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Fake OC Weekly Story 'Gets Internet's Panties in a Bunch'new
The response to Ben Westhoff's "The Efron Scandal," which "revealed" that Lil' Wayne and Zac Efron were working together on High School Musical 2: Non-Stop Dance Party and that the two even shared a "full-on kiss," was enough to temporarily crash the Weekly's servers, the paper reports. But not everyone got the joke: the story was picked up as truth by outlets as diverse at VH1 and the British tabloid The Sun. "The overwhelming impression I have over the hysteria 'The Efron Scandal' has generated is that some people don't recognize comedy gold, even as it's repeatedly conking them upside their thick heads," writes Weekly music editor Dave Segal.
OC Weekly |
12-20-2007 8:40 am |
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F.T.C. Clears Google-DoubleClick Dealnew
The Associated Press via The New York Times |
12-20-2007 4:54 pm |
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The Future of Online Video Advertisingnew
Online Video Insider |
12-20-2007 9:47 am |
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For Advertisers, Widgets are the 'New Black'new
CNET News |
12-20-2007 9:43 am |
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Tips for Successful 'Instant Message' Campaignsnew
iMediaConnection |
12-20-2007 9:38 am |
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Internet Giants Settle U.S. Case on Gambling Adsnew
New York Times |
12-20-2007 9:02 am |
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Tucson Weekly's 'Reality Journalism' Contest Makes Wavesnew
In Arizona nearly anyone can qualify for the presidential primary by filling out some forms and meeting a few basic requirements. With this in mind, the Weekly launched Project White House in November, and thus far has put 20 candidates (of 48 total) on the ballots. Yesterday, a drawing clarified in what order those candidates' names -- as well as more prominent ones like Obama and Romney -- will appear on the ballots. Some people think the long list of unknown names could be taxing on voters, but the Weekly's Jim Nintzel, who is coordinating the process, defended his candidates and the contest. "I think it's a wonderful opportunity to really get people engaged in the democratic process," he says. "A lot of people have dreamed of running for president for a long time, and this is really an opportunity for them to do so." He adds: "The Project White House candidates have just as good a chance at winning the Arizona primary as Ron Paul does."
Arizona Daily Star |
12-19-2007 1:24 pm |
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NOW Magazine's Senior Film Writer Dies
John Harkness, the film critic for NOW since its inception on Sept. 10, 1981, was found dead in his home in Toronto on Tuesday. "John Harkness was simply the best film critic in Canada over the last 26 years," editor and publisher Michael Hollett says in a release. "He will be sorely missed by all of us at NOW, his family, friends and the film community as a whole." Harkness, who was 53, had been suffering from high cholesterol. "He had never missed a deadline in 26 years," Hollet tells the Globe and Mail, "so we sent somebody to his house when his copy didn't arrive." They then found his body and called the police.
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NOW Magazine Press Release |
12-19-2007 12:16 pm |
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Food Writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl Leaving City Pagesnew
The five-time AltWeekly Award winner and recipient of numerous James Beard Awards is taking her food column to Minnesota Monthly starting in January, according to MinnPost. "It makes me sad to the bottom of my toes," Grumdahl says. "I've been a City Pages writer since I was a whippersnapper; it was my first job out of Carleton. That said, I couldn't be more excited about Minnesota Monthly. I'm interested in longer-form things, I have a couple of books in the works, and Minnesota Monthly is interested in having national platform and voice." MinnPost thinks the loss of "a certifiable brand that pulls in big advertising bucks as local chefs court her legions of drooling foodies" will hurt ad revenue in City Pages' restaurant section.
MinnPost |
12-19-2007 11:27 am |
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Former New York Press Columnist's TV Pilot Finally Airsnew
In 2004, Jonathan Ames wrote and acted in a pilot for Showtime, yet it never aired. Until today. What's Not to Love? is based on Ames' 2000 memoir of the same name, which sprang from his "inflammatory, exquisitely worded, and often tastelessly brilliant columns for the New York Press," according to Showtime. The 30-minute show will debut tonight at 11:30 pm, and will be on Showtime On Demand until Jan. 15.
Bumpershine.com | Showtime |
12-18-2007 8:32 am |
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Advertising: Local Papers' Web Scramblenew
The Wall Street Journal |
12-18-2007 10:35 pm |
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Outlook for Campaign Ad Revenue 2008new
Editor & Publisher |
12-18-2007 7:30 pm |
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Publishers Say Magazine Sites are More Effective Than Digital Editionsnew
Mediaweek |
12-18-2007 9:01 am |
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Ben Eason Weighs in on the State of Creative Loafingnew
"While it is easy to blame mean and nasty CEOs for trimming budgets, the fact is that our journalism, advertising and our content needs to be and are being re-conceived," Creative Loafing CEO Ben Eason says in a memo to employees leaked to Poynter's Jim Romenesko. In the memo, Eason tells his employees that most of the post-merger integration -- including staffing decisions -- of the Chicago Reader and Washington City Paper into the CL family is complete. "I'm very pleased with how the new company has come together," he says. "We are positioned well to take advantage of the future."
Romenesko Memos |
12-17-2007 10:08 am |
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O.C. Register Launches Spanish-Language Entertainment Tabnew
Editor & Publisher |
12-17-2007 4:25 pm |
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