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Naked Lohan, Presented And Analyzed

New York Magazine's pictures of nekkid Lindsay Lohan are titillating, sure. But more importantly, they are the embodiment of oh-so-many media trends! Like the trend of a glossy magazine grabbing a high-fashion photographer to make shirtlessness upscale (for men and women). Also, the "trend" of serious news outlets exploiting pop culture for massive clicks while still maintaining their "smart" cred. Further, tragic celebrities—living or not— are the best attractions. The Lohan shoot isn't pegged to her funeral, but it's pretty damn grim foreshadowing, considering the Marilyn Monroe theme. Finally, the whole thing provides the same masturbatory value as a hypothetical Lohan Playboy shoot; but with better PR for both sides. Of course, we would never put ourselves above covering the latest sex news. So since NYMag.com is currently crushed under an incoming barrage of clicks from masturbators, we've put the most relevant Lohan pic [by Bert Stern, via New York] after the jump. It's technically NSFW, but hey, it's a holiday! More »

2:31 PM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
99,533 views, 110 comments

Latest by brycemorris: huge and hanging to her waist at age 21 more »

journalismism

Journalists: Angry

AngryJournalist.com, an increasingly popular site that consists of nothing but rants from pissed-off reporters, is now the most accurate summation extant of journalism as an industry. "I'm angry at my coworker who thinks his awful high school basketball videos that lack basic storytelling are good enough, because they get the most 'clicks,'" says one. Don't we know THAT feeling! After the jump, videos of Nick Denton playing basketball. Wait, no. After the jump, two comments that encompass everything that is right and wrong with journalism in America today. More »

1:17 PM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
4,603 views, 23 comments

Latest by PRIsNotJournalism: @Moff: I'm sure toilet scrubbers feel that pride everytime they are wiping poop from under the seat. Come on, really. more »

upping the clicks

'Newsweek' Editor Blames You For Being Bored

Newsweek editor John Meacham thinks online readers are different from print readers. He recently addressed Samir "Mr. Magazine" Husni's journalism students at the University of Mississippi:
Meacham said "people do not read long form on the internet. 500 words is the max. An average cover story of Newsweek is 4,000 words, so it takes eight pages on the web." Meacham asked the students to guess the percentage of viewers/readers who go from page one to page two on the web. "80% DO NOT... they drop before they flip to page two." And how many stay until page 8 on the web with the story, he asked and quickly answered, "My mom will be the only one."
Hey, we stopped reading on page one this week too, because we were bored witless. Oh and also?
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1:12 PM on Tue May 1 2007
By abalk2
2,702 views, 17 comments

Latest by slinkimalinki: "and we asked your mom and she isn't clicking through, either" more »