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HOW TO DO PHOTOGRAPHY AND ILLUSTRATION FOR DIGBOSTON

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted April 24, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

DigBoston covers by former interns Kuresse Bolds (left) and Murray (right)

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: commission, contract, DigBoston, editorial, Employment, how-to, illustration, illustrator, image, Jason Pramas, jobs, Journalism, labor market, photographer, Photography, visual art

SOMERVILLE COMMUNITY SUMMIT: CONVENING A CITY TO IMPROVE ITS NEWS MEDIA

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted February 20, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

Somerville Community Summit, 2/16/19. Photo ©2019 Derek Kouyoumjian.

 

EDITORIAL

 

Last Saturday, DigBoston, our nonprofit wing Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Activism, BINJ, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, city, Democracy, DigBoston, editorial, Jason Pramas, Journalism, Massachusetts, media, news, news desert, ONCE Somerville, SMC, SOMERVILLE, Somerville Media Center, urban

EDITORIAL: HOW TO WRITE FOR DIGBOSTON

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted January 2, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

To start the new year, I thought it would be helpful to discuss the question we get most often from our readers: “How can I start writing for DigBoston?” Our answer is simple ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: DigBoston, editorial, Jason Pramas, Journalism, pitch, reporting, write, writing

EDITORIAL: SAVE COMMUNITY MEDIA

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted December 12, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

Cute kids love community media. Photo courtesy of Somerville Media Center.

 

Tell the FCC That You Support Your Local Cable Access Station by Dec 14

 

At DigBoston, my colleagues and I put a lot of effort into working with local community media stations around Greater Boston. Because they are the heart and soul of grassroots ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Ajit Pai, Boston, Brookline, cable, cable access, Cambridge, community media, corporation, Democracy, DigBoston, editorial, FCC, franchise fee, Giveaway, greed, Jason Pramas, Malden, Massachusetts, net neutrality, Obama, profit, public opinion, SOMERVILLE, telecom, Trump

EDITORIAL: A NOTE TO BOSTON-AREA JOURNALISM STUDENTS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted October 17, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial

 

Let’s talk

 

So you’re a journalism student. This is a tough time to do what you’re doing. No question. According to Data USA, American ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial Tagged With: Boston, DigBoston, editorial, intern, internship, Jason Pramas, Journalism, media, news, student

EDITORIAL: WHY ADVERTISE WITH DIGBOSTON?

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted September 26, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial

 

To support independent journalism and beat back marketing propaganda, for starters

 

Many people have taken to loudly bemoaning the supposedly sudden arrival of “fake news” since the 2016 presidential election… while becoming belatedly aware of the accompanying slow decline of print newspapers that are—whatever else one might say ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial Tagged With: advertising, Boston, DigBoston, Digital, editorial, fake news, Jason Pramas, Journalism, marketing, media, news, print, propaganda, revenue

EDITORIAL: MEDIUM WELL

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted May 16, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

Facebook middle finger

 

Democracy requires public control of social media giants

 

In this edition of DigBoston, our Editor-in-Chief Chris Faraone has already written ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: billionaire, corporation, criticism, Democracy, DigBoston, editorial, Ev Williams, Facebook, Jason Pramas, Medium, public, social media, utility

EDITORIAL: HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT DIGBOSTON

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted April 19, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS, Uncategorized

Official Dig Baby

 

A reader’s guide to building a better news weekly

 

What does it mean to support a news outlet? Clearly the answer to that question varies widely depending on whether the outlet is big or small, nonprofit or for profit, subscription- or advertising-based.

 

But in an era when news organizations of all ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS, Uncategorized Tagged With: advertise, audience, community, DigBoston, donate, editorial, engagement, Family, friend, guide, Jason Pramas, network, participate, reader, share, support, trust

EDITORIAL: STRATEGIC RETREAT

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted March 21, 2018 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Image by freeGraphicToday. CC0.

 

DigBoston to move away from Facebook, help build democratic social media alternatives

 

A decade back it seemed only natural for news publications like DigBoston to stake out turf on Facebook. After all, it provided an easy way for us to reach our audience ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: alternative, Cambridge Analytica, Chris Faraone, Democracy, democratic, DigBoston, editorial, Facebook, IndieWeb, Jason Pramas, Mastodon, social media, social network, surveillance capitalism

EDITORIAL: FEEDBACK REQUESTED

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted February 28, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial

 

DigBoston asks readers to chime in about our coverage, digital presence, and events

 

Frequent readers know that my colleagues and I on the new DigBoston staff like to hear from people from all the varied communities that make up our audience, talk with them, ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial Tagged With: audience, DigBoston, editorial, feedback, Jason Pramas

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