• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • HOME
  • NEWS+OPINIONS
    • NEWS TO US
    • COLUMNS
      • APPARENT HORIZON
      • DEAR READER
      • Close
    • LONGFORM FEATURES
    • OPINIONS
    • EDITORIAL
    • Close
  • ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT
    • FILM
    • MUSIC
    • COMEDY
    • PERFORMING ARTS
    • VISUAL ARTS
    • Close
  • DINING+DRINKING
    • EATS
    • SIPS
    • BOSTON BETTER BEER BUREAU
    • Close
  • LIFESTYLE
    • CANNABIS
      • TALKING JOINTS MEMO
      • Close
    • WELLNESS
    • GTFO
    • Close
  • STUFF TO DO
  • TICKETS
  • ABOUT US
    • ABOUT
    • MASTHEAD
    • ADVERTISE
    • Close

Dig Bos

The Dig - Greater Boston's Alternative News Source

indie media

HERE IS WHAT A DAY OF INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM LOOKS LIKE

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted August 1, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, Media Farm

I offer an occasional column like this as a reminder that, while content may be everywhere these days, the kind of journalism we do here is different, often more cumbersome and difficult to execute, or at the very least more in the know and edgier than what you get from aggregators.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, Media Farm Tagged With: BINJ, Boston, fundraising, Independent Media, indie media, Journalism, media, nonprofit journalism, reporting

MY FACEBOOK FEED IS A MUCH DIRTIER DUMPSTER THAN IT WAS JUST TWO WEEKS AGO

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted February 1, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader

I was hardly alone in complaining. Countless critics from the journalism space have spoken out about the devastating impact this abusive relationship has had on both newsmakers and readers, particularly since Facebook spent a lot of time last year explaining how it hoped to help the public cut through bullshit and fake news.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader Tagged With: advertising, algorithm, Facebook, independent journalism, indie media, Journalism, media, sharing, social media

EVERY TRICK ON THE BOOK

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 25, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader

In the meantime, we’ll still be quarreling with other alt and independent crabs in Facebook’s barrel, hoping articles that we work tirelessly on find readers. When you see us down there scrapping, it would be great if you’d extend a sharing hand.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader Tagged With: advertising, algorithm, Facebook, independent journalism, indie media, Journalism, media, sharing, social media

TIME TO BINJ: INTRODUCING THE BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted June 23, 2015 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm

We are not establishing from scratch or staffing yet another mill to feed the hourly news cycle and rat race.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm Tagged With: Alternative Media, Avatar, BINJ, BINJ Reports, Boston After Dark, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Boston Media, Boston Phoenix, Cambridge, Chris Faraone, indie media, nonprofit news, Our Bodies Our Selves, publishing

Primary Sidebar

LOCAL EVENTS

AAN Wire


Most Popular

  • AG Investigating BPD To Determine If “Gang Unit” Engages In “Unconstitutional Policing”
  • Over Yondr: Are Cell Phone Pouches At Shows Liberating, Dangerous, Or Annoying?
  • Deep Cuts Brings Sandwiches, Craft Beer, And Live Music To Medford
  • Family Of Woman Killed By Commuter Rail Sues MBTA For Crash Records
  • Daring Greatly: TikTok Star Alden McWayne (aka Gucci Pineapple) On Scheming And Dreaming

Footer

Social Buttons

DigBoston facebook DigBoston Twitter DigBoston Instagram

Masthead

About

Advertise

Customer Service

About Us

DigBoston is a one-stop nexus for everything worth doing or knowing in the Boston area. It's an alt-weekly, it's a website, it's an email blast, it's a twitter account, it's that cool party that you were at last night ... hey, you're reading it, so it's gotta be good. For advertising inquiries: sales@digboston.com To reach editorial (and for inquiries about internship opportunities): editorial@digboston.com