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Entries from August 2004

Public service awards announced

August 30th, 2004 · Comments Off

Newspapers-Quality Reporting

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Newsday blogs the RNC

August 30th, 2004 · Comments Off

The Internet-Online Versions

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Should media take part in New York’s pre-RNC welcome “bash”?

August 30th, 2004 · Comments Off

Newspapers-Ethics

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Has PR reached rap?

August 30th, 2004 · Comments Off

Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution has the scoop on the mentions of brands in rap songs so far in 2004. Some interesting statistics there, definitely worth a read. Cowen didn’t have a link to a story about it, but the stats are from Agenda, Inc. and it was also discussed in this article […]

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BusinessWeek’s online facelift

August 30th, 2004 · Comments Off

The Internet-Online Versions

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And you thought U.S. news coverage was biased….

August 30th, 2004 · Comments Off

Newspapers-Ethics

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Who needs to track down items themselves….

August 30th, 2004 · Comments Off

Magazines-General

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MTV VMAs: Ongoing

August 29th, 2004 · Comments Off

So I’m watching the pre-show for the MTV Video Music Awards, and I just saw an interview with Good Charlotte marred by the presence of Paris Hilton, who didn’t seem to understand what a producer was on an album, and thought she could laugh it off.
Who was that under the white towel with […]

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The Press & John Kerry

August 29th, 2004 · 1 Comment

Patterico comments on this morning’s “Reliable Sources” show, wherein Debra Saunders from the San Francisco Chronicle states “I think that most journalists support John Kerry” in response to host Howard Kurtz’ questions about the “double standard” that Kerry seems to be receiving with regard to 527 ads. President Bush has been asked by the […]

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Broder: Candidates have responsibility towards “supporter” ads

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David Broder at the Washington Post writes in a column Sunday about the political ads put together by groups “supporting” one candidate/party or the other. He makes a great point - these organizations have very different standards than what the candidates themselves will usually stoop to in advertisements. That said, he calls on […]

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