The Boston Herald continues to struggle in its coverage of the New England Patriots. The Herald reported that the Browns had given Scott Pioli a January 1st deadline. That story is already in the archives, but this Point After blog entry confirms that the Herald had reported about the deadline: The Herald had reported in … Continue reading Herald Off Base on Pioli Talks
Man Arrested For Making Threatening Calls to WEEI
David Frank of the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s news blog alerted me to a story this afternoon about a Cambridge man facing charges for making a series of obscene calls to WEEI last year, mostly in reference to the Dennis and Callahan radio show. Jessica Heslam also has a report on the story, in which the … Continue reading Man Arrested For Making Threatening Calls to WEEI
Top Stories 2008: TomaseGate, Herald Declares War on Patriots
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
Kudos To Globe For Brady Coverage
I singled out WEEI and the Boston Herald this morning for their sensationalistic and doomsday coverage of Tom Brady's knee situation. I should've also mentioned that I'm pleased with the even-handed way the Boston Globe has covered the matter. Yesterday, when WEEI was "reporting" every 20 minutes that the Patriots were upset with Brady for … Continue reading Kudos To Globe For Brady Coverage
LA Columnist Strikes Back at Gerry Callahan
From T.J. Simers, who had the long interview with Manny Ramirez last weekend that has caused so much anguish among the sports media here in Boston: (Though they're all just probably ticked off that this guy got more from Manny then all of them managed to get from him in his eight years here in … Continue reading LA Columnist Strikes Back at Gerry Callahan
Media Movement Scorecard
Here's a snapshot look at the movement of some Boston sports media members during the last few months: (Not in strict order) Gordon Edes - Boston Globe > Yahoo! Sports Jackie MacMullan - Boston Globe > Buyout > ESPN Peter May - Boston Globe > Buyout > Yahoo! Sports Tom Casale - Patriots Football Weekly … Continue reading Media Movement Scorecard
Tony ‘Miserable’ Massarotti In Top Form
We knew that Tony Massarotti hates the Patriots and their fans, and he has continued his slanted coverage of them in his new role at the Boston Globe. While his Red Sox coverage is generally shiny and positive, his Patriots postings consist of things like Tony's Top 5 most disturbing statistics about the Patriots. You know, Patriots … Continue reading Tony ‘Miserable’ Massarotti In Top Form
Herald Loses Another, Horrigan To Depart
The baseball beat on the Boston Herald has taken another blow, as Jeff Horrigan will be leaving and looking for a non-journalism job in Milwaukee, where his wife is from. Scott's Shots has the details. It's the latest in a series of losses for the Herald, which earlier this season could boast of one of … Continue reading Herald Loses Another, Horrigan To Depart
Who Should Be the Herald’s New Patriots Reporter?
The Boston Herald has been looking for an NFL reporter to take on the Patriots beat. The Heraldsports editor has already all but confirmed that John Tomase will be going over to the Red Sox beat, which is in need of help with both Rob Bradford and Tony Massarotti leaving. Tomase is also in need … Continue reading Who Should Be the Herald’s New Patriots Reporter?
Approval Ratings – Jeff Horrigan
Jeff Horrigan is one of the baseball writers for the Boston Herald. A graduate of Northeastern University, Horrigan's MLB beat career started in Cincinnati, where he covered the Reds for seven seasons with the Cincinnati Post. In 2000, he joined the Boston Herald, where he is in his ninth season sharing the beat writer duties … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Jeff Horrigan
Boston Sports Media Watch 