THE BEST OF BINJ: PRISON & PAROLE REPORTING
Coverage of prisons and parole in Massachusetts from the past decade, including the unparalleled reporting of Jean Trounstine
THE BEST OF BINJ: POLICE & SURVEILLANCE REPORTING
From multiple features on SWAT raids across the Bay State to extensive reporting on surveillance and Fourth Amendment issues
NEW BINJ FEATURE ON WRONGFUL CONVICTION COMPENSATION
Nearly a hundred people have been exonerated by state and federal courts in Massachusetts since 1989. “Together, they spent more than 1,341 years imprisoned for crimes they did not commit.”
THE BEST OF BINJ: HOUSING & GENTRIFICATION REPORTING
From covering the tiny house movement on Martha’s Vineyard to our series on homelessness in Cambridge
THE BEST OF BINJ: LABOR REPORTING
From Cole Rosengren’s extensive coverage of recycling workers which impacted policies across the region to bombshell reporting by Eoin Higgins on problems at a major Boston-based company
THE BEST OF BINJ: EDUCATION REPORTING
From “A Modern Metco,” to “UMASS Boston’s Last Remaining Painter”
BINJ AWARDED $100K PRESS FORWARD GRANT
With readers’ support, funds from a new national funding initiative may help us “achieve escape velocity” at last
BINJ JOINS MIT PROJECT TO HOST COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
“realtalk@MIT isn’t just about conversation – it’s about creating a lasting culture of listening.”
BINJ EDITORIAL DIRECTOR TALKS POST COMMISSION WITH “THE YOUNG JURKS”
Chris Faraone and Mike Crawford discussed police accountability, corruption, and larger issues surrounding the Karen Read case
NEW BINJ COLLABORATION WITH INVISIBLE INSTITUTE
The lack of comprehensive employment history data in Massachusetts is driven home by the launch of a data tool for exactly that information from 17 other states this week