Beat The Press Video: Boston.com's 'Takeoutgate' Turns Toxic

1,336 views · Published 12 December 2014 · 8:16 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: GBH News · 2014 · News & Politics

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It was an incredibly clickable story: a Harvard professor badgering a beleaguered small business over a paltry four bucks. After Boston.com broke it, it went viral with a vengeance. But then, at the story’s peak, the website went too far.

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