This interpolative remix of Indivior’s Sublocade commercial was written and produced by the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism as part of its Film Intervening Getting High Team (F.I.G.H.T.) initiative.
Media Farm
SLOW NEWS NEVER: HOW TO FOLLOW AND CONSUME (MORE) LOCAL NEWS IN GREATER BOSTON IN 2020
I want to revisit the extent to which you, DigBoston readers, can help us in the reporting and also the news dissemination process.
MANCHESTER DIVIDED: AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY WALKS INTO A NEW HAMPSHIRE BAR, PROVIDES DIFFERENT KIND OF PRIMARY COVERAGE
Are you tired of the same horse race political coverage? Are you sick of hearing about how much money the candidates raised? Do you want coverage to reflect more state and local issues?
IMPORTANT STUFF THAT I NEGLECTED TO INCLUDE IN MY BOSTON MAGAZINE ARTICLE ABOUT THE MUTILATION OF LOCAL MEDIA: PART 1 OF 1,000
Titled “No News Is Bad News,” it’s about how the predicament of local media in this state has gone “from bad to worse,” what “a world without news really looks like,” and, specifically, how “the marriage of GateHouse and Gannett looms like an Angel of Death over what’s left of the local media landscape.”
DON’T FORGET TO PICK UP SPARE CHANGE NEWS THIS SEASON (AND ALWAYS)
'This is who we are, these are our stories, and nobody is going to act like we have no voice around here.'
SHOULD JOURNALISTS USE THE WORD ‘ADDICT’? I ASKED DIG READERS
I have yet to settle on some hard and fast rules for our style guide, but I’m certainly a lot more educated on the matter now that I’ve considered these and other informed comments.
DIG WINS NATIONAL AWARDS FOR POLITICAL COLUMN AND FIRST AMENDMENT JOURNALISM
As shameless as it sometimes feels to celebrate awards, it’s also true that journalists are underpaid, underappreciated, and in some cases even relentlessly harassed because of their work.
BEYOND ENGAGEMENT: A HOPEFUL PEEK AT THE FUTURE OF COLLABORATIVE JOURNALISM
Hosted by the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University in New Jersey, the gathering showcased the potential of not only journalists working with other journalists and outlets, but also of reporters connecting with nonprofits, activists, and an increasingly participatory public.
ACT NOW (OR LOCAL MEDIA WILL DIE)
While I see lots of people who are terribly upset about losing the Improper eulogizing on Facebook, I don’t hear anybody talking about what they—or rather, what we, as a community of people who appreciate informed and clever coverage of the colorful metropolis we live in—can do to help the remaining independent outlets
THE GLOBE AND WBUR WANT YOU TO PAY $10 TO HEAR CHARLIE BAKER TALK ABOUT HOW GREAT MASS IS ON GUNS
"I was looking forward to sharing this event with my friends interested in confronting gun violence... but then I noticed the lack of representation for Black and Brown communities that are most disproportionately impacted by this crises and neglected in our policy responses."