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Published Monday, April 25, 2005 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

OUR SUGGESTION BOX BEGINS TO FILL: With my current employer undergoing some serious introspection, the city's alt-weeklies have jumped into the fray with their own unsolicited suggestions. The Weekly Dig (or just The Dig, as the redesigned covers suggest) dropped specific names on their in-and-out list, although the "media farm" column does not appear online. Dan Kennedy, longtime media critic for the Boston Phoenix, has similar ideas. They both think my paper should get scrappier and more conservative to serve as more of a counterpoint to the Globe. I'll add my two cents in a future post. But it's all curious to watch, especially as a newcomer to the market.

Related: A better Herald -- How to reinvent the ailing tab in five not-so-easy steps (Boston Phoenix)