engagement Archives

BINJ IN NEW CHOMSKY DOC

Thanks to Noam Chomsky’s team for inviting us to be part of the nonprofit fair that preceded the 2016 taping of Internationalism or Extinction, which was filmed at the Old South Church and hosted by the great Wallace Shawn.

CHRIS FARAONE November 12, 2018

RETRO POP: LOOKING BACK ON TWO YEARS OF BINJ POP-UP NEWSROOMS

How our nonprofit newsroom starts its listening by popping up where people live and play When summarizing my first two years of running a nonprofit journalism shop in Boston, I often use the spot-on aphorism that necessity is the mother of invention. That’s the best way to explain how, before

CHRIS FARAONE January 30, 2018

PIN THE SALE ON THE DONKEY

How BINJ kicked off the cold months with a reader engagement carnival Three months ago, the team at the BINJ decided to throw our most ambitious event yet. In the past we’ve had fundraisers at watering holes, hosted community panels on various topics, and set up pop-up newsroomsacross Boston and Cambridge — and for our second

BINJ ONLINE November 14, 2016

COMMON GROUND

Meet the students from the most important school in Boston you’ve never heard of BY PRESS PASS TV AND THE STUDENTS OF COMMUNITY ACADEMY Introduction by Chris Faraone Public schools in Boston have seemingly made more headlines than usual lately. Some stories have covered the fight over department budgeting and allocations,

CHRIS FARAONE July 11, 2016

ART ATTACK

Photos by Derek Kouyoumjian Crisis in the Creative Professions Roundup: A call for action and a collective sigh of relief Last fall, BINJ gathered over 40 writers, photographers, musicians, performance artists, community activists and freelancers of every stripe at the Community Church of Boston with a very specific goal in mind:

HALEY HAMILTON February 12, 2016

BOSTON ARTISTS UNITE

Kenmore image by Henry Han via Wikimedia Commons November 2, 2015 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS If you work in one of the creative professions, then you know how tough it has become to make a living in the Boston area in recent years. But there are a couple of upcoming

JASON PRAMAS November 2, 2015

THE LAND BOSTON FORGOT

The (r)evolution of Barry’s Corner and the search for Annie Soricelli North Allston, known to many as Lower Allston, is a quiet area that largely goes unnoticed. What few outside that neighborhood know is that 50 years ago, hundreds of residents fought in the streets to save their homes from

RACHEL HOCK October 14, 2015