http://www.observer.com/term/new-york-daily-news en http://www.observer.com/2009/crime-waves-polanski-monserrate <img src="/files/article/rsz_83796966.jpg" /><p>Roman Polanski was arrested this weekend in Switzerland on 1977 charges that he had sex with a 13-yeal-old girl; "why he would suddenly be arrested after flying in and out of Zurich without trouble for years flummoxed his Hollywood friends," says the <em>Times</em>. The <em>Post</em> says that Swiss authorities acted on a provisional arrest warrant from the Los Angeles District Attorney, and says that the French were not merely flummoxed but shocked:</p> <p>"I think this...</p> The Daily Transom Crime Waves Daily Transom Hiram Monserrate New York Daily News New York Post New York Times Roman Polanski Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:44:07 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/crime-waves-polanski-monserrate http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-38 <img src="/files/article/0526woodwar.jpg" /><p><strong><em>UPDATED FROM ORIGINAL:</em></strong> But I don't want to ruin the suspense either. So please read through to the bottom for some news!</p> <p><strong><em>The New York Post:</em></strong> Welcome back, holidaymakers! While we've been away the tabloids have been hard at it: there's been more swine flu and even a giant tiny scary terrorist plot! We will just have to see if we have the opportunity to talk about those Woods in the coming days. Looking at...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-38#comments Media Alex Rodriguez Barack Obama Kim Jong-il New York Daily News New York Mets North Korea Selena Roberts Starbucks The New York Post The New York Yankees Upper East Side Wood War Tue, 26 May 2009 08:33:08 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-38 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-37 <img src="/files/article/woodwar_22.jpg" /><p><strong><em>New York Post:</em></strong> The thing about writing a column like this every day is that you realize, sometimes, the news does not move very fast. We've already talked quite a bit about the Astor trial, which takes up pretty much the entire front page of the <em>Post</em> today. Yesterday's testimony was the stuff we've been waiting for: Anthony Marshall's two sons, whose original complaints arguably spearheaded this whole prosecution, told some pretty compelling stories...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-37#comments Media Alex Rodriguez Anthony Marshall Brooke Astor Heist in the House of Astor New York Daily News Swine Flu The New York Post Wood War Wed, 20 May 2009 12:08:27 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-37 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-36 <img src="/files/article/woodwar_21.jpg" /><p><em><strong>New York Daily News:</strong></em> Sometimes on a Monday you're on the elevator with a coworker and you're not sure what to say, so you say, "Do anything interesting this weekend?" And sometimes the person tells you, "Yes, I saw [insert movie name here]." So you say, "How was it?" And they only have a few seconds to tell you what they thought before the elevator reaches your floor and you are free to go...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-36#comments Media Christian Bale Col Allan GQ Joe Neumaier Mark Sanchez Mitchell Wiener New York Daily News Swine Flu Terminator Salvation The New York Post Wood War Tue, 19 May 2009 08:34:23 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-36 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-35 <img src="/files/article/woodwar_20.jpg" /><p><strong><em>New York Post:</em></strong> Let's start at the top, shall we? Umm. A guy with a jetpack seems to have propelled himself out of a diving plane and survived its crash. The picture looks a bit like a scene from a G.I. Joe cartoon show: Drat, Destro got away again! "Great escape" reads the copy, in white with black outline and underlining. "'Rocketman' survives crash," and "MORE PHOTOS, STORY: PAGE 3." Wait: Or is the...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-35#comments Media A.G. Sulzberger Barack Obama British Royal Air Force Johnny Damon Michael Bloomberg Mitchell Wiener New York Daily News Swine Flu The New York Post The New York Yankees Thomas Frieden University of Notre Dame Wood War Mon, 18 May 2009 08:20:34 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-35 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-34 <img src="/files/article/0515woodwar.jpg" /><p><em><strong>New York Post:</strong></em> "PIGGY BACK!" Yes, the swine flu seems to be back with a vengeance in Northeastern Queens, where late yesterday afternoon the city shut three schools down after clusters of illness suggested prevalent swine flu among students and faculty. Over 1,500 students are now without anyplace to go for the next five days, and a lot of them have this crazy illness ... it sort of sounds like the beginning of one...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-34#comments Media Politics C.C. Sabathia Farrah Fawcett Mark Leyritz New York Daily News Swine Flu The New York Post The New York Yankees Wood War Fri, 15 May 2009 08:13:40 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-34 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-05132009 The New York Post: If you hadn't been following yesterday's National Transportation Safety Board hearings into the crash of Continental Flight 3407 outside Buffalo, in which all 49 people on board and one on the ground died, you'd be looking for a place to read the transcripts that were released there of the conversation in the cockpit in the final moments before the tragedy. It doesn't look good for the pilots, or by extension... