I often refer to The Narrative.
In Queens, The Narrative could be things like “Daniel Murphy sucks” or “Matt Harvey is the next Seaver” or whatever the hell we are told to believe is true.
Well friends, read this excellent article in Deadline that discusses the election coverage of the New York Times, and has this nugget (about coverage in general, not just election):
By and large, talented reporters scrambled to match stories with what internally was often called “the narrative.” We were occasionally asked to map a narrative for our various beats a year in advance, square the plan with editors, then generate stories that fit the pre-designated line.
I think this happens frequently in Queens. The Narrative is fed by some Wilpon friendly reporters, some me-too blogs and some lazy radio hosts. As an example, the Mets don’t need Colon because of the emergence of Gsellman and Lugo. Oh.
