Tag Archives: Washington Post

Why Rafa Is So Special As a Tennis Player – and a Person

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday, as you no doubt already know, the great Rafael Nadal won his 14th French Open men’s singles title and his 22nd Grand Slam tournament title by defeating Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. Nutshell video. Afterward, Rafa detailed some … Continue reading →

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Why Rafael Nadal Is the Most Admirable Person in All of Sports

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Campaign Outsider

The hardrooting staff has written often about Rafael Nadal, one of our all-time favorite athletes along with New York Yankees icon Mickey Mantle (our youthful crush) and Mantle’s New York Rangers doppelgänger Rod Gilbert. But Rafa is even more special. … Continue reading →

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Ave Atque Vale, The (Late, Lamented) Weekly Standard

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff has long been a fan (we were a charter subscriber in the mid-90s) – and also a critic – of The Weekly Standard, which officially folded on Friday. For over two decades we’ve found the magazine’s political … Continue reading →

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When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (‘Uphill Lift’ Edition)

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

From our annual That’s Just Sad desk As the hardworking staff wends its way through this veil – sorry, vale – of tears, we’ve felt obliged to keep track of the mangled phrases employed by our differently worded brethren, who go … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Strange Adfellows for Net Neutrality: AT&T and . . . Burger King?

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

As the rumpus over the fate of net neutrality continues, it’s not just 21 states and the District of Columbia pushing back against the FCC decision to neuter neutrality. It’s also advertisers. Exhibit AT&T: This full-page ad that’s been running … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AT&T, Burger King, Deven Coldewey, Facebook, Fernando Machado, Gizmodo, Google, Internet Bill of Rights, Karlene Lukovitz, MediaPost, net neutrality, New York Times, Rhett Jones, Sunlight Foundation, TechCrunch, Title II, Washington Post | Leave a comment

New York Times Keeps Pimping Out Its Staffers to Subscribers

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff has previously noted, the New York Times routinely deploys its journalists to accompany (and schmooze with) civilians on Times Journeys to the four corners of the earth – an enterprise that is rife with potential conflicts … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Binyamin Appelbaum, Jack Shafer, Nicholas Kristof, Paul Far, Politico, separation of church and fourth estate, Times Journeys, Times Replica Edition, Washington Post | 4 Comments

Jemele Hill=John Garfield in ‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

As you splendid readers undoubtedly know, ESPN lightning rod Jemele Hill has been handed a two-week suspension by the cable sports network for, yes, reckless tweeting. Via CNN Money: ESPN suspends Jemele Hill over NFL tweets ESPN has suspended host … Continue reading →

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NYT Still Can’t Find 50 People for Its $135K Worldwind Tour

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff noted several months ago, the New York Times Journeys travel agency has faced an uphill battle selling out its Around the World by Private Jet: Cultures in Transformation. Full-page from yesterday’s Times. The 26-day, $135,000 … Continue reading →

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