Tag Archives: Washington Post

Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (@elondumptrump Edition)

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

From our never-ending All Those Dollars and No Sense series Elon Musk, celebrated electric carhop and fledgling space cadet, generally gets positive press – except for yesterday, when this full-page ad appeared in four daily newspapers. Close-up for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @elondumptrump, All Those Dollars and No Sense desk, Amber Heard, climate change, CNN, Donald Trump, Doug Derwin, Elon Musk, Fortune, Hat Tweet Challenge, Jackie Wattles, New York Times, SpaceX, Tesla, Washington Post | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Dean Baquet, Democracy Dies in Darkness, Financial Times, Grey Lady, John Carreyrou, News Media Alliance, Pep Squad for Truth, t-shirts, Texture, The Face of Real News, Two-Daily Town, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Dean Baquet, Democracy Dies in Darkness, Grey Lady, John Carreyrou, News Media Alliance, Pep Squad for Truth, t-shirts, The Face of Real News, Two-Daily Town, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post | 1 Comment

The Zero-Character Twitter Presidency

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

Donald J. Trump, America’s tweeter-in-chief, speaks in 140-character bursts. He also, to all appearances, thinks in 140-character bursts. But he acts with absolutely no character at all. Just consider one hour in the Twitter life of the man who purports … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @realdonaldtrump, anti-Semitism, axis of ego, Benjamin Netanyahu, CNN, Crimea, Donald Trump, fake news, FBI, New York Times, NSA, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Washington Post | 5 Comments

Mike Allen Shameless Trump Suck-Up Watch (Parts 1-3)

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

Mike Allen, the man the White House used to wake up to, has moved his home address from Politico to the delusional startup Axios, where he currently curries favor with D.C.’s movers and shakers – and especially Trumpsters. Exhibit A Mikey’s servile selfie at … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anna Palmer, Axios, Axios AM, Breitbart News, Charlie Spiering, Donald J. Trump, Eric Wemple, Jake Sherman, Matthew Boyle, Mike Allen, Politico, Politico Playbook, SiriusXM, Washington Post | Leave a comment

Six Flags Over New York Times (Sunday/School Edition)

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff has noted, the New York Times is searching hither and yon for new revenue sources, including the Times Journeys travel agency, the Times Store retail outlet, and New York Times Conferences, which brings together the international chinstrokerati “to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Carolyn Ryan, Charles Duhigg, Dean Baquet, Election Night Live, Katherine Weymouth, Liz Spayd, New York Times, New York Times Conferences, New York Times Store, Nieman, policy dinners, Public Editor, Scylla and Charybdis, Six Flags Over New York Times, The Wirecutter, Times Journeys, Timeselling, Washington Post | 4 Comments

Another $cheme From Six Flags Over New York Times

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff recently noted the various financial sidelines the New York Times has launched lately to boost sagging revenues. There’s the Times Journeys travel agency and the Times Store retail outlet, both of which have profited from full-page ads in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Carolyn Ryan, Charles Duhigg, Dean Baquet, Election Night Live, Katherine Weymouth, New York Times, New York Times Conferences, New York Times Store, Nieman, policy dinners, Six Flags Over New York Times, Times Journeys, Washington Post | 3 Comments

Can a Trump Spokeswoman Really Be Named Jessica Ditto?

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

The people who speak for Donald Trump, when he’s not ridiculously speaking for himself, are coming to resemble a political version of the Star Wars Cantina scene. Start with the thoroughly hallucinogenic Katrina Pierson, who currently insists that 1) unscientific polls … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alicia Machado, AlterNet, Donald J. Trump, Donald J. Trump Foundation, Hope Hicks, Jessica Ditto, Katrina Pierson, Kellyanne Conway, Latina, Lewis Carroll, Miss Housekeeping, Miss Piggy, Miss Universe, proved her muddle, Salon, Star Wars cantina scene, Through the Looking Glass, Trump charitable contributions, Washington Post | 2 Comments

Gordie Howe Only Scored a ‘Gordie Howe Hat Trick’ Twice

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Hockey lost one of its Mt. Rushmore figures when Gordie Howe died this week at the age of 88. Howe, a longtime Detroit Red Wing and short time New England Whaler, had the never-to-be-duplicated distinction of playing professional hockey in five … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Detroit Red Wings, ESPN, Gordie Howe, Gordie Howe Hat Trick, Hartford Whalers, New England Whalers, NHL, Sports Illustrated, Washington Post | 1 Comment

Politico’s Jack Shafer Throws Shade at the Boston Globe

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

In his latest column, Politico media maven Jack Shafer gets all farbissen about this past week’s Great Newspaper Migration. Why Is the Washington Post So Obsessed With Its Move? It’s easier to write an obituary for a building than a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bob Woodward, Boston Globe, Carl Bernstein, Gordon Goetemann, Great Newspaper Migration, Jack Shafer, Joel Achenbach, John Kelly, Len Downie, Marc Fisher, Marcus Brauchli, Michael Cavna, Norma Desmond, Politico, Post mortem, Sam Adams, Spotlight, Washington Post | 3 Comments