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More Non-Disclosure By NYT Public Editor
Turns out New York Times Public Editor Arthur S. Brisbane omitted more than one relevant fact in his latest column. As the hardworking staff noted earlier, Brisbane wrote this in his piece about the challenges the paper faces in a … Continue reading
No Disclosure By NYT Public Editor
In his latest column New York Times Public Editor Arthur S. Brisbane catalogues some of the major reader complaints and journalistic challenges the paper faces in a new-media world. Brisbane starts with the blending of opinion with news, moves on … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur S. Brisbane, Floyd Abrams, New York Times, Public Editor, WikiLeaks
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The Accidental NYT Page One Photo
Tuesday New York Times front page photo: Back story, via Romenesko: NYTer gets Page One balloons photo by boarding wrong train New York Times “Thank you,” photographer Fred R. Conrad whispered, as he spotted the balloon deliveryman and pulled out a … Continue reading
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Tagged balloons, Fred R. Conrad, New York Times, Romenesko, wrong train
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Boston Ballet Can’t Crack NYT ‘Nutcracker’ Bakeoff
Apparently, Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker was good enough to get featured in Monday’s New York Times, but its “Nutcracker” wasn’t. Times dance critic Alastair Macaulay spent last November and December “on a marathon tour in which I saw 27 different ‘Nutcracker’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Alastair Macaulay, Boston Ballet, New York Times, The Nutcracker
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NPR And NYT Go Underground
The New York Times and NPR’s “All Things Considered” got cozy on Sunday with his ‘n’ her pieces on “the City’s Subterranean Wilderness.” Times reporter Alan Feuer’s lede: IT must have been the third or fourth day — time, by … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Feuer, ATC, Erling Kagge, Jacki Lyden, New York Times, New York Underground, NPR, Steve Duncan
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R.I.P., 2010
In Saturday’s Boston Globe, Joseph P. Kahn did his usual fine job with the annual year in passing feature, which spotlights the notable deaths of the last 12 months. Representative sample: Also sounding their last notes in 2010 were Teddy … Continue reading
The Year In Review In Review
Haven’t had your fill of year-end reviews? Maybe these will strike your fancy. 1) From the New York Times style-chasing Thursday Styles: The 110 Things New Yorkers Talked About in 2010 Representative sample: 1.Bedbugs. 2.Pee-wee Herman’s comeback. 3.Larry King’sfarewell. 4. … Continue reading
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Tagged Betty-on-Betty, BettyConfidential, Daily Beast, New York Times, Real Clear Politics, Time, Year in Review
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Caught In Southie Catches Lightning
Good for Caught in Southie blogger Peter Gailunas. He caught on both locally and nationally in snowstorm-parking stories about Boston’s 48-hour rule on saving spots. Start with WBZ’s Keller @ Large piece on Wednesday night, in which Gailunas told the … Continue reading
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Tagged Caught in Southie, Keller @ Large, New York Times, Peter Gailunas, The Takeaway, WBZ
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Marina Abramovic Blushathon (IV)
The New York Times did its “The Arts in 2010” review on Tuesday, and smackdab below the predictable “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” action photo was this: With its costs and its casualties (including Christopher Tierney, standing above), “Spider-Man: Turn … Continue reading
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Tagged Blushathon, Marina Abramovic, MOMA, New York Times, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
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