Comments on: Massarotti Debuts at Boston.com http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/09/massarotti-debuts-at-bostoncom Watching The New England Sports Media Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:41:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/09/massarotti-debuts-at-bostoncom/comment-page-1#comment-6839 Chris Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:25:47 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=3169#comment-6839 “Accountability” in my mind hasn’t been synonymous with “old school media” in some time. Excellent, excellent point...and so true. I don't know whether Massarotti means that 'getting a paycheck' equates to 'accountability' or whether he is just suggesting that he is, somehow, among a collection of 'professionals.' In the end, being 'accountable' means that you fall on your sword if you screw up. Borges 'kinda-sorta-maybe' did that, but Tomase sure didn't. And others of Massarotti's ilk (read: muckrakers and contrarians) still toil away, lobbing incendiary grenades while hiding behind protective walls and buildings. 'Accountability' isn't what comes to mind when evaluating his profession. “Accountability” in my mind hasn’t been synonymous with “old school media” in some time.

Excellent, excellent point…and so true. I don’t know whether Massarotti means that ‘getting a paycheck’ equates to ‘accountability’ or whether he is just suggesting that he is, somehow, among a collection of ‘professionals.’ In the end, being ‘accountable’ means that you fall on your sword if you screw up. Borges ‘kinda-sorta-maybe’ did that, but Tomase sure didn’t. And others of Massarotti’s ilk (read: muckrakers and contrarians) still toil away, lobbing incendiary grenades while hiding behind protective walls and buildings. ‘Accountability’ isn’t what comes to mind when evaluating his profession.

]]> By: george http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/2008/09/massarotti-debuts-at-bostoncom/comment-page-1#comment-6820 george Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:54:45 +0000 http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/?p=3169#comment-6820 Sounds like "Maz" is feeling his oats by the tone of that statement. It also sounds like they need an Editor to look at his stuff. "Informational Distribution" sounds like he's doing marketing - or maybe the deployment stratgy for Globe home delivery. In the end, "Maz" is an example of a relatively young guy with a stodgy old school mentality. Innovation? Faggetaboutit! A better bully pulpit for his agenda-driven "journalism" maybe. He won't fail though, he'll just blend into the sea of mediocrity which is the norm for the Globe these days. Sounds like “Maz” is feeling his oats by the tone of that statement. It also sounds like they need an Editor to look at his stuff. “Informational Distribution” sounds like he’s doing marketing – or maybe the deployment stratgy for Globe home delivery.

In the end, “Maz” is an example of a relatively young guy with a stodgy old school mentality. Innovation? Faggetaboutit! A better bully pulpit for his agenda-driven “journalism” maybe.

He won’t fail though, he’ll just blend into the sea of mediocrity which is the norm for the Globe these days.

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