Editor's note: We've already had some discussion along these lines, most recently here and here. But the blog rally is a worthy idea! --David We have all read recently about the threat of possible closure faced by the Boston Globe. A … [Read more...]
Why boston.com is unlikely to save the Globe
Let's take a look at what Daily Kos gets for ad revenue. Kos sells through blogads (as do we). His rates are: Premium: $12,500/week 2nd slot: $7,500/week Standard: $3,500/week One of the standard online advertising pricing … [Read more...]
Rich Executives Have Bled the Boston Globe Dry
NYTimes executives have kept the same salaries even as ad revenues have declined. Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr, whose family controls the Times through a special class of shares, will earn about $1.09 million this year, according to a … [Read more...]
Tough times at the Globe: shutdown in 30 days?
Adam Reilly at the Phoenix has quite the scoop: looks like the NY Times Co. has threatened the Globe with a total shutdown unless the Globe's unions agree to $20 million in concessions. Reportedly, pay cuts, pension contributions, and … [Read more...]
Curiosities from today’s papers
You can always find something that'll raise your eyebrows. Brian Mooney has an interesting story on the state legislature's magic trick of "cutting" $11 million from its budget without actually, you know, cutting anything. It's … [Read more...]
Postscript on the Globe’s comment section: nothing on Kennedy?
My post last weekend on the Globe's comments section generated, amusingly, 138 comments. Apparently, bloggers and blog readers like to talk about nothing so much as blogging! Anyway, here's an interesting postscript to the whole … [Read more...]
Does allowing comments improve the Globe’s web site?
Blue Mass. Group without comments would be unthinkable. What makes this site interesting (at least to me) is the animated, passionate, and sometimes startlingly well-informed discussions that the posts engender. I've learned far … [Read more...]
The future of power: Small, dumb, everywhere
This really is a pretty cool story in the Globe magazine on small-time wind power, now growing in Massachusetts one turbine at a time. The state is indeed subsidizing the heck out of the industry, but at least it seems to be making the … [Read more...]
Political Endorsements: What they say about the endorser
In the wake of today's arrest of City Councillor Chuck Turner for bribery related to the Wilkerson scandal, the Boston Globe has posted an essay that will be run in Sunday's Globe Magazine by Tom Keane. It gives a telling look into the … [Read more...]
Scot Lehigh channels BMG; commits “speech and debate” gaffe
Scot Lehigh's op-ed today calls on Speaker DiMasi to "come clean or go," and urges that "if you can't or won't be candid and forthcoming, then you need to face this reality: It's time to go." Startlingly reminiscent of BMG's call to … [Read more...]
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