seriously, I’m pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Advertising Age, Boston Herald, Facebook, Facebook mobile, Faceluck, Forbes, Google, New York Times, Raakhee Mirchandani, Simon Dumenco, Social Outcast | 1 Comment

Boston: We’re Number . . . Whatever In Segregated Schools!

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From our Why the New York Times Is a Great (Local) Newspaper desk: Monumental takeout on New York’s public-school system in Sunday’s New York Times. Nut graf: In the broad resegregation of the nation’s schools that has transpired over recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston, New York Times, Salon, segregated public schools | 1 Comment

NYT’s Tom Friedman Is A Dummkopf

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

New York Times chinstroker Thomas L. Friedman, CEO of the Flat World Society (and bête noire of Crazy Train engineer Matt Taibbi), has a real headscratcher in Sunday’s Times about Michael Sandel’s What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bugs Bunny, Bulgari, CEO of the Flat World Society, Matt Taibbi, Michael Sandel, New York Times, Pizza Hut, Tom Friedman, what a maroon, What Money Can't Buy | 3 Comments

Rebekah In Wonderland

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From Saturday’s New York Times: Caption: “Rebekah Brooks, a former executive under Rupert Murdoch, after testifying on Friday.” Through the looking glass, it goes without saying. Tip o’ the pixel to the Missus.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged New York Times, Rebekah Brooks, Rupert Murdoch, The Missus | 1 Comment

Remembering Moose Skowron

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Growing up in New York in the ’50s and ’60s, I loved the Yankees – all of them – and especially the ones at the corners: the sharp-fielding Clete Boyer at 3rd and the power-hitting Moose Skowron at 1st. Boyer … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill Skowron, Bombers: An Oral History of the New York Yankees, Clete Boyer, I'd Rather Be a Yankee, Los Angeles Dodgers, Moose, New York Times, New York Yankees | Leave a comment

Why The New York Times Is A Great Newspaper (Wal-Mart de Mexico Edition)

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

In a characteristic gesture of self-congratulation, Sunday’s New York Times ran a full-page ad saluting its 108 Pulitzer Prizes, including this year’s duo of Jeffrey Gettleman (International Reporting) and David Kocieniewski (Explanatory Reporting). Ensconsed in the 2009 slot is David … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Feuer, David Barstow, David Kocieniewski, doppleganger, Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, Pulitzer Prize, Wal-Mart de Mexico | 1 Comment

It’s Good To Live In A Three-Daily Town (NYT Scoops Boston Papers Edition)

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From Wednesday’s New York Times: Did Someone Order an Instant Bridge? BOSTON — The River Street Bridge here is normally unremarkable, the kind of structure people drive over every day without a thought. When it fell into disrepair, state officials … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Federal Highway Administration, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, New York Times, River Street Bridge, Victor M. Mendez | 8 Comments

Why Is Andrew Breitbart In The NYT Sunday Styles Section?

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Sunday’s New York Times Styles Section featured this piece about the late, lamented (in some circles) conservative bomb-thrower Andrew Breitbart: The Provocateur ON the last night of February, Arthur Sando was having a drink at the Brentwood Restaurant and Lounge … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Breitbart, Media & Advertising, New York Times, Sunday Styles, The Provacateur | 2 Comments

Political Ads: Coming Soon To A Public Broadcasting Station Near You

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

A California federal appeals court has essentially endorsed political ads on public broadcast stations. Via the New York Times Media Decoder blog: Ruling Clears Way for Political Ads on Public Stations Reversing a decades-old rule, a federal appeals court said … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Corporation for Political Broadcasting, CPB, Little Orphan Annex, Marketplace, Media Decoder, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Ninth Circuit, public broadcast stations, Sesame Street | 1 Comment

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Magic/Bird Edition)

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The local reviews for the new Broadway play Magic/Bird are, well, a jump ball. From the Boston Herald’s Inside Track: ‘Magic/Bird’ has got game “Magic/Bird” had the team, the plays and an exuberant fan base to open on Broadway last … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Broadway, Don Aucoin, Inside Track, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Magic/Bird, New York Times | 1 Comment