On The Banks and New York City and the Media
@Abe Sauer : A Press Pass shouldn't give a person license to act like a jerk-off in any circumstances. And press passes can be revoked for individuals who are being constantly disruptive! The cops can decide at any time that there's no access at all to a crime scene if they think its not safe or if press might contaminate the scene. They do it all the time!
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On The Banks and New York City and the Media
@Mr. B : It used to be this easy in NYC too, actually. In the first newsroom I worked in, we even had a set of "blank" press passes that had been issued by the NYPD to give to cub reporters that didn't have their own passes yet. But that all went away about 6 years ago. I kind of think that with the rise of blogs, the NYPD panicked a little over not understanding which were the "legitimate" press organs to credential. So they doubled the number of clips that they require for a credential, and they started deciding that some clips aren't relevant. DCPI (the NYPD press liaison) also used to set aside whole days for large news organizations, and they'd just issue/renew all the passes we wanted. They don't do that anymore, and it can take more than a year just to get an appointment with them for a new credential.
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On Arthur Sulzberger Goes Faux-Transparent
Also? Most people think The Globe loses about $75M per year, so I don't see how a savings of $38M sets the paper "on the path to a more secure financial future". It's still going to cost The NYT Co. $37M per year to run The Globe, an "asset" that they can't be sold and has no forseeable upside.
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On What If Britney Were Topless And No One Cared?
honestly, I think it's partially because the photos are from 2007. She's just not that shocking anymore. She's a mother of two, for chrissakes.
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On In (Sort Of!) Defense Of Ben Silverman
False dichotomy much? But really, Silverman is amusing and definitely a tool, but he represents Difference and Hope - which is clearly anathema to the pressed suits at NBCU. NBC is most popular among the young and the ratings don't take into account folks who DVR or Hulu the shows. The ratings system is completely broken and everyone knows it! Leno in primetime is a ridiculous move likely to alienate the few sentient beings in the target demo who still accidentally tune in to live TV.
More interesting to me personally is the increasing synergies between NBC and Newscorp: Hulu? Reveille/Shine? WTF?
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On Malcolm Gladwell and Adam Gopnik
Damn, back-to-back Gladwell and Gopnik DID seem especially cruel. Why does anyone listen to Gladwell? Is it the hair? This piece was particularly egregious, and laced with logical fallacies besides. But it was almost worth it for the article about the nutty neuroscientist.
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On Brave New Future Of Blogs Explained In Gawker Promo Vid
Inasmuch as it plays to people who just now figured out web advertising because they lost newspaper jobs, it hits all the right notes. It inspired only nostalgia in me.
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On The Banks and New York City and the Media
@Abe Sauer : Of course there's a difference! But the fact that Stu Loeser - the mayor's press officer! - is so obviously hostile to reporters that he brushes off the arrest and detention of even those with credentials should speak volumes to the situation in NYC.