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Is The Irish Times Reviewing Kevin Cullen’s Reporting For It?
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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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
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New York Times Eager to Crowdsource Editorial Content
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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Tagged Arthur "Pinch" Sulzberger Jr., CNN, iReporters, New York Times, news tips, nyt.com/tips, WBZ, weather watchers
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WBZ’s Eric Fisher Just Sentenced Us to More Winter
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
Style Bustin’ (WBZ Is The Latest Sucker Edition)
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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Tagged call girl of local TV content, Chronicle, Jan Saragoni, NECN, New England Emmy, Style Boston, Terry Stanley, WBZ, WCVB
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Did The Boston Globe Rip Off WBZ?
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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Tagged Boston Globe, Deval Patrick, I-Team, Joseph Carter, Massachusetts National Guard, Susan Pelletier, WBZ
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MassGOP Video HiJacks WBZ’s Williams
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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Tagged Elizabeth Warren, Jack Williams, John Verrilli, MassGOP, Oscarthrob, The Artist, The Elitist, WBZ
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So Maybe It WASN’T The Ads That Nabbed Whitey Bulger
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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Tagged Battle of the Bulger, FBI, Harvey Silverglate, Jon Keller, PSA's, WBZ
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Why We Need ‘Penelope’s Law’
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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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Melissa Moorhouse, Penelope's Law, WBZ
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