How Appealing (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
"Close Guantanamo prison? Sure. But that's the easy part; What to do with most dangerous detainees is minefield for Obama." This editorial appears today in USA Today. The newspaper also contains an op-ed by U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) entitled...
DRBIG Corner of the net (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
USA Today, the American newspaper, has the first details of the long-awaited downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV on the Microsoft Xbox 360. The expansion pack, named “Lost And Damned” is set to focus on a new character, Johnny Klebitz, part of The Lost biker gang – already seen in GTA IV. “Johnny is a [...]
The Madison Avenue Journal (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Ten: I'd have to Google that. Responses below and more can be found on "the Atlantic. Project" blog. Nine: No, Google is not making us stupid. In fact, there was an article in the USA Today newspaper...
Everyday Ethics (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
USA Today Hearst's King Features has launched what it calls the most ambitious effort yet to turn "the funnies" into a revenue-generating attraction for newspaper websites, reports David Lieberman . Newspapers that tested Comics Kingdom notice increased traffic. "It's becoming the second-highest feature within our entertainment section, even beyond stories," says the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Shane...
annemm (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
NADA (National Auto Dealer's Association) Chairman Annette Sykora is appealing directly to the nation's consumers in an "Open Letter" to the readers of USA Today. The "Open Letter" appears on page 8A of the News section in today's edition of the national newspaper; it also ran in yesterday's Boston Globe. Auto Dealers: The Economic Engine of Main Street Up to now, much of the discussion about
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
From the release: USA TODAY remains the most widely read newspaper in the United States according to the Fall 2008 Mediamark Research Inc. (MRI) report released today. USA TODAY reaches more than 3.6 million readers daily. USATODAY.com has shown an 8% increase in audience as compared to MRI's Spring 2008 study. USA TODAY's daily network audience number, comprised of USA TODAY readers and visitors...
How Appealing (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
"Justices Grapple With Question of Church Monument as Free Speech Issue": Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times. Yesterday, that newspaper contained a related editorial entitled "A Case of Religious Discrimination." In USA Today, Joan Biskupic...
Today In the Sky (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
In case you missed this story in Monday's newspaper, USA TODAY writes: "Airlines last week eliminated or significantly lowered fuel surcharges for tens of thousands of domestic fares, but consumers are not paying less for most tickets. An analysis by...
Debbie Schlussel (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
By Debbie Schlussel When the country ushers in a President-elect who wants to make nice-nice with the modern-day Hitler-in-waiting, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the country's most read newspaper, McPaper, apparently feels it's its job to promote tourism to that bastion of extremism and Jew-, Christian-, and America-hatred. Who cares about the suffering U.S. economy, and why promote tourism to Maui, Sedona,...
That's me on the Left! (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
On November 10 YOU should but a USA Today newspaper and read the whole paper. YOU do that. I know I am!
ChooseTheHero.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
Tough times at USA Today Cutting costs by using morons to write editorials One of the fun things about flying is you get to pick up free newspapers in airports as you wait. Today, as I enjoyed a little. Memphis BBQ, I perused the A section of the Nation’s Newspaper, USA Today. I know times are tough for the print media, [...]
DL-Online : Detroit Lakes (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Someone tampered with newspaper machines, replacing the front page of USA Today with a counterfeit version bearing the headline: "Capitalism Wins at the Polls: Anarchy Brewing in the Streets."
Today In the Sky (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
In case you missed this story in this morning’s newspaper, USA TODAY writes: "Just in time for the fall migrations, Southwest Florida International Airport has unleashed its newest tool for keeping birds and aircraft apart. She's Sky, a 1-year-old border...
Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
((Raleigh) News & Observer) A spoof newspaper resembling the USA Today and decrying capitalism was inserted into newspaper boxes in Chapel Hill, Raleigh and elsewhere early Wednesday. “Capitalism Wins at the Polls,” the lead headline blares above a photo of a bonfire. “Anarchy Brewing in the Streets.” The spoof paper's lead story announced that “2008 marks the 56th consecutive victory in the presidential...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
An internal USA Today memo, obtained by FishbowlDC: USA TODAY printed 380,000 additional copies of the newspaper for Nov 5, totaling 2.8 million copies nationally. We've received word that USA TODAY is sold out across the country and in response we are printing an overrun to be available for purchase at electionedition.usatoday.com. An image version of the front page will also be available for download...
