It's interesting in the Boston Herald's article about signing Mike Barnicle to be a columnist, they don't mention that he was fired from the Globe for making up parts of his columns ...
BostonHerald.com - Local/ Regional News: We got Mike!: Barnicle to join Herald: "     Prior to joining the New York Daily News, Barnicle was a columnist for 25 years at the Boston Globe, where he established himself as one of New England's most popular and influential journalists. "