In the world of journalism, everyone’s talking about the debut media column of Ben Smith at the New York Times. Smith recounts how six years ago, when he was the editor […]
Media and Journalism
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Is the New York Times getting too big?
IN THE WORLD of journalism, everyone’s talking about the debut media column of Ben Smith at the New York Times. Smith recounts how six years ago, when he was the […]
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Globe punts on NH endorsement
The vote-counting isn’t the only thing broken about the Iowa caucuses, says the Boston Globe editorial page. Of much more concern, the paper says in an editorial today, is the […]
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Globe punts on NH endorsement
THE VOTE-COUNTING isn’t the only thing broken about the Iowa caucuses, says the Boston Globe editorial page. Of much more concern, the paper says in an editorial today, is the […]
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Schoenberg joining CommonWealth
VETERAN STATE HOUSE REPORTER Shira Schoenberg is joining the staff of CommonWealth magazine later this month. She will be replacing Andy Metzger, who moved to Philadelphia at the end of […]
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Metro Boston, free subway paper, shuts down
Metro Boston, the free daily tabloid known for its provocative front pages, abruptly ceased operations Wednesday after providing commuters with news for nearly two decades. The Boston Business Journal’s Don […]
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Henry showed interest in Wynn property
WYNN RESORTS has held some preliminary discussions with John Henry, the owner of the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Globe, about working jointly on the development of property the […]
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MIT lecturer to oversee Globe editorial page
AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR of searching for a new editorial page editor, the Boston Globe announced on Wednesday that MIT lecturer Bina Venkataraman will take over the job in […]
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Journalists describe low pay, long hours
TURNING DOWN a $28,000 a year job. Taking the $28,000 a year job but working a second job on top of it. Working 70 hour weeks as the sole staffer […]
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GateHouse keeps cutting
Local journalism is a field full of landmines. One day a reporter could have a job, and the next day he or she is laid off. Possibly even worse, the […]
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GateHouse keeps cutting
LOCAL JOURNALISM Is a field full of landmines. One day a reporter could have a job, and the next day he or she is laid off. Possibly even worse, the […]
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Pro-Palestinian panel to go on at UMass Amherst
IN A SIGN of the polarized times, it took a judge’s ruling on Thursday to clear the way for a pro-Palestinian panel discussion this weekend at UMass Amherst. Three Jewish […]
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Herald puts up paywall, trims payroll more
THE BOSTON HERALD is putting up a paywall and continuing to reduce its payroll. Two long-time employees recently filed posts on Facebook indicating they will be laid off in June along with […]
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Local news is rapidly disappearing
LOCAL JOURNALISM is in the midst of a slow-burning crisis, and it is long past time for the rest of us to take notice. In the past 15 years, nearly […]
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Rep seeks commission to study news business
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AT A TIME when acquisitions of local papers by international chains and waves of mass layoffs mean the news industry itself is often making headlines, a […]
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Globe and Herald throw endorsement curves
YES, IT’S A FAIR QUESTION to ask how much influence newspaper endorsements have in an era of declining circulation — or to wonder how much sway they have ever had […]
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Globe on digital-print subscription seesaw
THE BOSTON GLOBE says its online subscription base is growing, but barely enough to offset declines in print sales. Over the last three years, the average number of Sunday print […]
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More cuts at the Herald
THE STRUGGLING BOSTON HERALD laid off about 20 more staffers Thursday, including at least two award-winning veteran photographers for a tabloid that thrives on pictures. Longtime photographer Mark Garfinkel posted […]
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CommonWealth going all digital
TODAY’S RELEASE of the print issue of CommonWealth will be our last. After surveying readers, consulting with board members of MassINC, and holding many discussions with my colleagues here at the […]
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NJ taxpayers to fund local journalism
NEW JERSEY POLITICAL LEADERS ended a four-month budget impasse on Sunday night just hours before the government was scheduled to shut down. Most news stories focused on the big political compromise: Instead […]
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Globe’s day to dump news
IT IS KNOWN by reporters as the “Friday news dump,” that time, often in the warm weather months, that officials release bad news late in the afternoon on the verge […]
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‘No bowtie needed’
POLITICS, as they say, makes strange bedfellows. Apparently, so does editorializing. Rachelle Cohen, the longtime editorial page editor at the Boston Herald, whose right-of-center voice stood in stark contrast to […]
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Are the vultures circling the Herald?
BOB MCGOVERN OFFERS the first inside glimpse of what’s left of the Boston Herald after the newspaper’s purchase by Digital First Media — and it isn’t pretty. McGovern, who covered […]
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Are the vultures circling the Herald?
Bob McGovern offers the first inside glimpse of what’s left of the Boston Herald after the newspaper’s purchase by Digital First Media — and it isn’t pretty. McGovern, who covered […]
