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New from ace BINJ prison and parole reporter Jean Trounstine ...
Inside Clark University’s program to leverage education’s proven power to cut recidivism ...
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#Worcester #reentry #prison #independentjournalism #Recidivism #PrisonReform
Inside Clark University’s program to leverage education’s proven power to cut recidivism ...
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#Worcester #reentry #prison #independentjournalism #Recidivism #PrisonReform
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
New from ace BINJ prison and parole reporter Jean Trounstine ...
Inside Clark University’s program to leverage education’s proven power to cut recidivism ...
binj.news/2025/11/04...
#Worcester #reentry #prison #independentjournalism #Recidivism #PrisonReform
Inside Clark University’s program to leverage education’s proven power to cut recidivism ...
binj.news/2025/11/04...
#Worcester #reentry #prison #independentjournalism #Recidivism #PrisonReform
The #Massachusetts #opioidsettlement spending for FY25 isn't public yet, but we have the numbers ...
Jon Gerhardson impugns the unpublished report, including spending on services and equity grants, and millions of dollars unaccounted for:
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#OpioidCrisis
Jon Gerhardson impugns the unpublished report, including spending on services and equity grants, and millions of dollars unaccounted for:
binj.news/2025/11/05...
#OpioidCrisis
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The #Massachusetts #opioidsettlement spending for FY25 isn't public yet, but we have the numbers ...
Jon Gerhardson impugns the unpublished report, including spending on services and equity grants, and millions of dollars unaccounted for:
binj.news/2025/11/05...
#OpioidCrisis
Jon Gerhardson impugns the unpublished report, including spending on services and equity grants, and millions of dollars unaccounted for:
binj.news/2025/11/05...
#OpioidCrisis
BINJ reporter C. Scott Morris talks about his recent feature on immigrants and social services in #Somerville under the threat of #ICE raids
From our #BINJLive show on YouTube
Article here: binj.news/2025/10/16...
Full interview: youtube.com/live/sj8...
#ICERaids #Immigration
From our #BINJLive show on YouTube
Article here: binj.news/2025/10/16...
Full interview: youtube.com/live/sj8...
#ICERaids #Immigration
November 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
BINJ reporter C. Scott Morris talks about his recent feature on immigrants and social services in #Somerville under the threat of #ICE raids
From our #BINJLive show on YouTube
Article here: binj.news/2025/10/16...
Full interview: youtube.com/live/sj8...
#ICERaids #Immigration
From our #BINJLive show on YouTube
Article here: binj.news/2025/10/16...
Full interview: youtube.com/live/sj8...
#ICERaids #Immigration
TONIGHT at 8 p.m. ET! BINJ Live with Chris Faraone & Jason Pramas. Our guest is Jonathan Gerhardson, a BINJ reporter! We'll be discussing whether Mass municipalities are finally starting to use opioid settlement abatement funds! On YouTube Live: youtube.com/live/Uik... #Opioid
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November 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
TONIGHT at 8 p.m. ET! BINJ Live with Chris Faraone & Jason Pramas. Our guest is Jonathan Gerhardson, a BINJ reporter! We'll be discussing whether Mass municipalities are finally starting to use opioid settlement abatement funds! On YouTube Live: youtube.com/live/Uik... #Opioid
Hey there goes BINJ Editorial Director Chris Faraone hitting open mics around town prepping for Saturday's 10-Year Anniversary Roast in #Cambridge (Nov. 8 from 2-4pm)
More info and tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/roa...
#supportlocalnews
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#supportlocalnews
November 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Hey there goes BINJ Editorial Director Chris Faraone hitting open mics around town prepping for Saturday's 10-Year Anniversary Roast in #Cambridge (Nov. 8 from 2-4pm)
More info and tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/roa...
#supportlocalnews
More info and tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/roa...
#supportlocalnews
big news!
Editorial: BINJ.News Replaces HorizonMass. Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism renames our weekly magazine, launches our new consolidated website, and starts our big annual fundraiser today! binj.news/2025/11/01/e... #journalism #BostonMA
Editorial: BINJ.News Replaces HorizonMass | BINJ
Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism renames our weekly magazine, launches our new consolidated website, and starts our big annual fundraiser today!
