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Re: Brian Williams, Jon Stewart And Modern Media Trust

fbteditor — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 11:32:52 -0000

Some of the most reliable news that impacts most people's lives is coming from the rapidly growing community of independent hyperlocal web sites covering the news, events and schools in towns and city neighborhoods around the country. While many legacy newspapers and national "local" sites are transforming into regional entities, it is the new one-to-five person sites that attends the school committee, city council, business openings, and wide variety of "stuff" that keeps millions informed.

Re: Mad Magazine Destroys Obama's Taliban Swap

fbteditor — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 05:32:02 -0000

When you lose MAD magazine, you've lost America.

Re: 'Non-Stop' Wins Weekend, 'Son of God' Snares $26.5 Million for Second Place

fbteditor — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 08:37:29 -0000

Roadmaster (or should I say Jebidiah?), I saw you Saturday night on television! You were great.
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/...

Re: String Quartet ‘Brooklyn Rider’

fbteditor — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:18:38 -0000

The future of classical music is not an issue in many parts of the world such as Europe and Asia where concert halls are made up of a wide range of age groups and cultures (heck, a hip disco in Berlin started afternoon classical concerts and they sell out.) Not here in the US where when I enter Jordan Hall the median age falls by 10 years and I'm 50. I can see why so many are hoping that Brooklyn Rider and other groups such as the Metropolis Ensemble is the future of classical music to broaden the audience pool but I fear that this attempt will fall off and enter the "new music" genre. "Love Potion, Expired" is basically folky and ethnic – all fire and spit - and will be enjoyed by younger (dare I say 'hip' audiences) but it will hardly bring them into the halls to hear "Death and the Maiden."

Re: The States Move On Abortion

fbteditor — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:19:35 -0000

When Justice Ginsburg is "troubled" by the legal foundation of Roe, it speaks to the original ruling overreaching where society was at the time. If abortion was allowed to be decided on the state level back in 1973, there would have been greater compromise and discussion on abortions and how to prevent it.

Re: Meeting Menino: Share Your Stories

fbteditor — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:23:38 -0000

As a journalist and editor in Boston from the start until 2003, you could expect to get a personal call from "Tom" if a story questioned something the BRA - his "baby" - was doing in the neighborhood. But he never held a grudge, would pick up the check at Mike's Diner and would go out of his way to help a neighborhood group such as South End Baseball. And I always "cleaned up" his mangling a simple sentence. When I think about Tom, I believe it could have been much worse so Boston lucked out with Menino.

Re: Layoffs at <em>U.S. News & World Report</em> - mediabistro.com: FishbowlDC

fbteditor — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:49:51 -0000

USNWR fires its copy desk? Ironic that only last year USNWR's own columnist John Aloysius Farrell denounced just such a move!

http://www.usnews.com/blogs...

Re: We did it! Wellington passes by wide margin!

fbteditor — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:06:52 -0000

Congratulations for a masterful campaign. At a time when most overrides would go down to certain defeat under current economic conditions, this victory is especially good news for the future of Belmont education. And congrats to your blog getting the news out first, besting the Citizen Herald and the town's own Web site.