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‘Beat the Press’ hits Substack. Plus, Somerville news blues, and DigBoston co-founder Jeff Lawrence dies.
Saudis and Kushner and Trump, oh my: Why it matters that CNN stay out of Paramount’s clutches
The Globe’s paid digital circulation has stopped growing, according to newly revealed numbers
Chris Fitzsimon tells us how States Newsroom has built a nationwide statehouse news network
A right-wing influencer smears CNN; plus, murder on the high seas, and an immigration outrage
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In a lawsuit against Meta, the state’s highest court will rule on the limits of Section 230
Don’t fall for shifting media narratives about Hegseth’s responsibility and the Nuzzi-Lizza mess
Why polling averages may not capture the depths of Trump’s growing unpopularity
Hegseth posts demented tweet following charges that he ordered the killings of two injured men
A New York Times gift-link bacchanalia, from the hazards of AI to an aging Trump to chatty cats
Happy Thanksgiving!
Caffè Nero apologizes and vows to bolster training after a racially charged case of mistaken identity
Todd Landfried tells us about The Local, his vision for streaming video newscasts in all 50 states
Northeastern researchers offer a lifeline for TV newsrooms seeking younger audiences
A retired journalist says he was refused service and told he was confused with another Black man
Marisa Kabas is the alternative to wallowing in Olivia Nuzzi’s tale of dysfunction and deceit
Layoffs in Dallas by Hearst provoke a bitter ‘we told you so’ from Alden Global Capital
A Muzzle for the Lexington schools, caught trying to run up the tab for a public records request
‘Things happen’ — and for one brief moment, The Washington Post rediscovers its soul
How Margaret Sullivan’s erroneous slip of the tongue became (briefly) an AI-generated ‘fact’
Catching the vibes in the Berkshires
One good reason the shutdown should have continued; plus, a settlement in Kansas, and Kara Miller’s new podcast
Kade Krichko tells us about the global localism of Ori magazine; plus, Jon Keller is at large
A second Muzzle Award to the Mystic Valley charter school — this time over a public records dispute
It turns out that you can share Boston Globe stories with non-subscribers for free
A ruling in favor of the Des Moines Register bodes well for a bogus lawsuit brought by Trump
The Plymouth Independent names a Pulitzer winner as its next editor
Remembering the Iraq war: How Knight Ridder dug up the truth about Dick Cheney’s falsehoods
Three shining examples of enterprise reporting from The Boston Globe that you should know about
With midnight approaching, here are my last three New York Times gift links for October
A post-merger purge of 2,000 at Paramount claims WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller
An anti-Trump meme poster is free, but Tennessee authorities have sent a chilling message
The Washington Post runs three editorials failing to disclose Jeff Bezos’ conflicts of interest
Rick Goldsmith tells us about ‘Stripped for Parts,’ his jeremiad against hedge-fund journalism
The New York Times discovers Maine’s Midcoast Villager. Here’s the rest of the story.
Trump’s targeted killings of civilians at sea is the worst thing he has done as president
Mark Arsenault is leaving the Globe to report on education for The New York Times
Boston.com, the Globe’s free site since its launch 30 years ago, is adding a metered paywall
Digital startups are a bright spot in the latest ‘State of Local News’ report, but rural areas are lagging
Students journalists stand up for freedom of the press; plus, censorship at Indiana University
A reminder that George Santos was exposed by a local news outlet whose reporting was ignored
Public journalism redux: Post-academia, Jay Rosen returns to where he started
I’ll be talking about news and democracy in Stoughton, Mass., this coming Monday
Surveillance cameras in Brookline, Mass., raise serious questions about civil liberties
Mass. legislator proposes crackdown on street takeovers that would include spectators
John and Kristen Muldoon are retiring from their nonprofit newspaper in Ipswich, Mass.
Ellen Clegg surveys how the Memphis media are covering Trump’s troop deployment
The Globe’s print circulation drops again, but it says paid digital ‘is thriving’
Nonprofit local news is growing, but the revenue mix remains unbalanced, according to a new INN report
Recognition for ‘What Works in Community News’ from the Mass Book Awards
The Colorado Sun embraces a democratic nonprofit model that looks a lot like a co-op
Ellen Clegg digs into a claim of censorship at the Daily Memphian — and finds a more complex story
Trump may have worked himself into a lather over Portland by watching 5-year-old footage on Fox News
The Bay State Banner marks 60 years of serving the Black community in Greater Boston and beyond
Google appears to be throttling AI searches about Trump’s obviously addled mental state
Tracy Baim tells us about the LGBTQ+ Mapping Project and her work with Press Forward Chicago
GBH announces $225 million fundraising initiative to offset government cuts
Looking back at Jill Lepore’s ‘These Truths’ and what she said about race, class and identity politics
On the day of another Red Sox-Yankees series, remembering baseball’s greatest game
Quincy’s controversial mayor steps in it again with anti-LGBTQ remarks about the Catholic sexual-abuse crisis
Three gift links: helping a troubled teen, homeless in Santa Monica, and important frog-related news
NJ PBS chair weighs in, Emily Rooney on not quitting and Karen Attiah fights back. Plus: Please come to Waltham.