SIX STAFFERS at the Boston Herald received layoff notices on Wednesday, bringing the size of the editorial staff down to about 24. According to sources, the six included a political writer, a court reporter, a columnist, a sports reporter, a sports columnist, and a photographer. Steve Bulpett, a longtime Celtics and NBA sportswriter, tweeted that he had […]
Media and Journalism
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Is Marty Baron out of touch with his newsroom?
MARTY BARON, the newspaper editor who showed no fear in taking on the Catholic Church and now President Trump, is suddenly being described as old-school and out of touch. The 65-year-old Baron is a difference maker in the newspaper industry. Wherever he goes, the publication improves and the quality of its journalism rises. That’s true at […]
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Is Marty Baron out of touch with his newsroom?
Marty Baron, the newspaper editor who showed no fear in taking on the Catholic Church and now President Trump, is suddenly being described as old-school and out of touch. The 65-year-old Baron is a difference maker in the newspaper industry. Wherever he goes, the publication improves and the quality of its journalism rises. That’s true […]
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Are the Henrys planning to sell Globe?
IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS with the Boston Newspaper Guild, Boston Globe owners John and Linda Henry are apparently insisting on the removal of a provision in the existing contract that would keep the contract terms intact if the newspaper is sold. Guild employees, who include reporters, copy editors, and business-side employees, have been working without a […]
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Boston Globe announces layoffs
THE BOSTON GLOBE laid off two union employees and an unspecified number of nonunion employees on Wednesday in response to a downturn in revenue caused by the COVID-19 business shutdown. At a time when news publications across the country are paring back, the Boston Newspaper Guild said management had notified the union that two members […]
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MassLive staff faces furloughs, wage cuts
THE OWNER OF SPRINGFIELD-BASED MassLive notified employees on Wednesday that many of them will be furloughed and have their wages cut. Caroline Harrison, CEO of Advance Local Media LLC, which owns MassLive, sent an email to staff outlining plans to implement wage reductions from May through December and require most employees to take two-week furloughs […]
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Larry Rasky, PR leader and Biden pal, dies
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Larry Rasky, one of Boston’s preeminent public relations gurus and a close confidant of former Vice President Joe Biden, died Sunday morning, according to three people close to Rasky and his company. Rasky, 69, was the chairman and CEO of Rasky Partners, and had more than 30 years in the public […]
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Biden spent nothing on Boston TV ads
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL candidates spent $26.4 million on television advertising in the Boston market running up to the New Hampshire and Super Tuesday primaries this year, but the figure that really jumps out is zero. That’s how much Joe Biden, the winner of the Massachusetts primary, spent on advertising on Boston stations. Data filed with […]
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Is the New York Times getting too big?
In the world of journalism, everyone’s talking about the debut media column of Ben Smith at the New York Times. Smith recounts how six years ago, when he was the editor at BuzzFeed News, he tried to hire A.G. Sulzberger, who at the time was the heir apparent to lead the New York Times. The Times […]
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Is the New York Times getting too big?
IN THE WORLD of journalism, everyone’s talking about the debut media column of Ben Smith at the New York Times. Smith recounts how six years ago, when he was the editor at BuzzFeed News, he tried to hire A.G. Sulzberger, who at the time was the heir apparent to lead the New York Times. The […]