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November 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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TONIGHT at 8 p.m. ET! BINJ Live with Chris Faraone & Jason Pramas. Our guest is C. Scott Morris, Boston-based reporter! We'll be discussing his recent BINJ article on #SomervilleMA #immigrants' struggle to access social services! On YouTube Live: www.youtube.com/live/sj8bazc...
BINJ Live #7 with featured guest C. Scott Morris and hosts Chris Faraone and Jason Pramas
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October 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
TONIGHT at 8 p.m. ET! BINJ Live with Chris Faraone & Jason Pramas. Our guest is C. Scott Morris, Boston-based reporter! We'll be discussing his recent BINJ article on #SomervilleMA #immigrants' struggle to access social services! On YouTube Live: www.youtube.com/live/sj8bazc...
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Late Legal Challenge To Somerville’s Question 3 Remains Unresolved With Early Voting About To Start: After the Somerville Elections Commission rejected an opposition group’s challenge in that venue, the group took its fight to kill the question to a Woburn court horizonmass.news/2025/10/27/l...
Late Legal Challenge To Somerville’s Question 3 Remains Unresolved With Early Voting About To Start
After the Somerville Elections Commission rejected an opposition group’s challenge in that venue, the group took its fight to kill the question to a Woburn court
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October 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Late Legal Challenge To Somerville’s Question 3 Remains Unresolved With Early Voting About To Start: After the Somerville Elections Commission rejected an opposition group’s challenge in that venue, the group took its fight to kill the question to a Woburn court horizonmass.news/2025/10/27/l...
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Editor’s Note: Our Last Week As HorizonMass. New BINJ news brand to launch next week … just in time for our big annual fundraiser! horizonmass.news/2025/10/23/e... #journalism #news #Boston #Massachusetts
Editor’s Note: Our Last Week As HorizonMass
New BINJ news brand to launch next week … just in time for our big annual fundraiser!
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October 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Editor’s Note: Our Last Week As HorizonMass. New BINJ news brand to launch next week … just in time for our big annual fundraiser! horizonmass.news/2025/10/23/e... #journalism #news #Boston #Massachusetts
Boston Protest Legend Rob Potylo Detained By ICE In Oregon
The performer also known as Robby Roadsteamer was reportedly released about an hour later
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The performer also known as Robby Roadsteamer was reportedly released about an hour later
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October 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Boston Protest Legend Rob Potylo Detained By ICE In Oregon
The performer also known as Robby Roadsteamer was reportedly released about an hour later
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The performer also known as Robby Roadsteamer was reportedly released about an hour later
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Publicly Funding Grocery Stores Doesn’t Make Them Socialist: Dog whistle Herald banner headline is a classic example of the kind of news practice that has divided our nation horizonmass.news/2025/10/09/p... #journalism #criticism #BostonHerald #Boston
Publicly Funding Grocery Stores Doesn’t Make Them Socialist
Dog whistle Herald banner headline is a classic example of the kind of news practice that has divided our nation
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October 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Publicly Funding Grocery Stores Doesn’t Make Them Socialist: Dog whistle Herald banner headline is a classic example of the kind of news practice that has divided our nation horizonmass.news/2025/10/09/p... #journalism #criticism #BostonHerald #Boston
Proposed #BPS Exam School Admissions Changes Would Affect Minority And Low-Income Students
Among other adjustments, Boston would see one-fifth of seats reserved for the highest-scoring students citywide, regardless of family income level
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Among other adjustments, Boston would see one-fifth of seats reserved for the highest-scoring students citywide, regardless of family income level
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October 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Proposed #BPS Exam School Admissions Changes Would Affect Minority And Low-Income Students
Among other adjustments, Boston would see one-fifth of seats reserved for the highest-scoring students citywide, regardless of family income level
horizonmass.news/202...
Among other adjustments, Boston would see one-fifth of seats reserved for the highest-scoring students citywide, regardless of family income level
horizonmass.news/202...
New reporting on #Massachusetts #Opioid Settlement Funds ...
Features by Jacob Schles and Chris Faraone are supported by the Data-Driven Reporting Project (DDRP) at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism
Read More Here: binj.news/2025/10/07...
