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In the NYT, Amy Winehouse > James Gandolfini

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Dick Whitman, Jun 20, 2013.

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  1. Pilot

    Pilot Well-Known Member

    This reminds me of the national mourning that followed Tim Russert's death. It went from "Oh, yeah, that guy! I like that guy!" to "HOW WILL WE GO ON?!?"
     
    Pilot, Jun 21, 2013
    #97
  2. britwrit

    britwrit Well-Known Member

    Yeah, for a tri-state area, the Times should have had him on the front.

    Still, young, hot and dying tragically will always beat out middle-aged and predictable (wow, a heart attack? Who could have seen that coming?)
     
    britwrit, Jun 21, 2013
    #98
  3. cranberry

    cranberry Well-Known Member

    James Gandolfini was very, very good. The modern equivalent of Ed Asner, perhaps.
     
    cranberry, Jun 21, 2013
    #99
  4. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    That is funny ... considering the Times tweeted "a British paper" broke Snowden's NSA story.

    Media types tweeted their displeasure that the Times couldn't at least credit The Guardian. Good times.
     
    Songbird, Jun 21, 2013
    #100
  5. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    I'd almost bet they're putting together an A1 centerpiece for Sunday.

    When you think about it, the story broke after 7. The front was probably built and shipped by 6.

    Short of Obama dying, nothing was breaking up that page. They probably hold teasers for things like this.
     
    Songbird, Jun 21, 2013
    #101
  6. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    None of the above.
     
    Versatile, Jun 21, 2013
    #102
  7. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    You know for a fact what Sunday's A1 looks like?
     
    Songbird, Jun 21, 2013
    #103
  8. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    They had a follow today in arts.

    No way James Gandolfini, four days or whatever after his death, is getting A1 centerpiece of the NYT on a Sunday. No way. Not when there are mango shortages in a remove village of Congo to wax 80 inches about.
     
    Dick Whitman, Jun 21, 2013
    #104
  9. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    I don't mind being wrong about the Sunday thing (didn't know they did a thing in Arts section today).

    But I did just call the Times and talked to a guy in the newsroom.

    First A1 deadline is 9 o'clock. Story broke at 7-something.
     
    Songbird, Jun 21, 2013
    #105
  10. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    It was confirmed by about 7:45 p.m. ET, plenty of time to make a change. They had a feature story in the six-slot that easily could have been popped out without much more effort than swapping the tease required. And the Times makes changes like that on a regular basis. They chose not to.
     
    Versatile, Jun 21, 2013
    #106
  11. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    There's really a lot of truth to that...
     
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    Mizzougrad96, Jun 21, 2013
    #107
  12. H.L. Mencken

    H.L. Mencken Member

    Heather Havrilesky on Gandolfini:

    http://www.salon.com/2013/06/20/james_gandolfini_no_character_captured_the_longing_and_melancholy_of_american_life_better_than_tony_soprano/
     
    H.L. Mencken, Jun 21, 2013
    #108
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