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Media
July 25, 2008
They're (Not) Lovin' It
This week, the New York Times reported on a seemingly new idea in advertising—news product placement. No, we don't mean placing positive coverage of products into news reports (though, who knows, that could be next), we mean having reporters consume a particular product on air. For instance, anchors on Fox morning news shows in several cities—including Chicago, Las Vegas, and Seattle—are being shown with cups of McDonald's coffee clearly placed in front of them.
Media
July 23, 2008
The Future of the Chicago Tribune?
Among the proposals for the Chicago Tribune's planned redesign, which we criticized on Monday, is turning the sports section into a tabloid. When we read "tabloid" we thought "not broadsheet" and, perhaps, "shitty reporting." As you probably could tell, we didn't like the idea. But it turns out that going tabloid may not be the only unseemly part of the Trib sports section's future.
Politics
July 23, 2008
Dropping The Jägerbomb
The eons-long feud that has simmered between Staten Island and the Jersey Shore boiled over last week after a few ill-conceived remarks from a public official garnered coverage up and down the Jersey and New York shorelines. For those who find themselves in the good fortune to reside in areas where this story does not exist, here's a brief recap of the major events.
Full article » | by Max Lakin
Law
July 23, 2008
Blog Fights the Law, Blog Wins (For Now)
Room 8, a blog about New York politics, was served with a subpoena and an accompanying gag order in April by the Bronx DA's office, which was attempting to obtain information about the identities of anonymous bloggers and commenters. The subpoena centered on a blogger called Republican Dissident who made some critical claims about people involved in the Bronx GOP. (His posts have since been taken down.)
Media
July 21, 2008
The Death of the Chicago Tribune?
The Chicago Reader, the Second City's alternative weekly, recently selected the Chicago Tribune as the city's "best news source" for 2008. But apparently the media empire spawned by the paper's success—the troubled Tribune Company—doesn't see things that way. Or perhaps Sam Zell just doesn't care.
Media
July 17, 2008
Jesse's Other N-Word
By now, pretty much the entire country knows what Jesse Jackson would like to do to Barack Obama's nuts. But the Associated Press reported reports that Jackson used a far more provocative n-word in that same off-air conversation. (Of course, it did not print the actual word "nigger."). Maybe it's time to rename that South Park episode something other than "With apologies to Jesse Jackson."
Sports
July 16, 2008
The Naked Climbing Trend
It's become a tired joke in journalism circles that if something occurs three times, it becomes a trend. Well, you can say what you will about the declining journalistic standards on this side of the Atlantic, but if America's newspaper writers want to feel good about themselves, they should look at some of their British counterparts. There, all it takes is one steamy photo shoot to make a full-fledged "extreme sport craze."
Media
July 16, 2008
Outsourcing Bad Beer
Once again, jingoism and the flailing economy collide. The most prolific and steadily unappetizing macrobrew distiller in America, Anheuser-Busch, has agreed to a $52 billion takeover offer from Belgian-based, Brazilian-operated InBev this week, thus adding itself to the list of things-available-to-but-no-longer-of America. Think tech support, celebrity childbirth, and Madonna.
Full article » | by Max Lakin
Sports
July 15, 2008
(Bleep), F***, or F*ck?
Phillies second baseman Chase Utley had something of a Jesse Jackson moment at baseball's Home Run Derby when he was booed by New York (presumably Met) fans and said to Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla, "Boo? Fuck you." Only, of course, Utley was wearing a microphone at the time and ESPN was not using a tape delay, so the comment made its way on to television. It did not, however, make its way into many other media outlets.
Non-Motivational
July 15, 2008
The Non-Motivational Speaker Series Returns July 24
Taxi Driver Confessions is the business of this month's Non-Motivational Speaker Series event, returning to the Lower East Side on Thursday, July 24, at 8 p.m. The same crooked streets that gave us Travis Bickle and Chris Rock have spawned a new generation of hacks: Famous Fat Dave Freedenberg and Melissa Plaut.
Full article » | by Adam Rosen
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