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Tag Archives: New York Times
The Price Of Journalism
Tragic tale from Tuesday’s New York Times under Carlotta Gall’s byline: A Footstep, Then an Explosion and an Urgent Call: ‘Medic!’ CHECKPOINT 16, Afghanistan — Joao Silva, a photographer for The New York Times, and I set out on patrol … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Carlotta Gall, Joao Silva, New York Times
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WikiLeaks to NYT: Drop Dead
Interesting Editor’s Note in Monday’s New York Times about “The Decision to Publish Diplomatic Documents.” First it says: The articles published today and in coming days are based on thousands of United States embassy cables, the daily reports from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, diplomatic documents, Iraq, Julian Assange, New York Times, The Guardian, WikiLeaks
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Even Stevens
Former Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and David Souter are out there post-morteming – in the most non-ideological terms possible, of course – their SCOTUS careers. So why not former Justice John Paul Stevens? Why not with a vengeance. … Continue reading
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Tagged 60 Minutes, Bush v. Gore, capital punishment, John Paul Stevens, New York Times, Ruth's called shot
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Yanks, Jeter Both Whiff
This is totally wrong: As Jeter Talks Turn Ugly, The Question Is, Why? Tyler Kepner’s piece in Wednesday’s dead-tree New York Times begins with a “Casablanca” reference, something that’s always welcome. In “Casablanca,” Rick tells Sam, his beloved piano player, that … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinatown, Derek Jeter, Jack Nicholson, Jake Gittes, New York Times, New York Yankees, Tyler Kepner
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The Boston Globe-Wrapper
Sad to say (and see), the Boston Globe has become a wire-service publication wrapped in local content. Exhibit A: Tuesday’s edition, which featured the usual front-page Globe Staff content (in this case, five pieces): But from there, readers get 15 … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, Boston Globe, Boston Globe-Wrapper, New York Times, Washington Post
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The Wall Street Times
Wall Street Journal, meet the New York Times: “Harry Potter and the Adult Market” WSJ piece: ‘Potter’ Charms Aging Audience “The key to this franchise is 18-34 year olds and their aging process,” says Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Friday, Black Thursday, Desert Island Discs, Harry Potter, New York Times, Wall Street Journal
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Obituary Lede o’ the Week (pat. pending)
From Monday’s New York Times: Lawrencia Bembenek, ‘Bambi’ in Murder Case, Dies at 52 Lawrencia Bembenek, a former Playboy bunny and Milwaukee police officer whose conviction for the murder of her husband’s ex-wife and audacious escape from prison became tabloid … Continue reading
My Florida Recount Memory
From Sunday’s New York Times: Ten years ago this month, all eyes were on Florida as lawyers, election officials and campaign workers bickered over the hanging chads and dimpled ballots, the suits and countersuits, that would determine whether the next … Continue reading
Mitt Romney Laundering Money In Alabama?
From Sunday’s New York Times: The fact that Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who is weighing a run for president in 2012, has an active political action committee in Alabama might seem puzzling. It is, after all, not a critical … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Free and Strong America, Free to Strongarm America, Mitt Romney, New York Times, PAC
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The Bristol Stomp
From our Palindrome desk: Official Campaign Outsider Survey®: Is Bristol Palin Being Propped Up On ‘Dancing with the Stars’ By Tea Partiers Or What? Bristol – and Mama Sarah – say, sort of, no. From an Associated Press piece in Saturday’s … Continue reading
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