“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...

the DOJ atty (& 2x Harvard grad) who suggested Harvard showed "wanton indifference to antisemitism" once wrote a paper from the perspective of Hitler & expressed admiration for Mein Kampf stunning reporting from @hilaryburns.bsky.social @talkopan.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...

EEOC charge vs. Harvard "backs [its claim] up almost exclusively by showing a demographic shift and not how that shift occurred...effectively relying on a...legal theory known as disparate impact." But "Trump signed an executive order in April that prohibited federal agencies from using the theory."

Trump barred using a practice called disparate impact that uses statistical analysis to prove racial discrimination. But his administration is effectively using the same approach to accuse Harvard of reverse discrimination. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/18/m...

ICYMI, our profile of and interview with the Harvard Law alum at the center of the WH campaign against Harvard is here, from 2 weeks ago: (w / @aidanryan.bsky.social ) www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/26/n...

New: Harvard negotiations with the White House have intensified to the point that there is some text under review by the admin, though it's unclear if it's agreed upon by both sides w/ @aidanryan.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/05/n...

Knowing May Mailman: Meet the Harvard Law alum at the center of the White House’s campaign against Harvard W/ @aidanryan.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/26/n...

New: GBH will lay off 13 employees from American Experience due to "severe cuts in federal funding for public media," CEO Susan Goldberg told staff. The layoffs are among the first cuts in public media after Congress rescinded $1.1 billion in public media funding. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/22/b...

A food media scoop: America's Test Kitchen will cease publication of Cook's Country magazine after its October/November issue. The company laid off seven employees, about 3 percent of staff, last month. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/08/b...

Stoughton's public access channel sued the town in April, alleging it has tried to influence operations because it disliked critical programming about a divisive school proposal. Town officials deny the charges, and say the channel violated their contract. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/18/b...

Harvard's resistance to the Trump administration has been aided by an all-out media blitz, with the university helping to spotlight faculty whose research is in peril and dispatching Pres. Alan Garber on a rare national media tour. w/ @brookehaus.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/11/b...

WBUR's inaugural festival, which featured speakers such as Ina Garten, Anthony Fauci, and Roxane Gay, brought in roughly $3.7 million. Facing funding threats, can it help reinvent its business in the long-term? www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/04/b...

New England public media leaders are urging supporters to rally against federal funding cuts after the White House formally asked Congress to rescind $1.1 billion approved for NPR, PBS, and local stations. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/04/b...

President Trump took yet another step Tuesday to place NPR and PBS at the center of his broader clash with major cultural institutions, formally asking Congress to take back the $1.1 billion it has set aside for all public broadcasters for the next two years.

A few GBH updates: - Layoffs heavily impacted the children’s media and education department, which suffered from the Trump admin canceling the Ready to Learn grant program - Eight staffers from “The World” radio program were laid off - Two newsroom employees were laid off

GBH is laying off 45 employees, about 6 percent of its staff, due to federal funding cuts and rising costs as revenue remains flat. The job cuts come less than a month after it laid off nine employees from its WORLD Channel. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/02/b...

Players steer an imaginary car through Google Street View in Internet Roadtrip, an online game that launched this month. While "driving" through Maine, users tuned into WBOR, giving the Bowdoin student radio station a legion of new fans across the globe. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/25/b...