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Jason Pramas

JASON PRAMAS

Gov. Healey Should Bet On Beneficial Tech, Not So-Called ‘AI’

Perhaps I’d be less concerned about Gov. Maura Healey’s recent cheerleading for so-called “AI” if she would join a growing camp of experts in dropping the PR misnomer “artificial intelligence” when describing evolutionary improvements in dozens of areas of computing technology. Tech which does many discrete things—some very well, some

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JASON PRAMAS February 27, 2026
JASON PRAMAS

IndyMass: February 27, 2026

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #54. ARTS Somerville gets a cabinet-level arts czar in addition to a new leader for Arts Council in mayor’s plan Cambridge-Somerville Independent My first post from the newest news outlet

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JASON PRAMAS February 27, 2026
JASON PRAMAS

Editorial: BINJ Is In Great Shape … Until Late June

You’d think I wouldn’t be in fundraising mode in mid-February. At the moment, by our modest standards at least, the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism is doing fine. We raised $100,000 during our annual year-end fundraiser. Our new website and new database system are helping all our output from our

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JASON PRAMAS February 20, 2026
JASON PRAMAS

IndyMass: January 29 and February 12, 2026

Read on for some of the best recent articles by local independent news outlets around the Bay State! Includes IndyMass #52 and #53. ARTS Art collectors flock to Ipswich bookshop for mini-print vending machine The Local News (Ipswich) Twenty-year-old hipster trend makes it to the outer burbs at last. EDUCATION

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JASON PRAMAS February 12, 2026
JASON PRAMAS

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

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JASON PRAMAS January 15, 2026
JASON PRAMAS

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

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JASON PRAMAS January 15, 2026
JASON PRAMAS

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

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JASON PRAMAS January 8, 2026
JASON PRAMAS

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

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JASON PRAMAS January 2, 2026
JASON PRAMAS

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

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JASON PRAMAS January 2, 2026
JASON PRAMAS

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

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JASON PRAMAS December 27, 2025
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