Some might say that the success of bringing the ethic of entertainment into news reporting is its own justification and what’s wrong with that, anyway? I say that while it might be over-drawing the case to say that Ed Ansin’s style of news broadcasting led us to the Trump presidency, there’s no question they dovetail nicely.
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OPINION: ENTERTAINMENT/POLITICAL BLEED-THROUGH
Some might say that the success of bringing the ethic of entertainment into news reporting is its own justification and what’s wrong with that, anyway? I say that while it might be over-drawing the case to say that Ed Ansin’s style of news broadcasting led us to the Trump presidency, there’s no question they dovetail nicely.
MARKET ORIENTATION, TV NEWS, AND THE AMPLIFICATION OF VIOLENCE
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.
EDITORIAL: THREE YEARS OF DIGBOSTON, FIVE OF BINJ
A Wild Ride Gets Wilder… and #BlackLivesMatter
NEIGHBORHOOD MEDIA SCHOOL ANNOUNCES FIRST FREE CLASSES
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EDITORIAL: MAJOR NEWSPAPERS SHOULD GIVE BACK FACEBOOK GRANTS
Money should go to the local independent news outlets the digital giant has hurt worst
COVID-19 HEADLINES FROM ALTERNATIVE MEDIA ACROSS THE US: MAY 1 EDITION
Want to know what's going on across the country? You won't find out from watching cable news. You need to hit the sources on the ground in all the cities. These outlets have you covered ...
A SNAPSHOT OF CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE BY ALTERNATIVE PRESS COAST TO COAST
In times like these, we turn to more than 100 other weekly cousins across the US for critical info. United under the Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN) banner, we are survivors who are well equipped to cover this sort of complete mess.
SOMERVILLE NEWS GARDEN MOVING FORWARD
Launching new programs to help revive local journalism
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: VOL. III, EPISODE 1
They thought we were just a bunch of fuckin’ scumbags putting out a paper, having a good time, smoking a bunch of pot. But they couldn’t give up that ultimate control and let us go nuts.