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-05132009#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Wed, 13 May 2009 09:20:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-05132009 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-33 <img src="/files/article/0513woodwar.jpg" /><p><em><strong>New York Post</strong></em>: If you hadn't been following yesterday's National Transportation Safety Board hearings into the crash of Continental Flight 3407 outside Buffalo, in which all 49 people on board and one on the ground died, you'd be looking for a place to read the transcripts that were released there of the conversation in the cockpit in the final moments before the tragedy. It doesn't look good for the pilots, or by extension for...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-33#comments Media Anthony Marshall Brooke Astor Charlene Marshall New York Daily News The New York Post The New York Yankees Wood War Wed, 13 May 2009 09:08:53 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-33 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-32 <img src="/files/article/0512WOODWAR.jpg" /><p><em><strong>Daily News:</strong></em> The problem with taking on a crusade in a daily newspaper is that every cover placement you give an article in the series has to warrant that placement, or else you risk losing your audience: people don't like to feel like an important story is being milked. Today the <em>Daily News</em> fronts the story of Jennifer Ronca, who, it turns out, was the previously unnamed patient left hanging in the operating room...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-32#comments Media Bonnie Fuller Col Allan New York Daily News North Shore University Hospital The New York Post Victoria Gotti Wood War Tue, 12 May 2009 08:40:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-32 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-051209 Somewhere in the mists of editorial strategies past, Post managing editor Col Allan was brought in from down under to run the paper, and installed Victoria Gotti, who had turned herself into a romance-mystery novelist, as a columnist (at Jack Newfield's old... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-051209#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Tue, 12 May 2009 08:40:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-051209 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-051109 Far more damaging material spews from the witness stand each day than anything in the behavior of these two senior citizens at home on their day... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-051109#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Mon, 11 May 2009 08:57:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-051109 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-31 <img src="/files/article/woodwar_19.jpg" /><p><strong><em>New York Post:</em></strong> The trial of 84-year-old Anthony Marshall, son of the late great socialite and heiress Brooke Astor, has all the elements of a Trial of the Century: Every Monday through Thursday, muckraking journalists, the sliver of obsessed public, and various luminaries of the Manhattan social and charity circuit pack the lower Manhattan courtroom to catch the latest, whether it's defense attorney Ken Fisher dangling a diamond necklace before the jury and asking...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-31#comments Media Annette de la Renta Anthony Marshall Brooke Astor Charlene Marshall Johnny Damon New York Daily News New York Mets North Shore University Hospital The New York Post The New York Yankees Vincent Astor Foundation Wood War Mon, 11 May 2009 08:56:41 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-31 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-05082009 Daily News: These days, a lot of time is spent trying to figure out how to "save" newspapers; can something that prints at a printer and then is delivered to a newsstand hours after the thing is "closed," to be purchased for money, really be relevant in the 24-hour instant-news cycle? Or something like that. Not much time is spent, however, looking at how the actual product that comes out on the newsstand reflects... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-05082009#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Fri, 08 May 2009 08:45:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-05082009 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-30 <img src="/files/article/lwoodwar_5.jpg" /><p><strong><em>Daily News:</em></strong> These days, a lot of time is spent trying to figure out how to "save" newspapers; can something that prints at a printer and then is delivered to a newsstand hours after the thing is "closed," to be purchased for money, really be relevant in the 24-hour instant-news cycle? Or something like that. Not much time is spent, however, looking at how the actual product that comes out on the newsstand reflects...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-30#comments Media Boston Red Sox Brooke Shields Education Jack McCollough Joel Klein Johanna Justin-Jinich Kiefer Sutherland Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Manny Ramirez Michael Bloomberg New York Daily News New York University Proenza Schouler LLC Randi Weingarten Stephen Morgan Submercer The New York Post Wesleyan University Wood War Fri, 08 May 2009 08:32:39 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-30 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-05072009 A day late and a dollar short, the Post mysteriously decides to put the story it already ran yesterday on Page Six on the... