For a fraud like Cullen, whose pieces are Rockwellian minus the milkshakes, it’s fiction whether it is truly fabricated or if it’s a romanticized account of a thing that really happened.
Media Farm
PROPS FOR THE SHOP THAT DROPPED UBER COP
In the past two weeks alone, the Dig has been excited to see several stories that we first dug into, in some cases with help from the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, that have since been picked up by the larger mainstream media.
NRA-AFFILIATED LOBBYIST WALKS THROUGH BAKER’S REVOLVING DOOR
Amidon’s appointment went through with little fanfare or controversy. Of more than a half-dozen reports reviewed by the Shoestring on the subject, only one noted that GOAL is an NRA affiliate, while none acknowledged its lobbying efforts.
THE IMPORTANT STORY LEADING UP TO BILL MCKIBBEN’S VIRAL TWEET ABOUT THE BOSTON PIPELINE PROTESTERS
Residents in Dedham and West Roxbury are up in arms about what many see as a legitimate threat to their health and safety. Beyond the possibility of an explosion, there are other terrifying potential side effects of having the line run through a residential area.
ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN JOURNALISM 101 WITH KLARFELD
I always describe Klarfeld as someone who tended the net in hockey before goalies wore face masks.
MASS HYSTERIA: FROM GATEHOUSE, TO THE SLAKE HOUSE, TO THE STATE HOUSE
The week Commonwealth residents looked at the encroaching national apocalypse and said, ‘Us too!’
DELLDOS: WHY ARE GLOBE REPORTERS SHILLING FOR THIS BILLIONAIRE?
Other attendees included Ivanka Trump, her husband, Trump advisor Jared Kushner, and Michael Dell. One can only wonder who ran into whom out by the pool. Or spent quality time eating a meal together…
HUBWEAK: THE BOSTON GLOBE HAS HIT ROCK BOTTOM
Their “Dear Jeff” apple bob was a pathetic cornucopia of thick yellowish liquid produced in infected tissue, bubbling with rhetorical bacteria and mayonnaise.
EVERY INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST’S WORST NIGHTMARE HAS BECOME REALITY
How the New York Times just hobbled nonprofit reporting incubators nationwide
AMERICAN BANDSTAND: A CALL ‘TO BETTER BALANCE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS WITH SECURITY NEEDS’
Among the many to weigh in on these issues, the New England First Amendment Coalition (NEFAC) has released a compelling statement... It’s on the money, and so informative and forward-looking that we thought it was our duty to excerpt it here...