“Boston Globe Today” host Segun Oduolowu urged attendees to vote, donate, and organize for Harris in the presidential race during an August 26 “African Diaspora for Harris Post-Convention Call.”
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Political Notebook: A Mariano drubbing in Camberville | Boston papers trade jabs on NH race
State rep races in liberal districts in Cambridge and Somerville were also referendums on Beacon Hill’s centralized power structure under Democrats, and voters made clear that they don’t like it.
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After hiring new staff, Globe changes its mind on podcast
Linda Henry, the CEO and co-owner of the Globe, said the turnabout on podcasts was driven by the realization that audio journalism may be compelling but does not attract subscribers.
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How a state commission could help ease the local news crisis
The local news crisis has become so acute that it’s time to consider some unconventional approaches, including a limited role for government in providing indirect support to outlets.
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Navigating Mass. media sector’s choppy waters
Journalists have been compared to priests and ditch-diggers, but a better parallel can be found on the high seas. Like sailors and the call of the running tide, reporters and editors have the rush of chasing a scoop. But over the last two decades, the tide has been going out.
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PWHL Boston finals bid a triumph of law and policy
In the much-larger Tsongas Arena, the fan base is growing. At each game, there are thousands of people – the majority of them girls and women. The vibe is joyful and positive.
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For WBUR, GBH, the answer is merge, purge, diverge
For WBUR and WGBH the problems are fundamental. Expenses are up, the number of listeners is down, as is advertising dollars – who knew they had advertising income? – culminating in operational deficits.
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Fed action on social media parental controls needed
A federally regulated verification system puts the decisions in the hands of parents. They can decide when it’s right or wrong for their teens to download apps in the most streamlined manner.
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WBUR, once flush, is warning of tight times ahead
We’ve seen a dramatic loss of sponsorship support. In the digital age, almost all that money now goes to the big platforms — like Facebook, Google, Amazon and Spotify. This is bad news for the news business and has created big gaps that can’t easily be filled. In the last five years, our annual on-air sponsorship income (underwriting) has dropped by more than 40 percent — nearly $7 million.
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Streaming fee needed to save cable access channels
Many customers are canceling their cable subscriptions in favor of online streaming services. As the number of cable subscribers drops, so does the available funding for PEG stations.