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It’s a standout day for those of us who look to the Boston Herald for news about the Boston Herald. Just look at this cover, destined to be a classic.
Perfection. pic.twitter.com/0A1xtGkkSy
— Jason Schwartz (@JasonSchwartz) November 13, 2013
In the story, reporter John Zaremba asks Mayor Menino whether his new job at Boston University is a conflict of interest. B.U. has several requests in front of the Menino-appointed Boston Redevelopment Authority. It’s a fine line of questioning, and one they pursued back when Menino was offered a job at Harvard, too. Menino is a conniving guy, so rather than respond respectfully, he said, “It’s that typical Herald question. I feel sorry for you guys. I really do.” He added that he has checked with his lawyers, and, “It’s good to have the hindsight to deal with this before it becomes a problem.” He meant “foresight” not “hindsight” but the Herald went ahead and quoted him directly anyway … and then put the quote on the cover.
Menino just knows that the Boston Herald can’t resist doing something like making an insult aimed at them its headline. They still get their point across in the story, but the headline emphasis is elsewhere. It’s the difference between “Is there abuse of power here?” and “Can you believe he said that to us?” Everyone in this affair is expertly trolling the other.
This fiasco, by the way, is just the second most amusing Herald self-reference in today’s paper. First Prize goes to the story headlined, “John Boehner RT’s Herald editorial.”
“62 employees of Fallon Community Health Plan laid off last week” b/c of ObamaCare http://t.co/VB0r17dhsh via @bostonherald
— John Boehner (@johnboehner) November 12, 2013
In it, the Boston Herald reports that Speaker of the House John Boehner tweeted out a link to the Boston Herald‘s editorial on Obamacare.
This is the journalistic equivalent of a Belieber tweeting, “ZOMG Justin Bieber retweeted me!!1!!”
I CAN’T BELIEVE HE RETWEETED ME AGAIN
— i love you justin† (@FredoCupcake) November 11, 2013
But these are tough times in the media industry, and the Herald wants to remind readers of its relevance. The only shocking part of the story is what’s missing from it: a plug for Boston Herald Radio.
