Tag Archives: Op-It Girl

NYT Uses Its Journalists Offline, Then Abuses Them Online

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff noted yesterday, the New York Times is increasingly turning its journalists into arm candy for revenue-enhancing commercial ventures, from Times Journey duty to high-powered busine$$ forums. Meanwhile, the Times has stripped its homepage of their bylines. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alexandra Bruell, Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr., Athens Democracy Forum, Dean Baquet, Elisabeth Bumiller, Joe Kahn, Maureen Dowd, Meredith Kopit Levien, Michael Calderone, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Op-It Girl, Paul Farhi, Politico Morning Media, Richard Deitsch, Scott Heller, Times Journeys, Wall Street Journal, Walter Shapiro, Washington Post, Wesley Lowery | 2 Comments

Is the New York Times Pimping Out Its Major Journalists?

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

As our kissin’ cousins at Sneak Adtack noted the other day, the New York Times has been using its journalists as arm candy at a rapidly accelerating pace. The Washington Post’s Paul Farhi pointed out last year that Times Journeys excursions … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alexandra Bruell, Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr., Dean Baquet, Elisabeth Bumiller, Maureen Dowd, Meredith Kopit Levien, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Op-It Girl, Paul Farhi, Scott Heller, Times Journeys, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post | 1 Comment

New York Times Editing Slashback: You Reap What You ‘Sew’

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

As CNN’s Brian Stelter noted yesterday, “fascinating public editor column by Liz Spayd, all about the NYT editing processes.” Readying The Times for Editing 3.0 THE NEW YORK TIMES has a reputation for impeccable editing. Not just because it can … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brian Stelter, CNN, corn is off the cob, Jabba the Hut, Liz Spayd, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Op-It Girl, post-editing era, Public Editor, Reliable Sources, Steve Bannon, Times Op-It Girl, Trump whisperer | 4 Comments

MoDo A No-Show For Bulger Trial Finale

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Where’s MoDo? New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd came slumming a couple of times during the James “Whitey” Bulger hoedown and contributed, well, not much to the trial coverage. Representative sample: In return for being that most loathed thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Edouard Manet, Federal Reserve, James "Whitey" Bulger, Jimmy Cagney, John Connolly, Larry Summers, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Op-It Girl, Vice President Biden | 2 Comments

MoDo Still Slumming At Whitey Bulger Trial

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff previously noted, New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd has been hanging out at the James “Whitey” Bulger trial and dispensing her trademark PoMoDo reactions to the proceedings. Wednesday’s installment: Gangsta Guilt Trip BOSTON — Even the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Debbie Hussey, Dr. Mengele, Hank Brennan, Internet 3.0, James "Whitey" Bulger, Kevin Cullen, Maureen Dowd, MoDo, New York Time 3.0, New York Times, Op-It Girl, PoMo, PoMoDo, Stephen Flemmi, Winter Hill Gang | 5 Comments

NYT’s Maureen Dowd Still Slumming At Whitey Bulger Trial

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd has parachuted into town a couple of times to cover the James “Whitey” Bulger trial. Dowd kicked off her coverage last month with a column headlined Of Rats and Hit Men, which detailed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Howie Carr, James "Whitey" Bulger, John Martorano, Kevin Cullen, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Op-It Girl | 5 Comments

Maureen Dowd: Pleasure Is Her Business

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Today’s New York Times features Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd’s latest installment in her Vatican jihad over sex, contraception, and etc. Is Pleasure a Sin? It’s hard to say what is weirder: A Sister of Mercy writing about the Kama Sutra, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged contraception, Just Love: A Framework For Christian Sexual Ethics, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Op-It Girl, Sister Margaret Farley, Vatican jihad | 6 Comments

MoDo Gives Boston Herald A Shoutout

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

It’s not often our feisty local tabloid gets to rub elbows with the Gray Lady, but New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd made that match in today’s column, which says the GOP (Gone Old Party) has essentially packed it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, Gray Lady, Greek tragedy, John McCain, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Op-It Girl | 1 Comment

To Know Trump . . . (Mitt Romney Endorsement Edition)

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Donald Trump is to Corporate America what plaid is to Bermuda shorts (Campaign Outsider Analogy pat. pending). Mitt Romney, by contrast, is khaki. So how does Trump’s endorsement benefit Romney, besides locking up the comb-over vote? The big announcement from … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged comb-over vote, Donald Trump, Maureen Dowd, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Op-It Girl, small varmints, Trump Las Vegas Hotel | 3 Comments

New York Times Op-Id Columnists

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Compare and contrast in clear idiomatic English: Joe Nocera’s New York Times op-ed on Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography, and Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd’s take. Nocera’s piece is all about what Isaacson was unable to accomplish (“In ‘Steve Jobs,’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Joe Nocera, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Op-It Girl, Steve Jobs biography, Walter Isaacson | Leave a comment