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-05072009#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Thu, 07 May 2009 08:45:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-05072009 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-28 <img src="/files/article/lwoodwar_4.jpg" /><p><strong><em>New York Post:</em></strong> It's happened before: <em>Vanity Fair</em> breaks some news, and the <em>New York Post</em> floods the non-<em>Vanity Fair</em> demographic with all the goods. This morning it's accused Ponzi-schemer Bernie Madoff's secretary sounding off on what the guy was like before he got all lethargic and doughy. That apparently happened when the F.B.I. and S.E.C. started rooting around in his office, but according to his longtime secretary, Eleanor Squillari, writing in <em>Vanity Fair</em>,...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-28#comments Media 24 Bernard Madoff Boston Red Sox Brooke Shields Costume Institute David Paterson Eleanor Squillari Jack McCollough Joba Chamberlain Kiefer Sutherland Lee Sander Malcolm Smith Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA MTA Bailout New York Daily News Proenza Schouler LLC The New York Post The New York Yankees Wood War Wed, 06 May 2009 08:16:32 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-28 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-05062009 Vanity Fair breaks some news, and The New York Post floods the non-Vanity Fair demographic with all the... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-05062009#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Wed, 06 May 2009 08:16:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-05062009 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-05052009 It's fun when news value is the deciding... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-05052009#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Tue, 05 May 2009 08:29:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-05052009 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-27 <img src="/files/article/lwoodwar_3.jpg" /><p><em><strong>Daily News:</strong></em> It's hard to write a column about a headline that uses symbols. The top of today's <em>Daily News</em> properly reads only: "TREK." But there are five stars above it. So, it's sort of like "[Five Stars] TREK." Get it? Generally in the mornings we look closely at both front pages before coffee, then brood over them while fueling up. Today, it took well into the second cup to realize that the headline...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-27#comments Media Chris Pine Costume Institute David Paterson Joba Chamberlain Kate Moss MTA Bailout New York Daily News Star Trek The Metropolitan Museum of Art The New York Post The New York Yankees Wood War Zachary Quinto Tue, 05 May 2009 08:17:43 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-27 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-26 <img src="/files/article/woodwar_17.jpg" /><p><strong><em>New York Post</em></strong>: There was so much to write about this morning! Looking at the <em>Post</em>'s Web site, it's hard not to think that the photo illustration of a pig with Joe Biden's face superimposed on the pig's was not originally commissioned with a view to front-page placement. That's the Swine Flu Story of the Day for New York! The vice president suggested we avoid subways: what a tool! Then of course there is...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-26#comments Media Alex Rodriguez David Paterson Fred Dicker Joe Biden Malcolm Smith New York Daily News Queen Beatrix of Holland Swine Flu The New York Post The New York Yankees Fri, 01 May 2009 12:16:25 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-26 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-050109 New York Post: There was so much to write about this morning! Looking at the Post's Web site, it's hard not to think that the photo illustration of a pig with Joe Biden's face superimposed on the pig's was not originally commissioned with a view to front-page placement. That's the Swine Flu Story of the Day for New York! The vice president suggested we avoid subways: what a tool! Then of course there is... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-050109#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Fri, 01 May 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-050109 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-25 <img src="/files/article/owoodwar.jpg" /><p><strong><em>Daily News:</em></strong> Wow. It looks like the <em>News</em> got its hands on <em>Sports Illustrated</em> reporter Selena Roberts' long anticipated book about Alex Rodriguez. You'll remember Ms. Roberts as the reporter who broke the story in February that a few years ago, in an anonymous, voluntary test, Mr. Rodriguez had “tested positive for two anabolic steroids” during his 2003 season playing for the Texas Rangers, according to four independent sources. “This is the biggest news...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-25#comments Media Alex Rodriguez America's Next Top Model CRIME Derek Jeter New York Daily News New York Yankees Selena Roberts Sports Illustrated The New York Post Tyra Banks Wood War Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:40:17 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-25 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-043009 We suspect that few people are like us, and saw the head and thought the paper was chasing some kind of obscure post-mortem scandal about the recently deceased Bea... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-043009#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:39:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-043009 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-24 <img src="/files/article/woodwar_18.jpg" /><p>First, a little bit of business! You can now find a page of nothing but Wood War on the Observer web site! Bookmark this special Wood War Page link.</p> <p><strong><em>New York Post:</em></strong> The first great big summer blockbuster is here! And though this morning is a little springy for it, Lou Lumenick was getting pretty hot yesterday as he wrote his review. The <em>Post</em> gives the movie a banner over the top of its front...