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Category Archives: Journalism
Behind Caroline Kennedy
From New York magazine: Today the Observer has some suggestions of why the New York Post may have endorsed the inexperienced Caroline Kennedy so quickly and giddily for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat. Was it because: • She helped get News … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline Kennedy, Journalism
Tagged andrew cuomo, Caroline Kennedy, collective eyes, Hillary Clinton, irish drunks, jfk jr, kennedy cuomo divorce, liberal beliefs, rupert murdoch, senate seat, william kennedy smith
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Why No Reporting On The Special Relationship Between Pinch Sulzberger and Caroline Kennedy?
Gawker nails it (MSM: Keep rockin’.): Don’t even bother to leave a comment at the Times local news blog suggesting a sexy patrician affair between the Senator-to-be and the publisher of the Times. It seems like a mostly legitimate question … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, Journalism
Tagged Caroline Kennedy, fair game, legitimate question, pinch sulzberger, sexual lives, special relationship
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Bloggers Should Take Lessons From Rock Stars
Here’s a thought-provoking piece from the Columbia Journalism Review: He takes the stage clad in a black turtleneck. his famous line is, “Green is the new red, white, and blue.” Tonight, and other nights, he is paid tens of thousands … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Journalism
Tagged black turtleneck, columbia journalism review, culture method, media appearances, thomas friedman, youtube
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JTA & Duplicate Content
I got this email today from JTA.org: Hey Luke, I’m sure you remember me from my Jewschool days. Just a heads up: JTA’s pretty adamant about making sure that people don’t reprint our content in full if they’re not paying … Continue reading
Posted in FailedMessiah, Journalism, JTA
Tagged death bed, exclusivity, investment pool, jewish community foundation, Los Angeles Times, mainstream media, profit news, takedown notice
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Why Network Announcers Stay Relentlessly Positive
Mark Purdy writes for the San Jose Mercury News: "In case you’re wondering why broadcaster Troy Aikman said he thought “the 49ers got better today [after losing by two touchdowns to Dallas],” never forget one important thing. The broadcast networks … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism
Tagged girl scout troop, jose mercury news, mark purdy, network announcers, san jose mercury, san jose mercury news
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