Why did an environmental nonprofit take over a local lifestyle magazine? The Buzzards Bay Coalition and the South Coast Almanac, whose content hasn't changed under its new owner, saw they shared a love of their region and would be stronger together. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/19/b...

South Shore News founder Justin Evans faced a significant test when he put up a paywall in April: Would readers pay for AI-generated articles that recap town government and school committee meetings? Turns out, hundreds would. My latest @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/12/b...

By @aidanryan.bsky.social -- A Maine newspaper took a bold step in opening a cafe. Here’s how it’s faring a year after opening. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/30/b...

The Midcoast Villager has attracted national attention for its cafe, which is expected to be profitable in its first full-year. But layoffs on the news side show how leaders are still fine-tuning the novel approach to local news. My dispatch from Maine: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/30/b...

Evan Smith, interviewing NPR CEO Katherine Maher at the WBUR Festival, brought up that one critique of public media is inefficiencies in its system. He then started to ask whether Boston needed two public radio stations. “I’m going to stay way away of that,” Maher said.

Scoop: More cuts at America's Test Kitchen, which is laying off 24 employees, representing 10 percent of its workforce. Comes three months after it acquired Food52 out of bankruptcy. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/18/b...

The Lexington Observer’s unusual revenue stream: acting as a conduit for other news outlets. @aidanryan.bsky.social reports. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/15/b...

New: I wrote about the Lexington Observer, a local outlet with two employees that has made most of its money as a financial intermediary for other news orgs. Its leaders are now debating whether to continue the service, which I haven't seen any other outlet adopt. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/15/b...

VTDigger has named Brendan Kinney as its next CEO www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/06/b...

Employees at Ocean State Media, Rhode Island's joint NPR and PBS organization, are forming a union with SAG-AFTRA. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/04/b...

More GBH News: the Boston public media giant is merging its operations with New England Public Media. While it's owned the Springfield-based organization since its inception in 2019, the two have largely run separately. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/01/b...

New from me: I spoke with the CEO of Yankee Publishing, the NH media company that owns Yankee magazine and the Old Farmer's Almanac, about how the print-heavy business has managed to remain stable and profitable, AI, and its employee-owned model. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/01/b...

GBH is relaunching its history program American Experience a year after laying off staff and pausing new productions. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/30/b...

Insightful @aidanryan.bsky.social story on the burgeoning rivalry between the nonprofit @cambridgeday.com and the upstart @csindie.bsky.social, launched recently by the Day's founder. #journalism www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/25/b...

Cambridge should be ripe with local news. But just a few years ago, the city lacked a single full-time reporter dedicated to the city. Now, after the founder of the local Cambridge Day left to start his own outlet, it’s trying to be a two newsroom town. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/25/b...

“There’s just a gigantic amount of people that need to be made fun of that haven’t been touched yet." The Onion CEO @bencollins.bsky.social, a Mass. native, on why the satirical news site kept fighting to take over Infowars. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/22/b...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to continue publishing after sale to nonprofit media group

Matt Shearer pitched his first-ever show as the “most unhinged episode of Oprah.” He delivered with a furry, poop songs, a Red Line car seat, $5 Dunkin’ gift cards for all, and lots of Masshole energy. More on the famed reporter who took his viral videos onstage: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/10/b...

“The paper can’t survive if it can’t get young people to come and work here,” said Ed Miller, editor of The Provincetown Independent, about why the outlet's nonprofit partner bought a condo to house reporters at below-market rates. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/07/b...

gorgeous read on how and why people are wrong when they tell you that food in boston is ' terrible'

My latest: Nonprofit news pioneer VTDigger is facing several challenges, years after it established itself as Vermont's news outlet of record: the departure of its editor and CEO, financial losses, and a tense contract negotiation with its editorial union. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/02/b...

In Haverhill, Mass., WHAV Radio had already decided to drop CBS News and expects to announce an agreement with a different news service soon. “It is a sad end for what was once called the ‘Tiffany Network,’” says station president and CEO Tim Coco. #journalism whav.net/2026/03/21/w...

More on the idea of a merger between two of public media's most prominent organizations, from notes that the leaders of WBUR and GBH sent to their respective staffs Thursday.