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-24#comments Media Derek Jeter George Steinbrenner Immigration Matthew Broderick New York Daily News New York Yankees Rupert Murdoch Sarah Jessica Parker Swine Flu The New York Post Wood War Yankee Stadium Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:18:27 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-24 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-042809 The Post just has a better understanding of the value of density on the front page than the News... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-042809#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:25:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-042809 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-23 <img src="/files/article/woodwar_16.jpg" /><p><strong><em>Dear reader:</em></strong> Apologies for going AWOL yesterday. It was swine flu day (after swine flu weekend) and we missed it! Well, almost ...</p> <p><strong><em>Daily News:</em></strong> One of the things about the swine-flu scare is that it gets scarier as the flu spreads, and the news that the World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert level to Level 4 from Level 3 yesterday is an indication that the organization believes geographical containment of the flu strain...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-23#comments Media Air Force One Barack Obama Michael Bloomberg Michael Daly New York Daily News St. Francis Prepatory School Swine Flu The New York Post Wood War Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:04:57 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-23 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-22 <img src="/files/article/lwoodwar_2.jpg" /><p><em><strong>Daily News:</strong></em> We've been counseling the <em>Daily News</em> not to fear overdoing the Craigslist Killer piece this week, but we fear the paper has proven us wrong. Today's front page promises "EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS" and offers one of them: the accused murderer caught in a candid in a sort of party fist-pump in front of some kitchen cabinets! These are wild crazy times! "JEKYLL &amp; HYDE" reads the main headline, then: "Wild College times of...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-22#comments Media Boston Red Sox Bronx Zoo Craigslist Murder Fenway Park Joba Chamberlain Malcolm Smith Mike Francesa New York Daily News New York State Senate New York Yankees The New York Post Wood War Yankee Stadium Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:55:40 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-22 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-042309 The "beauty" tells a tale of a night out during college that probably would get the hook at a Take Back the Night... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-042309#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:47:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-042309 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-21 <img src="/files/article/lwoodwar_1.jpg" /><p><strong><em>New York Post:</em></strong> In these tough economic times, the white middle class is turning to murder. And it's hard for a tabloid editor to know what to do for the best! Now the culprit is Long Island lawyer William Parente, who took his family to visit his daughter at Loyola College in Baltimore and killed his wife and two daughters before killing himself. Uncharacteristically for a suicide (or so our <em>Law &amp; Order</em>–watching expertise...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-21#comments Media New York Daily News The New York Post Wood War Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:46:43 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-21 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-042209 Most of the front page of the News this morning is devoted to a "JUAN GONZALEZ EXCLUSIVE." Much has been said in the past about what constitutes an exclusive. For instance, this morning I can exclusively reveal that my allergies are acting... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-042209#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:39:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-042209 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-20 <img src="/files/article/lwoodwar_0.jpg" /><p><strong><em>Daily News:</em></strong> Having spent yesterday's cover heralding the arrest of Philip Markoff in the "Craigslist Murder," the <em>News</em> today has to up the ante on its cover. The tabloids had reason to expect some developments: Mr. Markoff's arraignment would involve a certain amount of public testimony about what evidence police had of Mr. Markoff's guilt, and a plea could be expected from the defense. What's more, this investigation started out pretty leaky; it's a...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-20#comments Media Brad Braxton Craigslist Murder Juan Gonzalez Lindsay Lohan Megan McAllister New York Daily News Philip Markoff Riverside Church Samantha Ronson Somali pirates The New York Post Wood War Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:28:32 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-20 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-042109 Is she pretty? We'll leave that up to you, but the answer is... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-042109#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:26:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-042109 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-19 <img src="/files/article/lwoodwar.jpg" /><p><strong><em>New York Post:</em></strong> On a morning when the knuckle-dragging element of the Internet burns up with the question of whether Miss USA candidate Carrie Prejean of California was denied the crown because she said she believes marriage should be between a man and a woman, the front pages of the tabloids this morning are hardly an advertisement for heterosexual stewardship of the ancient institution. "SPITE WEDDING" is what we get on the front page...