Boston Metro

Can you internalize constructive criticism?

adamg — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:35:58 -0400

Then boy does the Boston Metro have an unpaid intership for you!

Interns will be responsible for covering assignments as directed by the City Editor and by the reporters and will have the opportunity to pitch ideas for publication in the newspaper.

And don't worry: Knowledge of local geography is not a requirement.

Geography-challenged automatons edit the Metro

adamg — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:35:10 -0400

You know that poor woman whose body was dredged out of the water in Salem? According to the Metro, her body was found in Fort Point Channel in South Boston. Spatch explains this latest Proud Moment in Metro History.

Grammar 911 to the Metro, stat

adamg — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:59:11 -0400

Deb Geisler provides the latest proof that the Metro is not on speaking terms with English grammar.

Metro claims Boston-area renters working themselves to death

adamg — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:44:16 -0400

Another day, another enjoyable Metro story.

Having to ride the Mata every day probably doesn't help.

Mumbles: the light works fine in my office...

Brett — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:25:02 -0400

In this week's installment of Metro Moments with Menino, a reader from Davis Square says a cabbie refused him a ride home. When he called the hotline to report it, it was down. Menino responds with "thanks for complaining. We 'looked into it' and you're wrong, but if you're right, we're sorry" routine:

Have you always admired Perry White?

adamg — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:22:16 -0500

Adam Reilly reports Boston Metro now needs an editor, what with Saul Williams suddenly no longer employed there (unclear if he left of his own volition). On the negative side, Reilly explains, the paper also doesn't have a publisher, its Swedish uberlords are trying to unload it and its New York Times underlords recently wrote down a big part of their investment.

What'sa mata with Metro?

adamg — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:53:32 -0500

Look, we know the Metro is mostly owned by Swedes, but we didn't realize it was actually copy-edited in Stockholm:

The story is fixed online.

Via More Cowbell.

Hundreds of layoffs at the Globe?

adamg — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:24:23 -0500

That's what Boston Metro reports. Dan Kennedy is skeptical, wondering if maybe the report has something to do with the way the Globe screwed up a story about layoffs at its alleged sister paper (also click on that last link for some fun snark about BostonNow).

Metro safe for now

adamg — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:26:33 -0500

The zillionaire who owns a chain of free daily papers with a Boston Web site now says he has no plans to buy the up-for-sale U.S. Metro papers and shut them down and replace them with his own Examiners.

Via Adam Reilly.

End of the line for Metro?

adamg — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:45:24 -0500

Adam Reilly has the scoop: The Swedes who mostly own the paper are considering selling their U.S. papers to the Examiner group, who would shut Metro and replace it with their own Boston Examiner - which already has a Web site (just not at bostonexaminer.com, which is owned by somebody else). No word on what the folks down in Times Square would do about the 49% of the paper they own.