Tag Archives: Boston Globe

All That Al Jazeera

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Al Jazeera English, the spinoff of the Arabic-language news channel underwritten by the emir of Qatar, is a worldwide network – except in the U.S. From Saturday’s Boston Globe: Based in Qatar, Al Jazeera English reaches 220 million house holds … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Al Jazeera English, Boston Globe, Burlington VT, Joseph P. Kahn, Mud Hens, Qatar, Toledo, Washington D.C. | 1 Comment

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (When The Paul Levy Breaks Edition)

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

As so often happens, the Boston Herald gets the sizzle: Paul Levy sees big returns from nonprofit Earns $91G for six-hour workweek An under-the-radar western Massachusetts nonprofit that controls the state’s electricity market is lavishing huge salaries on executives and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, ISO, Paul Levy | Leave a comment

Public/Private Sector Compensation Bakeoff (Renée Loth Edition)

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

(More grist for the public employee salary mill) From Renée Loth’s Saturday Boston Globe op-ed: Although public sector workers as a whole in Massachusetts do earn more than workers in the private sector, the difference is largely explained by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, private sector workers, public sector workers, Renée Loth, wage penalty | 1 Comment

That’s Just So Mean! (Bianca de la Garza Edition)

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Seriously, why do newspapers insist on running gape-mouthed photos of public figures? Exhibit Bianca, from Wednesday’s Boston Globe Names feature: That’s just not right. (This regrettable journalistic practice has gone on for years, but the hardworking staff will dedicate itself … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bianca de la Garza, Blooming Good Time, Boston Globe, Names, Thomas M. Menino | 7 Comments

Acid Test (Owsley Stanley Obit Division)

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Owsley “Bear” Stanley, legendary LSDealer to the counterculture stars of the 1960s, died on Sunday at age 76. Depending on which obituary you read, Stanley “was a prolific LSD producer” or “made and supplied the LSD that fueled acid rock … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beatles, Boston Globe, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Ken Kesey, LSD, LSDealer, New York Times, Owsley Stanley, Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (WGBH Union Edition)

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

What’s wrong with the Boston Herald? Last week the feisty local tabloid couldn’t keep WGBH off the front page, gleefully whacking the public broadcaster for “[scoring] more than $80 million in obscure federal handouts over the past half-dozen years.” But … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AEEF, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, CWA, WGBH | 1 Comment

It’s Good To Live In a Two-Daily Town (Hat Trick Edition)

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Forget what the hardworking staff has said about the Boston Herald being a lively index to the Boston Globe. Tuesday’s editions of the local dailies are a tale of two cities. Exhibit A: Larry Summers Time BH: Summers praises Mass. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Facebook, Larry Summers, Mitt Romney, Pres. Obama, Sal DiMasi, Scott Brown | Leave a comment

Southie-Based ‘Good People’ Gets Good/Bad Reviews

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The Missus and I saw David Lindsay-Abaire’s new play “Good People” in previews last month and loved it. As did New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley: Don’t make the mistake of thinking you understand Margaret Walsh from the get-go, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ben Brantley, Boston Globe, David Lindsay-Abaire, Good People, New York Times, Southie, Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment