Editor’s Note: BINJ Has Great Supporters
Over the summer, careful readers may have noticed that I’ve mentioned an upcoming funding crunch on and off. That in itself wouldn’t be worthy of note given the economic crisis now faced by the entire journalism industry, nonprofit or for profit. For an independent newsroom like BINJ, going broke periodically—and soldiering on despite that fact—is […]
Opinion: Democratic Civil War Has Working Class Casualties
There is a civil war within the Democratic Party. The establishment is fighting off an insurgency for the soul of the party. As with any war, the victims are everyday working people, caught between factions who claim to fight for them but are in fact causing the suffering. This is no different in the Second […]
Should A Former Prosecutor Sit On The Massachusetts Parole Board?
After the Governor’s Council rejected her first pick, Gov. Maura Healey makes a second push for a former prosecutor, sparking fierce pushback from advocates
The Muslim Justice League And A National Week Of Action Against ALPRs In Mass
Interview: MJL Director Fatema Ahmad discusses the decades of surveillance leading up to the growing mass movement against Flock Safety
Editor’s Note: BINJ.News Launching New Newsletter Format
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 give it a new look and feel—since we’re moving over to MailChimp from another platform for our […]
Nearly 50 Massachusetts Beaches Are Currently Closed. This is Why.
How the commonwealth determines beach closures, from Quincy to Adams
Editor’s Note: How The BINJ Internship Program Works
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 produce solid journalism about Boston and Massachusetts. We say that interns are our eyes and ears on […]
Simmons Adjuncts Still Fighting For Justice A Year After Winning A Union
University administration dragging its feet on signing a first contract
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.
The More Opioid Remediation Spending Coverage, The Better
New WCVB reporting on spending meant to help mitigate the opioid crisis raises additional troubling questions