Tag Archives: Washington Post

Ex-Globe Editor Marty Baron Stiff-Arms National Journal

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Former Boston Globe (and current Washington Post) executive editor Marty Baron was profiled in National Journal this week and rest assured, he’s the same in D.C. as he was here – only more so. Nut graf: Washington, meet Martin Baron, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Chris Frates, Dan Kennedy, Marty Baron, Martygram, National Journal, the odious Barney Frank, Washington Post | Leave a comment

Remembering Boston’s Own Michael Kelly, Killed Covering War In Iraq

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens remembered the great Michael Kelly in his op-ed piece yesterday: Michael Kelly had an uncharitable term for the column you are about to read: “The Nice Column.” Nice columns—about ancient enmities overcome and people … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Atlantic Monthly, Bret Stephens, Fox News, Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart, Iraq, Michael Kelly, Tony Snow, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post | 1 Comment

Google’s Newest Search Results: Sponsored Content

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From our State-of-the-Cuisinart Marketing desk The Googletron will not be pwned! From Search Engine Land: As News Publications Experiment With Sponsored Content, Google Says Keep It Out Of Google News News publications having “sponsored content “deals are on the rise, and Google’s apparently … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brand Connect, CTIA, Google, Googletron, kerfoogled, native advertising, SearchEngineLand, Sneak ADtack, sponsored content, Washington Post, wireless technology | 2 Comments

Let The Wild Sequester Rumpus Begin! (Bankrupting America Edition)

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Now that the dreaded sequester is starting to feel like the New Normal, the airwaves are starting to fill up with ads trying to position it as the New Abnormal. First shot (via Politico’s Morning Score): Bankrupting America, a project … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AHIP, Americas Health Insurance Plans, Bankrupting America, Coalition for Medicare Choices, factcheckorama, Medicare Advantage, Morning Score, New Normal, Politico, Reuters, sequester, The Fact Checker, Too Much, Washington Post | Leave a comment

NYT’s Revisionist History Re: IHT

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Smart Sam Roberts piece in Thursday’s New York Times about the pending demise of the International Herald Tribune brand. Fondly Recalling a ‘Writer’s Paper’ as a Name Goes Away Ghostly vestiges of the gothic Herald Tribune logo still survive on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Breathless, Dick Schaap, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, I.H.T., International Herald Tribune, International New York Times, James Gordon Bennett Jr., Jean Seberg, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jimmy Breslin, New York Times, Pete Hamill, Red Smith, Sam Roberts, takeover, Tom Wolfe, Washington Post | Leave a comment

Marty Baron Corrects The Record

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

In response to this earlier post by the hardworking (if at times misguided) staff, Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron sent this: John, Your facts are wrong. I didn’t end the ombudsman column. Richard Chacon was the last ombudsman. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Marty Baron, Ombudsman, Washington Post | 2 Comments

Marty Baron Strikes Again: No Ombudsman For You!

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Newly minted Washington Post (and former Boston Globe) executive editor Marty Baron is apparently disappearing another ombudsman position. From today’s WaPo column by ombudsman Patrick B. Pexton (tip o’ the pixel to Politico’s Playbook): The Post’s last ombudsman? It is possible … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Mark Jurkowitz, Marty Baron, Ombudsman, Patrick B. Pexton, Politico Playbook, Washington Post | 4 Comments

Marty Baron’s Swan Song

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Call it Marty Baron’s Last (Pulitzer) Waltz. The Boston Globe editor is leaving to become editor of the Washington Post in January, but in the meantime he’s leaving this: A three-part series called Justice in the Shadows, which details – in impressive detail … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, IGTLTDT, Justice in the Shadows, Last (Pulitzer) Waltz, Marty Baron, Secret Criminals, Washington Post | 2 Comments

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Times Co. Town (Paywall Edition)

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

As newspaper revenues continue to go down like the Hindenburg, more and more dailies are looking to erect paywalls to corral new cashflow. Exhibit Umpteen: The Washington Post. From David Carr’s post on the New York Times Media Decoder blog (via Politico’s Playbook) … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, David Carr, Donald Graham, Media Decoder, New York Times, paywall, Politico Playbook, Washington Post | Leave a comment

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Herald: Baron Jumps Sinking Ship?)

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Today’s Boston Globe has the front-page story on the exodus of editor Marty Baron. 11-year Globe editor Martin Baron to depart Will take reins at Washington Post Martin Baron , the editor of The Boston Globe who led the news organization as it … Continue reading →

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