Boston Herald’s Cover Criticized As Racist Paper’s cover about lawmakers’ expensive Chinese food order plays into stereotypes
Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu was among those who said the imagery and language used were inappropriate and played into a painful history.
On this week’s edition of Beat The Press, Adam Reilly was in for Emily Rooney. He was joined by Roy Harris, formerly of the Wall Street Journal and The Economist Group; Lylah Alphonse of U.S. News & World Report; Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University; and Callie Crossley of WGBH News.
Maureen Dowd Slammed For Partying With Pelosi
The New York Times columnist was heavily criticized after writing about her social interactions with politicians, but members of the press disagreed on whether it was inappropriate for the opinion writer to have personal relationships with such elites, or just part of the job.
On this week’s edition of Beat The Press, Adam Reilly was in for Emily Rooney. He was joined by Roy Harris, formerly of the Wall Street Journal and The Economist Group; Lylah Alphonse of U.S. News & World Report; Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University; and Callie Crossley of WGBH News.
How Should The Press Have Handled Gilroy Shooter’s Alleged Motives? Media grapples once again with sharing information versus spreading propaganda.
In the wake of the deadly Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting, some press outlets thought it wise to share parts of the shooter’s social media postings to shed light on his alleged motive; others, however, thought doing so risked doing the shooter’s will and sharing his message.
On this week’s edition of Beat The Press, Adam Reilly was in for Emily Rooney. He was joined by Roy Harris, formerly of the Wall Street Journal and The Economist Group; Lylah Alphonse of U.S. News & World Report; Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University; and Callie Crossley of WGBH News.
Rants & Raves: 08/02/19
The panel reviews this week in media.
On this week’s edition of Beat The Press, Adam Reilly was in for Emily Rooney. He was joined by Roy Harris, formerly of the Wall Street Journal and The Economist Group; Lylah Alphonse of U.S. News & World Report; Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University; and Callie Crossley of WGBH News.
