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VIDEO: JOURNALISTS DISCUSS PROBLEMS REPORTING RECENT DAVIS SQUARE DEATH

Share concerns about collapse of local news media and stonewalling by Somerville officials

Early on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, a person died in the middle of Davis Square in Somerville, Mass., USA. No news outlet reported on it … and the City of Somerville and Somerville Police Department said nothing about the incident to the public. In the accompanying video (below), Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism Executive Director and Somerville Wire Editor Jason Pramas talks to Cambridge Day Editor Marc Levy—the one journalist who did try to report the story over 12 hours after the death was noticed on local social media—about the problematic response he got from the City and the SPD when trying to find out what happened and how this situation relates to the rolling collapse of independent news media in Somerville (and around the United States).

Here’s the link to Marc Levy’s initial Cambridge Day article on the matter for background: https://www.cambridgeday.com/2022/05/11/body-discovered-in-somervilles-busy-davis-square-goes-unmentioned-by-city-and-police/.

Support the Cambridge Day at https://www.cambridgeday.com and the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism at https//www.binjonline.org (or just https://givetobinj.org/ to donate)!

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The Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism produces bold independent journalism for Greater Boston and beyond.

Since 2015, BINJ has been producing hard-hitting news and analysis focusing on housing, criminal justice, the environment, government malfeasance, corporate corruption—and shedding light wherever it’s needed. We work with some of the most experienced reporters in Greater Boston, and we also train dozens of emerging journalists each year to help them learn critical skills while providing quality reporting to our audience.

BINJ not only produces important stories; we also share our work for free with other community news outlets around Massachusetts, while organizing and leading at the regional and national levels of the nonprofit news industry. We collaborate with other community publications and engage the public in civic educational initiatives.

If you appreciate the work we are doing, please help us continue by making a tax-deductible donation today! With your support, BINJ can continue to provide more high-quality local journalism for years to come.
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Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism

519 Somerville Ave #206

Somerville, MA 02143

Want to make a stock or in-kind donation to BINJ? Drop us an email at info@binjonline.org and we can make that happen!

Thanks for reading and please consider this:

The Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism produces bold independent journalism for Greater Boston and beyond.

Since 2015, BINJ has been producing hard-hitting news and analysis focusing on housing, criminal justice, the environment, government malfeasance, corporate corruption—and shedding light wherever it’s needed. We work with some of the most experienced reporters in Greater Boston, and we also train dozens of emerging journalists each year to help them learn critical skills while providing quality reporting to our audience.

BINJ not only produces important stories; we also share our work for free with other community news outlets around Massachusetts, while organizing and leading at the regional and national levels of the nonprofit news industry. We collaborate with other community publications and engage the public in civic educational initiatives.

If you appreciate the work we are doing, please help us continue by making a tax-deductible donation today! With your support, BINJ can continue to provide more high-quality local journalism for years to come.
Support Local News Now

Or you can send us a check at the following address:

Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism

519 Somerville Ave #206

Somerville, MA 02143

Want to make a stock or in-kind donation to BINJ? Drop us an email at info@binjonline.org and we can make that happen!

Or you can send us a check at the following address:

Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism

519 Somerville Ave #206

Somerville, MA 02143

Want to make a stock or in-kind donation to BINJ?
Drop us an email at info@binjonline.org and we can make that happen!

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