Aidan Ryan
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Media reporter at @bostonglobe.com. Tips to aidan.ryan@globe.com or aidanfitzryan.13 on Signal. https://www.bostonglobe.com/about/staff-list/staff/aidan-ryan/
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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...
How the Nantucket Current became a definitive source for the island’s news, on and off shore - The Boston Globe
The publication launched four years ago to challenge the island’s 204-year-old newspaper, becoming profitable roughly a year into its existence.
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December 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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...
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December 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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...
Brian McGrory to rejoin Boston Globe as editor - The Boston Globe
McGrory, currently the chair of Boston University’s journalism department, previously served as Globe editor from 2012 until early 2023.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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...
Boston Globe editor Nancy Barnes to step down - The Boston Globe
In a note to the Globe newsroom Friday, Barnes said she is stepping down at the end of next week and will stay on staff as an editor-at-large.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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...
- 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...
In an age of streaming and AI slop, parents and researchers worry about a shrinking PBS Kids - The Boston Globe
Federal funding cuts have put PBS under some of the greatest pressures of its half-century existence.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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...
- 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...
Tell us: Are you concerned about funding cuts to PBS and GBH Kids? - The Boston Globe
We want to hear how parents feel about public media funding cuts at a time when there are more kids programs on YouTube, streaming services, and TV than ever before.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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...
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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...
Great questions about the dynamics between local and national news. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/11/b...
Alex Seitz-Wald left broadcast news for a local Maine paper. The 2026 campaign won’t let him escape the national scene. - The Boston Globe
The Globe spoke to Alex Seitz-Wald about transitioning from NBC to the Midcoast Villager — and how coverage of Graham Platner’s controversial US Senate campaign bridged the gap.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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...
Great questions about the dynamics between local and national news. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/11/b...
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New at Media Nation: The Plymouth Independent names a Pulitzer winner as its next editor. dankennedy.net/2025/11/07/t...
The Plymouth Independent names a Pulitzer winner as its next editor
The Plymouth Independent, a digital startup that ranks among the larger such projects in Eastern Massachusetts, has named a new executive editor. David Kidwell, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist …
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November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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...
GBH lays off 15 employees following loss of federal funding, its fourth round of job cuts this year - The Boston Globe
Employees working on children’s programming as well as business and operations staff in marketing, finance, and technology were among the job cuts.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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...
How the Coolidge became one of four theaters in the world to screen ‘One Battle After Another’ in VistaVision - The Boston Globe
The Brookline cinema had an ongoing relationship with director Paul Thomas Anderson.
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October 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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...
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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
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stunning reporting from
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A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective. - The Boston Globe
Michael Velchik once also told a peer that "Mein Kampf" was among his favorite recent reads.
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September 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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...
stunning reporting from
@hilaryburns.bsky.social @talkopan.bsky.social
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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...
Harvard hiring investigation could upend employment practices for institutions well beyond academia - The Boston Globe
Harvard is now a key target in the conservative movement’s efforts to roll back decades of diversity hiring practices.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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."
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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...
Harvard hiring investigation could upend employment practices for institutions well beyond academia - The Boston Globe
Harvard is now a key target in the conservative movement’s efforts to roll back decades of diversity hiring practices.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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...
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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:
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Meet the Harvard Law alum at the center of the White House’s campaign against Harvard - The Boston Globe
As a senior policy official for President Trump, May Mailman has become a key point person on the administration’s campaign to bring higher education to heel.
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August 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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:
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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
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Harvard negotiations over settlement with White House intensify, Trump administration says - The Boston Globe
The negotiations have advanced to the point where the administration is looking over proposed text that could lead to a deal.
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August 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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
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Knowing May Mailman: Meet the Harvard Law alum at the center of the White House’s campaign against Harvard
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Meet the Harvard Law alum at the center of the White House’s campaign against Harvard - The Boston Globe
As a senior policy official for President Trump, May Mailman has become a key point person on the administration’s campaign to bring higher education to heel.
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July 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Knowing May Mailman: Meet the Harvard Law alum at the center of the White House’s campaign against Harvard
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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...
GBH to lay off 13 employees from PBS history program American Experience due to federal funding cuts - The Boston Globe
The layoffs at GBH are among first immediate cuts in public media after Congress last week approved President Trump’s rescissions package that cuts $1.1 billion for public media.
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July 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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...
America’s Test Kitchen lays off seven employees and will cease publication of Cook’s Country magazine - The Boston Globe
The Boston-based food media company is shuttering its bimonthly magazine in the second round of layoffs in two years.
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July 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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...
A lioness, a godfather, and new elementary school: Why Stoughton is fighting with its cable access channel - The Boston Globe
The lawsuit raises thorny First Amendment questions about the relationship between a public access channel and its local government at a time when such organizations are at greater risk of shutting do...
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June 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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...
In its battle against Trump, Harvard is taking a page from the PR playbook: ‘Never waste a crisis.’ - The Boston Globe
In the months since it became a top target in the administration’s efforts to overhaul higher education, Harvard has activated an all-out media blitz to burnish its image.
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June 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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...
WBUR convened a dream lineup for its inaugural festival. Facing funding threats, can the event help it reinvent its business? - The Boston Globe
Tectonic shifts in the media business have forced all news organizations to rapidly adapt to the digital age, including at public media organizations such as WBUR.
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June 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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...
New England public media leaders urge supporters to rally against proposed Trump aid cuts - The Boston Globe
Smaller stations would feel the most impact by federal cuts, but larger stations such as GBH and WBUR would also be affected.
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June 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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...
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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.
Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting
President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for public broadcasting that Congress approved earlier this year. His request also includes cuts to foreign aid.
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June 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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
- 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...
GBH lays off 6 percent of staff due to funding cuts, rising costs, and stagnant revenues - The Boston Globe
Combined with layoffs last month at WORLD Channel, the cuts amount to 7 percent of GBH’s total workforce.
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June 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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
- 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...
GBH lays off 6 percent of staff due to funding cuts, rising costs, and stagnant revenues - The Boston Globe
Combined with layoffs last month at WORLD Channel, the cuts amount to 7 percent of GBH’s total workforce.
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June 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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...