Category Archives: mass media

super bowl ads: at the half

Thus far: Great: Bud Light’s “Magic Fridge” Disney’s “I’m Going To Disneyland” Good: Dove’s “Self Esteem Fund” Bud Light’s “Office Scavenger Hunt” Ford’s “Bein’ Green” Sprint’s “Crime Deterrent” United’s “A Child’s Dream” Toyota’s “For Your Future” Awful: Cadillac’s “Escalade on the Runway” Seriously, the Cadillac ad is indicative of everything that’s wrong with U.S. automakers: …

05/02/2006 – 20:05 | By randomduck | Posted in mass media, random | Comments Off

the programs i like

I freely admit to being a closet TV junkie. It’s a habit that I’d like to break, and the major networks have been doing their part by continuing to churn out some awful shows: too formulaic, dumb writing, casts with no chemistry, etc. And as I don’t have cable or dish coverage, I need to …

25/01/2006 – 12:41 | By randomduck | Posted in mass media, random | Comments (3)

wapo in retreat

This past week has been an especially tough one for The Washington Post – and for its detail-oriented readers. And their response to reader scrutiny has been to retreat and play the part of the victim. It all started with the WaPo ombudsman Deborah Howell’s Sunday column this past Sunday. Entitled “Getting The Story on …

19/01/2006 – 17:52 | By randomduck | Posted in mass media, politics, washington, dc | Comments (1)