Certainly the biggest story about journalism in involved the National Security Agency secrets revealed by Edward Snowden to The Guardian and The Washington Post — a story that did not make the cut at Media Nation. Harvey Silverglate on the Aaron Swartz case Jan. Few people were more qualified to weigh in on U. In a bit of poetic justice, a project Swartz was working on at the time of his death — software that allows whistleblowers to submit documents without being identified — was unveiled by The New Yorker just several months after his suicide.
A little more than a year ago, the venerable New Republic was saved by Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook who is using some of his fortune to restore the magazine to relevance and fiscal health.
But he crossed an ethical line last January when he took part in an interview with President Obama, whose campaign he had worked on, and tossed a series of softball questions his way.
Dailies go wild over sports controversies Aug. Four months after publishing this item, I find it hard to make heads or tails of what was going on.
But essentially Globe-turned-Herald sportswriter Ron Borges contributed to a Rolling Stone article on the Aaron Hernandez murder case, which generated some tough criticism from both the Globe and the well-known blog Boston Sports Media Watch. Yes, Boston is a small town. I thought it was brilliant. I still do. The accusion that Rolling Stone was trying to turn Dzhokhar Tsarnaev into some sort of pop-culture hero is absurd and offensive — and not borne out by the well-reported article that the cover was designed to illustrate.
Glenn Ordway walks the ratings plank Feb. Ordway was by no means the problem with WEEI. A big moment for The Boston Globe Dec. The Boston Phoenix reaches the end of the road March A stalwart of the alternative-weekly scene and my professional home from to , the Phoenix was a voice of incalculable importance. But with even the legendary Village Voice struggling to survive, the alt-weekly moment may have passed. At the time of its death, the Phoenix had more than , readers — but little revenue, as advertising had dried up and both the print edition and the website were free.
I scribbled a few preliminary thoughts in this post, and later wrote something more coherent for PBS MediaShift. Joe Scarborough grapples with history — and loses Feb. Asking cable blowhard Scarborough to write a review for The New York Times Book Review about the relationship between Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon could have been a smart, counterintuitive move. But it only works if the writer in question is, you know, smart.
Just a few years earlier the station had been a ratings success with trash-talking hosts like Jay Severin and Michael Graham. But tastes change — sometimes for the better. Some rights reserved. This commentary was previously published by the Huffington Post. At 10 a. A few minutes later, the station reemerged as Power And Boston found itself with just one full-time talk radio station.
The station was quickly redubbed Nova The demise of WTKK has been portrayed as another nail in the coffin of right-wing talk radio. The estimable D.
Braude, a liberal, and Eagan, a moderate, hosted a civil show that was more about entertainment than politics. Moderate politics and humor were the rule during midday. The only right-winger was afternoon host Michael Graham, whose idea of a good time was to make fun of people with dwarfism. So now we are left with one full-time talk station, WRKO AM , home to right-wingers Rush Limbaugh and Howie Carr, a local legend whose shtick descended into bitter self-parody years ago.
Rea, a former television reporter, eschews the shouting and demeaning putdowns in favor of smart conversation. What happened to talk radio in Boston? I would point to three factors. And I would suggest that none of these are unique to our part of the country. Boston may be on the leading edge, but these same trends could sweep away talk elsewhere, too.
Since the passage of the lamentable Telecommunications Act of , corporations have been buying up radio stations in market after market, transforming what was once a strictly local affair into a bottom-line-obsessed business. As far back as I wrote in the Boston Phoenix that the rise of chain ownership would eventually kill local talk. We are now seeing that come to fruition. The automated music stations that are on the rise may not garner many listeners.
But they are cheap, which means that their owners can bleed some profits out of them regardless. So losing a favorite station is much like losing a friend. Boston is home to an exceptionally vibrant public radio scene.
Two stations with strong signals — WBUR Other, smaller public stations broadcast far more eclectic musical offerings than anything on commercial radio. Severin spoke of the effort that he put into all of his shows. Todd Tanger, president of North Shore Severin that the public did not see. Jay had a great love of life and we hope his family finds his good memories to be a blessing.
Tom Shattuck, senior editor at the Lowell Sun, posted a tribute to Mr. In addition to his wife and daughter, Mr. Severin leaves a sister, Denine Taylor. A service will be held but arrangements are pending. John R. Ellement can be reached at john.
Follow him on Twitter JREbosglobe. Emily Sweeney can be reached at emily. However, earlier today the radio station fired him, Boston. His daily radio show during a prime "drive-time" slot, from 2 p. More specifically, it was after he proudly announced on the air that he had slept with former female interns:.
These were not whores. These were Ivy League graduates, young women or interns from Ivy League institutions who were interested in politics and government. I should feel badly about that? After all, Boston is a big college town. Then, digging himself even deeper, he continued, impressively unapologetic:. I don't think of myself as a monster or strange in any way because of that. All I was was a young man who was the boss and I did it because I could.
This most recent incident was the second time Severin has been suspended from his radio show. In he referred to Mexican immigrants as "primitives," "leeches," and exporters of "women with mustaches and VD.
Greater Media , the parent company that owns WTKK, announced in a press release today that it had "ended its relationship with Jay Severin.
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