Tag Archives: Boston Globe

Rest in Peace Anne Adams, Television Producer Extraordinaire

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

I loved working with Anne Adams at WGBH’s Greater Boston, where she was supervising producer from 1998 to around 2006. She was smart, funny, and cynical – everything you could ever ask for in a co-worker. And now she’s gone. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anne Adams, Boston Globe, Bryan Marquard, Depression: Out of the Shadows, Greater Boston, Peter Masalsky, WGBH | 2 Comments

Boston News Media’s Althea Garrison Transgender Copout

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday’s Boston Globe Page One piece said it best. Michael Levinson’s report also addressed the indefatigable elephant in the room. Before serving as a state representative from 1993 to 1995, she was outed as transgender when the Boston Herald got … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Althea Garrison, Boston City Council, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Brook Sutherland, Michael Levenson, transgender | Leave a comment

WSJ Beats Boston Dailies on Bulger Wrongful Death Suit

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal featured this Zusha Elinson piece about the latest verse in The Ballad of Whitey Bulger. Bulger Was Wary Of Prison Transfer Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger seemed to have good news when he called his attorney … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Billy Bulger, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, calumnist, Hank Brennan, Howie Carr, Howie Carrtoon, Mr. Carrtoon, Shelley Murphy, the Corrupt Midget, Wall Street Journal, Whitey Bulger, Zusha Elinson | Leave a comment

Times of London Whacks Irish Times for Kevin Cullen Coddling

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff has repeatedly noted, the Irish Times has been derelict in its due diligence about Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen’s reporting for that paper about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. And now the Times of London is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Marathon bombings, Irish Times, Kevin Cullen, Newstalk, The Times of London, UK | Leave a comment

Irish Times Sentences Kevin Cullen to . . . One Correction

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

Back in April when the whole Kevin Cullen rumpus began, the headscratching staff wondered if the Irish Times would scrutinize its Cullen column that ran in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, a piece that featured unverified details different from … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @gmolloy, @suzannelynch1, BBC, Boston Globe, Boston Marathon bombings, Gary Molloy, Gerry Adams, IRA, Irish Times, Kevin Cullen, Martin Richard, Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, Sean O'Brien, Suzanne Lynch, WBUR | 1 Comment

Seems The Irish Times Is Not Reviewing Kevin Cullen’s Work

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

Earlier this week the hardworking staff noted the rumpus around Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen’s shifting coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings. Central to the issue is Cullen’s dual versions of the role he says Dorchester firefighter Sean O’Brien played … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BBC, Bill Richard, Boston Globe, Boston Marathon bombings, Irish Times, Jane Richard, Kevin Cullen, Kirk Minihane, Martin Richard, Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, Running towards the bombs, Sean O'Brien, WEEI | 5 Comments

Is The Irish Times Reviewing Kevin Cullen’s Reporting For It?

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

The rumpus over Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen’s Boston Marathon bombings coverage has gone trans-Atlantic, as this Irish Times piece illustrates. ‘Boston Globe’ columnist Kevin Cullen put on administrative leave Journalist’s coverage of Boston Marathon bombings to be examined after … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @DanKelley66, BBC, Bill Richard, Boston Globe, Boston Marathon bombings, Gerry Adams, Irish Times, Jane Richard, Kevin Cullen, Kirk Minihane, Martin Richard, Matt Patterson, NECN, Northern Ireland, NY Daily News, Running towards the bombs, Sean O'Brien, The Troubles, WBZ, WEEI | 2 Comments

Dunkin’ Channeled Boston Globe in Dumping Hill Holliday

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

Wednesday’s Boston Globe featured this Jon Chesto piece on its first Business page. Snappy lede: “Hill Holliday no longer runs on Dunkin’.” The Canton-based chain dropped its ad agency of two decades and moved its account to New York shop BBDO Worldwide. “Every … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Dunkin' Donuts, Hill Holliday, Howard Stern, Jon Chesto, King of All Media, Larry Edelman, Matt Storin, Meg Vaillancourt, Sterniacs, Steve Bailey | 4 Comments

New York Times Beats Boston Globe on MFA Mummy DNA

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

The Boston news bakeoff between the Big Town and the Beanie Town usually goes to the local broadsheet, but not yesterday. The New York Times Science section featured this piece by Nicholas St. Fleur. Cracking a Cold Case The F.B.I. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Djehutynakht, F.B.I., Googletron, MFA, mummy DNA, New York Times, Nicholas St. Fleur, Opening of the Mouth Ceremony, stately local broadsheet | 1 Comment

Mitt Romney: U.S. Senate Hopeful, U.S. Senate Huckster (3)

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

Latest in our ever-expanding series As someone said about the blizzard of Barackaphernalia at the 2008 Obama inauguration, “When Americans want to celebrate, they turn to merchandise.” But Mitt Romney (R-Wherever) is getting downright pushy about merchandising in his nascent … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Dan Wasserman, Mitt Romney, R-Wherever, Romney for Utah, Seamus | 2 Comments