When Rory O'Connor and MediaChannel broke the story about Metro International execs using some offensive words in public - on multiple occasions - I truly wasn't expecting anything to come of it sans an apology of some sorts.

Imagine the surprise on Thursday morning when I read that Metro announced that Steve Nylund would be "demoted" from his post at the top of the North American business, and that board member Hans Holger-Albrecht had resigned his position. Rory O'Connor is all over the story, including the fact that Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam apparently knew all about the racist comments for months, but didn't pursue the situation after reaching a few dead ends. Beam obviously can cover whatever he wishes, but having this story not show up in the Globe - or through the due diligence that O'Connor refers to in the New York Times Company's acqusition of almost half of Boston Metro just leaves a little egg on their face, unfortunately.