NEW: GBH and WBUR have long insisted that there’s room for two public media giants in Boston. In an era without federal funding, could that come to an end? “It would make a lot of sense to merge,” GBH CEO Susan Goldberg told me. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/12/b...

New from me: A Milton-based startup that launched this week is aiming to be a MasterClass for new parents, with videos created by working pediatricians. With so much free parenting content online, can it break out? www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/02/b...

Dartmouth has moved swiftly to embrace AI. @ditikohli.bsky.social and I covered its deal w/ Anthropic, how AI is leading to classroom tension, and how officials are under fire for paying an undergrad to promote a mental health chatbot in the student paper. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/25/b...

The @bostonglobe.com presses are quiet tonight, as its executives have made the unprecedented decision to not print and deliver a paper Tuesday due to Monday's monster of a blizzard. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/23/b...

Some local media news: @politico.com is ending Mass Playbook as @kellygarrity.bsky.social joins the Globe to write a new politics newsletter

My latest @bostonglobe.com looks at Trump's singular position in media, and how his targeting of news organizations and use of new media to amplify his administration's narrative have reached new levels in his second term www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/15/b...

Local TV news: Spectrum News is buying NECN from NBCUniversal, giving new life to the regional news network that had been folded into NBC10 Boston. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/11/b...

"A newspaper is—or ought to be—the opposite of an algorithm, a bastion of enlightened generalism in an era of hyperspecialization and personalized marketing." www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...

A brutal day for journalism. apnews.com/article/wash...  Washington Post cuts a third of its staff in a blow to a legendary news brand

Me on the death of the Washington Post sports section. This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry. www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/m...

The shuttering of the Washington Post sports section is a national loss. Spoke to Aidan for this story.

I wrote about the widespread layoffs at The Washington Post, and how the elimination of its legendary sports department is just the latest in the erosion of in-depth, American sports journalism. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/04/b...

BREAKING: Journalist Don Lemon is arrested after a protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.

New from me: I profiled The Christian Science Monitor, the Pulitzer Prize-winning paper where new leaders are trying to reverse years of decline while doubling down on its mission of being "for all mankind," at a time when many outlets are going niche. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/30/b...

some (rare) good news for the journalism industry: The Philadelphia Inquirer is profitable www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

Confirming the NYT's reporting: FBI agents arrived at Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home this morning and conducted a search. Natanson penned this outstanding first-person piece last month about being "the federal government whisperer." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The free, digital-only Nantucket Current has succeeded in competing with its paid print rival, the Inquirer and Mirror, with an ad-supported newsletter that reaches 20,000 subscribers. Aidan Ryan reports in The Boston Globe: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/31/b...

For my last story of 2025, I profiled the Nantucket Current, a four-year-old digital publication that has become a dominant source of news on the island for its mix of breaking news, viral stories that reach international audiences, and popular Instagram page. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/31/b...

New: Brian McGrory is returning to The Boston Globe as editor. He previously served in the top job from 2012 to 2023. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/15/b...

New: Nancy Barnes is stepping down as editor of The Boston Globe at the end of next week. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/12/b...

What does PBS Kids look like after federal funding cuts? - 30% of staff laid off this year - Expect half the number of new shows after next slate is released - Likely to cut ability to play PBS Kids games offline My latest for @bostonglobe.com: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/07/b...

For @bostonglobe.com, I'm looking to speak to parents about their children's media habits and whether they're concerned about funding cuts that have impacted PBS Kids, GBH Kids, and other stations. If you're a parent, please consider filling out the survey here: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/b...

Pleasure chatting with @aidanryan.bsky.social about leaving national politics for local news in Maine and getting sucked right back into the campaign drama. Great questions about the dynamics between local and national news. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/11/b...

New at Media Nation: The Plymouth Independent names a Pulitzer winner as its next editor. dankennedy.net/2025/11/07/t...

New: GBH is laying off 15 employees — its fourth round of layoffs this year. Cuts to federal funding continue to hit the public media giant's business hard, as stations across the country grapple with the loss of funds. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/06/b...

Fascinating story about how @thecoolidge.bsky.social is one of four theaters in the world to show One Battle After Another in VistaVision, including the tech needed to pull it off and its connection to PTA. One of my favorite theater experiences in recent years! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/25/a...