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Vanilla Ice Is A Celebrity? Who Knew?
Apparently, “The Hangover” – a movie about binge drinking, blacking out, and wreaking havoc on your and others’ lives – represents the new American Dream. From Monday’s New York Times: Casting Yourself in a Wild, Forgotten Night Nut graf: [I]n … Continue reading
That’s Just So Mean! (Donald Trump Edition)
The hardworking staff believes Donald Trump deserves pretty much everything he gets (except, of course, his bankruptcy bailouts), but didn’t the New York Times tip its hand a bit in Sunday’s Week in Review piece about the short-sighted vulgarian? Headline: … Continue reading
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Tagged bankruptcy bailouts, Donald Trump, New York Times, Week in Review
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Mediaite Has More Confidence Than Dan Kennedy That The Times Will Sell The Globe
From Mediaite: New York Times Co. May Sell The Boston Globe At A Loss The Boston Globe Co. announced today that businessman Aaron Kushner is planning to buy the New England Media Group from its parent – The New York Times Co. – for … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Kushner, Boston Globe, Boston Globe sale, Dan Kennedy, Media Nation, Mediaite, New York Times
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Manny Becoming Manny
Former New York Times reporter (and current Boston University media relations officer) Sara Rimer knocks it out of the park in this Times piece about the Washington Heights origins of baseball riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma Manny … Continue reading
Does The New York Times Have A Pulitzer Complex?
Interesting juxtaposition in Sunday’s New York Times. From the Public Editor’s column about the Pulitzer Prize celebration at the New York Times last Monday: I was struck by how well-tuned the whole affair seemed to be. At other newspapers, celebrations … Continue reading
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Tagged Grey Lady, New York Times, Public Editor, Pulitzer Prize, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Sunday Sports Edition)
The Boston Herald has the unfortunate distinction of being one of the few newspapers in America whose Sunday circulation lags behind its daily numbers. Amazing, since the Sunday Herald is STILL ONLY $2 – as opposed the the Boston Globe’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Chicopee printing press, home delivery, New York Times, sports section
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Mitt Romney Is A Social (Media) Animal
Interesting piece in Wednesday’s New York Times about the major political parties’ “[using] social media and other online tools to galvanize supporters.” Nut graf: During last year’s midterm elections, Republicans caught up with Democrats in using technology and social networks, … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Sarah Palin, SarahPac, techpresident.com, Twitter, underwhelm, website
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Was Rolling Stone’s Exposé McChrystal-Clear?
Last year’s Rolling Stone takedown of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal has now been called into question by a Pentagon inquiry. From Tuesday’s New York Times: Pentagon Inquiry Into Article Clears McChrystal and Aides An inquiry by the Defense Department inspector general … Continue reading
C.J. Chivers, As In Shivers (Libya Edition II)
Yet another riveting dispatch from New York Times correspondent C.J. Chivers, this time about life (and death) in a medical tent in Libya: In the battle for Misurata, a rebel holdout city under attack by Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s forces for months, … Continue reading
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Tagged C.J. Chivers, Libya, Misurata, Muammar el-Qaddafi, New York Times
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