Tag Archives: WBZ

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

Posted on April 25, 2018 by

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 →

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New York Times Eager to Crowdsource Editorial Content

Posted on December 21, 2016 by

Just as with the search for local weather watchers (“Thanks Betsy from Medford for that beautiful sunset picture!”) or cable news network iReporters  (“check out this photo of the aftermath of the snowstorm in #Portland #Oregon”), the New York Times is now trolling (as … Continue reading →

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WBZ’s Eric Fisher Just Sentenced Us to More Winter

Posted on February 25, 2016 by

Well the hardworking staff took a break last night to watch WBZ’s News at 11 and here’s how meteorologist Eric Fisher’s AccuWeather Forecast ended. So here’s your AccuWeather 7 Day: Saturday 40 and sunny – Sunday we’re back up around 50 – final … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Where In The Political World Is Barney Keller?)

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen is right about debate moderators, wrong about WBZ debate moderator Jon Keller’s son. Details at IGTLTDT.  

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Style Bustin’ (WBZ Is The Latest Sucker Edition)

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

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 →

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

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

From our Compare and Contrast in Clear Idiomatic English desk: For the Boston Globe, Barack Obama’s trip to Boston on Monday was just fundraising as usual, front page below the fold. For the Boston Herald, the whole thing was beyond … Continue reading →

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Did The Boston Globe Rip Off WBZ?

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

The rape allegations against Joseph Carter, the commander of the Massachusetts National Guard, are all over the news media right now, but here’s what the hardworking staff is wondering: Why did this Boston Globe front-page piece fail to credit local CBS … Continue reading →

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MassGOP Video HiJacks WBZ’s Williams

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

The Massachusetts Republican Party has released a web video targeting presumptive Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren: As Elizabeth Warren prepares to jet off to Hollywood tomorrow for a fundraiser with the rich and famous, the Massachusetts Republican Party today … Continue reading →

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So Maybe It WASN’T The Ads That Nabbed Whitey Bulger

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

Earlier this week the hardworking staff dismissed the FBI’s ad campaign to ferret out Whitey Bulger’s whereabouts: The hardworking staff believes the FBI might just as well set its money on fire in any attempt to catch Whitey, but hey – … Continue reading →

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Why We Need ‘Penelope’s Law’

Posted on January 8, 2011 by

Friday’s Boston Herald buried the story in its News in Brief section: Snake on a train? Watch out, Charlie Where’s Samuel Jackson when you need him? The MBTA halted service on a Red Line train yesterday afternoon as a passenger … Continue reading →

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