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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Tony C Tributes: Globe 1, Herald 0
Forty-six years ago today, Red Sox homeboy and Hall-of-Fame sureshot Tony Conigliaro had his baseball career turned inside out. From Bob Ryan’s terrific Boston Globe column today: Tony Conigliaro would have been an all-time great I was there. I was there, and … Continue reading
NYT Spurns Horndog Spitzer, Endorses Underdog In Comptroller Race
This New York Times editorial is one sweet drive-by on Client No. 9: For New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer has done an outstanding job as Manhattan borough president and would make a fine New York City comptroller. He is … Continue reading
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Jock Shock: WEEI’s Jason Wolfe Punchout
The local dailies turn a quick double play today in their coverage of the shakeup at former sportstalk powerhouse WEEI. Start with the Boston Herald, which goes all Page One over the firing of longtime WEEI VP of programming/operations Jason … Continue reading
NYT ‘First Crush’ Series Crashes
Okay – this has happened to the hardworking staff and the Missus once too often. We looked at yesterday’s New York Times front page and here’s what we saw: That lede – “I’ve been writing about art professionally for more … Continue reading
Murphy’s Law: Herald Hits Globe Reporter
Yesterday’s Boston Globe featured this juicy Page One story by Sean Murphy about Lisa Saunders and her magical mystery spot in front of the appropriately named Park Plaza Hotel: As the piece says, “[i]t’s not exactly the crimes of Whitey Bulger,” but … Continue reading
New York Times Jockeys Its Way Into Native Advertising Steeplechase
Move over, BuzzFeed and Gawker. The New York Times is joining you in the branded content bakeoff. From Advertising Age: New York Times Weaves Custom Ads Into ‘Snow Fall’-Like ‘The Jockey’ ‘This Time We Learned From Our Mistakes’ “The Jockey,” The … Continue reading
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MoDo A No-Show For Bulger Trial Finale
Where’s MoDo? New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd came slumming a couple of times during the James “Whitey” Bulger hoedown and contributed, well, not much to the trial coverage. Representative sample: In return for being that most loathed thing … Continue reading
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