Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal

It’s Good To Live In A Three-Daily Nation (Vitamin D Edition)

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Tuesday’s New York Times: Extra Vitamin D and Calcium Aren’t Necessary, Report Says Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal: Triple That Vitamin D Intake, Panel Prescribes Tuesday’s USA Today: Most getting enough calcium, vitamin D, report says So, to recap: 1) Everybody’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged calcium, Institute of Medicine, New York Times, USA Today, Vitamin D, Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment

Federer’s Calmination

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

So . . . On Sunday, Roger Federer’s dom trampled Rafael Nadal’s calm in an ATP World Tours championship match that was actually less strenuous than the final score indicated. Via the Wall Street Journal: Federer and Nadal Rekindle a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ATP World Tour Finals, Australian Open, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Terry Teachout: Teach In!

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Terry Teachout is a knockout. He writes a lively blog (About Last Night), recently authored a well-received biography of Louis Armstrong, and contributes regular theater reviews to the Wall Street Journal. And on Friday there was this: The Cowardly Lion … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged About Last Night, Amazon, Bert Lahr, iTunes, Louis Armstrong, Samuel Becket, Terry Teachout, Waiting for Godot, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

The Wall Street Times

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Black Friday, Black Thursday, Desert Island Discs, Harry Potter, New York Times, Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment

California Goes From Gimbels To Lohan

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Monday Wall Street Journal op-ed piece: California: The Lindsay Lohan of States Lede: Listen up, California. The other 48 states—your cousin New York excluded—are sick of your bratty arrogance. You’re the Lindsay Lohan of states: a prima donna who once … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged California, department store state, Lindsay Lohan of states, Raymond Chandler, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

WSJ/NYT Op-Ed Gingrich Smackdown!

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal and New York Times each featured a Newt Gingrichabilia op-ed, to very different effect. Exhibit A: The WSJ op-ed from former George W. Bush press secretary Ari “You Talkin’ to Me?” Flesicher. Nut graf: Having served … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ari Fleischer, Gingrichabilia, John Boehner, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Newt Gingrich, Op-It Girl, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

WSJ Punks NYT. Again.

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

[Chapter Umpteenth in the ongoing Wall Street Journal/New York Times Slapfight:] Monday’s Wall Street Journal featured this piece in the Marketplace section: Chevron Ad Campaign Answers Critics Head-On As Big Oil struggles to repair its image in the wake of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chevron, Juvenal, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Wall Street Juvenal, WSJspeak | 2 Comments

Is This The Book You Thought C.J. Chivers Would Write?

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

When New York Times reporter C.J. Chivers went missing from the paper some months ago, the logical assumption was that he’d taken time off to write a book about the war in Iraq or Afghanistan, both of which he has … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Afghanistan, AK-47, C.J. Chivers, Iraq, New York Times, The Gun, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Deval Patrick Gets Free WSJ Ad

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal op-ed page featured this piece headlined: Four Governors on How to Cut Spending Among them: Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D-Staples) on smart shopping for office supplies ($14 million saved!); California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Am I Retired … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bob McDonnell, Charlie Baker, CNBC, Deval Patrick, Ed Rendell, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments

Captain Rupert Chases The Great White Times, Chapter Four

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

After 1) morphing the Wall Street Journal from a knockout financial daily into a reasonably interesting general-interest newspaper; 2) launching a glossy WSJ. (don’t forget the period) magazine; and 3) bankrolling a WSJ New York Metro section (in hopes of bankrupting the other … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged New York Times, Rupert Murdoch, Wall Street Journal, WSJ Weekend, WSJ. | 2 Comments