#OpioidCrisis
Features by Jacob Schles and Chris Faraone are supported by the Data-Driven Reporting Project (DDRP) at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism
Read More Here: binj.news/2025/10/07...
#OpioidCrisis
October 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New reporting on #Massachusetts #Opioid Settlement Funds ...
Features by Jacob Schles and Chris Faraone are supported by the Data-Driven Reporting Project (DDRP) at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism
Read More Here: binj.news/2025/10/07...
#OpioidCrisis
Features by Jacob Schles and Chris Faraone are supported by the Data-Driven Reporting Project (DDRP) at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism
Read More Here: binj.news/2025/10/07...
#OpioidCrisis
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Somerville Kills Big Money Bid To Remove Boycott Measure From Ballot: A committee backed by the ADL and a resigned city councilor tried, and failed, to invalidate signatures needed to get the measure on the ballot horizonmass.news/2025/10/09/s... #politics #SomervilleMA #Gaza #democracy
Somerville Kills Big Money Bid To Remove Boycott Measure From Ballot
A committee backed by the ADL and a resigned city councilor tried, and failed, to invalidate signatures needed to get the measure on the ballot
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October 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Somerville Kills Big Money Bid To Remove Boycott Measure From Ballot: A committee backed by the ADL and a resigned city councilor tried, and failed, to invalidate signatures needed to get the measure on the ballot horizonmass.news/2025/10/09/s... #politics #SomervilleMA #Gaza #democracy
The latest in our series ...
No #Opioid Settlement Funds Going To #Massachusetts #Prisons
The commonwealth will receive more than a billion dollars for remediation—none of it is for the state’s most vulnerable drug-dependent population
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#OpioidCrisis
No #Opioid Settlement Funds Going To #Massachusetts #Prisons
The commonwealth will receive more than a billion dollars for remediation—none of it is for the state’s most vulnerable drug-dependent population
horizonmass.news/202...
#OpioidCrisis
October 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The latest in our series ...
No #Opioid Settlement Funds Going To #Massachusetts #Prisons
The commonwealth will receive more than a billion dollars for remediation—none of it is for the state’s most vulnerable drug-dependent population
horizonmass.news/202...
#OpioidCrisis
No #Opioid Settlement Funds Going To #Massachusetts #Prisons
The commonwealth will receive more than a billion dollars for remediation—none of it is for the state’s most vulnerable drug-dependent population
horizonmass.news/202...
#OpioidCrisis
October 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Keep Protesting For #Democracy: Three recent high-level orders make it clear that the #Trump administration is feeling the pressure from grassroots activists and the free press. The latest from @jasonpramas. horizonmass.news/2025/10/02/k... #protest #freespeech #FirstAmendment #politics
Keep Protesting For Democracy
Three recent high-level orders make it clear that the Trump administration is feeling the pressure from grassroots activists and the free press
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October 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Keep Protesting For #Democracy: Three recent high-level orders make it clear that the #Trump administration is feeling the pressure from grassroots activists and the free press. The latest from @jasonpramas. horizonmass.news/2025/10/02/k... #protest #freespeech #FirstAmendment #politics
NEW FROM BINJ: Boston Police Deployed 71 Drone Flights Over Caribbean Carnival
New records obtained by BINJ also confirm that BPD flew a drone over this year’s Dominican Parade
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New records obtained by BINJ also confirm that BPD flew a drone over this year’s Dominican Parade
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October 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
NEW FROM BINJ: Boston Police Deployed 71 Drone Flights Over Caribbean Carnival
New records obtained by BINJ also confirm that BPD flew a drone over this year’s Dominican Parade
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New records obtained by BINJ also confirm that BPD flew a drone over this year’s Dominican Parade
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NEW from BINJ: While Researching The Salem Witch Trials, He Learned His Relative Was Among The Accused
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September 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW from BINJ: While Researching The Salem Witch Trials, He Learned His Relative Was Among The Accused
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How #Reddit Mods Are Hurting Indy News Outlets: Arbitrary and capricious rules created on too many subreddits by volunteer moderators make it tough for publications to build an audience on "the front page of the internet"—column by @jasonpramas horizonmass.news/2025/09/25/h... #journalism
How Reddit Mods Are Hurting Indy News Outlets
Arbitrary and capricious rules created on too many subreddits by volunteer moderators make it virtually impossible for independent journalists to use the supposedly open and democratic platform to hel...
