When the media cognoscenti think about church & state, their focus typically revolves around the wall separating editorial decision-making and advertising sales. Journalistic purists at nearly every established news organization resist any influence an advertiser may try to exert over the news/feature hole.In fact, the church-state model is more than a metaphor at many media…… Continue reading Advertising Gone Awry
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See-Through Lingerie
Today’s quote from former New York Times executive editor Howell Raines on his move to Conde Nast Portfolio as a contributing editor and media columnist:”There’s never been a time in which the future of journalism was more fraught than it is now.”I assume he’s alluding to the blurring of news commentary and journalism. Or maybe…… Continue reading See-Through Lingerie