… and it ain’t Paul Krugman.
From today’s New York Times cover story:
Media critics have been increasingly concerned about what will happen to investigative journalism with the continued emphasis on cutting costs. This latest NYT story should help sooth some of those fears as it is clear that hiring just one good photographer with an eye […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)Paul Krugman is a funny guy. At least I think he is - I mean I am assuming that it is his dry wit shining through when he complains about the “Clinton Rules” in use by the US media:
the term a number of observers use for the way pundits and some news organizations treat […]
Dear Tina Daunt (columnist of the Los Angeles Times):
David Geffen did not buy the Los Angeles Times. He is not your boss. You do not have to do his bidding nor kiss his ass. Yes he is a powerful, vindictive individual used to getting his own way but the press is supposed to be immune […]
What do you do if you are an LA Times staff writer and you get caught sending out the above image to your bosses at the LA Times via a posting to your Facebook friends?
If you are LA Times’ David Sarno then you concoct the following story and try to shift the focus away […]
CBS filed a lengthy 30-page motion to dismiss Dan Rather’s civil lawsuit in New York Supreme Court, it was reported by the New York Observer.
CBS executives also released a statement today, noting that they are “mystified” by Rather’s “bizarre allegations” but will “vigorously” defend themselves in court if need be.
“Dan Rather is one of […]
The Winners
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Rathergate.com: For a website with the URL Rathergate.com, this is like winning the Powerball lottery.
Mark Cuban: His hiring of Rather for his fledging HD network has been a high-definition bust. Cuban hoped that Rather would have PR value, something that has not been the case at least until now.
Conservative bloggers: Even though […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)While lies such as “leaving for personal reasons” or “creative differences” are commonplace in the corporate world, somehow one would think that the NYT’s would hold itself to a higher standard. In truth, if something is a success it isn’t canceled. If you love someone you don’t divorce or kill them. If a CEO is […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)Isn’t this the type of thing that editors are supposed to catch?
For the record, it’s from the June 27th, 2004 Orange County Register.
h/t: Dr. Hoist via viral email
In a lengthy story on the “longevity gap” between whites and blacks, the Los Angeles Times noted the difficulty in pinpointing the causes for the differences between the life expectancies of whites and blacks in California. The article was written in response to the recent release of a study called “Death in the Golden State” […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)Antonio is always, always watching Mirthala’s back!
You have to give credit to the upper management at Telemundo. They needed to do something about the incredible ethical lapses at their station but they had a problem. The lapse involved their popular and rising star reporter and the most popular Latino politician in the state. Furthermore, said […]
Funny how life works. The LA Times is suffering from a significant revenue decline. One of their columnists, Patrick Goldstein, writes about it and the piece is promptly killed. However it magically appears over at LA Observed where it will probably be one of their biggest stories of the year. The irony is fascinating. The […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)From Reuters:
Publisher American Media Inc. said on Tuesday it will stop printing the Weekly World News, which for 28 years gleefully chronicled the exploits of alien babies, animal-human hybrids and dead celebrities.
The company said in a brief statement it would end the print version of the tabloid newspaper next month but would maintain the online […]
After spending the last few years shamelessly fawning over Second Life (including this recent puff piece), the LA Times has finally ceased its lightweight regurgitation of Second Life press releases and published an article that is actually critical (!) of the much-hyped virtual world.
Four years after Second Life debuted, some marketers are second-guessing the money […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)Another day another embarrassment for local news. No, not sleeping with the mayor behind his wife’s back all the while covering him. No, not frolicking with the husband of a newly missing woman in her house, also while covering him. This time it is a local news crew from San Francisco being cuffed and taken […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)“Pool reporter” Amy Jacobson
Amy Jacobson is a not bad looking newscaster with Chicago’s WMAQ-Channel 5. However at some point she decided that frolicking with Craig Stebic, who’d she met while covering the mysterious disappearance of his estranged wife, was worth risking her job for. Well at least that is what it looks like in an […]
