Tag Archives: NECN

Is The Irish Times Reviewing Kevin Cullen’s Reporting For It?

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

The rumpus over Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen’s Boston Marathon bombings coverage has gone trans-Atlantic, as this Irish Times piece illustrates. ‘Boston Globe’ columnist Kevin Cullen put on administrative leave Journalist’s coverage of Boston Marathon bombings to be examined after … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @DanKelley66, BBC, Bill Richard, Boston Globe, Boston Marathon bombings, Gerry Adams, Irish Times, Jane Richard, Kevin Cullen, Kirk Minihane, Martin Richard, Matt Patterson, NECN, Northern Ireland, NY Daily News, Running towards the bombs, Sean O'Brien, The Troubles, WBZ, WEEI | 2 Comments

Dead Blogging The Boston Mayoral Debates

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

That’s right – debates with an s. Monday night there were two Boston mayoral shindigs: The Create the Vote forum at the Paramount Theater, and the NECN/Boston Herald/Suffolk throwdown at the (almost) next-door Modern Theatre. The hardsitting staff endured almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arts mayor of Boston, Bill Walczak, Boston Herald, Charles Clemons, Charles Yancey, Charlotte Golar Richie, Create the Vote, Dan Conley., David James Wyatt, Felix Arroyo, John Barros, John Connolly, Marty Walsh, Mass Creative, Mike Ross, Modern Theatre, NECN, Paramount Theater, Rob Consalvo, Suffolk University, Tom Menino | 2 Comments

The Empty Suit & The Empty Chair

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Massachusetts Representative Ed Markey, the emptiest suit on Capitol Hill, has finally met his match in an empty chair he’s using to represent his U.S. Senate opponent, Gabriel Gomez. From Shira Schoenberg’s report in the Springfield Republican: Democrat Ed Markey … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alison King, Ed Markey, Gabriel Gomez, money-laundering scheme, NECN, People's Pledge, Shira Schoenberg, Springfield Republican, wild Kabuki rumpus | 1 Comment

Hark! The Herald! (Press Party Apparatus Edition)

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The Boston Herald’s relentless self-promotion braved new frontiers with this Joe Battenfeld piece in Wednesday’s edition: Apparently, the ladder of success at our feisty local tabloid is actually an escalator . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, Christy Cashman, Deborah DiMasi, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Jaclyn Cashman, Joe Battenfeld, NECN, Open Book Club, Press Party, UMass/Herald Senate debate | Leave a comment

Globe Retweets From Its Patrick-Third-Term Gaffe

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

So Gov. Deval Patrick made a joke yesterday about running for a third term and wouldn’t you know some people took him seriously and faster than you can say tweet tweet it was out there on the social media wire. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @MassGovernor, Al Tompkins, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Deval Patrick, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Jessica Heslam, Laura Fitton, Matt Viser, NECN, third term | Leave a comment

Style Bustin’ (WBZ Is The Latest Sucker Edition)

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Style Boston, which dubs itself “Your Insider Lifestyle Connection” but is actually the call girl of local TV content, has found a new pimp – sorry, TV station. The cable-access-quality infomercial (it auctions off its segments to marketing sponsors) started … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged call girl of local TV content, Chronicle, Jan Saragoni, NECN, New England Emmy, Style Boston, Terry Stanley, WBZ, WCVB | 2 Comments

Did The WSJ Scoop Boston Media On A Major MFA Acquisition?

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From the Weekend Wall Street Journal: A New Bostonian, Size XL, Age 1,900 A Roman goddess is making Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts her new home on Tuesday. But it won’t be easy. A flatbed truck will pull up with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Brandegee Juno, Juno, MFA, NECN, Wall Street Journal, WBUR, WGBH Greater Boston | Leave a comment

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Radio-Ad Town (Brown/Warren Edition)

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From our Everything That Rises Must Converge desk: The Massachusetts U.S. Senate race is heating up, starting with this radio bakeoff between incumbent Scott Brown (R-Regular Guy) and presumptive challenger Elizabeth Warren (D-Regular Gal). It’s all about the current contraception … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Broadside, contraception rumpus, Elizabeth, Everything That Rises Must Converge, NECN, Political Intelligence, Scott Brown | Leave a comment

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (NECN Broadside Edition)

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The indefatigable Jim Braude and I kick around the TV and web ads circulating during the metacampaign – that period when candidates are really addressing the news media, campaign contributors, and party activists. Not people with an actual life. Video … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Broadside, Jim Braude, metacampaign, NECN | Leave a comment

Boston Mayor Tom Meanino Says: No Garden Party Tonight

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Boston Is Not Like Other Cities, Exhibit Umpteen (via NECN): No Bruins viewing party at TD Garden Fans will not be able to watch Game 7 of the Stanley Cup at the TD Garden. The Boston Bruins take on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, City of Boston, Dallas American Airlines Arena, NECN, no Garden party, Paris Hôtel de Ville, Tom Meanino, WCVB | 7 Comments