The Globe Crumbles
Posted on June 27th, 2008 in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Do you ever read those short items on the right-hand margin of the Boston Globe website in which Globe scribes working on stories petition for help?
“Reporter’s Questions,” the Globe calls them.
They inadvertently tell so much about the decline of the newspaper biz….
For example, here’s this from today’s website:
MEN’S BODY WEAR
Are you a guy who wears body shaping underwear or stomach-trimming undergarments to look thinner or to fit into your jeans and suits? Please contact [email protected].
Imagine the conversation between editor and reporter leading to that story getting assigned…..
One Response
7/1/2024 2:05 pm
Your snobbery is amazing. I’m sorry, but if there are suddenly a large amount of men wearing body shaping underwear, to me, that marks a tremendous change in the image of men in the work place and in the world; and actually, I think that would be a phenomenal story. If there is any point of criticism, it’s that the Boston Globe reporters aren’t resourceful enough to find men wearing body shaping underwear on their own, and must resort to asking for sources online. But then again, this could be a great way of incorporating the reader into the story — I feel like today, many of the news sources I read are dictated strongly by the people leaving comments online. Why not ask them for sources? I really don’t see anything wrong with what you pointed out in this blog post, except that you clearly need to be ushered into the 21st century where people want every cultural phenomena articulated in print by an esteemed newspaper.