AltWeeklies Wire
Worcester Police Chief Gary Gemme nixes meeting with press after ‘provocative article’new
In a jaw-droppingly shocking response that may confirm the Worcester Police Department picks and chooses which media outlets to whom it releases legally-requred public information, police personnel taking part in an online Facebook forum Wednesday, Sept. 3 admitted they only deliver public information in a timely manner to specific media outlets. Police personnel actually placed different media outlets in different categories as far as level of importance to respond. It would appear to be a violation of public records laws, which place no such restrictions on how and when information must be distributed.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird Jr. |
09-04-2014 |
Media
Worcester Telegram & Gazette Feels Heat With Sale to Florida Companynew
An in-depth look at the sale of the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. to Florida-based Halifax Media Group.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird Jr. |
06-05-2014 |
Media
New Owner of Worcester Telegram & Gazette No Stranger to Slashing and Cuttingnew
The hatchet is expected to fall inside the headquarters of the 148-year-old Worcester Telegram & Gazette, but just how painful the cuts will be will not be known until after the blow is delivered. While the immediate future of the largest daily newspaper in Central Massachusetts is murky right now, two things are clear: One, the new steward of the T&G has a track record of slashing and cutting staff - and not a perfect record of results once it buys a new product. Two, the man who sold the newspaper to the Halifax Media Group is persona non grata in Worcester.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird Jr. |
05-29-2014 |
Media
Will Polar Beverages Rescue the Worcester Telegram & Gazette?new
After 10 years of increasing integration between the T&G and the Boston Globe, increased cost-cutting, and operational "efficiencies," what has to be restored once the New York Times is not paying the bills?
Worcester Magazine |
Tim O'Keefe |
11-09-2009 |
Media
