Yesterday the hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider noted that New York Times reporter Katie Zezima had scooped the local dailies on Rev. James Scahill’s fire-Pope-Benedict-XIV-and-brimstone sermon at his East Longmeadow, Mass. parish.

And the hardworking staff added this:

Question: Did Zezima just happen to be present at the Western Mass. mass?

Or did she get a heads up from Scahill? (No mentions of his sermon in the Boston Globe, and the Boston Herald came late to the party.)

And if the latter, is Scahill just using the Times to shill his message?

Inquiring minds want to know.

So the hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider will contact Katie Zezima and ask.

Which we did, with this Tweet:

@katiezez: Just wondering – did James Scahill give you a head’s up about his sermon, or did you go out to East Longmeadow on a hunch? Thanks

No reply yet.

We’ll keep you posted.