media

  • Banner Placement Fail

    Posting a banner promoting your newspaper’s dream holiday contest above a shot of one of the worst cruise ship accidents in a long, long time is a really, really stupid idea. Hopefully the good folks working at the Belfast Telegraph have learned something from this experience. Thanks Shane!...
  • College Paper Goes Topless For Story on Exotic Dancers

    When the powers that be told a Philadelphia college newspaper they couldn’t lead with the story they wanted to they went topless. As in the top half of the first page of the Collegian was blank last Thursday, with the simple words, “See below the fold.” The story was...
  • Fox News Give it 120%, Claim 94% Of Americans Believe Scientists Faked Climate Data

    The minds behind Fox & Friends may be less bright than they appear. As you can see from the image above, an on-screen graphic shown on Fox News noted that 94% of respondents believed that scientists faked their climate data, while 26% did not. Media Matters explains: Fox News‘...
  • Lick Me: Newspapers To Feature Tasteful Advertising

    An advertising company in the United States is hoping that taste and smell based advertising will prove a hit with consumers. First Flavor’s Taste-It Notes resemble little sachets that can be peeled open to reveal a strip (substance yet to be confirmed) that has been impregnated with flavors and...