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Where have you gone, Ed Weintrob?

Where have you gone, Ed Weintrob?

I have not posted here since Thanksgiving, and that is a serious sin in Bloggerland.…

April 18, 2013 / No Comment / Read More

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

It might sound trite but it’s true nonetheless: This day spent with family and friends…

November 22, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

On Veterans Day, we remember

On Veterans Day, we remember

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our…

November 11, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Happy!

Happy!

It’s been a rough couple of weeks for a whole lot of people in the…

November 11, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Waterfront dining, anyone?

Waterfront dining, anyone?

The giant Fairway supermarket in Red Hook is underwater — but that didn’t stop BrooklynPaper.com from…

October 30, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Sandy’s a bee killer; heartbreaking tragedy strikes Brooklyn’s urban farmers

Sandy’s a bee killer; heartbreaking tragedy strikes Brooklyn’s urban farmers

Here’s another example of The Brooklyn Paper’s outstanding hyperlocal coverage of Hurricane Sandy: This was…

October 30, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More
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Where have you gone, Ed Weintrob?

Where have you gone, Ed Weintrob?

I have not posted here since Thanksgiving, and that is a serious sin in Bloggerland. I’ve been busy. Very busy. Happily busy. Yes, that’s my excuse. Among other…

April 18, 2013 / No Comment / Read More

Our morning after pill

Our morning after pill

It’s good to see that New York’s tabloids had their priorities straight, the morning after Bob Schieffer’s foreign-policy debate! Meanwhile, in Middle America … the Des Moines Register…

October 23, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Confronting bullying, and giving the voiceless a voice

Confronting bullying, and giving the voiceless a voice

It’s a conundrum for young reporters: When tragedy strikes, do you speak to the victims right away, do you pry — or do you give them “space” and…

April 19, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Why Iowa?

Why Iowa?

I’m a New Yorker with an affinity for Iowa (I subscribed to the Des Moines Register when I was 13 and have visited the state many times, including…

January 3, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Murdoch uses Twitter to tout Santorum

Murdoch uses Twitter to tout Santorum

Rupert Murdoch opened a Twitter account over the weekend, and while the octogenarian mogul is no @justinbieber (who has 16 million followers) his tweets @rupertmurdoch did draw lots of…

January 3, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

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Murdoch uses Twitter to tout Santorum

Murdoch uses Twitter to tout Santorum

Rupert Murdoch opened a Twitter account over the weekend,…

Gersh exits Brooklyn Paper to run CUNY-NYTimes ‘Local’

Gersh exits Brooklyn Paper to run CUNY-NYTimes ‘Local’

Brooklyn Paper Editor Gersh Kuntzman may not be joining…

NOTW editor calls bosses ‘scum’

NOTW editor calls bosses ‘scum’

Former News of the World deputy editor Paul McMullan…

Linotype’s 125th Birthday

Linotype’s 125th Birthday

Whielaw Reid, NY Tribune, 1886: “Ottmar, you’ve done it!…

Lara Logan

Lara Logan

Those of us back in the US, covering whatever…

Gersh eats dog food

Gersh eats dog food

What can I say? He’s pushing for another award.…

Bill O’Reilly to President Obama: “Does it disturb you that so many people hate you?”

Bill O’Reilly to President Obama: “Does it disturb you that so many people hate you?”

Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly was relatively civil [by O'Reilly…

Newspaper war in Brooklyn

Newspaper war in Brooklyn

Who says newspapers are dead? An old-fashioned newspaper war…

The Last DJ

The Last DJ

By Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Think about it.…

Newspaper war in Brooklyn

Newspaper war in Brooklyn

Who says newspapers are dead? An old-fashioned newspaper war…

Followup: Gersh an ‘Editor of the Year’—again

Followup: Gersh an ‘Editor of the Year’—again

Actually, there’s more to it than that. After we…

Groupon, iPad and Twitter: Not so fast!

Alan Mutter has an excellent post in which he…

Jon Stewart on the Rachel Maddow Show, uncut

Jon Stewart on the Rachel Maddow Show, uncut

An intelligent conversation.…

‘Unfilled Twinkie’ didn’t stop Gawker’s nasty post. And it didn’t stop 1 million people from reading it.

‘Unfilled Twinkie’ didn’t stop Gawker’s nasty post. And it didn’t stop 1 million people from reading it.

Gawker drew a quick one-million views to its post…

Some rebels just don’t know when they’ve been beaten

Some rebels just don’t know when they’ve been beaten

The Confederates could have saved themselves a lot of…

For Murdoch, the Wall Street Journal’s New York edition is not just business. It’s personal.

For Murdoch, the Wall Street Journal’s New York edition is not just business. It’s personal.

Rupert Murdoch made two things quite clear yesterday: The…

Door closed, site opened

Door closed, site opened

When Gannett closed its Honolulu Advertiser, its entertainment Website…

Governor says Honolulu doesn’t need 2 newspaper voices — it has the internet.

Governor says Honolulu doesn’t need 2 newspaper voices — it has the internet.

When Gannett’s Honolulu Advertiser proposed buying — and shuttering…

Waterfront dining, anyone?

Waterfront dining, anyone?

The giant Fairway supermarket in Red Hook is underwater…

Is this great ad placement, or what?

Is this great ad placement, or what?

The right third of this morning’s Washington Post homepage…

Free [publications] in New Orleans: IFPA and SAPA talk print and web … and party!

Free [publications] in New Orleans: IFPA and SAPA talk print and web … and party!

