Brendan McCarthy
@bmccarthynews.bsky.social
Spotlight Editor at the Boston Globe. Founding editor at KYCIR, ex New Orleans muckraker. Woonsocket, RI, raised. DM for Signal, etc.
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A poignant reminder of the power and importance of local journalism:
600 kids go missing from state care a year. These are the lost children of Massachusetts.
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600 kids go missing from state care a year. These are the lost children of Massachusetts.
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Missing kids from Massachusetts state care face dire consequences
When kids run from care, the stakes couldn't be higher. Many become victims of sex trafficking.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A poignant reminder of the power and importance of local journalism:
600 kids go missing from state care a year. These are the lost children of Massachusetts.
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600 kids go missing from state care a year. These are the lost children of Massachusetts.
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What do you want to know about the financial collapse of Steward Health Care?
Reporters from the Globe Spotlight Team will be talking about our investigative series tomorrow in a Reddit AMA. Join us: trib.al/83ICnxq
Reporters from the Globe Spotlight Team will be talking about our investigative series tomorrow in a Reddit AMA. Join us: trib.al/83ICnxq
Have a question about Steward Health Care's downfall? A team of Globe reporters who have been investigating the saga over the last year are here to bring you answers.
Join them on Reddit for a behind-the-scenes look at their reporting.
Submit questions here: trib.al/83ICnxq
Join them on Reddit for a behind-the-scenes look at their reporting.
Submit questions here: trib.al/83ICnxq
May 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
What do you want to know about the financial collapse of Steward Health Care?
Reporters from the Globe Spotlight Team will be talking about our investigative series tomorrow in a Reddit AMA. Join us: trib.al/83ICnxq
Reporters from the Globe Spotlight Team will be talking about our investigative series tomorrow in a Reddit AMA. Join us: trib.al/83ICnxq
The latest rave review for the 'Snitch City' podcast is in. @newyorker.com says memorable interviewees put a human face on @globespotlight.bsky.social’s "stunning findings." www.newyorker.com/culture/podc...
Spare a Thought for the Snitch
In “Spotlight: Snitch City,” the Boston Globe skillfully reveals how police abused confidential informants in a Massachusetts port town.
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May 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The latest rave review for the 'Snitch City' podcast is in. @newyorker.com says memorable interviewees put a human face on @globespotlight.bsky.social’s "stunning findings." www.newyorker.com/culture/podc...
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"When @kristinaudio.bsky.social first read the piece, she knew right away that it had the potential to be more than a print story." @globespotlight.bsky.social @bmccarthynews.bsky.social
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Inside 'Snitch City': How Boston Globe reporters turned a magazine story into a podcast - Nieman Storyboard
The Spotlight team looked for great characters and scenes to build their "audio-first" reporting project
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May 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"When @kristinaudio.bsky.social first read the piece, she knew right away that it had the potential to be more than a print story." @globespotlight.bsky.social @bmccarthynews.bsky.social
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Major drug case dismissed amid allegations of New Bedford police informant misconduct.
Misconduct was first exposed by the Globe & closely follows the @globespotlight.bsky.social 'Snitch City' series. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/11/m...
Misconduct was first exposed by the Globe & closely follows the @globespotlight.bsky.social 'Snitch City' series. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/11/m...
Prosecutors toss major trafficking case after New Bedford police accused of misconduct with informant - The Boston Globe
The dismissal stems from a Globe Spotlight investigation that exposed the troubling ties between a detective and an informant.
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April 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Major drug case dismissed amid allegations of New Bedford police informant misconduct.
Misconduct was first exposed by the Globe & closely follows the @globespotlight.bsky.social 'Snitch City' series. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/11/m...
Misconduct was first exposed by the Globe & closely follows the @globespotlight.bsky.social 'Snitch City' series. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/11/m...
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Come work with us!
The Globe is hiring a reporter to cover the health care, hospital, and life sciences industries in New England -- a huge beat tackling one of the biggest sectors in our region.
Apply here:
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The Globe is hiring a reporter to cover the health care, hospital, and life sciences industries in New England -- a huge beat tackling one of the biggest sectors in our region.
Apply here:
globe.rec.pro.ukg.net/BOS1501BGMP/...
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April 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Come work with us!
The Globe is hiring a reporter to cover the health care, hospital, and life sciences industries in New England -- a huge beat tackling one of the biggest sectors in our region.
Apply here:
globe.rec.pro.ukg.net/BOS1501BGMP/...
The Globe is hiring a reporter to cover the health care, hospital, and life sciences industries in New England -- a huge beat tackling one of the biggest sectors in our region.
Apply here:
globe.rec.pro.ukg.net/BOS1501BGMP/...
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Last week, we published Snitch City, a series and podcast investigating misconduct on New Bedford's police force and its history of misuse of confidential informants.
The city's mayor pushed back. And he's asked the FBI to examine the findings.
The city's mayor pushed back. And he's asked the FBI to examine the findings.
New Bedford mayor pushes back on Spotlight report on police abuses, seeks FBI review - The Boston Globe
Mayor Jon Mitchell pushed back on the Spotlight Team report, saying it painted a picture of the department that was “materially incomplete” and relied on accounts of criminals and “others of dubious c...
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March 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Last week, we published Snitch City, a series and podcast investigating misconduct on New Bedford's police force and its history of misuse of confidential informants.
The city's mayor pushed back. And he's asked the FBI to examine the findings.
The city's mayor pushed back. And he's asked the FBI to examine the findings.
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Our new investigation begins with the story of a veteran cop in New Bedford, Mass.
One night he stumbles onto an apparent robbery. The suspect? A colleague who claims he’s acting on a tip from an informant.
And that’s just the start.
One night he stumbles onto an apparent robbery. The suspect? A colleague who claims he’s acting on a tip from an informant.
And that’s just the start.
Spotlight | Snitch City: Rogue New Bedford police officer exploited a secret system
The Spotlight Team found a lack of scrutiny around confidential informants. And police misconduct has been allowed to fester.
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March 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Our new investigation begins with the story of a veteran cop in New Bedford, Mass.
One night he stumbles onto an apparent robbery. The suspect? A colleague who claims he’s acting on a tip from an informant.
And that’s just the start.
One night he stumbles onto an apparent robbery. The suspect? A colleague who claims he’s acting on a tip from an informant.
And that’s just the start.
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Our new podcast begins on the docks of a Massachusetts city. It involves a rogue cop. A demand for drugs. A phrase he'd used again and again: “confidential informant.”
This secretive system in policing has a dark underside. We found it in New Bedford.
This secretive system in policing has a dark underside. We found it in New Bedford.
Listen to Spotlight: Snitch City, a podcast about police confidential informants in New Bedford
Listen to Spotlight: Snitch City, a podcast about police confidential informants in New Bedford.
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March 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Our new podcast begins on the docks of a Massachusetts city. It involves a rogue cop. A demand for drugs. A phrase he'd used again and again: “confidential informant.”
This secretive system in policing has a dark underside. We found it in New Bedford.
This secretive system in policing has a dark underside. We found it in New Bedford.
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Spotlight: Snitch City
True Crime Podcast · 1 Episodes · Series
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January 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Immensely excited about this... Coming soon.
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Snitch City: A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report coming soon
In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants. This is the story of an American city that, like so many others, is enmeshed in the war on drugs.
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January 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Immensely excited about this... Coming soon.
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