Where Mike Felger’s ‘Soft’ Boston Media Criticism Hits and Misses
"You can’t call out softness in the market while excusing it in your own building." The post Where Mike Felger’s ‘Soft’ Boston Media Criticism Hits and Misses appeared first on Barrett Media.
Sex sells, even in sports media. The fallout from photos of New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and former NFL insider for The Athletic Dianna Russini continues to play out across national media. While there haven’t been any new details about the relationship Russini and Vrabel shared, both professionally and personally, in some time, the story still commands collective attention nearly a month after the initial photos were released.
However, an interesting side story has developed over the course of the coverage. This involves how Boston-based media outlets have handled the ongoing controversy. From radio hosts to podcasters to digital outlets, there’s been an overarching critique of the media’s approach in the Patriots’ home market.
The latest dig at the “soft” nature of the coverage ironically came from one of Boston’s largest media personalities, 98. 5 The Sports Hub’s Mike Felger . However, in his critique of the local media, Felger landed direct shots but also failed to recognize a key element of his argument.
Keeping in mind that all opinion is debatable, Felger’s history in the market adds weight to his words. His background in newspapers provides the journalistic backbone for the points he made in his critique of Boston media. In speaking with Awful Announcing’s Brandon Contes, Felger laid into the “outlets” that didn’t act decisively enough to meet the moment and advance the story.
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