Candidates for public office face far, far too little scrutiny. And our politics is worse for it. A healthy free press is one of the best ways to improve things.
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The Boston Globe’s coverage of ShotSpotter amounts to copaganda
Boston Globe coverage of the debate over ShotSpotter technology in Cambridge has been one-sided and misleading.
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Tax tip of the week: PBS’ ‘Two Cents’ is the free financial resource you’re overlooking
“Two Cents” has hundreds of short, engaging episodes – often just a few minutes long – designed to make money topics easier to understand.
‘Lights, Camera, Joe Curtatone!’ stars former Somerville mayor in a true-to-life role: Media champion
Former 18-year Somerville mayor Joe Curtatone is set to be honored June 4 with a Public Service Award by the Somerville Media Center.
Like and subscribe: Cambridge School Committee prepares to push publish on a newsletter (but endorses a podcast)
There’s caution about overwhelming Cambridge families who already get too much information about the goings-on in their school district.
Near possibly the most important election in U.S. history, The New York Times is in a state of quantum news
By deciding which stories to cover and how, our greatest newspaper in content and readership has the power to set the agenda. That’s a concern.
Booksellers and librarians gather Wednesday to talk about ‘Getting the Story Out’ to new readers
A couple of decades ago, some 400 newspapers published book reviews in arts and culture sections. Now it may be as few as 40.