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By adamg - 2/4/11 - 7:16 am

The Herald declares "experts stunned" that Barney Frank announced he's running for re-election in 2012, then fails to actually quote any experts expressing their shocked amazement (because they all fainted at the news and hit their heads on the floor?). Sean Bielat, however, managed to steady himself by grabbing onto the newel post, at least long enough to express his shock.

By adamg - 1/21/11 - 10:17 am

The Herald's foreign-correspondent approach to the Whole Foods/Hi-Lo news continues today. Peter Gelzinis, who normally knows better, rushes so fast to get to the class-warfare angle that he loses his way to the real story.

By adamg - 1/20/11 - 9:01 am

Both the Globe and the Herald parachuted reporters into exotic and beguiling Jamaica Plain yesterday to cover the news - broken last week by the Jamaica Plain Gazette - that the Hi-Lo is being replaced by a Whole Foods. Both stories read like dispatches from foreign correspondents earning a bit extra by writing something for the travel section, for audiences looking for the next hot locale to jet to.

The Herald starts its report by informing us that Jamaica Plain is "earthy-crunchy," but subtly warns the Hi-Lo is located in "a gritty neighborhood in transition," which the cognoscenti know translates to "lock the doors on the Land Rover" while on safari there.

Also, the Herald informs us, JP has a "funky mosaic" of "young families, hipsters and Hispanic residents who could benefit from the foodie paradise and the jobs it will bring."

By adamg - 1/6/11 - 6:17 am

Steve Buckley reports he is gay.

Sean Roche wonders:

How in God's name could Buckley endured all the homophobia on WEEI for all those years?

By adamg - 12/26/10 - 3:51 pm

At least their resident fatboy had the decency to admit he got his surgery for free. The sad thing for the Herald is Chubby got the freebie because of his radio gig (you know, the one he hates), not because of his crusading journalism in print.

The Outraged Liberal has more.

By adamg - 12/20/10 - 9:42 am

Fitzgerald's maudlin Christmas column today (about some woman who hasn't talked to her daughter in years) got me to thinking: Hey, waitaminnit, what about his annual The Jew Who Loves Christmas column? Why, his column about a Jew fighting the War on Christmas is as much a part of Christmas in Boston as the Enchanted Village the tree at the Prudential Center Santas in Speedos.

By adamg - 12/1/10 - 9:30 am

Really? We need a gallery of Bradyhair? And crack investigative reporters hounding Dr. Leonard to get the truth?

Wonder what Youk's beard thinks of all this.

By adamg - 11/19/10 - 6:49 am

Carr kvetches the Ware report on the corrupt probation department didn't come out before the election.

By adamg - 11/11/10 - 11:21 am

Gabrielle Gurley interviews Herald Editor-in-chief Joe Sciacca on everything from the paper's leanings ("populist," he insists, not conservative) to the future of online to the new columnist brought in to make the paper a bit hipper.

By adamg - 11/5/10 - 4:10 pm

The cable news network today suspended Keith Olbermann for making campaign donations to three Democratic candidates last month.

This contrasts with the Herald's Howie Carr. In addition to speaking at and hosting Republican fundraisers this year, the columnist last month gave $100 to Wellesley state Rep. candidate Royall Switzler, according to records on file at the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance.

By adamg - 10/30/10 - 11:21 am

Mike Ball considers the case of the now convicted city councilor, concludes Chuck Turner fell victim to his own myth:

He has long been great on bluster as well as leveraging his race, age, class and whatever tools he finds lying around. Unfortunately the 70-year-old Harvard grad has often done so without those messy facts or provable details.

By adamg - 8/10/10 - 1:57 pm

No, not Matt Amorello. A local blogger. Christine Koh reports a Herald reporter called her yesterday to ask about that court ruling on maternity leave. By itself, no big deal, since she's pretty well known in local mommy-blogger circles. Except the reporter called her on her home phone number.

By adamg - 7/28/10 - 5:23 pm

The Herald is apologizing for writing Puerto Rican parade marred by shooting when the Sunday shooting took place a mile away from the parade through JP.

Ed. note: The Herald has changed the story, but you can still see the original headline by looking at the URL (same as you can here when I change a headline).

By adamg - 7/20/10 - 3:31 pm

Kevin Convey to take over at New York Daily News. Convey replaced another editor who fled to New York; started with the Herald back in 1981 as a business writer.

By adamg - 7/15/10 - 5:23 pm

ArroyoThe not-yet-one-term at-large city councilor is already fundraising for next year's election, with a little help from the Herald. In a fundraising e-mail today, the Arroyo campaign dourly warns:

By adamg - 7/13/10 - 10:57 am

Herald adjacency

Back in the day, newspapers had employees who would check for "adjacencies" like this, because they knew the advertisers would refuse to pay for their ads. Looks like Pat Purcell owes Aer Lingus a do-over.

Tip o' the scally cap to the actual Herald reader who forwarded this.

By adamg - 7/9/10 - 11:25 am

The Herald reports today that Geoffrey's, which started out in the Back Bay and South End and then moved to Roslindale, is planning a second outlet, back in the Back Bay. Or as the Herald proclaims:

Geoffrey's Cafe preps for return to Hub

By JohnAKeith - 6/23/10 - 1:25 pm

Got your attention, no?

The Boston Herald is rolling out a new feature on its website, this Friday.

The Friday Throwdown will be a unique, weekly event taking place in our Herald Square community. Each week, Boston Herald editors will select a topic for discussion on the Friday Throwdown. The topic will be posted on the web for readers to debate in a live chat, Fridays between 12 and 1. And we don't expect to host a bow-tie ironing party. We want to see sparks fly!

And, what are they suggesting as topics?

By adamg - 6/12/10 - 11:33 am

Earlier this week, you may recall, Boston Police asked newspaper distributors to remove their boxes from areas where hopped-up Celtics revelers/mourners might be tempted to use them to put holes in plate-glass windows.

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