Trachsel Gets Pounded, Again and Again October 17, 2006 By Edward B. Colby In case you haven’t heard, Mets starter Steve Trachsel pitched horribly in Game 3 of the NLCS in St. Louis Saturday night.
Post Fact-Checks ‘Islamist Loonies’ October 16, 2006 By Edward B. Colby The New York paper hyped up an empty controversy, giving attention to a message that deserved none.
Two Toronto Editors on an Afternoon Newspaper Experiment October 13, 2006 By Edward B. Colby Can an online PDF version of an afternoon paper work? The Toronto Star is in the process of finding out.
London Times Prints ‘Rumour,’ Market Goes Gaga October 11, 2006 By Edward B. Colby London Times‘ “Rumour of the day” sets U.S. financial press — save the St. Louis Business Journal — a-speculating.
For CNN, Joke’s on Colonial Overlords, FEMA October 6, 2006 By Edward B. Colby The network needed a little levity in its seven o’clock hour this morning — and a "FEMA Field Trip" was certainly ripe for the picking.
Two Reporters Paid to Xerox One Story October 3, 2006 By Edward B. Colby Both Reuters and Dow Jones Newswires rehash the New York Times‘ latest news about Wal-Mart, with unenviable results.
In DeWine v. Brown, AP Goes Beyond Finger-Wagging October 2, 2006 By Edward B. Colby When it came to sorting through Mike DeWine and Sherrod Brown’s various charges and countercharges, one report stood out.
Post Goes For Flash, Dispatch For Substance September 28, 2006 By Edward B. Colby In its story yesterday on an Ohio congressional race, the D.C. paper focused almost entirely on political scandal.
Praise Fit For a King in the Queen City September 27, 2006 By Edward B. Colby The Cincinnati Post ran three Bush appearance-related pieces on Tuesday, but one simply did not belong.
Tribune Is Teetering … Let’s Get on With It September 22, 2006 By Edward B. Colby Suddenly everything is on the table for Tribune, from going private, to selling off its TV stations, to a sale of the entire company.