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Tag Archives: It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town
Boston Herald Is the Papal of Record
The Boston Globe has a nice Page One piece about the Great Mentioner throwing Sean O’Malley’s hood into the bakeoff for a new Pontiff, but our feisty local tabloid goes all Poparazzi over the prospect. Page One: Inside spreads . . . … Continue reading
That Dog Gone Tessa (Psychic Friend Edition)
When last the hardreading staff heard from estimable local author Dennis Lehane, he seemed to have come to his senses regarding the Lehane family’s Javertesque search for its lost dog, Tessa. Via the Boston Herald (the go-to site for Tessanalia) last month: … Continue reading
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
Boston Globe On A Page One Headline Tear
First there was this shoutout from Jim Romenesko for Saturday’s Boston Globe front-page headline: BOSTON GLOBE HEADLINE ‘HAS TO BE ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST’ “Admittedly, I’m biased, as both a Thomas Pynchon idolator and Globe staffer(though I had nothing to do … 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
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