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Wednesday, April 13, 2005
BARNICLE UPDATE. It looks
like the relationship between Herald publisher Pat Purcell and
columnist Mike Barnicle hasn't gotten any better since January.
That's when I reported
that all was not well, and that the Herald had killed a
Barnicle column about former FBI agent John Connolly, now in federal
prison for corruptly enabling organized-crime figure James "Whitey"
Bulger.
As Barnicle's one-year anniversary
with the Herald approached recently, Purcell told me that the
columnist would be staying. Now Barnicle's former employer, the
Globe, carries
an item today (scroll down
to "Job Description") that Barnicle and Purcell met recently, and
that Barnicle "agreed to redefine and renegotiate my role." Whatever
that means.
In any case, Barnicle remains under
contract. But with Purcell looking to slash $7 million from his
struggling tabloid's bottom line by June 30, this is one deal he
probably wishes he'd never made.
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Any idea what the Connolly column was about, Dan? Was Barnicle trying to rehab him?
John --
Follow the link! I reported it in January.
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Dan Kennedy is senior writer and media critic for the Boston Phoenix.
