Drama Finals, Media Blackout

This is not a bad point made by Tai Irwin. Of course, his argument - that the Globe didn't do a good job, or any job, covering the Massachusetts Drama Guild Finals last week - is sort of deflated by the fact that the Herald didn't do squat either. But at least Irwin lodged a complaint.

My excuse? I actually had no idea this event was occurring. I have to say, I get a lot of e-mail pitches in my box each day. That goes with the seemingly endless list of stories I'm trying to work my way through, a list that never seems to shrink. So whether I should or should not have been aware of the Drama Festival Awards, I learned about them through the blog complaint.

What to do? I sent a note to the folks involved with the event asking if they pushed anybody at the Globe for publicity. We'll see if they did, and what they heard back. I also asked them to remember my e-mail for next year when hopefully we'll connect and at least provide an outlet - the blog, an arts brief, a Names item - to get the kids who performed admirably some attention.

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