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-19#comments Media Politics Craigslist New York Daily News The New York Post Wood War Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:11:15 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-19 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-042009 We've said before both that Randi Weingarten has a soporific effect on front pages, and that the issue of her leadership at the UFT and the ongoing struggles over school reform are a great topic for the... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-042009#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:26:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-042009 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-18 <img src="/files/article/l_woodwar.jpg" /><p><strong><em>Daily News:</em></strong> Hey, Madonna's not looking so hot on the cover of the <em>Daily News</em> this morning, is she? That is undoubtedly because the photo on the cover was shot by a <em>News</em> photographer who managed to get the singer, who is recuperating from a fall off a horse at the photographer Steven Klein's Hamptons farm, walking along the beach in Amagansett. To look at today's <em>New York Post</em> you'd think that nobody had...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-18#comments Media Bill Clinton Colin Myler Madonna (Entertainer) New York Daily News New York Yankees Rubina Ali Slumdog Millionaire The New York Post The News of the World United Federation of Teachers Wood War Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:22:23 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-18 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-17 <img src="/files/article/WOODWAR417.jpg" /><p><strong><em>New York Post:</em></strong> It's always a nice idea to give fans a double-truck cover—that is, to use the front and back cover of the newspaper as a single image that can be pulled off the paper and tacked into that fabricky divider next to your desk at work. We don't think too many Yankees fans will be doing that this morning, though. The <em>Post</em> chooses a photo with Derek Jeter standing rather heroically at...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-17#comments Media Babe Ruth Derek Jeter New York Daily News New York Yankees The New York Post Wood War Yankee Stadium Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:52:28 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-17 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-041609 The tabloids followed the lead of the politicians and offered the new Archbishop a broad, noncommittal smile. Can't wait to Dialogue with you, Archbishop... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-041609#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:31:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-041609 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-16 <img src="/files/article/woodwar_15.jpg" /><p><strong><em>Daily News:</em></strong> There are exceptions to every rule. Today, I'd like to address the issue, which we've brought up before, of coming in close on faces. It's almost always a good idea! But this morning's <em>Daily News</em> takes things a bit far. It's obvious enough why they chose this picture: the city's new Archbishop, Timothy Dolan, is posing with a proudly displayed framed copy of yesterday's <em>Daily News</em>, on which he also starred.</p> <p>Yesterday, St....</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-16#comments Media Abortion Archbishop Timothy Dolan Archdiocese of New York Cindy Adams David Paterson Hillary Clinton New York Daily News New York Yankees Same-Sex Marriage The New York Post Wood War Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:26:38 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-16 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-041509 ... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-041509#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:17:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-041509 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-15 <img src="/files/article/woodwar_14.jpg" /><p><em><strong>The New York Post:</strong></em> The Archdiocese of New York has a new Archbishop! Wisconsin native Timothy Dolan yesterday did the ceremonial knock on the door of St. Patrick's Cathedral, a ritual that normally attends the arrival of a new archbishop but that hasn't happened in New York before because until the retirement of Edward Cardinal Egan, no sitting Archbishop of New York has left the office alive. "Heaven sent" is the headline, and it's...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-15#comments Media Archbishop Timothy Dolan Archdiocese of New York Edward Cardinal Egan New York Daily News The New York Post Wood War Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:16:12 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-15 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/ray-kelly-whacks-police-shack <img src="/files/article/raykelly_0.jpg" /><p>Are the city’s police and crime reporters about to get evicted from 1 Police Plaza?</p> <p>If Police Commissioner Ray Kelly gets his way, they will.</p> <p>Mr. Kelly sent out a note to news organizations this week telling them that due to construction, media outlets will have to leave the beloved “Police Shack” at 1 Police Plaza, and there’s no more space for them.</p> <p>“By July 31, the Police Department must displace our Community Affairs Bureau and various...