Stephen Mindich, who shut down the Boston Phoenix earlier this year, sounded like the Grim Reaper on Tuesday at a panel discussion on the future of newspapers. Mindich said quality […]
Media and Journalism
Posted inPolitics, The Back Story
Is John Henry a local?
John Henry says he bought the Boston Globe because the newspaper needs “private, local ownership” in order to prosper. But there’s a flaw in his reasoning: He isn’t a local. […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
Meet the press — somewhere else
For decades, whoever occupied the third-floor corner office at the State House would hop into the elevator outside his (or, in the case of Gov. Jane Swift, her) suite to […]
Posted inPolitics, The Download
Linehan’s total isolation
Bill Linehan held on to his Boston City Council seat two years ago, but it appears that victory cost him the support of much of the city’s political establishment. Now, […]
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It’s John Henry’s Globe and T&G
Red Sox principal owner John Henry officially took ownership of the Boston Globe and Worcester Telegram & Gazette from the New York Times Co. on Thursday, but we still don’t […]
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Pundits beware
PolitiFact, the fact-checking website of the Tampa Bay Times , is launching PunditFact, which will check the accuracy of claims made by pundits, columnists, and bloggers. “Pundits on TV and radio, […]
Posted inOpinion, Politics
Miller selling NH home to pay Banner debt
Melvin Miller, the publisher of the Bay State Banner, which caters to Boston’s African-American community, is selling his stunning New Hampshire vacation home to satisfy a nearly $278,000 debt the […]
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The future of newspapers – again
Seems every time a newspaper is sold, the prognosticators and print junkies predict – and hope for – a new way forward. Isn’t that the expectation for Jeff Bezos and […]
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Bezos’s hard charge into the great unknown
Jeff Bezos knows two things that won’t save newspapers: Advertisers and paywalls. Bezos is aware that ads and paid content are the only two ways that newspapers make money these […]
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Boston’s online radio frontier
Boston’s two daily newspapers look at news very differently, so it’s no surprise that they are experimenting with online radio very differently. Boston Herald Radio, which launched this week, is […]
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Bezos: The perfect newspaper owner
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos fished around in his pockets yesterday, plucked out some lint, and used it to buy the Washington Post. Bezos dropped $250 million in cash on the […]
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As the Globe turns
The timing did not suggest the best news sense in the world, but high-stakes deal-making evidently doesn’t take its cues from lowly ink-stained newsies. In the wee hours Saturday morning, […]
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What’s up at the Globe
The upcoming sale of the Boston Globe by the New York Times is getting really confusing. First, the Globe reported that there were six bidders. Then the field was narrowed […]
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The (destructive) power of social media
The Boston Marathon bombings, along with all their horror, became the latest event to showcase the incredible power of social media. Sometimes that was clearly for the better. A tweet […]
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Globe scuttlebutt
Correction: The story’s original reference to layoffs at the Tampa Tribune was incorrect and the correct information is now included below. The sale of the Boston Globe is entering its […]
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On the cover of the Rolling Stone
Gonna see my picture on the cover Gonna buy five copies for my mother “The Cover of the Rolling Stone,” – Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show It’s been […]
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The prism of the media
Holiday weekends are usually bereft of real news and five-day summertime weekends can be especially challenging for assignment desks. But anyone who picked up the Boston Herald on Friday morning […]
Posted inOpinion, Politics
Stop covering politics as if it’s a game
IT’S OVER! Why can’t political campaigns be more fun? Where’s the drama? Where are the hero’s that enthrall and excite us? Why are we so turned off, tuned out, and […]
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Feds seize AP phone records
The Obama administration, already under fire for Benghazi and politically motivated IRS audits, is now being accused of infringing on freedom of the press by secretly seizing Associated Press phone […]
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Turning the page on the remains of Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Led by the Globe, the Boston news media covered itself in journalism glory in the early days after the marathon bombing with exhaustive 24/7 coverage of the Boylston Street carnage […]
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When the Sun revolves around the Globe
The editorial boards of the Lowell Sun and the Boston Globe don’t share much common ideological ground. Over the past two days, though, both papers have endorsed state Rep. Dan […]
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The Phoenix’s Web goodbye
Last week the Boston Phoenix published its last print edition. This week brings the last online edition, featuring interesting stories by David Bernstein on Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s emerging profile in […]
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The failed Phoenix strategy
Coverage of The Boston Phoenix’s demise tended to focus on the glory days of the alternative weekly and the long list of reporters who got their start there before moving […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
Nixon Peabody hires ex-Sen. Scott Brown
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICEEQUIPPED WITH FIRSTHAND knowledge of how government operates in both Washington, DC and on Beacon Hill, Scott Brown will offer political advice in his new job as […]
