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POOR PROTEST COVERAGE SHOWS NEED FOR MASS JOURNALISM COMMISSION

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted October 4, 2021 Filed Under: Analysis, Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

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Environmental zap action in front of Gov. Baker’s Swampscott home gets lots of attention with little useful context due to shrinking local press corps

LETTER: SNAP BENEFITS FOR AMAZON WORKERS

Written by DON SOLOMON Posted April 29, 2021 Filed Under: Letters, NEWS+OPINIONS

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I've been a Dig reader for a long time and read with interest your article on Amazon's low wages being subsidized with SNAP benefits (There's a Cure for Amazon's SNAP Abuse, DigBoston, March 23, 2021).

MARKET ORIENTATION, TV NEWS, AND THE AMPLIFICATION OF VIOLENCE

Written by GINO CANELLA and PATRICK FERRUCCI Posted June 18, 2020 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

In 2017, we examined CNN and Democracy Now!’s coverage of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests at Standing Rock, North Dakota, to understand how the market orientation of two news organizations influenced the production and distribution of their protest coverage.