Despite some encouraging signs in the form of rising digital-subscription numbers and a continued commitment to first-rate journalism, The Boston Globe, like nearly all daily newspapers, continues to struggle financially. Donna Halper on the future of radio May Friend of Media Nation Donna Halper was kind enough to write a guest commentary, and her post turned out to be the second most popular of At its worst, news was being compiled by underpaid Filipino workers writing under fake bylines.
Disingenuous, to say the least. More bad news for GateHouse Media March Nor is that unusual at newspaper companies. In , though, there was a wrinkle at the chain, which owns some community newspapers in Eastern Massachusetts. David Gregory debates himself Oct.
Scott Brown and his Democratic opponent, Elizabeth Warren. Unfortunately, it was all about David Gregory. Good thing the candidates were forced to weigh in on whether Bobby Valentine deserved a second year as Red Sox manager. Warren blew the question but won the election. From Newtown, a plea for media restraint Dec. Calling foul on politicians who lie Aug.
It would be hard to come up with a more falsehood-laden performance than U. At CNN, getting it first and getting it wrong June Supreme Court had overturned the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act. At least CNN executives flogged themselves in the public square. As we later learned, Fox News made the same mistake — and refused to apologize. An unconscionable vote against the disabled Dec. Bush, a Republican. Ghosts of The story, by Ira Kantor, has some resonance because rumors of the move have surfaced off and on for many months.
An interesting new wrinkle Kantor found is that someone has registered music-related domain names like bostonsbeat. When I looked them up I discovered that whoever put in for them had paid a little extra for privacy protection. Halper tells Kantor:. WTKK has had a schizophrenic format for quite a while. Its morning drive-time hosts, Jim Braude and Margery Eagan, are civilized and funny. Braude is a liberal and Eagan is — well, sort of liberal, sort of moderate. But whenever I tune in, they seem to be talking about something other than politics.
The afternoon drive host, meanwhile, is Graham, a right-wing bully who replaced the even more noxious Jay Severin a couple of years ago. And Jay Severin is once again looking for work. By contrast, those who click on a specific entry are led there via another blog or social media, which means they comprise a different sort of audience. For instance, according to Google Analytics, the Media Nation home page received , page views between Jan.
This is one of three Severin-related posts in my top 10, which I find puzzling. A rant for the ages against corporate media Nov.
The blog post was removed almost immediately — but not before I posted it. Globe outsources online comment screening April Unfortunately, it had become clear at several points in the past two years that Jay was either unwilling or unable to maintain our standards on the air.
Former Globe staff reporter Mark Jurkowitz once described Mr. In that same profile, Mr. 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. Most of all he loved his family — his mom and dad, his sister Denine and nephew Sam, his cherished daughter Jane Jefferson Severin, and wife Renee.
Jay was being treated for three aggressive and malignant cancers this past year. After undergoing grueling radiation and chemo treatments for nine months, he was declared cancer-free just three weeks ago.
Sadly, he died of a sudden and massive stroke on Tuesday, July 7. After Jay left the airwaves six years ago, he became ill and had been unable to work since. His illness and subsequent care has left the family without any resources — they lost their home to foreclosure, and have no assets, nor insurance or retirement. Donate now. Related Stories. November 11, PM. Erik Edstrom, who served in Afghanistan, thinks the government has failed both its military and Afghan citizens. November 9, PM.
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