In an interview, Patrick argued that he took his progressive values into the corporations where he worked, and implemented significant changes, such as reforming lending practices at Ameriquest, pushing Texaco to quit an industry advocacy … [Read more...]
Joan Vennochi pretty much trashes Frank Phillips
Things must be a little tense over on Morrissey Boulevard these days. Joan Vennochi's column today isn't really about the Governor's race, or whether Deval Patrick is likely to win, or whether he'd do a good job if he did.No, it's … [Read more...]
Herald having a field day with Globe screw-up on CA/Tastrophe memo
The Herald is clearly enjoying the fact that the Globe appears to have been duped by a former Modern Continental employee who anonymously sent them (though he first denied it was him) what now appears to have been a faked memo about ceiling … [Read more...]
Continuing the Israel/Hezbollah/Lebanon war is bad business
While Congress marches in lockstep with our administration's "Give War A Chance" logic, let's just do a round-up of opinion:Terrorism expert Jessica Stern of the Kennedy School says it feeds the fad of jihad:Those who attack others, even in … [Read more...]
Show the bodies
Now, after I'm done criticizing him, I think John Aravosis brings up a really critical point:Does the edited and sanitized coverage of news by American media give us a warped view of war? Would Americans react differently if we saw "graphic … [Read more...]
Healey hires Red October Productions
OCPF shows that Kerry Healey paid $32,442 on 6/23 to Red October Productions, a Republican media outfit. Here's their portfolio of previous work, including spots for President Bush and Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL). Generally pretty soft-focus, … [Read more...]
“Greater Boston” press panelists belly-flop on Kos/TNR blogwars
Well, that was hideous. With the exception of Dan Kennedy, the sage media analysts of Greater Boston - - Callie Crosley, Joe Sciacca, and John Carroll -- completely botched their analyses of the feud between Markos Moulitsas (of Daily Kos) … [Read more...]
Parking at the Commons
David wrote up Chris Lydon's bloggy thinking-cap session on Friday; and now so has Massmarrier.* Here's what I took from it: Chris Lydon wants a website (maybe) that would combine all the nifty things that all the current local websites are … [Read more...]
All Herald content is now free
Not that it was very hard to get around it before, but the Herald has officially ditched its "subscribers only" policy for opinion columnists. From now on, you can increase your blood pressure by reading Howie Carr, Ginny Buckingham, … [Read more...]
Chris Lydon on old and new media
With typical understatement, in the latest MassINC magazine Christopher Lydon pronounces "An Emersonian transformation underway" in the media in these parts:The Internet is that âbetter mousetrapâ to which, as Emerson said, the world … [Read more...]