He was the scourge of Mitt Romney in the 2012 US election, now Obama's 'backroom Brit' is heading Labour's digital response team for its 2015 campaignIn his new book about the 2012 US presidential election campaign, the Time journalist Mark Halperin singles out the role played by a young Briton in Barack Obama's re-election.It was 26 July and Obama's Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, was asked while on a visit to London if he thought the UK capital was ready for the Olympics. Astonishingly, Romney told the TV interviewer that he wasn't sure, noting that a "few things" were "disconcerting" and that it wasn't clear whether the British people would "come together and celebrate the Olympic moment".As diplomatic blunders go, it took some beating, but the comments were not immediately seen as a story in the US media and were not aired in a TV package that went out there that night."But, in Chicago, a young 'Obaman' on the digital rapid-response team named Matthew McGregor noticed them in the NBC transcript," writes Halperin. The former Labour party operative, who had been headhunted by the Democrats to direct Obama's digital rapid-response unit, "shipped the transcript to some pals in the British press, flagging the potentially rankling bits", writes Halperin. Within minutes, the story was ablaze online. David Cameron rebuked Romney and, hours later, Boris Johnson yelled out to a huge crowd gathered in Hyde Park to greet the Olympic torch, ridiculing the US visitor and... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Leonard Cohen, Moriel Rothman-Zecher, and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackstone picks up an account of January 6 by the former Capitol Police chief, Ballantine nabs Isabel Allende’s next novel, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Kerri Maniscalco and Naomi Novik bring their popular, well-reviewed fantasies to a close. Plus Kate Atkinson and Chloe Gong respectively bring historical London and Shanghai to vivid life, and new cooking books from Jacques Pépin and others feed readers' appetites. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bethanne Patrick's October highlights include the biographies of Bob Dylan and Samuel Adams, new fiction from John Irving and Celeste Ng and plenty more. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-09-29 13:00:19 UTC ]
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Read these fantasy book series for FINAL FANTASY fans and enjoy a great narrative while giving your eyes a break from screen time. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-09-16 10:36:00 UTC ]
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Recounting their relationship, Gabriel Debenedetti offers colorful behind-the-scenes stories and vivid details that will appeal to political obsessives. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-16 10:00:29 UTC ]
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How this little-remembered "robber baron" shorted stock, collected railroads, caused a financial panic -- and amassed a fortune. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-16 10:00:15 UTC ]
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With their comprehensive and alarming picture of Trump's presidency, Peter Baker and Susan Glasser show what journalism can do, and where it can fall short. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-14 21:41:17 UTC ]
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As McDonald's and Nielsen lawsuits proceed, Allen says spending on Black-owned media isn't rising fast enough. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2022-09-14 09:30:00 UTC ]
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The best book deals of the day, sponsored by Lord of the Fly Fest by Goldy Moldavsky. `Lord of the Fly Fest by Goldy... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-09-10 10:30:00 UTC ]
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Bethanne Patrick's September highlights include sequels from Elizabeth Strout and Andrew Sean Greer along with exciting debuts. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-09-02 14:00:54 UTC ]
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The first in-person Heartland Fall Forum since 2019 will be used to mark the first decade of the partnership between the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association and the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association, which resulted in HFF. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Labor Day is rapidly approaching and we're already starting to see more tech deals pop up across the web. Amazon discounted a bunch of its own gadgets this week, including the new Kindle Paperwhite, its Signature Edition and the Kindle Oasis, as well as a bunch of Fire TV Sticks and Fire... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-08-19 13:15:16 UTC ]
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How Nielsen and other media companies are navigating the measurement upheaval, plus industry reactions. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2022-08-10 12:08:43 UTC ]
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Matt Rowland Hill, author of the new memoir, 'Original Sins,' recommends his 10 favorite books on the theme of addiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Mikella VanDyke, founder of the Chasing Sacred website and conference, signs a multi-book deal with Tyndale; Broadleaf takes a chronicle of the strides Black churches have made toward food security, novelist Katie Powner brings a new romance to Bethany; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In roughly five hours of testimony on Thursday, Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle jousted with government lawyers over PRH's market share, his commitment to allow PRH and S&S editors to bid on the same books if the merger is completed, and other issues tied to what the impact of a... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bethanne Patrick's August highlights include fiction from Mohsin Hamid and Marianne Wiggins, a sequel to "Dopesick" and a revisionist feminist history. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-07-29 13:00:01 UTC ]
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It's that time of year when we gather 'round and discuss former President Barack Obama's reading list for the summer! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-07-26 21:53:22 UTC ]
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Coming to an indie bookstore/library near you today! * Dwyer Murphy, An Honest Living (Viking) “Like the best noir practitioners, Murphy uses the mystery as scaffolding to assemble a world of fallen dreams and doom-bitten characters.” –The New York Times Book Review Elaine Castillo, How To Read... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-26 08:55:51 UTC ]
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