I just heard, unofficially, about another round of buyouts at the Globe. Among those hanging up their keyboards are Eileen McNamara, and Charlie Radin.
Media Matters has been doing the autopsy of the slow sad death for a while.
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Me, I’m gonna be home at seven sharp, with a puffy silk comforter and a glass of something nice, to watch Beat the Press on Channel 2 at 7 pm. LOTS to talk about this week!
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The most distressing news about the layoffs and buyouts at The Boston Globe has been the continued decimation of its international news coverage with the closing of most of its international bureaus and the reassignment or lay off these international correspondents.
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I understand the economics behind the move to substantially reduce The Globe’s international reporting. Unfortunately, the only two reasons I could persuade myself for purchasing the Boston Globe, over the last ten years, was its prize-winning international coverage (e.g. Kevin Cullen in Ireland/England, and the late Elizabeth Neuffer in Yugoslavia/Bosnia)and its excellent sports page.
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When Bob Ryan and Jackie MacMullen retire from The Globe, the upside will be that I can start saving $5.50 per week.
Adam Reilly had this the other day and I read it on Boston.com this morning, though I cant find the link now.
here.
I really do enjoy McNamara’s writing most of the time.
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PS Does that mean Brian McGrory is gone? No? Darn.
Media Matters has been doing the autopsy of the slow sad death for a while.
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Me, I’m gonna be home at seven sharp, with a puffy silk comforter and a glass of something nice, to watch Beat the Press on Channel 2 at 7 pm. LOTS to talk about this week!
The most distressing news about the layoffs and buyouts at The Boston Globe has been the continued decimation of its international news coverage with the closing of most of its international bureaus and the reassignment or lay off these international correspondents.
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I understand the economics behind the move to substantially reduce The Globe’s international reporting. Unfortunately, the only two reasons I could persuade myself for purchasing the Boston Globe, over the last ten years, was its prize-winning international coverage (e.g. Kevin Cullen in Ireland/England, and the late Elizabeth Neuffer in Yugoslavia/Bosnia)and its excellent sports page.
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When Bob Ryan and Jackie MacMullen retire from The Globe, the upside will be that I can start saving $5.50 per week.