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Whiteyrama: Threatened Journalists Edition (II)
Throw another reporter on the barbie: The hardworking staff has been tracking the local journalists who were threatened with bodily harm by Whitey Bulger. (We previously set the over-under at 14, also known as a Whitey’s Dozen.) New addition, from … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Paul Corsetti, Whitey Bulger, Whitey's Dozen, Whiteyrama
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Whiteyrama: Howie ‘Report’ Carr(d)
Boston Herald hall monitor Howie Carr’s column today engages in the Greatest American Pastime: The Assigning of Blame. To wit: Weld, Dukakis and others deserve blame It takes more than two guys, no matter how monstrously evil they are, to … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Bulger, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Channel 2, Chris Lydom, Howie Carr, Mike Dukakis, the Corrupt Midget, Whitey Bulger, Whiteyrama, William Weld
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Whiteyrama: Boston Herald Jumps The Rat, Er, Shark
It was one thing that for two full days, Boston’s feisty little tabloid had nothing but Whitey Bulger stories in its entire newshole. The Herald has stretched this story like taffy, from movie reviews to fashion critiques to musical interludes. … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Howie Carr, The Onion, Whitey Bulger, Whiteyrama
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Whiteyrama: WSJ Tracks Bulger Buzz
The hardsearching staff is, sorry to say, unable to locate the Wall Street Journal’s graphic “The End of Whitey’s Run: The online buzz about the FBI’s capture of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, the alleged crime boss and police informant.” But here … Continue reading
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Tagged Bulger buzz, The End of Whitey's Run, Wall Street Journal, Whiteyrama
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Whiteyrama: Threatened Journalists Edition
The hardcounting staff has been keeping an informal tally of journalists threatened with bodily harm by Whitey Bulger. Here’s what we have so far: • Boston Herald columnist and former WHDH reporter Howie Carr on ABC’s Good Morning America (video … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Mass, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Dick Lehr, Howie Carr, Kevin Cullen, threatened journalists, WHDH, Whitey Bulger, Whitey's Dozen, Whiteyrama
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Whiteyrama: Front Page Photo Finish
Today’s Page One Bulger Bakeoff had some clear winners, even if they appeared in the fine print. To review (compliments of the Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages): Boston Globe: The full Bachrach of Bulger, but it comes via WBUR (via the Associated Press). … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Brockton Enterprise, Metro Boston, New York Post, New York Times, Page One, WBUR, WCVB, Whiteyrama
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