Brendan Nyhan

newsobserver.com’s biscuit-finding contest

Stupid newspaper website tricks:

Browzer

Yes, the News & Observer (a newspaper based in Raleigh, NC) is trying to encourage readership of newsobserver.com by encouraging visitors to search the site for virtual dog biscuits. Weep for the future of the news media…

PS Browzer is a nice complement to my collection of wacky government animal mascots for kids, though (see here, here, and here).