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Tag Archives: Boston Herald
Hark! The Herald! (Welfare Housecleaning Edition)
The Boston Herald does the full Whitman again, celebrating itself and singing itself over the latest Department of Transitional Assistance, well, transition. The chronology of the feisty local tabloid’s coverage . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to … Continue reading
Herald’s Carr Puts Ex-Chelsea Housing Thief – Er, Chief – In Jail
Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr really wants to see former Chelsea Housing Director Michael E. McLaughlin thrown in the sneezer. From todays piece of work: Pension pitch; drop the Mike! Memo to the Chelsea Retirement Board: Don’t even think about it. … Continue reading
Local Editorials: Carnival Cruise Damage Control No Triumph
Saturday’s local dailies both editorialized about the Carnival Cruise to Nightmare, but they had very – wait for it – different criticisms about the cruise line’s response. Boston Globe editorial: Cruise ship owner: Facing the Heat While passengers on the … Continue reading
‘Sno Letup At The Boston Herald
As with snowflakes, no two Boston Herald high dudgeons are alike. Exhibit Umpteen: The feisty local tabloid’s snowstorm jihad this past week. Start with Sunday’s relatively straightforward front page: Then accelerate into Wednesday’s Page One . . . Read the … Continue reading
Blog New World At The Boston Herald (They Return Our Phone Call!!! Edition)
As the hardtracking staff recently noted, the Boston Herald has launched a new web feature called State of the Arts. We wrote at the time, “The feisty local tabloid’s new State of the Arts blog appears to be the paper’s entry into the commerce journalism racket,” … Continue reading
Scott Brown Not The Brightest Bulb In The Vanity Mirror
Subhead: He’s a bit of a stiff, too. Former Sen. Scott Brown (R-$$$) made his Fox News debut on Sean Hannity’s show last night, and it has received decidedly mixed reviews in the local dailies. Boston Globe: Scott Brown makes … Continue reading
Tom Menino’s Snow Job
The Boston Herald nails Mistah Mayah on Page One today. Columnist Joe Battenfeld’s piece has the damning details. (As with snowflakes, no two campaign contributions are alike.) . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.
Blog New World at the Boston Herald
Tuesday’s Boston Herald front page: Note the announcement top left: The feisty local tabloid’s new State of the Arts blog appears to be the paper’s entry into the commerce journalism racket . . . Read the rest at Sneak Adtack.
Boston Dailies Are Papal Tigers
In this most Cathaholic of towns, the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald are on Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation like Brown on Williamson. For starters, the old Pontifox owns both front pages. From there he gets Vatican-size chunks of the newshole – … Continue reading
Throwing The Book(s) At Whitey Bulger
Dueling book plugs in the local dailies the past two days, starting with this Boston Sunday Globe Page One pompom: A window into Whitey’s brutal life and mind New biography traces Bulger’s rise, reign, and the reckoning ahead As he sits … Continue reading
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