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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tim Cahill Indictment Edition III)
Day Three of Cahillpalooza features contrasting coverage in the local dailies. Both have news stories about former Treasurer Tim Cahill pleading not guilty in a Suffolk County court to charges of public corruption. Boston Globe: Cahill pleads not guilty to … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Margery Eagan, Martha Coakley, Tim Cahill
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tim Cahill Indictment Edition II)
The local dailies make a mountain out of a Cahill, Day Two. Start with this Boston Globe front-page thumbsucker: Cahill faced fine line on government advertising In politics, all the world’s a campaign stage, particularly for incumbents. Officeholders enjoy the … Continue reading
Twitterati: Sponsored Tweets Out of Character
The Boston Herald has bad news today for the Twitterverse: Bitter over Twitter ads Twitter has rolled out a new advertising platform that disguises promotional tweets within the normal stream and risks major backlash from users. “Because it’s really short-form, a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Carl Howe, sponsored tweets, Twitter, Yankee Group
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That’s Just So Mean! (Romney Illinoise Edition)
Mitt Romney (R-Am I the Nominee Yet?) celebrating his Illinois primary victory, compliments of the Boston Herald’s front page (via the Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages): Listen – I find Romney as annoying as the next guy (assuming the next guy … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Mitt Romney, Newseum, Newt Gingrich, Today's Front Pages
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Scott Brown Gets Top Billing At Politico
Politico’s home page at 3 p.m. today: The lede: Scott Brown’s got his groove back. A string of recent polling, an agreement to bar outside money from the race and some savvy legislative moves have put Democrats on notice … Continue reading
MoDo Gives Boston Herald A Shoutout
It’s not often our feisty local tabloid gets to rub elbows with the Gray Lady, but New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd made that match in today’s column, which says the GOP (Gone Old Party) has essentially packed it … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Gray Lady, Greek tragedy, John McCain, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Op-It Girl
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Zander’s Theater
The hardworking staff (and the Missus) walked by the Copley Plaza Saturday evening and encountered maybe two dozen protesters holding signs that said “Reinstate Zander.” That would be Benjamin Zander, late of the New England Conservancy Conservatory, which cashiered him after … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Mattapan Quadruple Murder Edition)
Testimony in the truly horrific 2010 Mattapan quadruple murder trial began this week, and the appearance of a key witness, Kimani Washington, played very differently in Boston’s local dailies. From Page One of Wednesday’s Boston Globe: Key witness testifies on Mattapan … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Kimani Washington, Mattapan quadruple murder, Peter Gelzinis
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Disgracebook: Facebook Gets It Dead Wrong
Apparently your Facebook Timeline doesn’t end when your time on earth does. Saturday’s Boston Herald front page: From the Herald report: Two of [Michael Marshalsea’s] daughters told the Herald they were shocked and dismayed that a ghoulish imposter took over their … Continue reading
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tim Cahill Indictment Edition)
When we last left Tim Cahill, he was the delusional Massachusetts Treasurer who seemed to think he could run for governor as an independent and actually win. Now he’s just indicted. From Tuesday’s Boston Globe: Timothy Cahill indicted in corruption … Continue reading →