Bishops upset; Ashley Madison takes off
The regional hubbub over the Ashley Madison web dating service has been astonishing considering the site has been active with a massive advertising campaign for a few years now. The site by definition is not news, so in a way Massachusetts’ four Bishops were correct in releasing the following statement:
“Frankly, the media was suckered into the story,” said Raymond L. Delisle, a spokesman for Bishop McManus. “The story was all over the place, driving more and more people to the Web site.”
But apparently the Bishops got suckered as well. What could be a better advertisement for a good time than four high ranking church officials telling you something is wrong. With this kind of publicity I’d be curious to see Bishop McManus stock portfolio, he’s probably heavy in Ashley Madison stock. Well, if nothing else at least the church still has a healthy […]
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Wormtown Taxi on boston.com
Looks like our pal Jeff has a new partner syndicating his blog, congratulations sir!
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508, Episode 52
The paper anniversary issue.
I’m honored to be a part of this crew every week, and we’re just getting started.
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Cape-Cod Blogger sued; Cape-Cod remains humorless
MetaBoston brings us the story of a Cape-Cod blogger and an anonymous, mud slinging sidekick who have found themselves in the midst of a law suit for violations of Massachusetts’ anti-SLAPP law, M.G.L. c. 231, § 59H.
Peter Robbins, author of the Robbins Report, a blog that appears on the popular community website Cape Cod Today, and an anonymous commenter have been sued over statements they made criticizing a group of Barnstable, MA residents who opposed the dredging of Barnstable Harbor. The case raises a host of interesting questions, including whether the statements at issue are protected opinions and the potential applicability of Massachusetts’ anti-SLAPP and retraction statutes.
The dispute arose over a March 11 post by Robbins entitled Barnstable Harbor: Filling in and falling in, in which he criticized a number of individuals, including Joseph Dugas and his lawyer Paul Revere III, who had challenged orders issued by the Town […]
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MSNBC Drops Olbermann, Matthews
The move, confirmed by spokesmen for both networks, follows increasingly loud complaints about Olbermann’s anchor role at the Democratic and Republican conventions. Olbermann, who regularly assails President Bush and GOP nominee John McCain on his “Countdown” program, was effusive in praising the acceptance speech of Democratic nominee Barack Obama. He drew flak Thursday when the Republicans played a video that included a tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, saying that if the networks had done that, “we would be rightly eviscerated at all quarters, perhaps by the Republican Party itself, for exploiting the memories of the dead, and perhaps even for trying to evoke that pain again. If you reacted to that videotape the way I did, I apologize.”
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More cuts at the T&G
Dear New York Times Company,
If these cuts don’t involve the most senior members of the T&G publishing and editorial staff, you’re still doing it wrong.
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How many nails does it take to shut the T&G coffin?
Amazing numbers coming from the NYT today with advertising revenue slipping another 16.2 percent. But as seems to be the case with every financial release from the Times, it’s the New England media group, which includes the Telegram, that’s sucking hardest.
The company’s flagship The New York Times paper had 15.3 percent lower ad revenue. At its New England media group, which includes The Boston Globe, July ad revenue dropped 24.5 percent.
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Media in the Worcester Mayor’s office is a shit show
Seriously, over the last few weeks I’ve been getting hammered with press releases from Mayor Konnie Lukes’ office and they just don’t make any sense. The only thing that makes less sense than the releases themselves is I can’t find any actual members of the press in the city who are receiving them. Check out this latest message received about an hour ago:
from Racicot, Mary RacicotM@ci.worcester.ma.us
date Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:45 AM
subject FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - MAYOR LUKES ANNOUNCES…
mailed-by ci.worcester.ma.us
For Immediate Release:
Worcester, MA
Wednesday, August 27th at 3pm
Mayor’s Office
City Hall – Room 305
455 Main Street
Worcester, MA
Mayor Lukes announces a new collaborative venture in the City of Worcester.
Mary C. Racicot
Press Secretary ~ Office of Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes
City Hall ~ Room 305 ~ 455 Main Street ~ Worcester, MA 01608
508.799.1153
racicotm@ci.worcester.ma.us
P Think GREEN before printing this e-mail
Really? That’s it? An announcement of a yet to be announced, announcement? Someone is actually […]
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