The Emily Costello era begins at the Newton TAB

by | Apr 4, 2012 | Newton | 9 comments

Emily Costello, the new editor of the Newton TAB wrote an introductory column for this week’s paper. Here’s an excerpt..

| Newton MA News and Politics BlogSome changes will be coming to the TAB, too, over the next few months. I don’t know yet what those changes will be, but I do know that newspapers tend to reflect the personalities and interests of their staff. Over the next few months you can expect to see stories that explore new corners of the city or issues that haven’t yet been brought to light. You may notice layouts that look slightly different or content in a slightly different place. We hope you like these changes, but again—feel free to share your feedback.

9 Comments

  1. Greg Reibman
    Greg Reibman on April 4, 2012 at 6:41 pm

    I wish Emily the very best. Newton needs a robust local newspaper.

  2. Emily Costello
    Emily Costello on April 5, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    Thanks, Greg! Day 4, and I’m having fun so far . . .

    • Greg Reibman
      Greg Reibman on April 5, 2012 at 5:21 pm

      Anybody complain about not getting their paper yet?

  3. Ted Hess-Mahan
    Ted Hess-Mahan on April 6, 2012 at 7:46 am

    @Emily, welcome to Newton.

    I do want to tell you that one unwelcome change I have noticed is that every time I follow a link to one of the wickedlocal.com websites (usually from Twitter) I get an audio commercial and local “news” which causes me to close the webpage or turn off the sound. I use Chrome and I keep several tabs open at once so it took a while for me to figure out which website was blasting at me. It is about as welcome as a pop up ad. While I appreciate that media websites need to find revenue wherever they can, it is driving people like me away. Maybe Sean can tell me how to block it.

    Honeymoon’s over. Sorry!

  4. Emily Costello
    Emily Costello on April 6, 2012 at 8:19 am

    Geez, Ted, I don’t think I can take ownership of that issue. And, considering the amount of time I spend on WL sites, I probably dislike the commercials more than you do. Still, I’ll pass along your complaints (and mine). Who knows? Maybe someone will listen.

  5. Ted Hess-Mahan
    Ted Hess-Mahan on April 6, 2012 at 9:12 am

    Thanks, Emily. BTW, I made Gail Spector’s first day as editor a lot more…interesting. I think she has forgiven me by now.

  6. Hoss
    Hoss on April 6, 2012 at 9:39 am

    Ted, If you use a wireless router or access point, you can block that URL using the router’s firmware. In most cases you can get to the firmware using this generic address: http://192.168.1.1.

  7. tom sheff
    tom sheff on April 6, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    Hi Ted,
    Are you going to form an audio commercial committee? Can you get rid of it through the noise ordinance? (Just kidding…you set me up).

  8. Tony Schinella
    Tony Schinella on April 6, 2012 at 7:57 pm

    Emily Costello is a class act and it was great working with her when I was at GateHouse in the Lexington office. I’m so, so very excited for her. While it isn’t easy for a town – or a newspaper – when a long-time editor leaves, and Gail did a great job, Newton is in good hands. 🙂