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Lamest Corporate Social Responsibility Press Release Ever?

L’Oreal, a $5 billion multinational that bills itself as “the world’s leading beauty company,” had a press release on the Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire yesterday, flagging the $2 million it raised for the Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation, which “serves children … Continue reading

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Maybe All Journalism is Service Journalism

Back when I was writing for print magazines on a more regular basis, most editors made a distinction between “service journalism” and other kinds of news and feature writing. Not news and not long-form feature or narrative writing, service journalism … Continue reading

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Hell is Game Ads

It’s a bit brilliant that online anime-styled MMO AdventureQuest (from @ArtixKrieger) now punishes players for dying by making them watch a 9-second advertisement. From the press release: …players of the popular AdventureQuest Worlds MMORPG are being punished for dying in-game … Continue reading

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