There was lots of serious business in New Orleans…

Practical Social Media for Small Businesses … Getting Started NOW

Practical Social Media for Small Businesses … Getting Started NOW

Every small businesses should claim its place in Social…

Is Twitter a business? You betcha! says CEO Dick Costolo

Is Twitter a business? You betcha! says CEO Dick Costolo

Twitter , in an interview at D9 (video posted below):…

Never miss a promotional opportunity…

Never miss a promotional opportunity…

Never miss a promotional opportunity… This is precious. Raygun…

Will this baby rape his girlfriend? An anti-violence crusader says it’s never too early to intervene.

Will this baby rape his girlfriend? An anti-violence crusader says it’s never too early to intervene.

This video — designed to counter a purported anti-women slant…

SuperBowl commercials: Best [Chrysler's hymn to Detroit] and Worst [Groupon's tasteless humor]

SuperBowl commercials: Best [Chrysler's hymn to Detroit] and Worst [Groupon's tasteless humor]

My personal favorite: American industry, American workers, and the…

Confronting bullying, and giving the voiceless a voice

Confronting bullying, and giving the voiceless a voice

It’s a conundrum for young reporters: When tragedy strikes,…

Goodbye Kim Jong Il, hello ’30 Rock’

Goodbye Kim Jong Il, hello ’30 Rock’

As we await the mid-year return of Tina Fey‘s…

Elaine and fame

Elaine and fame

Bob Kappstatter, on Facebook, said he once asked Elaine…

When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, THEN you’ll be successful…

When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, THEN you’ll be successful…

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Weiner’s roast hasn’t ended. Questions surround congressman’s story over lewd pic on Twitter.

Weiner’s roast hasn’t ended. Questions surround congressman’s story over lewd pic on Twitter.

Weinergate, indeed. After Anthony Weiner, the brash congressman from…

Rep. Weiner tweets his wienie

Rep. Weiner tweets his wienie

UPDATES are posted at the bottom of this story.…

Yesterday’s Men

This Phil Coulter tune — a few decades old, with an…

“Friday” — Coping with instant fame.

13-year-old Rebecca Black is the latest viral sensation. Her…

Inspiration

Confronting bullying, and giving the voiceless a voice

It’s a conundrum for young reporters: When tragedy strikes, do you speak to the victims right away, do you pry — or do you give them “space”…

April 19, 2012 / No Comment

When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, THEN you’ll be successful…

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September 20, 2011 / No Comment
SEO

Is Twitter a business? You betcha! says CEO Dick Costolo

Twitter , in an interview at D9 (video posted below): It took three years to send the first billion tweets, and we now send a billion tweets every…

June 21, 2011 / No Comment

‘Ground Zero Mosque’ errors won’t quit

Whatever your position on the lower Manhattan Islamic center, consider two facts: 1. It’s not exactly a “mosque,” in the classical sense, and 2. It’s not at…

August 25, 2010 / No Comment
Google

‘Ground Zero Mosque’ errors won’t quit

Whatever your position on the lower Manhattan Islamic center, consider two facts: 1. It’s not exactly a “mosque,” in the classical sense, and 2. It’s not at…

August 25, 2010 / No Comment

Murdoch’s war on Google

A lengthy NY Magazine piece out today on “The Raging Septuagenarian” — Rupert Murdoch — covers all angles, including Fox News and Roger Ailes, the New York…

March 1, 2010 / 1 Comment
Apple

Groupon, iPad and Twitter: Not so fast!

Alan Mutter has an excellent post in which he seeks to moderate some of the wild projections surrounding Groupon, the iPad and Twitter. Newspapers and the iPad:…

December 19, 2010 / 1 Comment

Predicting if Murdoch’s iPad Daily will be the salvation of newspapers is a crapshoot

The board on which the news media plays is constantly moving and the only certainty might be that most newspapers are toast and that whatever we predict…

November 22, 2010 / 24 Comments
Pornography

Will this baby rape his girlfriend? An anti-violence crusader says it’s never too early to intervene.

This video — designed to counter a purported anti-women slant in some Super Bowl commercials — has ignited a storm and reportedly sparked death threats against its creator in…

February 15, 2011 / 1 Comment
Music

Yesterday’s Men

This Phil Coulter tune — a few decades old, with an Irish twist — is obviously relevant to today’s America. Performed here by Celtic Thunder‘s George Donaldson. Thanks to Michael Libbie…

March 24, 2011 / No Comment

“Friday” — Coping with instant fame.

13-year-old Rebecca Black is the latest viral sensation. Her music video, “Friday,” has topped 28million. It’s also subjected her to a massive amount of online ridicule. Certainly,…

March 21, 2011 / 2 Comments
Ethics

Racist headline tops NY Daily News website

If an editor had substituted “Jew” or “Black” or “Arab” or “Irish” or “Italian” or whatever … would this homepage topper pass muster at the New York…

October 23, 2012 / No Comment

Confronting bullying, and giving the voiceless a voice

It’s a conundrum for young reporters: When tragedy strikes, do you speak to the victims right away, do you pry — or do you give them “space”…

April 19, 2012 / No Comment
Change

Is Twitter a business? You betcha! says CEO Dick Costolo

Twitter , in an interview at D9 (video posted below): It took three years to send the first billion tweets, and we now send a billion tweets every…

June 21, 2011 / No Comment

Gersh eats dog food

What can I say? He’s pushing for another award. For Brooklyn Paper editor Gersh Kuntzman and Courier-Life editor Vince DiMiceli (seated behind Gersh in the video) the…

February 10, 2011 / 1 Comment
Wilderness and Remote First Aid

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