Tag Archives: Pep Squad for Truth

New York Times Doubles Down On Its Half-True ‘Truth’ Ad

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff noted on Saturday, for the past two years the New York Times has been one of the leading voices in the news media’s Pep Squad for Truth – those preaching-to-the-choir ad campaigns aimed at convincing the … Continue reading →

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Latest New York Times ‘Truth’ Commercial Is Only Half-True

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

For the past two years the New York Times has been one of the leading voices in the news media’s Pep Squad for Truth – those preaching-to-the-choir ad campaigns aimed at convincing the American public that real news matters. The … Continue reading →

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New York Times ‘The Truth’ Campaign Safeguards . . . Cooking?

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

For the past two years the hardworking staff has diligently chronicled the newspaper industry’s Pep Squad for Truth – those preaching-to-the-choir ad campaigns aimed at convincing the American public that real news matters. Chief among the pom-pom crowd has been … Continue reading →

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More Pom Poms From News Media Pep Squad for Truth

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff has diligently noted, all kinds of news organizations are busily marketing their truthfulness and reliability to a skeptical public. Call the roll: New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, and some outfit called … Continue reading →

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Newspapers Fight Fake News Rap with Pep Squad for Truth

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

As our kissin’ cousins at Two-Daily Town noted the other day, newspapers are falling all over themselves trying to convince the American public that the press actually matters in a very real way. It started with the Washington Post pasting … Continue reading →

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