Boston Herald Reporter, John Tomase

by MaPatsFan on May 14, 2008 7:27 PM EDT

Readers of this space have probably been asking themselves, “Where the hell is Tomase?” over the last couple of days and it’s a fair query. Right now I’m just landing from Washington and working on a story about Arlen Specter’s press conference regarding his interview with Matt Walsh.

While that is going to have me tied up for the rest of the night, I just wanted to make one thing clear — I know I screwed up on the Rams taping story and I don’t intend to hide behind today’s apology or an editor’s note. In Friday’s Herald I will explain as clearly as I can where that story went wrong and begin the journey of restoring your trust in my reporting.

I cannot in good conscience demand accountability of the people I cover and then not provide it myself. So it’s coming on Friday. Just be patient.

John

I know I screwed up? Is that it? I screwed up? How about, "I know I took a campfire with smoldering embers and dumped gasoline on it, followed by kerosene and then for good measure, I tossed a propane tank on top."

The really sad part about this? The Boston Herald is referenced in just about every news article on the planet as of today and their website will get millions of hits. If I were to advertise, I'd head straight to the Herald's ads department and book me a full pager.

Funny how these things work...

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Insult to injury

It’s like finding out it the jerk who turned you in was your brother, or that it was your best friend who set you up for that sucker punch.

I don’t head over to the Indy Star site and expect Bob Kravitz’s column to provide either in-depth reporting of the Patriots’ off-season program, or player profiles and opinions that only a reporter with locker room access could give. John Tomase didn’t have to fall blindly into the homerism abyss to be respected by the fans, but at the very least he was honor-bound to give the hometown team the benefit of the doubt, of which there was obviously plenty.

Just as with today’s front-page mea-culpa, I’ll certainly read Tomase’s explanation in the Herald tomorrow, but there’s no way I’m forking over the 50 cents to do it.

Keep the faith!

by Marima on May 14, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions