Below you will find our developing reportorial agenda—the BINJ Citizens Agenda—curated using input from the public as well as media makers who are coming to report on the ground in New Hampshire
New Hampshire
GRANITE GRIND: SUPERFICIAL RIFTS ASIDE, WARREN AND SANDERS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT IDEAS & TACTICS
Less than a year out from the 2020 elections, and weeks away from the dawn of the Democratic Party primaries, the race for the presidential nomination has been whittled down to four “top tier” candidates and a swath of longshots desperate to make late breakthroughs.
MANCHESTER DIVIDED: AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY WALKS INTO A NEW HAMPSHIRE BAR, PROVIDES DIFFERENT KIND OF PRIMARY COVERAGE
Are you tired of the same horse race political coverage? Are you sick of hearing about how much money the candidates raised? Do you want coverage to reflect more state and local issues?
THE DIG WILL POP UP IN A MANCHESTER BAR FOR A WEEK LEADING UP TO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY
Independent journalists from BINJ, DigBoston, and several other sites and papers will use the facilities, which we first conceived as an alternative to the hotel across the street where journalists from bigs like CBS and CNN enjoyed cozy press accommodations while the rest of us sat on the carpet in the lobby and fought over electrical outlets.
EXCERPT: REAL PEOPLE REAL RECOVERY BY ERIC SPOFFORD & PIERS KANIUKA
While the opioid epidemic is the most glaring effect, it’s certainly not the only symptom of our societal malaise. Things are getting worse across the board—suicide, homelessness, mass incarceration, ecological disaster. Taken together, all of these factors are making life in 21st century America increasingly untenable.
F.I.G.H.T. SUBOXONE: REAL TALK ABOUT MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT
I got people telling me, “Yes, I’m in recovery, but who the fuck are you to tell somebody how they should recover? Who the fuck are you to tell somebody that they aren’t in recovery because they are on medication?” And I’m like, “Because they’re fucking not! What the fuck are you talking about?”
BEYOND ENGAGEMENT: A HOPEFUL PEEK AT THE FUTURE OF COLLABORATIVE JOURNALISM
Hosted by the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University in New Jersey, the gathering showcased the potential of not only journalists working with other journalists and outlets, but also of reporters connecting with nonprofits, activists, and an increasingly participatory public.
THIS YEAR’S TOP NEW ENGLAND ROUTES FOR FALL FOOD AND FOLIAGE
Sure, the Greater Boston area is a great place to be in October, but sometimes it’s nice to get out of town and experience what the rest of the region has to offer. Since there are so many options, the burning question is, where to go?
NEW VERMIN SUPREME DOC SHOWS POLITICS THROUGH LENS OF A KALEIDOSCOPIC CLOWN CAR
"It’s an Andy Warhol world, and Vermin has grafted himself into the public psyche as the world’s greatest boot-headed dictator, even if you don’t know it yet."
NIGHTMARE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
A documentary about how the idiot media helped elect a moron POTUS