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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
Editorial: Trump Will Make Independent Journalism Even Harder to Produce
But with your support, BINJ can push through the next four years intact and stronger than ever
IndyMass: November 14, 2024
A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
Fotobom: HONNE @ House of Blues
London band starts North American tour in Boston, somehow not jetlagged
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”