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Why Doesn’t Doug Rubin’s Boston Herald Column Run On The Op-Ed Page?
For several months now the Boston Herald has run a regular column by Doug Rubin, former chief of staff for Gov. Deval Patrick and current lobbyist for gambling giant GTech Corp., which has multimillion-dollar contracts with the Massachusetts State Lottery. (See … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Doug Rubin, Osama bin Laden photos, partisan hackorama, Scott Brown
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Thomas Drechsler Edition)
How much fun is it going to be to follow the Sale DiMasi corruption trial over the next several weeks? But first – a clarification, please. Who exactly is round-up-the-usual-suspects lawyer Thomas Drechsler representing in this case? From Peter Gelzinis’ … Continue reading
Boston Globe Buries The Lede On Circulation Plunge
Actually, the local broadsheet incinerated the lede in this piece on its latest circulation figures: The nonprofit organization that audits newspaper circulation yesterday released figures based on a new measurement system that aims to capture a broader spectrum of readers — … Continue reading
And The Hitman Just Keeps On Comin’
Boston Herald scribe Howie Carr has a new book out, and it’s been front-page news in the feisty local tabloid all week, starting on Monday: Even better, the publisher ran an ad for the tome in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal: … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill O'Reilly, Boston Herald, Earl Wilson, Hitman, Howie Carr, Johnny Martorano, no-hitter, Wall Street Journal
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The Boston Herald Wants Your Vote!
Boston’s feisty local tabloid is currently engaged in – what to call it? – engagement journalism. Literally, in one case. For the past few weeks, the Herald has been running a Royal Wedding contest, which is essentially a bakeoff among … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Sunday Sports Edition)
The Boston Herald has the unfortunate distinction of being one of the few newspapers in America whose Sunday circulation lags behind its daily numbers. Amazing, since the Sunday Herald is STILL ONLY $2 – as opposed the the Boston Globe’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Chicopee printing press, home delivery, New York Times, sports section
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Massachusetts Retailers Take Swipe At Swipe Fees
Thursday’s Boston Globe and Boston Herald featured full-page ads (sorry, no image found by the hardsearching staff) with this headline: Massachusetts’ U.S. Senators Scott Brown and John Kerry are working for US! The ad – sponsored by the New England … Continue reading
Chop-Chop To Class Warfare At Boston Herald
Our feisty local tabloid is always up for a good class warfare rumpus, and Saturday’s edition of the Boston Herald gets way uppity: Front page: Page 2: Blue bloods boil over noise of medical helicopters Well-heeled residents of tranquil, cobblestone-lined … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Cathaholic Edition)
Sunday’s Boston Herald had local Catholics coming home. Sunday’s Boston Globe had them going away. First, the Herald: The story: Prodigal parishioners return to church Boston Archdiocese reaches out to halt plummeting Mass attendance The Boston Archdiocese’s largest effort in … Continue reading
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Tagged Archdiocese of Dublin, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Cathaholics, Catholics Come Home, Sean O'Malley, Vatican
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Boston Herald Whacks Boston Fixtures
Hard on the heels of Boston Globe columnist Joan Vennochi’s undressing of local macher and new BRA chief Peter Meade comes Boston Herald columnist Christine McConville’s dismantling of Michael Widmer (Massachusetts Taxpayer Foundation) and Paul Grogan (Boston Foundation): Crusaders mum … Continue reading
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