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.
"Like other outstanding podcasts that home in on local injustices, it raises our awareness of a wider systemic problem," the @newyorker.com critic wrote.
If you have haven't downloaded our podcast series, you're missing out: apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/invest...
If you have haven't downloaded our podcast series, you're missing out: apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/invest...
Listen to the Snitch City podcast
Spotlight: Snitch City brings listeners inside the clandestine world of police informants through the story of one police department.
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May 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"Like other outstanding podcasts that home in on local injustices, it raises our awareness of a wider systemic problem," the @newyorker.com critic wrote.
If you have haven't downloaded our podcast series, you're missing out: apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/invest...
If you have haven't downloaded our podcast series, you're missing out: apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/invest...
Reposted by Brendan McCarthy
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.