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Written by CHRIS FARAONE AND JASON PRAMAS Posted November 29, 2022 Filed Under: Editorial, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

This #GivingTuesday, Help BINJ With a Donation—Matched Dollar for Dollar Up to $1,000

Filed Under: Editorial, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #GivingTuesday, BINJ, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Chris Faraone, donate, donation, editorial, Give, Giving Tuesday, investigative, investigative journalism, Jason Pramas, Journalism, Massachusetts, news, reporting, support

The Globe Still Needs to Apologize for Cheerleading the GE Boston Deal

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted October 23, 2022 Filed Under: Analysis, Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

"Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave ... ." Effects by Jason Pramas on a selection from a photo by Chris Faraone. Copyright 2022 Chris Faraone and Jason Pramas.

As the one-time corporate behemoth slinks away from the chaos it created in the Bay State (yet again)

While my DigBoston and BINJ colleagues and I do occasionally skewer the Boston Globe ...  read more

Filed Under: Analysis, Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: BINJ, Boston, Boston Globe, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Brian McGrory, Column, criticism, Democracy, DigBoston, flack, GE Boston Deal, General Electric, Globe, Jason Pramas, Jon Chesto, Journalism, marketing, Massachusetts, newspaper, PR, propaganda, Shirley Leung

Share and Share Alike: Major Funders Need to Give Equally to All Nonprofit News Outlets

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 29, 2022 Filed Under: Analysis, Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“Pie” by Eric Ferdinand is licensed under CC-BY 2.0

Because the current practice of “every outlet for itself” is absolutely failing to rebuild local news in the US

Filed Under: Analysis, Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Column, corporation, criticism, Democracy, foundation, funding, giving, government, Jason Pramas, Journalism, news, nonprofit, strategy

EDITORIAL: DIGBOSTON SUSPENDING PRINT EDITION, GOING DIGITAL-ONLY (AGAIN)

Written by CHRIS FARAONE, JOHN LOFTUS, AND JASON PRAMAS Posted April 19, 2022 Filed Under: COVID, Editorial, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

DigBoston box among the boxes of defunct newspapers in Union Square, Somerville, Mass. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.

But with your support we can bounce back fast!

Filed Under: COVID, Editorial, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: business, Chris Faraone, coronavirus, COVID-19, crisis, criticism, DigBoston, digital-only, donation, economy, editorial, EIDL, fundraising, government, help, investment, Jason Pramas, John Loftus, Journalism, loan, media, news, newspaper, pandemic, PPP, print, small business, solidarity, support

MEDIA CONSOLIDATION ACCELERATES IN SOMERVILLE

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted March 22, 2022 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Prototype "Medville Transnal" front page. Collage by Jason Pramas.

Gannett merges its Somerville Journal and Medford Transcript newspapers as BINJ’s Somerville News Garden project and the Somerville Media Center launch a new municipal foundation to fund local journalism

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: BINJ, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, consolidation, Democracy, editorial, Gannett, Jason Pramas, Journalism, Medford Transcript, media, multinational, news, newspaper, Somerville Journal, Somerville News Garden, Somerville Wire

SUPPORT THE BOSTON HASSLE

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted January 24, 2022 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Boston Hassle fundraising image

Help our colleagues continue to produce great arts journalism

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, arts, Boston, Boston Hassle, Column, community, Democracy, donate, fundraising, Jason Pramas, Journalism, Massachusetts, reporting, solidarity

BINJ HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER A SUCCESS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted January 13, 2022 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

BINJ 2021 Holiday Fundraiser a Success!

Raised over $40,000 thanks to our many supporters–and the work of our staff, board, journalists, and volunteers

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, BINJ, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Column, crowdfund, Democracy, fundraiser, givetobinj.org, INN, Jason Pramas, Journalism, Massachusetts, member drive, Miami Foundation, NewsMatch, Somerville Live Wire, Somerville Media Center, Somerville Wire

SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM AND FLANK ALL YOUR FAVORITE CAUSES AT ONCE

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted December 1, 2021 Filed Under: Dear Reader

Do you know anybody else training young journalists to write more than short blog posts?

Filed Under: Dear Reader Tagged With: Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Dear Reader, fundraiser, Journalism

SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM IN NOV & DEC, FIRST $10,000 MATCHED DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted November 3, 2021 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Two-month Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism fundraiser supported by the Institute for Nonprofit News and the Miami Foundation

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, BINJ, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Column, crowdfund, Democracy, fundraiser, givetobinj.org, INN, Jason Pramas, Journalism, Massachusetts, member drive, Miami Foundation, NewsMatch

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

Image courtesy of Extinction Rebellion Boston

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

Filed Under: Analysis, Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Activism, analysis, Apparent Horizon, BINJ, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Climate Change, Column, communication, criticism, Democracy, Extinction Rebellion, global warming, Jason Pramas, Journalism, journalism commission, legislation, legislature, Massachusetts, media, news, press, Protest, reform, Rep. Lori Ehrlich, reporting, Sen. Brendan Crighton, Sunrise Movement, Swampscott, transparency, website

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