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56 posts in the last 24 hours

#mysteries

The New York Times Is Now Spreading Vicious Rumors About the New York Times

Rumors that the New York Times will take down David Paterson have spiraled into a factless, "self-referential frenzy," says the New York Times in a factless, self-referential blog post that adds to the frenzy and clarifies pretty much nothing. More »

02/09/10

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By Ryan Tate

#mediacrack

Maybe Journalists Should Smoke More Crack?

In your brainstorming Tuesday media column: better journalism through crack, a Bob Schieffer vacation, Hugh Hefner gets sued, a star-studded media kid bar mitzvah, and newspapers discover a rich new source of advertising. More »

02/09/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#trendwatch

How to Destroy a Perfectly Good Fake Trend Story

We all know that New York Times fake trend stories are annoying because they are 1) fake, and 2) trend stories. But do not neglect their third worst quality: many are terribly written. Allow us to show you. More »

02/09/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#infographics

Secrets of The New York Times' Most-Emailed List, Revealed

Click here to read Secrets of <em>The New York Times'</em> Most-Emailed List, Revealed

Ever since Andrew Wiles solved Fermat's Last Theorem, the greatest intellectual puzzle facing humankind has been: How does The New York Times' "Most-emailed" list work? Science has finally given us the answer! More »

02/09/10

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By Adrian Chen

#scandal

'Unintentional' Daily Beast Plagiarist Did It Four Other Times

The Daily Beast writer who confessed Friday to "unintentionally" lifting several sentences from a Miami Herald article also copied passages on four other occasions, as far back as July 2009. And now he's taking a "time out" from the Beast. More »

02/08/10

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By Ryan Tate

#catsanddogslivingtogether

Support for Obama Wavering in the Democratic Stronghold of Wall Street

The New York Times' David Kirkpatrick delivers the shocking and troubling news that Wall Street bankers are so disappointed in Barack Obama that they've started giving money to Republicans. Bankers! To Republicans! More »

02/08/10

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By John Cook

#mediacrack

Who's the Next Rich Sap to Blow His Wad on Journalism?

In your Byzantine Monday media column: searching for a rich media savior, a recipe duplication scandal, the future of robot media is $1 per hour, and STEPHEN A. SMITH is back in your area code. More »

02/08/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#suzbergheir

New York Times Sticks Boss's Kid With Crappiest Possible Shift

02/08/10

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#mysteries

Founding Wall Street Journal Online Editor Gone from Reuters after Royal Story Screw-Up

Terri Cullen, one of the founders of The Wall Street Journal Online, was announced as the wealth management editor at Reuters less than a month ago. Now, she's gone due to a story that required a White House-requested retraction. Huh? More »

02/06/10

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By Foster Kamer

#journalismism

Local Newspaper Goes Off the Record and Into an Infinite Loop

The Nashua Telegraph quoted a White House official saying a Q-and-A with area high schoolers was "off the record." But it turned out the conversation about being "off the record" was itself "off the record," so they retracted that, too. More »

02/05/10

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By Maureen O'Connor

#disasters

Blogger Beware: AOL's Robo-Reporters Will Swarm You Like Locusts

With great power comes great responsibility. But AOL's media borg Seed.com can't stop its horde of desperate underemployed journalists from mobbing story subjects, like the angry woman who heard from seven Seed writers in six days. Frightening. More »

02/04/10

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By Ryan Tate

#journalismism

Your White House Press Corps at Work

This is how the transcript of today's White House press briefing begins. Can anyone explain who Bill is? And also what the hell was going on in the Brady Briefing Room today? Real journalists doing real journalism. More »

02/04/10

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By Gabriel Snyder

#mediacrack

Jared Kushner Expands His Unsuccessful Newspaper Empire

In your foreboding Thursday media column: Jared Kushner has a bright idea, Howard Zinn's reputation impugned, David Letterman plays a funny joke, and Janice Min somehow survives being rich as fuck. More »

02/04/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#justno

Chris Wallace Would Like Sarah Palin to Sit on His Lap

Here is Chris "much dumber son of Mike" Wallace on the Don Imus show hoping that Sarah Palin sits in his lap this Sunday. You know what? People who want to be taken seriously should really stop doing Imus! More »

02/04/10

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By Pareene

#bloodinthewater

White House Pool Fight: No-Show Smacked Down

The White House Press Pool is getting crazy! This morning, Roll Call was the print outlet scheduled to cover Obama's movements today. But Roll Call was a no-show. And they paid for it. More »

02/04/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#mediacrack

Keith Olbermann Is the Last Unbiased Man in the Media

In your slushy Wednesday media column: Keith Olbermann sniffs out media bias whether it exists or not, a way to save magazines in fantasyland, PARADE's editor leaves, and Air America totally owes media people money. More »

02/03/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#sulzbergheir

Where in the World Is A.G. Sulzberger Now?

02/03/10

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#journalismism

'Jon Stewart Reads My Stuff,' Reports Howard Kurtz

Washington Post conventional wisdom repeater Howie "Howard" Kurtz wrote a column about Jon Stewart yesterday and—OMG—Jon Stewart totally mentioned it on TV last night. So Howie Kurtz wrote a story about that fact, for the newspaper. Real journalism.

02/03/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#crime

Condé Nast's 'Fraud Hotline' Is For Freebies, Too

Condé Nast set up a hotline for ratting out coworkers who release secrets, take "unauthorized discounts" or just straight steal from the company. That sort of highway robbery is permissible only between a top editor and a consenting Si Newhouse.

02/02/10

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By Ryan Tate

#backlash

Click here to read Should the <em>New York Post</em> Hire Hookers? Media Types Spend the Day Jeering

Should the New York Post Hire Hookers? Media Types Spend the Day Jeering

So! It seems that Mandy Stadtmiller's first-person exploration of hiring a male prostitute that ran on the cover of today's New York Post has not been so popular among grumbling media types. A sample of the bitching we've heard, below. More »

02/02/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#journalismism

Reuters Yanks Story After White House Complaint

Amid White House complaints, Reuters retracted a story saying the president's "backdoor taxes" will "hit [the] middle class." This is the second story Reuters has killed in as many months, but, on the bright side, the first actually bad one. More »

02/02/10

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By Ryan Tate

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