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Massachusetts

CHRIS FARAONE

HELP BINJ CONTINUE ITS COVERAGE OF PRISONS AND PAROLE IN MASS

From violence against prisoners to our broken parole system, we are on the case. But we need your support.

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CHRIS FARAONE April 21, 2021
"Clear legal basis needed to combat violence against women" by European Parliament is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF

AUDIO: WEEKLY WIRE — EPISODE 3 — APRIL 16, 2021

Responding to a state of emergency for women in Somerville

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SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF April 16, 2021
"Somerville Police are on hand" by -nanio- is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF

AUDIO: WEEKLY WIRE – EPISODE 2 – APRIL 9, 2021

In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, Somerville is working to reimagine public safety in the city Welcome to the second episode of the Weekly Wire—the Somerville News Garden’s new audio roundup of highlights from this week’s articles in the Somerville Wire news service. Our focus for April

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SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF April 9, 2021
"Prospect Hill Tower - 3/4 Angle" by Eric Kilby is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF

AUDIO: WEEKLY WIRE – EPISODE 1 – APRIL 2, 2021

Listen to the new podcast from the Somerville Wire

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SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF April 2, 2021
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JASON PRAMAS

WHAT IS THE SOMERVILLE WIRE?

BINJ staff and Somerville News Garden volunteers have not undertaken this effort to compete with existing or future news outlets in Somerville. We are simply working on creating a replicable model that cities and towns around Massachusetts and the US can use to stop their municipalities from turning into “news deserts,” in the parlance of journalism academics.

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JASON PRAMAS February 23, 2021
POLINA WHITEHOUSE

FRAGMENTED MASS VACCINATION SITE AND SYSTEM MAKE FOR UNCERTAINTY

The state’s map of vaccination sites is missing several locations. Here’s why.

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POLINA WHITEHOUSE February 15, 2021
DAKOTA ANTELMAN

SPECIAL FEATURE: THE COMMITMENTS

Some who are civilly committed for addiction in Mass face abusive prison conditions. Still, some families say it’s better than the alternative

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DAKOTA ANTELMAN February 11, 2021
Screenshot of MA journalism commission law text
BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM

JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA ADVOCATES TO SUGGEST PICKS FOR MA JOURNALISM COMMISSION SEATS

A joint press release by the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism and Free Press Action

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BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM February 10, 2021
DAN ATKINSON

INSIDE THE BATTLE OVER A NEW WOMEN’S PRISON FOR MASSACHUSETTS

“Either they don’t have people with the right expertise in charge of this process, making very embarrassing bumbles, or you literally are trying to circumvent the process.”

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DAN ATKINSON February 8, 2021
Laura Kiesel and Jordan Frias testify at the second journalism commission hearing, July 10, 2019. Photo courtesy of Sarah Betancourt.
JASON PRAMAS

GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING KEY TO PASSING JOURNALISM COMMISSION LAW

Journalists mounted unusual lobbying effort to help beleaguered local news outlets

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JASON PRAMAS February 7, 2021
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