JASON PRAMAS, Author at BINJ

Editor’s Note: One Of Those Weeks

Well, I was under the weather for a couple of days this week—badly enough to throw off my busy work schedule. Which left me little extra time to write anything substantial. So, no grand pronouncements from me this time out. But folks should be aware that I’ve been keeping a

JASON PRAMAS January 22, 2026

Grokipedia And Me

Like many journalists, I have alerts set up on major search engines watching for any mention of my name on the Internet—to keep track of who might be trying to sue me or have me fed to sharks at any particular moment. A system that used to work better when

JASON PRAMAS January 15, 2026

IndyMass: January 15, 2026

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! EDUCATION Mayor plans to revamp Boston’s school assignment policy The Flipside (Boston) BIPOC parents concerned their kids will end up in substandard resegregated schools. ENVIRONMENT What’s next for Lexington’s waste? The Lexington

JASON PRAMAS January 15, 2026

On Venezuela, On Minneapolis, Protest Matters … Keep It Up

Running a news weekly as I do, it’s always interesting to watch the narrative around developing stories that I might comment on as a journalist change quickly over days or even hours. Such is the case with two big national and international stories of great interest to Massachusetts residents this

JASON PRAMAS January 8, 2026

Editor’s Note: BINJ Annual Fundraising Drive Was A Success!

Once again, as has been our practice for the last five years, we asked our audience to support the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism every week in November and December and a bunch of you came through. We’re still waiting for any late checks to arrive, but we already know

JASON PRAMAS January 2, 2026

IndyMass: January 2, 2026

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! And, wow, this is the 50th installment of this little secondary column of mine. Tempus fugit (time flies)! HOUSING New Bedford awarded $2.5 million to help ease housing shortage The New Bedford

JASON PRAMAS January 2, 2026

Editor’s Note: Happy Holidays!

On behalf of the entire Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism staff, board, and “intern army, ” I send our best wishes for a happy holiday and a most excellent new year to all our readers. As journalists, we may often report the worst, but know that we always hope for

JASON PRAMAS December 27, 2025

IndyMass: December 19, 2025

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! CULTURE ‘People Just Don’t Know Filipinos’ Sampan (Boston) Love seeing former BINJ interns published in other area news outlets (even when, in this case, the intern wrote for the outlet in question

JASON PRAMAS December 19, 2025

Editor’s Note: This One’s For BINJ’s Longtime Donors

I’m usually in production every Thursday for our weekly Friday email blast to the 10,000 people who get our BINJ.News newsletter. And in-between editing and publishing articles from our growing crew of reporters, younger and older, I always have to make time for writing my own pieces. So I had

JASON PRAMAS December 18, 2025

Editor’s Note: Help BINJ Improve Our Internship Program

My Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism colleagues Chris Faraone, John Loftus, Linda Pinkow and I are not shy about singing the praises of our reporting interns whenever we have the chance. But after running our internship program for over eight years, even we are shocked at how talented our current

JASON PRAMAS December 12, 2025