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Howard Kurtz's 'Scoop' Was First Revealed by David Blum Two Years Agonew
The Washington Post media columnist's new book Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War has the Beltway buzzing after being partially leaked on the Drudge Report this weekend. "Kurtz's story was treated as big news -- but the substance, and some of the language as well, was no different from New York Press editor-in-chief David Blum's 2004 book, Tick... Tick... Tick..: The Long Life and Turbulent Times of 60 Minutes," according to Gawker. The big scoop from Kurtz was that Dan Rather threatened to take his Bush/National Guard documents -- which ultimately cost him his anchor chair at CBS -- to the New York Times, which was included in the 2005 paperback edition of Blum's book. Kurtz says he never saw that edition of the book. "Good for him for getting there first," he tells Gawker. "I'm a fanatic about giving credit, which is why my book is filled with footnotes, but you can't do that if you've never seen the information." That's all fine and good, but it leaves the New York Observer to wonder: Will Kurtz "continue to tout the anecdote as a 'scoop' in his upcoming appearances supporting the book?"
Gawker | The New York Observer |
10-10-2007 10:25 am |
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Comic Strip Calls on The Stranger to Stop Running Tobacco Adsnew
"The Adventures of Strangie," an anonymous weekly strip distributed online and in at least one Seattle neighborhood, is hell-bent on getting the Stranger -- and other Seattle publications -- to drop advertising from tobacco companies, the Seattle Times reports. The strip's main character is -- you guessed it -- Strangie, a tabloid-sized newspaper who is always pushing smokes on folks. In an open letter, the strip's creator calls on Stranger publisher Tim Keck, Seattle Weekly publisher Ken Stocker and two other Seattle publishers "to meet with each other and create a pact to stop advertising tobacco altogether." (S)he is also "calling on all employees to consider where your paychecks are coming from, and to stand up to your employers." Keck says he's not swayed by the comic. "Our readers are educated adults who can make up their own minds about smoking, drinking and fixed gear bikes," he tells the Times. "We've added their site to our 'Friends of The Stranger' Slog roll. Who doesn't love a didactic comic with the Space Needle as the protagonist?" UPDATE: The Seattle Times now reports that 37-year-old Seattle artist Jeff Weedman is the creator of "Strangie."
The Seattle Times |
10-09-2007 12:42 pm |
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Time, Inc. Explores Ways to Put Moving Pictures on Printed Pagesnew
Mediaweek |
10-09-2007 10:53 am |
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Mediamark: Single Parents Like Online Datingnew
New York Times |
10-09-2007 10:42 am |
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Starch Has New Info on How to Make Print Ads Work Betternew
New York Times |
10-09-2007 10:35 am |
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Google Turns AdSense Into Video Outletnew
Adweek |
10-09-2007 10:29 am |
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Tags: Management, Marketing
The Chicago Reader Debuts its New One-Section Tabloid Format
"The Reader is officially a one-section tabloid -- but that's not the only change," Chicagoist reports. "It's also coming out a day earlier ... and the layout is a lot more open and colorful, with more call-out text and larger graphic elements." Chicagoist's final verdict: "It's a change, but we're liking it." The Reader also has an open comments page on its site, where scores of Chicagoans have been weighing in on the redesign.
Chicagoist | The Chicago Reader |
10-05-2007 8:28 am |
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IAB: '07 Internet Ad Revenues Up 27 Percentnew
Editor & Publisher |
10-05-2007 8:41 am |
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Tags: Management, Retail Advertising
ACLU Weighs In on Library's Possible Banishment of Alt-Weeklynew
As we reported last month, a Phoenix suburb is in the process of deciding whether to remove the Phoenix New Times from its public library. The Chandler Library Board met on Sept. 20 to hear complaints from a lone resident against the paper, and will make its decision Nov. 15. The Phoenix-based ACLU chapter has sent a letter to the board urging it not to remove the paper and the other materials under consideration from the library, according to the Arizona Republic. "It's premature to say, 'We'll sue you,' but we wanted to add our strong feelings on the issue," says legal director Daniel Pochoda. "The neighborhood public library is the one institution -- the historical bastion of free speech -- that should always stand firm against pressure to censor newspapers or books."
The Arizona Republic |
10-04-2007 8:32 am |
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Real Potential of Social Networks is Listening, Not Talkingnew
FastCompany.com |
10-04-2007 4:02 pm |
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More Marketers Shifting Focus From Youth to Boomer Audiencenew
New York Times |
10-04-2007 10:33 am |
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More Details on Colorado Springs Independent's Classified Web Portalnew
Last month, the Independent announced that it had partnered with 12 local media outlets in the region to create SoCoAds.com, a classified web portal designed to compete with Craigslist with local ads gleaned from more than 500 national websites. ColoradoBiz thinks that SoCoAds.com may already have a leg up on Craigslist, since the site can buy advertising. The media companies have collectively invested $50,000 in premium ad and broadcast space to support SoCoAds.com in a big one-month starting push. In addition, ColoradoBiz reports the site won't allow prostitution services and other questionable listings, "because Colorado Springs is not that kind of market."
ColoradoBiz Magazine |
10-03-2007 2:22 pm |
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Jonathan Gold: Pulitzer-Winner ... and High-School Bully Victimnew
"Every high school has its nerdy soft kid who brings his cello to class, and that would have been me," the L.A. Weekly food critic tells This American Life's Ira Glass. He talks about one particular bully who picked on him quite a bit: "In my most notable instance, I was walking down the hall to history class, and he hip-checked me ... I went sailing down the stairs with my cello," Gold says. "He was laughing about it with his friends. I suspect he forgot about it five minutes later. I didn't." Years later, Gold says he felt vindicated when that same bully -- Jack Abramoff -- became a criminal felon, his corruption case splashed on front pages across the country. "It's just beautiful; it's more than I could have wished for," he says. "Who wouldn't feel satisfied that he was getting his comeuppance?" An Abramoff spokesman denies the incident: "Mr. Abramhoff does not know Mr. Gold and he has no idea why Mr. Gold would fabricate such a story."
This American Life |
10-03-2007 8:44 am |
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Hot Job: Selling Web Adsnew
Fortune via CNN |
10-03-2007 12:55 pm |
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Publishers Eyeing Big Name Blogs as Takeover Targetsnew
24/7 Wall St. |
10-03-2007 11:17 am |
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