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World Cup Grant Documents Indicate Lack Of Transparency On Security Spending

While state police and Boston secured tens of millions in federal grants, surrounding municipalities enduring heavy local traffic and emergency strains were denied critical funding

CHRIS FARAONE AND EAMON CORBO

It was almost two months ago that the final World Cup whistle echoed through Foxborough. In the time since FIFA’s seven successful events in the commonwealth, which spurred satellite celebrations statewide, most public dialogue about the games has…

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The Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism supports the development and production of independent news—here at BINJ.News, our weekly magazine covering Boston and environs, and by syndicating our award-winning reporting to news outlets around Massachusetts and the nation.

BINJ achieves its mission by: providing organizational support to community publications; running reporting collaborations and civic engagement initiatives; training promising journalists; and producing bold independent journalism.

LATEST NEWS

Editor’s Note: BINJ.News Launching New Newsletter Format

We’re starting Volume 4 of our weekly publication next week and with it a new look!

JASON PRAMAS

Pretty wild that the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism is about to start the fourth year of publishing our weekly newsletter next week! And my BINJ colleagues and I figured that milestone would be a perfect excuse to…

Nearly 50 Massachusetts Beaches Are Currently Closed. This is Why.

How the commonwealth determines beach closures, from Quincy to Adams

THIERRY BARBOSA

At the time of this writing, nearly 50 beaches in the Bay State are closed due to harmful bacteria and algae. The official term is “posted,” meaning marked with a “No Swimming” advisory sign, and the news comes…

Editor’s Note: How The BINJ Internship Program Works

A brief overview for readers (and future interns)

JASON PRAMAS

When we make our occasional entreaties for support from Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism readers, we often mention our “Intern Army.” We say that having dozens of reporting interns every year is one of the main ways we…

Simmons Adjuncts Still Fighting For Justice A Year After Winning A Union

University administration dragging its feet on signing a first contract

JOSIE DENT

BOSTON - The Simmons Adjunct Union is fighting to negotiate a contract with Simmons University, over a year after they voted to unionize in June 2025. The Adjunct Union is working with the Service Employees International Union Local…

Redemption Song: The Gray Area Of Onyx White’s Freedom

Paroled after serving time for murder, Onyx White was making art and speaking to youth about reentry—until a baseless highway stop blocked his path forward. This is his comeback story: the sequel.

GABRIEL O'HARA SALINI

It was a clear April afternoon in Boston, the first after four continuous days of rain, and things were looking up for Onyx White. A music producer wanted to record with him in New York, and so he…

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The Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism produces bold investigative reporting that challenges powerful interests and lifts up the voices of marginalized people. BINJ publishes high-quality journalism by experienced reporters as well as talented and highly motivated college students whom we train and mentor. Our reporting and analysis fills the gaps left by the mainstream media in Greater Boston and throughout Massachusetts, focusing on prisons, policing, surveillance, housing, the environment, arts, media and other critical issues facing our city and state.