Bad Pitch Blog

MARCH 23, 2007

I see that someone accidentally updated the Wikipedia page on Sinbad, the comedian you may remember as Walter from A Different World (Cosby II) and who has been a comedy fixture since I interviewed him for a New York magazine story in 1987. It appears shady - and devoid of comedy. Was this a cruel act or one of kindness!

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Doctor Spin

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Historically, when media kits were distributed physically on paper at press conferences and events, it made sense to make the printed media kit brief and to the point. Regarding the actual physical length of a printed media kit, a web URL with a password and logo could easily fit onto a business card. In Wikipedia. In Wikipedia.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Fun Fact Christine vlogged about Kodak’s Print & Prosper calculator, which helps consumers compare printing costs between Kodak printers and their average competitor. Heres the Wikipedia article for YouTube Live: [link] And the channel featuring the full live show and highlights: [link] Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

Oh, sure, there are bits and pieces, but even the Wikipedia entry , at the time of this writing, is woefully incomplete. It’s hard to believe, the company’s roots can be traced back to those old Bacon’s books printed in Chicago, or even a press clipping service out of Sweden, before that.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Image: jbcurio via Flickr , Creative Commons For the few who don’t know or recall, an “ advertorial is an advertisement written in the form of an objective article, and presented in a printed publication – usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news story,” according to Wikipedia.

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Doctor Spin

JANUARY 8, 2022

On the Internet today, everything is marketing and paid — except perhaps for Wikipedia and a few remaining journalists not hiding behind paywalls. Cover photo by Jerry Silfwer ( Prints / Instagram ). One and a half-decade after the dot-com bubble, the money web (2015-present) began to gain momentum. We had a window. And we missed it.

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Doctor Spin

JANUARY 8, 2022

On the Internet today, everything is marketing, and everything is paid—except perhaps for Wikipedia and a few remaining journalists not hiding behind paywalls. Cover photo by Jerry Silfwer ( Prints / Instagram ). One and a half-decade after the dot-com bubble, the money web (2015-present) began to gain momentum. We had a window.

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Where the Fishermen Ain't

OCTOBER 26, 2015

It least it wasn’t in the print edition!”. Late-2000s-to-Early-2010s: Chief-of-Staff calls, freaking out about the Wikipedia article about the company’s CEO. PR person (who keeps up with such things) encourages discussion with Wikipedia volunteers. And, so, Talk-page discussions with Wikipedia volunteer editors and admins ensue.

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Where the Fishermen Ain't

AUGUST 27, 2015

It least it wasn’t in the print edition!”. Late-2000s-to-Early-2010s: Chief-of-Staff calls, freaking out about the Wikipedia article about the company’s CEO. PR person (who keeps up with such things) encourages discussion with Wikipedia volunteers. And, so, Talk-page discussions with Wikipedia volunteer editors and admins ensue.

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Norton's Notes

JULY 17, 2014

Digital journalism can mean many things according to Wikipedia: Digital journalism also known as online journalism is a contemporary form of journalism where editorial content is distributed via the Internet as opposed to publishing via print or broadcast.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JANUARY 27, 2010

Most CEO and PR types are fearful that both will get mad and say they hate it in print. Both were targets of terrorists (check Wikipedia). Not show Steve Levy or David Carr before the product is officially launched! You can bet both have seen today’s iTablet in one form or another.) That’s what I call an ego-buster.

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Bad Pitch Blog

AUGUST 18, 2011

It’s a printed piece (thick stock with an even thicker cover stock). To be clear, I don’t begrudge anyone from creating, and mailing, a printed piece. There are a lot of good reasons to create a print experience. There are a lot of good reasons to create a print experience. What was the white paper about?

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Mark My Words

DECEMBER 29, 2015

I’m sure there are 11 amazing things that you can list about this investigation, but number one would have to be the ambition of reaching the wider consumer base that print can no longer command. Despite the distances smashed and gongs awarded Farah was tainted; even his Wikipedia had a new section on doping and investigations.

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