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Boston.com writer now free to pursue other opportunities after that Boehner story

By adamg on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 12:04pm

John Henry's media company has shown boston.com associate editor Victor Paul Alvarez the door after honchos woke up yesterday to that story that boldly asked if anybody would notice if John Boehner actually had been poisoned, a source says.

In a tweet this morning, Alvarez let a picture tell a thousand words: He posted a photo of the underside of a bus.

Meanwhile, Dan Kennedy reviews the whole imbroglio and proposes boston.com be recalibrated again - this time from a millennial-geared clickfarm to a Boston-based A&E guide.

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Comments

By Scratchie on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 12:14pm.

That's gold, Jerry.

Actually, the comments/replies on that tweet are gold.

By Cappy on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 12:17pm.

How no one takes responsibility. He wasn't thrown under the bus. He was the editor. The buck stops with him supposedly. Own it man! It was your fault. What did you think would happen?

By adamg on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 12:39pm.

His title was "associate editor." As I mentioned yesterday, I'm not familiar with the exact job roles of boston.com employees, but "associate editor" is one of those impressively vague titles that could mean almost anything - except being in charge.

By brianjdamico on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 1:01pm.

Of course, until this happened, the powers that be wouldn't even disclose who was in charge at that "news" website.

By anon on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 1:13pm.

So by using that line of thinking shouldn't they have fired Hilary Sargent, too? How does she still have a job but not this guy?

By cybah on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 12:21pm.

not sure how this is 'being thrown under the bus'.. I mean.

You had one job to do, and you didn't do it. And you lost? how's that being thrown under the bus?

Sorry, Victor, it's your job. you knew the article was being posted, you approved of such story, you even allowed it to be posted, and you're wondering why you lost your job? Boy I wish I had a bridge to sell you......

BDC really is hiring the brightest... *snort*

And on a different note, if this was sent to be published, makes me wonder what is on the cutting room floor at BDC...

By Scratchie on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 12:24pm.

makes me wonder what is on the cutting room floor at BDC...

Nothing?

By cybah on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 12:29pm.

headlines like

"Obama's Hidden Circle Jerk Room at White House"
"CLICK HERE FOR NANCY PELOSI NUDE SELFIES"
"What Charlie Baker wears for underware"
"Inside John Bohner's Tanning Room"
"How congress pays for Mitch McConnell to be embalmed daily"
"What it feels like to be Ted Cruz's butt plug"

By LLK on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 12:53pm.

Please tell me where I can pay $9.99 per month to subscribe to your news site.

By Grumpy in Grove Hall on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 12:41pm.

I don't get this pattern of firing at all. How does Alvarez get canned but not Sargent? They both put the "news" site in position for libel lawsuits.

Remember what McGrory said: Boston.com is the Boston Globe's biggest competitor or some such nonsense. What a joke.

By anon on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 3:19pm.

White female privilege = WFP

By gotdatwmd on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 12:51pm.

Ahaha, I was right about this guy, what a thing.

By JohnAKeith on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 1:23pm.

Not sure I would agree it was his responsibility. There's no "editor" at Boston.com since the last guy quit last year, after just 4 months on the job. So, who says, "It's a print!" when a writer submits a story? I don't this guy's job, though - it's possible he was "editor in charge" when it was posted - I've seen job listings for Boston.com where they mention overnight editors, etc.

Having said that - IS EVERYONE AN EDITOR OVER THERE?? Hiliary Sargeant was one, too, if I remember correctly.

By Anon E. Mouse on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 1:53pm.

Everyone at Boston-dot-completelyuseless is an assistant editor, just as everyone at Mickey D's is an assistant manager.

By cybah on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 5:31pm.

At least at McDonald's you get some training when you are given that title.. usually some McDU book training.

BDC... I think half of these folks just fell off the turnip truck.

By anon on Fri, 01/16/2015 - 9:54am.

I believe the job posting mentions 'self-starter', and a 'fast paced' environment.

By adamg on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 2:04pm.

The person they'd hired to do some sort of advertising sales.

By bgl on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 3:19pm.

Adam, can we do a kickstarter or something to try to raise the money to just buy out boston.com and give it to uhub? I mean really - what better for the domain of the city but to be a site which gives news about named city.

By cat on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 4:30pm.

that could be opening a huge can of worms for Adam.

By oddjob60 on Thu, 01/15/2015 - 3:52pm.

I like the update to his Twitter bio:

My last boss said - It’s very difficult to hit the epicenter of tasteless, mean-spirited and humorless in one fell swoop - He's right. I'm to blame. No excuse.

He basically seems to have spent the day saying "sorry." That takes some discipline.