engagement Archives

VIDEO: WATCH OUR PROGRAMS FROM THE CAMBRIDGE KIOSK

Interviews with local media and headline makers about the history of publishing in Cambridge and the current state of independent media everywhere

BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM July 24, 2025

Video: A History Of Alternative Media And Culture In Cambridge, Massachusetts

A conversation w/ David Bieber of the David Bieber Archives about everything from Harvard Square’s theaters and venues of yore to the current underground media in Greater Boston

BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM July 24, 2025

CAMBRIDGE KIOSK WITH BINJ INSTALLATION OPENS FRIDAY

“By partnering with local artists, creatives, and community leaders, we’re transforming this historic landmark into a dynamic hub.”

BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM May 27, 2025

Harvard Square KiOSK With BINJ Engagement Installation Opens Friday

“This transformation respects the KiOSK’s rich history while creating new opportunities for gathering, creativity, and civic engagement in the heart of Harvard Square.”

CHRIS FARAONE May 27, 2025

COMING SOON: A BINJ TAKEOVER OF OUT OF TOWN NEWS

This spring, the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism will bring programming and media installations to the reconstructed Harvard Square landmark

BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM March 5, 2025

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 ONLINE October 3, 2024

FOLLOW-UP: ALLEN CURRY

Subject of BINJ feature who was victim of 1981 attack by fellow firefighters one step closer to full pension We started the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism in 2015 to report stories that weren’t being told about people who were often ignored by big media. That’s become the leading cliché

CHRIS FARAONE August 14, 2023

VISIT OUR POP-UP COMMUNITY NEWSSTAND IN CENTRAL SQUARE

The concept is for it to be a media resource where people can learn about small and local outlets of all kinds—newspapers, blogs, community media centers—and support them in various ways.

BINJ ONLINE December 2, 2020

Washington Street, Newspaper Row (in Boston a century ago)

HELP SAVE LOCAL NEWS! ASK YOUR MA STATE REP TO BACK AMENDMENT #40 TODAY!

[W]e’re asking all readers who are concerned about the collapse of local news media to contact your state representative and ask them to cosponsor Amendment #40 of H. 4879. The more cosponsors the amendment has, the more likely House Ways and Means will pass it. If that happens it has a good chance of making it through the full legislative process for this session. And becoming a law. Which would be a promising outcome for the future of local news in the Commonwealth.

JASON PRAMAS July 26, 2020

ATTN.: ARTISTS, FREELANCE JOURNALISTS, SERVERS, AND CHELSEA RESIDENTS

We want to speak with people from other community groups as well, but for now we’re focusing on artists, service industry professionals, freelance reporters, and Chelsea residents.

BINJ ONLINE April 28, 2020