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Tag: boston globe

How the Boston Globe encouraged readers to support restaurants through #ProjectTakeout

On Jan. 15, the Boston Globe launched Project Takeout, an initiative spearheaded by food writer Devra First, which encourages Boston residents to order takeout and support the restaurant industry while […]

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Julia Harrington Behind the scenes, Insights

How the Boston Globe’s Mark Shanahan made a podcast about his battle with prostate cancer

In a recently published six-part podcast series, Mr. 80 Percent, Boston Globe entertainment writer Mark Shanahan went into granular, personal detail about his treatment journey with a disease that affects […]

November 4, 2020November 9, 2020 Claire Yates Behind the scenes, Interviews

A look inside the Boston Globe’s immersive Cape Cod project

In late September, the Boston Globe published an in-depth report on how climate change is affecting Cape Cod. Nestor Ramos, the writer, said the intent of the article was to […]

April 13, 2020April 14, 2020 Maria Lovato Behind the scenes, Interviews

Boston Globe consumer advocacy reporter stands up for the “regular Joe”

A news story must have a “Hey Mah-tha” factor in order to generate a strong reaction, said Sean P. Murphy, a 32-year Boston Globe veteran, who is now a consumer […]

February 4, 2020February 5, 2020 Sheldon Schatzman Interviews

How The Boston Globe is using a suite of niche products to cover the booming business of marijuana

Last December, The Boston Globe launched a marijuana section – three months before the first recreational dispensary opened in Massachusetts. The section wasn’t the Globe’s first foray into the world […]

November 8, 2019November 12, 2019 Carro Halpin Behind the scenes, Interviews

“Always be willing to learn new topics and skills.”

Gal Tziperman Lotan, a reporter for the Boston Globe, recently visited Northeastern University to discuss the intricacies of covering metro Boston, which can range from covering meetings to murders. Lotan, […]

November 6, 2019November 18, 2019 Avantika Panda Interviews

How the Boston Globe reported on hip hop’s fascination with quarterback Tom Brady

Everyone had questions for Tom Brady at Super Bowl LIII media day, as the then-41-year-old NFL quarterback closed in on his sixth Super Bowl ring. How would the New England […]

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Jenna Ciccotelli Behind the scenes, Interviews

Tips on writing editorials from the Boston Globe’s Marcela García

To speak for people requires bravery. Marcela García, the first and only Latina member of the Globe’s editorial board, strongly believes journalists need a sense of conviction. A writer should […]

September 25, 2019September 26, 2019 Maria Silvia Aguirre Interviews

“It’s like a Serial for relationships.” Behind the scenes of the “Love Letters” podcast.

The Boston Globe’s “Love Letters” column has been doling out advice to lovelorn letter-writers for nearly a decade. Behind this advice is columnist Meredith Goldstein, who has addressed everything from […]

October 9, 2018October 8, 2018 Emily Mitchell Interviews

How The Boston Globe uncovered fraud at Massachusetts nonprofits

Recently, the Internal Revenue Service made more than 2.3 million forms filed by nonprofits from all over the country available in an online database, open to the public. Todd Wallack, a […]

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018 Patrick Strohecker Behind the scenes, Interviews

Moderating the masses: How the Boston Globe guided discourse about race in Boston

Hosting an open forum online about race sounds like every PR person’s worst nightmare. But not for Heather Ciras, The Boston Globe’s audience engagement editor, who led a discussion in […]

February 13, 2018February 11, 2018 Emily Arntsen Behind the scenes, Interviews

Meet the Media Innovation student who builds Boston Globe data stories

Growing up in an “underdeveloped suburb” in China’s Hebei Province, Yan Wu pored over every page of the newspapers that her father took home from work. Wu’s family couldn’t afford […]

February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 Sukee Bennett Interviews, Research

The Athletic hopes to solve sports reporting with fewer ads and deeper stories

Imagine chopping the sports section out of a newspaper and selling it on its own, online, along with sections from 14 other cities. That’s the product The Athletic founders Adam […]

December 19, 2017December 20, 2017 Charlie Wolfson Insights, Interviews

How The Boston Globe visualized extreme sports and ramped up excitement for Big Air at Fenway

On February 11 and 12, 2016, Boston hosted “Big Air at Fenway,” a snowboarding and free skiing event held at Fenway Park that featured an array of world class skiers […]

October 3, 2017October 2, 2017 Ethan Schroeder Behind the scenes, Interviews

How The Boston Globe brought Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale’s unique delivery to life

The Red Sox’s acquisition of pitcher Chris Sale in December has proved fruitful: The lefty ace has had, by almost any measure, the most dominant season by a Sox starting […]

September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 Dylan McGuinness Behind the scenes, Interviews

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