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June 27, 2007

The Globe's Romney quandary
By Adam Reilly
Earlier today, Dan Kennedy was struck by the Globe's newfound credulity--in its serialized book-in-waiting on Mitt Romney--regarding the pro-choice bona fides of Mitt's mother, Lenore, who ran for the US Senate in 1970.

Myself, I was interested in how the Globe spun a story about the Romney clan's dog crapping on top of their car during a family road trip:

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June 27, 2007

Open Source takes "summer hiatus"
By Adam Reilly
At least, that's the term used in a note posted today by Chris Lydon and Mary McGrath. Read between the lines, though, and it sounds like the show--which was recently dropped by WGBH--might not be back at all.

Here's the note in question:

This is not the news we ever dreamed of posting.

After tomorrow’s broadcast we are putting Open Source on a summer hiatus.

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June 26, 2007

Romney the technocrat?
By Adam Reilly
So says Peter Canellos, the Globe's Washington, D.C. bureau chief, in today's "National Perspective" column on Michael Bloomberg.

Writes Canellos: "Other candidates, such as Bloomberg's mayoral predecessor Rudy Giuliani, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, and many Democrats, are offering their own messages of competence-not-ideology."

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June 21, 2007

New in the Phoenix: Shaughnessy hatred and the Globe's new metro columnists
By Adam Reilly
Here's Number One; here's Number Two.

Also, I'd like to address a part of the Shaughnessy story that's prompted several angry responses this morning. About two-thirds of the way through the piece, I quote a nasty comment that a BarstoolSports.com reader made about Dan Shaughnessy's wife.

The aformentioned emailers think this was completely inappropriate.

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June 19, 2007

Two new Globe columnists, two good calls
By Adam Reilly
Print readers of the Phoenix won't get my take on Yvonne Abraham and Kevin Cullen being tapped as the Globe's new metro columnists until Thursday. But as a Media Log reader, you can read it now!

When two of the Boston Globe’s three metro columnists left the paper earlier this year — Eileen McNamara for a teaching job at Brandeis, Brian McGrory to become the paper’s metro editor — there was talk inside the paper that editor Marty Baron might simply leave their jobs unfilled.

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June 18, 2007

Levy to Globe: copy Boston Now!
By Adam Reilly
OK, I admit it--that's not completely fair. Paul Levy, the blogger and Beth Israel Deaconness honcho, has some other suggested tweaks for the Boston Globe, including allowing unmoderated comments on stories and cultivating a 24/7 news operation.

I like those ideas. But I'm not wild about Levy's suggestion that the Globe devote a page or more every day to locally grown blog content.

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June 13, 2007

WGBH nixes Open Source
By Adam Reilly

Breaking public-radio news: starting in July, WGBH-FM (89.7) won't be carrying Chris Lydon's Open Source program.

Surprised? So was I. After all, the Globe recently reported that Open Source--which was just dropped by its former distributor, Public Radio International--had scraped together enough money to keep operating through the end of the summer.

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June 13, 2007

Congrats to my former colleague Mark Jurkowitz...
By Adam Reilly
...For getting under Bill O'Reilly's skin. Kudos, Mark!

My favorite part: the description of Mark as a "committed leftist." Makes me nostalgic for the days when Mark and I would while away the afternoon at the Lucy Parsons Center.

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June 12, 2007

Boston Now's Scientology lovefest, Day 2
By Adam Reilly
Well, Boston Now published Part 2 of its "Another side of Scientology" series today, and it's a doozy. The subhed--"Parents, pols grapple with church's role in teaching Boston kids"--suggests that correspondent Kim Abruzzo might atone for yesterday's puff piece. But Abruzzo sure doesn't.

As with yesterday's story, you've really got to read this article in its entirety to appreciate just how credulous it is.

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June 11, 2007

Boston Now's Scientology puff piece
By Adam Reilly
I'm all for Boston Now doing some funky local coverage in order to compete with Metro (and the Herald, and the Globe). But when I say "funky local coverage," I don't mean "apologias for Scientology."

Unfortunately, that's what "Another side of Scientology" is. The article, by Boston Now correspondent Kimberly Abruzzo, is an homage to the good work done at Scientology's Volunteer Ministry in Roxbury.

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June 11, 2007

You're the editor: site the Sopranos!
By Adam Reilly

Say you run a major metropolitan daily. The day after the Sopranos ends forever, where do you put your write-up?

Some possibilities: front page above the fold, like the Globe? Bottom of the front page, like the Times? Or tucked back on C1, like the Post?

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June 08, 2007

Herald columnists: A-list or B-list?
By Adam Reilly
In my discussion of the Herald ed page's leftward shift this week, I mention the "sundry B-list conservative columnists who grace the opinion page most days."

Yesterday, a Media Log reader took vigorous issue with this description, noting that the Herald gives its readers George Will, Charles Krauthammer, Robert Novak, and Bill O'Reilly.

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June 07, 2007

New in the Phoenix: two burning questions
By Adam Reilly
Is the Herald's editorial page tacking to the left?

And for the love of God, why is it so difficult to get a Charlie Card?!?

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June 05, 2007

Free Charlie Pierce!
By Adam Reilly
Dear Boston Globe,

One of your staffers, Charlie Pierce, just wrote a terrific item for Slate on the parallels (good and bad) between LeBron James and Michael Jordan.

Would it be possible to get some of this stuff into the Globe itself? Because "Pierced" doesn't really showcase the man's talents.

Thanks,

Adam

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June 04, 2007

"Cable Choice": the stakes
By Adam Reilly
Wondering what the Massachusetts Cable Choice and Competition Act means for you? Check out Dan Kennedy's thoughtful write-up over at Media Nation.

Then, when you're done, take a look at the following. Don't be misled--I'm not providing this video to say that Dan's concerns are off base. Quite the contrary: when I lived in Melrose and the local cable-access station would broadcast anything involving these two guys, Quincy and Reno, I invariably ended up glued to the TV.

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