Our top Boston sports media story of 2008 is John Tomase's accusation that the Patriots taped the Rams walkthrough prior to Super Bowl XXXVI. The story was picked up by the national outlets immediately and caused a maelstrom of media coverage around the team that lasted nearly halfway into the year. The report was ultimately proven to … Continue reading Top Stories 2008: TomaseGate, Herald Declares War on Patriots
Shots Wraps up 2008
We'll let David Scott carry the load this morning, as he takes some time from his book to present to us The 2008 Shotties - NESN and Globe Rift Widening; Ordway Losing Bargaining Power Daily. Some new stuff in there, the latest on Glenn Ordway's future at WEEI and Bob Ryan commenting on the cancellation of … Continue reading Shots Wraps up 2008
Top Stories 2008: Baseball Beat Musical Chairs
As we continue our series on the biggest Boston sports media stories of 2008, we come to a crazy few weeks this summer on the baseball beat in the local papers and websites. In that span, we saw the following movement: Gordon Edes: Boston Globe to Yahoo! Sports Rob Bradford: Boston Herald to WEEI.com Alex … Continue reading Top Stories 2008: Baseball Beat Musical Chairs
Top Stories 2008: Buyouts and Cuts
We're going to have a mini-series this week looking back at some of the top sports media stories in the Boston area from this past year. #5 on our list of sports media stories is the buyouts and cutbacks seen in sports departments in 2008. The Boston Globe went through another round of buyouts this … Continue reading Top Stories 2008: Buyouts and Cuts
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