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Tag Archives: Boston Herald
Herald Pulls ‘Crosshairs’ Headline
The hardreading staff noted a few hours ago that the BostonHerald.com homepage had the headline “Kerry in the crosshairs if nominated for state” right next to its coverage of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. To its credit, the paper has now … Continue reading
Unfortunate Headline Of The Day
BostonHerald.com homepage at 1:35 pm: Of course, the Herald couldn’t know, when it wrote the “Kerry in the crosshairs” hed, what would transpire only hours later. But it’s a damn good argument to stop using gun references in … Continue reading
Boston Globe’s Papal Cut
That old Pontifox, Benedict XVI, was all tweetness and light yesterday as he took to Twitter to bless the faithful (over one million served so far). Of course everybody’s reporting on the gala debut – except the Boston Globe. … Continue reading
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Tagged @pontifex, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Pontifox, Pope Benedict XVI
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Herald On Tim Cahill Mistrial: Not Exactly Martha C(r)oakley
Not only did the prosecution of former Massachusetts Treasury Secretary Tim Cahill on ethics violations end in a hung jury, so did the Boston Herald’s coverage of the verdict. From Hillary Chabot’s column today: Defeat seen as big blow for Martha Coakley … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Dan Cence, Hillary Chabot, Martha Coakley, Mary Ann Marsh, Tim Cahill
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Herald On The Ball Re: Napoli Deal
So maybe the Mike Napoli signing isn’t sealed and delivered just yet. From John Tomase’s column in today’s Boston Herald: Catch to Mike Napoli signing? Injury issues may put contract in jeopardy Mike Napoli was the Red Sox [team stats]’ primary target of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Fox Sports, John Tomase, Ken Rosenthal, Mike Napoli, Red Sox
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Hark! The Herald Angles Sing!
While the Boston Globe is makes its Pulitzer push with a three-part megaseries about felonious illegal immigrants, the Boston Herald has been scooping up stories hither and yon. From the feisty local tabloid’s Yon desk: yesterday’s Page One story on Gov. Patrick tolling … Continue reading
Names & Facial
Ever since we found out that Mrs. Tom Brady had a Bundchen in the oven, we knew there’d be a race in the news media to announce the arrival of the Littlest Ugg Model. And on the local dailies front, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boring Broadsheet, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Bundchen, Gisele, Names, Namesniks, Tom Brady, Track Gals (without Megan!), Vivian
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All’s Weld That Ends Weld
Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld (R-Amber-Colored Liquid) made a house call at the Boston Herald yesterday, and the feisty local tabloid made him its coverboy today (via the Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages). Inside was a two-page Weldian trifecta, starting with Big … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Weld, Boston Herald, Dowager Countess, Downton Abbey, IGTLTDT, Margery Eagan, Tim Cahill
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Brain Freeze At Boston Herald
Monday’s Boston Globe featured major coverage of a major brain injury study from Boston University. Via the Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages: (Full disclosure: The hardreading staff moonlights as a mass communication professor at BU.) . . . Read the rest … Continue reading
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Tagged AP, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston University, brain study, IGTLTDT, School of Medicine, Wingo Square
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Safe-T First?
Saturday’s local dailies duly reported on Thursday’s MBTA trolley-car crash, the latest in a series of T-bonehead incidents over the past several years. The Boston Herald, as usual, has the basics . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, IGTLTDT, MBTA, Safe-T First, T-bonehead
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