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Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal
Straight, No Chaser: WSJ Serves Up “The Real Mad Men”
From the Wall Street Journal’s Visualizer: “The Real Mad Men” (Running Press), by former advertising executive Andrew Cracknell, tells the story of the real-life ad business from the late 1950s through the 1960s—during the so-called Creative Revolution. The book includes … Continue reading
Did The WSJ Scoop Boston Media On A Major MFA Acquisition?
From the Weekend Wall Street Journal: A New Bostonian, Size XL, Age 1,900 A Roman goddess is making Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts her new home on Tuesday. But it won’t be easy. A flatbed truck will pull up with … Continue reading
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The Lack Of The Irish
Former Boston Globe reporter Gerard O’Neill has a new book out – Rogues and Redeemers – that the Wall Street Journal reviewer didn’t much like. There is something faintly ridiculous about [the St. Patrick’s Day] Boston celebrations of Irishness, the … Continue reading
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Chicago Deep Dish Edition)
So the GOP Crazy Train pulls into Chicago for its next presidential primary spasm, and here’s the Illinois spending spree according to Politico’s Morning Score: ILLINOIS IS TUESDAY – ROMNEY OUTSPENDING SANTORUM 5-1: “Santorum’s campaign is up with $207,231 in ads, … Continue reading
Why The Wall Street Journal Is Still A Great Newspaper (Bracketology Edition)
From our March Madness desk Thursday’s Wall Street Journal deconstructed the bracket racket: Where Was the Bracket Born? It’s a Cultural Icon, but Nobody Knows Who Invented It; E.R. Seymour Gets a Bye in Round Two Helpful graphic: Nut … Continue reading
Death Cab For Newspapers
From our Newspaper Revenue Wars desk . . . Wall Street Journal: Papers Put Faith in Paywalls As more newspapers close the door on free access to their websites, some publishers are still waiting for paying customers to pour in. … Continue reading
Mitt Romney: The Son Richard Nixon Never Had
From our Acid Flashback desk: First there was this item from Politico’s Playbook: –ROMNEY TO PUSH SOFTER SIDE IN DAYS AHEAD – WSJ A4, “Romney Taps Town-Hall Connection: Public Forums Will Play Bigger Role in Shift to Show Candidate at … Continue reading
So Is This The “Twitter Election” Or Not?
From our We Don’t Have a Clue desk: Lots of conflicting stories about social media’s influence on the 2012 presidential bakeoff. Consider these headlines collected by the hardworking staff in just in the past week. From Time’s Swampland blog: Campaign … Continue reading
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