Short note: Today, I parsed my way through 2 decades of Globe and Herald coverage of the
Boston Water and Sewer Commission in addition to some on the
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. Not fun! But some themes seem to repeat themselves: these are public entities with massive responsibilities and oversized mandates; the main instances of media coverage occur in cases of failure; and, the Boston Harbor clean up will be with us for a long time. In the case of the Herald, almost all coverage is simply critical and/or cynical.
Howie Carr, as one would expect, has nothing positive to say about these non-private entities... Whiffs of scandal, a burst pipe, a backup...these set fingers flying across keyboards...