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September 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
How #Reddit Mods Are Hurting Indy News Outlets: Arbitrary and capricious rules created on too many subreddits by volunteer moderators make it tough for publications to build an audience on "the front page of the internet"—column by @jasonpramas horizonmass.news/2025/09/25/h... #journalism
A short video about our latest feature on opioid settlement funding in #Massachusetts ...
This Company Paid Massachusetts Opioid Settlement Funds, And Has Had Millions In State Contracts Since
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#AddictionRecovery #SubstanceUseDisorder #mapoli
This Company Paid Massachusetts Opioid Settlement Funds, And Has Had Millions In State Contracts Since
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#AddictionRecovery #SubstanceUseDisorder #mapoli
September 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A short video about our latest feature on opioid settlement funding in #Massachusetts ...
This Company Paid Massachusetts Opioid Settlement Funds, And Has Had Millions In State Contracts Since
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#AddictionRecovery #SubstanceUseDisorder #mapoli
This Company Paid Massachusetts Opioid Settlement Funds, And Has Had Millions In State Contracts Since
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#AddictionRecovery #SubstanceUseDisorder #mapoli
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Check out BINJ Live #2 at 8 p.m. ET TONIGHT featuring Eliza Dewey, a noted Boston-based investigative journalist (and now BINJ reporter!) talking about her latest article on the Mass Parole Board's problematic treatment of a dying prisoner www.youtube.com/live/K1sbeq9... #journalism #livestream
BINJ Live #2 with featured guest Eliza Dewey and hosts Chris Faraone and Jason Pramas
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September 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Check out BINJ Live #2 at 8 p.m. ET TONIGHT featuring Eliza Dewey, a noted Boston-based investigative journalist (and now BINJ reporter!) talking about her latest article on the Mass Parole Board's problematic treatment of a dying prisoner www.youtube.com/live/K1sbeq9... #journalism #livestream
New Coverage of Opioid Settlements In Mass ...
This Company Paid Massachusetts Opioid Settlement Funds, And Has Had Millions In State Contracts Since ...
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This Company Paid Massachusetts Opioid Settlement Funds, And Has Had Millions In State Contracts Since ...
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September 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
New Coverage of Opioid Settlements In Mass ...
This Company Paid Massachusetts Opioid Settlement Funds, And Has Had Millions In State Contracts Since ...
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This Company Paid Massachusetts Opioid Settlement Funds, And Has Had Millions In State Contracts Since ...
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Editorial: Censoring Jimmy Kimmel Is Not The Biggest Threat To The First Amendment. The ongoing collapse of the free press is … and news outlets like BINJ need your help. The latest from @jasonpramas.bsky.social . horizonmass.news/2025/09/18/e... #censorship #JimmyKimmel #1stAmendment #journalism
Editorial: Censoring Jimmy Kimmel Is Not The Biggest Threat To The First Amendment
The ongoing collapse of the free press is … and news outlets like BINJ need your help
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September 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Editorial: Censoring Jimmy Kimmel Is Not The Biggest Threat To The First Amendment. The ongoing collapse of the free press is … and news outlets like BINJ need your help. The latest from @jasonpramas.bsky.social . horizonmass.news/2025/09/18/e... #censorship #JimmyKimmel #1stAmendment #journalism
TONIGHT at 8 p.m. ET! BINJ Live with Chris Faraone & Jason Pramas. Our very first guest is Jacob Schles, BINJ reporter and Emerson College student! We'll be hearing Jacob's thoughts on the challenges young journalists face. On YouTube Live: www.youtube.com/live/vnJhe2r... #journalism #livestream
BINJ Live with Chris Faraone and Jason Pramas (guest: Jacob Schles)
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September 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
TONIGHT at 8 p.m. ET! BINJ Live with Chris Faraone & Jason Pramas. Our very first guest is Jacob Schles, BINJ reporter and Emerson College student! We'll be hearing Jacob's thoughts on the challenges young journalists face. On YouTube Live: www.youtube.com/live/vnJhe2r... #journalism #livestream