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Time for another editor-in-chief at boston.com already?

By adamg on Mon, 09/14/2015 - 1:51pm

Yep.

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By Gary C on Mon, 09/14/2015 - 2:14pm.

In a nutshell, the problem is best described by this bit of breaking news from boston.com right now:

"Will a robot take your job in next 20 years?"

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By anon on Mon, 09/14/2015 - 2:18pm.

It might be relevant and far sooner that 20 years.

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By PharmaGuy on Mon, 09/14/2015 - 2:42pm.

I think like most people boston.com lost relevancy to me as content dried up. In 10 years it went from being my home page to being deleted from my favorites. I'm not sure a new editor-in-chief is going to do much to change that.

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By UHub fan on Mon, 09/14/2015 - 2:46pm.

My guess is they're making more money on fewer dedicated readers. Because that's how the weird economics of the internet work.

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By Gary C on Mon, 09/14/2015 - 3:41pm.

Their problem is lack of content, because the Globe (understandably) doesn't want to give away their product for free.

Maybe Bos.com could become newsier again if the Globe let them display stories from the Globe that have been edited WAY down, to just the kernel of the story. (Like the the way Metro can sum-up the entire European refugee crisis in 3 sentences.) Stories would end with, "To read more, go to BostonGlobe.com" where they would try to get you to sign up.

Hey it's better than robot-story click bait!

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By Scumquistador on Mon, 09/14/2015 - 5:25pm.

already lets you get their content for free, its pretty great

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By Roman on Mon, 09/14/2015 - 6:39pm.

that's the other thing. Letting incognito mode or javascript blocking let freeloaders like me get at the content is a deliberate choice (as opposed to an actual paywall). It says, I choose to spend money on something that doesn't really monetize my content and makes me look like I don't understand how to monetize my content. All in all doesn't look like adults in charge.

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By UHub fan on Tue, 09/15/2015 - 8:31am.

At a rough guess, I'd say one of out every ten of BdC's articles is using the technique you've described.

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By UHub fan on Mon, 09/14/2015 - 2:45pm.

That thing has an editor?

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By anon on Mon, 09/14/2015 - 3:58pm.

...maybe Boston.com can become the respectable one of the two.

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By merlinmurph on Mon, 09/14/2015 - 4:05pm.

Boston.com, not the Boston Globe - bummer, would have loved to have seen McGrory get canned.

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By anon on Mon, 09/14/2015 - 4:28pm.

I nominate Hilary Sargent. Because when the ship is sinking you may as well have the people who helped sink it, drive it.

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By Roman on Mon, 09/14/2015 - 6:37pm.

Anyone remember an article on Allston Christmas they had a few years back that printed full on profanity and other off-color remarks from their man-on-the-street interviews?

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By anon on Tue, 09/15/2015 - 1:27am.

Their Allston correspondent only covered the area of Comm Ave between the Griggs and Allston Street stops on the B line.

I'm 99% sure dude was too lazy to walk more than a few blocks from his apartment to find stories.

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