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I’M A 25-YEAR-OLD ESSENTIAL WORKER AT HARVARD. HERE’S WHAT IT’S LIKE.

Written by MAREN R. CEJA Posted April 18, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, Editorial, News, News to Us

harvard coronavirus

One of my worst fears is getting sick due to Harvard’s disregard for our safety.

Filed Under: COVID, Editorial, News, News to Us Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID, editorial, news, slider

EDITORIAL: COVER YOUR FACES, MASSHOLES!

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted April 5, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

People with and without masks at Logan Airport

For a smart state, too many Mass residents are stupid when it comes to public health

Filed Under: COVID, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: children, coronavirus, cover your face, COVID-19, DigBoston, editorial, Health, Jason Pramas, masks, Massachusetts, public health, slider

SOMERVILLE NEWS GARDEN MOVING FORWARD

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted March 4, 2020 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS

Somerville News Garden logo

Launching new programs to help revive local journalism

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, community, Democracy, editorial, education, Jason Pramas, Journalism, Massachusetts, media, news, SOMERVILLE, Somerville News Garden

EDITORIAL: RESIST ICE & BORDER PATROL IMMIGRATION RAIDS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted February 17, 2020 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

Sadly, appeals to reason don’t stop reactionary media outlets like the Boston Herald from telegraphing the falsehoods being spread by ICE and pals.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: ACLU, Border Patrol, Boston Somerville, DigBoston, editorial, ice, immigration, Jason Pramas, Marian Ryan, Rachael Rollins, sanctuary cities, SWAT, Trump

EDITORIAL: WHY SO MUCH CULTURAL REHASH?

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted December 12, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial

Is the decades-long economic crisis for working people leading to less relevant art?

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial Tagged With: Art, arts, Boston, critique, culture, Dance, DigBoston, economy, editorial, Film, global, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, Politics, theater, United States, visual art, world

SOMERVILLE NEWS GARDEN HOLDS FIRST PUBLIC EVENT

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted November 6, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

Lynne Doncaster addresses crowd at Somerville News Garden event. Photo by Derek Kouyoumjian.

 

Seeks more participation from Somerville residents

 

It has been nine months since DigBoston and the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism partnered with the  ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Activism, BINJ, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, community, Democracy, DigBoston, editorial, engagement, grassroots, Jason Pramas, Journalism, Massachusetts, news, organizing, SOMERVILLE, Somerville Media Center, Somerville News Garden

EDITORIAL: DIGBOSTON SEEKS ADS FROM COLLEGES & COMMUNITY BANKS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted October 3, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial

 

Have a connection for us? Drop us a line.

 

Regular readers will recall that my DigBoston colleagues, Chris Faraone and John Loftus, and I love to pull back the curtain on our operations now and again to give our ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial Tagged With: advertising, co-operative bank, college, colleges, community bank, credit union, DigBoston, editorial, higher education, Jason Pramas, universities, university

EDITORIAL: DIGBOSTON SEEKS FALL INTERNS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted August 22, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

(Interested candidates, please read this whole editorial)

 

At DigBoston, we like to have a lot of interns working for us at all times. Particularly college journalism students who will soon be seeking jobs as full-time newspaper ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: DigBoston, economy, editorial, education, Fall, intern, internship, Jason Pramas, jobs, Journalism, Politics, reporter

EDITORIAL: DIGBOSTON JOINS MOVEMENT TO SLOW GLOBAL WARMING

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted August 7, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

Earth held up by a human hand in space

 

Calls for regional consortium of news outlets to improve and expand climate change coverage

 

Last month, during the fearsome heat wave that saw Boston temperatures soar to 98 degrees Fahrenheit for two days in a row, 400 chickens died in New Hampshire.

 

According to the  ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, Climate Change, Democracy, DigBoston, editorial, Environment, global warming, Jason Pramas, Journalism, Massachusetts, networking, new england, news, Protest, science, social movement

EDITORIAL: THE ARTS SPEECH

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted June 26, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

Festive DigBoston newspaper box with other newspaper boxes

 

DigBoston wants to hear from Boston-area neighborhood artists and arts reporters

 

Every few months, we start a new intern cohort at DigBoston. And since we’ve taken to accepting larger numbers of interns—we currently have 16 for the summer—inevitably ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Art, artist, arts, audio, Boston, DigBoston, drawing, editorial, fashion, Jason Pramas, Journalism, maker, making, Massachusetts, Music, neighborhood, painting, performance, sculpting, talent, Video, visual art, working class, writing

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The MBTA confirmed that it will “fully fund its The MBTA confirmed that it will “fully fund its operating budget in the coming fiscal year and begin to restore cut service.” https://digboston.com/public-transit-public-good-responds-to-restoring-mbta-service/ #transportation #politics #Massachusetts
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