Open the airplane door, HAL. There’s a fascinating story about American Airlines and its innovative use of technology in Dallas’ Only Daily this weekend. It’s nothing short of a “revolution,” says writer Terry Maxon. Mechanics are using laptops and “a wireless network that can call up repair manuals, parts lists,…
Hey, this guy was a white, northern Republican too. Last week, Unfair Park defended Ed Oakley after he falsely claimed to have won the endorsement of the NAACP during a forum in front of a predominantly African-American audience. We really exerted ourselves on that one, particularly since Oakley has a…
Specifically you, executive editor Rebecca Sherman. C’mon, Rebecca, but during your tenure at the paper version of Unfair Park, didn’t anyone ever teach you not to piss off crazy people — especially those who speak Masonic? –Merritt Martin…
Since December, the city’s been contemplating an ordinance that would “ban distribution boxes not conforming to rigid standards for size, color and material.” Looks like it’s about to happen — thank God too, because newspaper boxes are all that stands between a shithole and a class act. But you know…
At left, the cover of the Observer two weeks ago. At right, today’s Sports Day in The Dallas Morning News. Yeah, we know — these things happen. And, no doubt about it, Jeff Milburn — who, this very Friday, takes his tiny NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team out to the…
Today, Gawker features an item about how batshit some folks went for a recent T-shirt giveaway on The New103.7: Lite FM (or whatever the former KVIL calls itself these days). Looks like Gene & Julia were giving away Gawker’s “Don’t Free Paris” T-shirts, eliciting quite the frenzy from fashionable fans…
Getty Images photographer John Moore Those of us who worked with John Moore at The Daily Texan in the late 1980s knew he’d be successful for two very important reasons: He’s an astoundingly talented picture-taker, and he’s awfully handsome; guy just looks like one of them mythic flak-jacketed war-zone photographers…
Jon Senderling Jon Senderling, retired director of news and information at the University of Texas at Dallas, died over the weekend of complications of a stroke. Jon and I worked together at the Dallas Times Herald. Well into his 30s, Jon did a mean Elvis impersonation in bars, less of…
And in other Belo-related news: Dallas Morning News reporter Steve McGonigle is trying like hell to keep from becoming a government witness in its case against the Richardson-based Holy Land Foundation. The trial against seven former Holy Land Foundation and Development officials, charged with funding Hamas-supported terrorist activities prior to…
Yesterday, the Dow Jones-published Barron’s suggested that Belo Corp. ought to bite the bullet and just separate its broadcast and newspaper divisions, echoing last week’s advice from Citigroup analyst Eileen Furukawa. The way Barron’s figures it in this subscription-only story, TV stocks are hot and newspapers are not, and if…
Evan Smith, editor of Texas Monthly, reads Unfair Park. So proud. And The New York Post reads Unfair Park. So…proud? –Robert Wilonsky…
Looks like plenty of folks took Citigroup analyst Eileen Furukawa’s advice yesterday and bought Belo. Trading Markets is reporting that Belo’s stock is at a 52-week high at this very moment, after it “broke out on Tuesday” — hmmm, wonder why. It opened at $21.60 this morning and is already…
Regarding that Belo Corp. stock you’ve been eyeing: Buy, buy, buy. So says Citigroup analyst Eileen Furukawa this morning, who’s upgraded the stock from “hold” to “buy” just because it’s so damned cheap — $20.62 at opening bell this a.m. Furukawa says Belo’s stock is worth picking up just for…
Completely by accident — well, sorta — we just found some Dallas Morning News subscription ads online. They’re alternating with other advertisements right here — why, we have no idea. Unless it’s part of that Belo-Yahoo! deal. Or someone at Belo’s still trying to translate this. –Robert Wilonsky…
It must be one happy Tuesday over at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. First, Heather Landy was named a finalist for the prestigious 2007 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, for her story “Radio Shack CEO’s Resume in Question.” And now comes word that arts writer and critic…
Because Byron Harris needed more encouragement… With KTVT-Channel 11 giving into the Dark Side of the Force and KXAS-Channel 5 peddling fear and face creams, yeah, it’s easy to write off local TV news as the Brockmans leading the Burgundys down the primrose path. But all is not lost: Thirty…
A couple weeks back, WFAA-Channel 8 weatherman Pete “The Big” Delkus appeared on KTCK-AM’s “The Hardline”; turns out, the boys at The Ticket have a big ol’ man crush on the heir to Troy Dungan’s throne. And with good reason: He’s as smart-ass former ball player whose career as a…
Finally. At last. The case concerning The Dallas Morning News’ phony circulation numbers is no longer in legal limbo, where it’s resided for the past three years. Because today, a federal judge refused to dismiss the lawsuit, despite Belo Corp.’s best efforts to get the case tossed. So what does…
Ever since we posted this item about the new vice president of news at KTVT-Channel 11 — guy by the (fake?) name of Regent Ducas — we’ve been hearing all kinds of horror stories about the goings-on at the local CBS affiliate. We’re looking into them, and so’s yer ever-trusty…
Slate’s Jack Shafer is not impressed with Newsweek’s slice o’ cheese this week. To wit: How much journalistic feebleness can you pack into a 700-word story about illicit drugs? The latest issue of Newsweek explores the limits with its article “Stopping a Kid Killer: A concoction called ‘cheese’ has led…
Because they’re too cool to walk at ad agencies… Well, congratulations and all to imc2, the Dallas-based virtual ad agency that markets on the Interwebs such big-money clients as 7-Eleven, Inc., Kellogg’s, Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble. Advertising Age has once more chosen imc2 as a “top 10…
And wouldn’t you just know it. If you want a glimmer of the actual truth about our fair city, all you have to do is read an actual newspaper: today’s New York Times. In the National Report, correspondent Ralph Blumenthal has a very nicely put together story about Laura Miller…
