The Economist don't know jack about Boston, apparently

Spell checkers are expensive in this econony.

Perhaps one of these fine publications would be better suited to your point of view:

http://www.bostoncitypaper.org/
http://www.southbostononline.com/

To me this is the one of if not the best source of interesting, local news reporting about Boston. In addition to reporting on interesting issues and events the site provides a means for many people to express their opinions (as you just did). Add that what can be learned about Boston and the posting of beautiful photographs of from the Boston area, rhymes that add some humor to a frequently humorless transportation system, and the occasional flurry of puns...all for the cost of seeing a few advertisements.This is an example of the Web at its best.

But unlike writers such as Birdman, Adam, god forbid, makes mistakes. Yet instead of burying the mistakes in a tiny box that no one notices which most newspapers do, Adam corrects the error and generally states he corrected the article in the article itself.

So Mr or Ms Birdman don't even try to play self-important bully. Your unpleasant Chicken Little flapping is much ado about nothing. Your whine as good as wine good bad. Instead of flying around spreading pigeon droppings on Universal Hub try instead to see the value.

Here is a choice for today. To see the good in the day (keep it simple - the sky is clear, there is plenty of sunshine, Spring flowers are on their way up); or, you can stay nasty and unpleasant and look for something to whine and complain about.

UHub is one of the few bright spots in local journalism (BINJ being the other). The Economist does a good job of covering events around the planet but when it actually touches on a theme that you know something about (whether it's your neck of the woods or your field of work) it quickly reveals itself to be glib, superficial and not as insightful as you thought it was. It's the journalistic equivalent of clove cigarettes -- "Gee I've forgotten how cool these taste.....waaaughh get this shit out of here!" I pick up an issue every time I fly and that usually tides me over for a month or two...or four.

Adam doesn't just aggregate news, he's an accomplished journalist in his own right. I've lost count of how many times he's covered important meetings and other events, reporting on issues that are overlooked by the larger outlets. And on top of that, when Adam covers something, or highlights it on the site, the larger media often then decide it's a story worth doing themselves.

In developing a successful, growing site that combines hyperlocal reporting, crowdsourced coverage, and original reporting, Adam has led the way in trying to figure out what kinds of futures are possible in journalism. So lay off.