F1 — Stuck in Soccer Like Stupor
The so-called F1 Fiasco was the talk of the racing world Monday, said Yahoo, igniting outrage and finger-pointing among backers of the successful international circuit and Americans who want to see it succeed here. As cars circled the track for their warmup lap in the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday, […]
Will the ‘Hits’ Still Come if we Stop Paying?
How much does it cost for a trade publication called ‘Hits’ to say nice things about you? Andy Gershon, president of V2 records, found out recently, as published in the LA Times.“In Hits’ case, a review of its website showed that changes in coverage coincided with decisions by Gershon and […]
Don’t Try to Rob People with Curling Irons
Found this on the web. ‘They Just Whooped The Hell Out Of Him!’An armed robber brandishing a revolver and some tough talk entered Blalock’s Beauty College demanding money. He left crying, bleeding and under arrest, after Dianne Mitchell, her students and employees attacked the suspect, beating him into submission. Mitchell […]
Paying Celebs for those Hard to Get Shots
This from a recent story from the Wall Street Journal on line: “Richard Spencer, the editor of InTouch Weekly, which is published by New Jersey-based Bauer Publishing USA, says most A-list celebrities who seek publicity will choose a magazine with a wider circulation over a payment that gets them fewer […]
AP: Another Faltering Dinosaur
Bob Benz and Mike Phillips in The Online Journalism review slammed a recent decision by the AP to charge extra for content used on newspaper’s websites. “The Associated Press is planting the seeds of its own demise. AP’s most recent act of self-destruction was its April 18 announcement that it […]
Female Orgasm: A Biological Leftover?
Jennifer Loviglio is a columnist for the Rochester City news, who just won an award from the folks who congratulate alternative weeklies. Her column, “the XXX files, looked at a study showing that female orgasms are relics from the biological past, like nipples on a man, not needed any more. […]
Coming: A Foxy Look at Business News
The Wall Street Journal on line opined today about News Corp’s plan to launch fox business news…soon but not today. “A former Republican strategist, Mr. Ailes is known for thinking like a political tactician, so his public diffidence about the new venture may well be an attempt to lower expectations. […]
CNN’s New Ideas
Jomathan Klein has moved aggressively to make CNN’s prime-time producers shift their focus to longer, more-polished pieces, eventually creating a sort of “60 Minutes” every night. It’s an art he knows personally: for two decades he worked as producer at CBS and, as the network’s executive vice president, he oversaw […]