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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Lying Politician Edition)

Interesting compare-and-contrast in the Boston dailies on the role of the press as political truth squad. The Boston Globe’s Political Intelligence blog reports Mission Accomplished for Team Romney in its first TV spot: WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney’s advisers are pleased … Continue reading

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The Boston Herald Fans On ‘The Story Pitch’

Yesterday the Inside Track gals at the Boston Herald had the inside track (as usual) on The Story Pitch, “a new YouTube video that skewers the Herald, the Globe and the local spinmeisters who feed the dailies their daily leaks, lowdowns, and alleged … Continue reading

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That’s Just So Mean! (Sharon Bialek Edition)

The Boston Herald, never a photographic friend to women, does it again: A picture’s worth . . . worrying about in the hands of the Herald.

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Occupy Boston Herald Edition)

The Boston Herald is totally preoccupied with the Occupy Boston protestor, as its 141 articles found search results indicate. And one story the feisty local tabloid absolutely owns first emerged in Thursday’s edition: Occupy Boston expels 2 finance team members Occupy … Continue reading

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League of Conservation Voters: Brown Out

Scott Brown’s gone to Washington. And something’s gone horribly wrong. That’s the opening line of this TV spot just launched by the League of Conservation Voters:   The rest of the script: Brown sided with big oil — taking thousands … Continue reading

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Boston Herald Right Hand, Meet Boston Herald Left Hand

Two weeks ago, the Boston Herald ran this: Boos for Whitey Bulger costume Murder victim’s brother upset by iParty jumpsuit Dedham-based party supply retailer iParty is selling a particularly scary Halloween costume this year — a prison jumpsuit based on … Continue reading

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What Did You Wear In The (Class) War, Mommy? (II)

Fashion alert from the front lines: More OWStyle tips, this time via the Boston Herald: Grunge — It’s all the rage Grunge is back! Grubby flannel and boots with a headband are all the rage at Occupy Boston, the hottest … Continue reading

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A Case Of Mistaken Identity At The Boston Herald

Editorial in Tuesday’s Boston Herald: Tolman’s two hats During his 17 years on Beacon Hill Sen. Warren Tolman (D-Brighton) has been a loyal footsoldier in the cause of organized labor. Last week the Massachusetts chapter of the AFL-CIO made an … Continue reading

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NYT’s Bruni: MA Senate Race ‘Sadly Petty’

New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Bruni has exceedingly low expectations for the expected Elizabeth Warren-Scott Brown Senate smackdown in Massachusetts: I have my doubts that Elizabeth Warren is elitist and I’m not convinced Scott Brown is sexist, but I’m … Continue reading

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It’s Good To LIve In A Two-Daily Town (Whitey Bulger Dime-Dropper Edition)

Immutable rule of newspaper physics: For every Boston Globe action, there’s an equal and apposite Boston Herald reaction. Case in point: the Globe’s Whitey Bulger’s life in exile lid-ripper, which revealed that Icelandic beauty Anna Bjornsdottir – late of Noxzema and … Continue reading

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