Monthly Archives: July 2013

Tsarnaev Photo Finish

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Saturday’s local dailies had – wait for it – very different takes on the State Police photos of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s April 19 apprehension by law enforcement officials after a “massive manhunt.” From the Boston Globe: Some praise officer for bloody images … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston magazine, Boston Marathon bombings, capital punishment, death penalty, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Judith Clarke, R. Bradford Bailey, Rolling Stone, Sergeant Sean Murphy, State Police photos | Leave a comment

Our ‘Beat the Press Party’ Bakeoff (Hardpartying Staff’s Triumphant Return Edition)

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the hardworking staff has been on hiatus lately, but we’re back now to chronicle the latest installment of the Great Boston Media Watchdog Fight. Start, as usual, with Underdog Boston Herald’s Wayne’s World webcast: Rolling Stone’s cover shot makeover … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beat the Press, Boston Herald, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight, Press Party, Rolling Stone cover, Wayne's World webcast, WGBH | 10 Comments

Everything You Need To Know About Contemporary Politics

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Today’s political process rewards two things – preemption and money. Exhibit Umpteen of both, from Thursday’s New York Times: In TV Ad, Cuomo Vows to Clean Up Corruption More than a year before he is to appear on the ballot … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Cuomo, Committee to Save New York, John Updike, Mark Green, Moreland Commission, New York Times | Leave a comment

A (Jason) Gay Ol’ Time (The Great Rivera Edition)

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The Wall Street Journal’s redoubtable Jason Gay gets it pitch-perfect in his latest column: Let’s Be Cool Like Mariano Rivera I have a new dream, a fresh life goal. I want to be more like Mariano Rivera. I believe I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged All Star Game, Jason Gay, Mariano Rivera, New York magazine, New York Yankees, Newman, Paul Newman cool, Seinfeld, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

On The Cover Of The Roiling Stone

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

First off, it should be noted that the Boston Herald broke this Rolling Stone story on page 3 of yesterday’s edition (don’t ask about the little green numbers – no idea why they keep popping up): Today, the feisty local tabloid went for broke: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Margery Eagan, Michael Graham, Rolling Stone, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Ty Burr, Yvonne Abraham | 2 Comments

Herald Gets Its Ads Kicked . . . Again

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Do we detect a pattern emerging here? For the third time in three weeks, Boston Herald readers have been snubbed by a full-page ad aimed at the local citizenry. First it was the Marriott at Tudor Wharf memorializing fallen Boston firefighter Stephen … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arthur S. Demoulas, Arthur T. Demoulas, Boston Bruins, Boston Herald, Chicago Blackhawks, Demoulas, Employees & Management of Demoulas/Market Basket, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Keith Cowan, Lt. Stephen F. Minehan, Market Basket, Nabil El-Hage, Residence Inn Marriott, Ronald Weiner, Tudor Wharf | Leave a comment

Baby I Can Drive My Carr (Merciful End Edition?)

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From our Walt Whitman desk Boston Herald hack Howie Carr gets another spotlight dance with himself as he devotes today’s column to his favorite topic: A case of what might have been I got cut. Whitey gave me my outright release yesterday from his defense-witness list. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, Hitman, Howie Carr, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, James "Whitey" Bulger, Jay Carney, John Martorano, Pulitzer, Walt Whitman | 2 Comments

Globe Ignores Dan Conley’s ‘Don’t Buy Boston’ Ad Production

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Now that the Bay State’s umpteenth U.S. Senate special election is done, the Boston news media can turn their attention to the first real mayoral race we’ve had here in Mayberry since 1993. From Tuesday’s Boston Globe: Conley set to launch … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston mayoral election, Buffalo, Dan Conley., DC, Felix Arroyo, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Joe Slade White and Co., Massachusetts Office of Campaign & Political Finance, New York, Ore., Portland, Texas, U.S. Senate special election | Leave a comment

Hark! The Herald! (Zimmerman Verdict Edition)

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From our Walt Whitman desk Stop the presses! The Boston Herald made The Newseum’s Top Ten Front Pages on Monday. Here’s the text . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, Emmett Till, George Zimmerman, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Mediaite, New York Daily News, The Newseum, Top Ten Front Pages, Trayvon Martin, Walt Whitman | 1 Comment

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