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/ray-kelly-whacks-police-shack#comments Media 1010WINS New York City Police Department New York Daily News Newsday Off the Record One Police Plaza Ray Kelly The New York Post The New York Times Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:18:34 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/ray-kelly-whacks-police-shack http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-o41409 ... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-o41409#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:58:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-o41409 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-041309 So that you're not confused, today's Daily News wood, "SAVED," refers to Captain Richard Phillips, the guy who gave himself to the pirates as a hostage to keep his ship and his crew... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-041309#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:43:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-041309 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-13 <img src="/files/article/woodwar_12.jpg" /><p><em>Daily News</em>: So that you're not confused, today's <em>Daily News</em> wood, "SAVED," refers to Captain Richard Phillips, the guy who gave himself to the pirates as a hostage to keep his ship and his crew free. Yesterday's headline, "HE SAVED US," refers to that act; today's "SAVED" refers to the captain's rescue after a "sudden single burst of death by three Navy snipers when [three Somali pirates] stuck their heads up in the wave-tossed...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-13#comments Media New York Daily News Richard Phillips Somali pirates The New York Post Wood War Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:42:48 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-13 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-12 <img src="/files/article/nypost_0.jpg" /><p>The New York Post: According to the Post, "Arthur Kelly, 45, said his wife, Ann -- a flame-haired registered nurse -- was carrying on an affair with 'one Bruce Springsteen, who resides in Rumson, New Jersey, and Colts Neck, New Jersey, at various times and places too numerous to mention.'" The quote is from&#160;papers filed by Mr. Kelly, a mortgage broker from Asbury Park, in Superior Court in Monmouth County on March 27. Inside...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-12#comments Media Bruce Springsteen New York Daily News New York Post Patty Scialfa Wood War Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:23:07 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-12 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-040709 The petty officials that run your life are vain, prideful and preposterous, and will take you for a ride if you let them! Come join us as we catch them redhanded and humiliate... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-040709#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:11:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-040709 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-040109 No, this isn't some kind of remake of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, though the British press is trying to play it that... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-040109#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:46:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-040109 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-updated <img src="/files/article/woodwar_5.jpg" /><p><strong><em>The New York Post</em>:</strong> Last night, the President and First Lady arrived in England, bringing along hundreds of security guards and lots of vials of Barack Obama's blood. No, this isn't some kind of remake of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, though the British press is trying to play it that way. And that's a lot of what you get when you turn inside to read the story in today's <em>Post</em>, flagged on the...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-updated#comments Media Barack Obama Chuck Scarborough Derek Jeter G-20 Summit Kate Moss Len Berman Michelle Obama MTA Deficit NBC New York Daily News New York Mets New York Yankees Queen Elizabeth II Sue Simmons taxis The New York Post TopShop Wood War Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:38:52 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-updated http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-5 <img src="/files/article/woodwar_6.jpg" /><p><strong><em>Daily News</em>:</strong> “AUTOCRAT!” The word was first used to describe Napoleon more than 200 years ago, and my how it's grown! But there is a pun here: President Obama is setting policy for American <em>auto-</em>makers that are benefiting from government bailout money. It's actually pretty nice, except that the overall tone of the article (which begins with the line “Would you buy a new car from this man?” next to a picture of the...</p> http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-5#comments Media 2009 Budget Alex Rodriguez Barack Obama DaimlerChrysler AG David Paterson General Motors Lourdes Ciccone-Leon Luann de Lesseps Madonna Malawi New York Daily News New York Yankees Staten Island The New York Post Wood War Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:22:01 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/media/wood-war-who-wins-todays-grabby-tabloid-battle-your-eyeballs-5 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-033009 Every day, The New York Post and the Daily News battle for readers with Big Front Pages. Who wins... http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-033009#comments Politics Columnist Local New York Daily News The New York Post Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:29:00 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/wood-war-033009