BINJ Gets Grant, Guts 'Conspiracy Theories'
Local independent media is getting stronger
Spoiler Alert: BINJ will launch a badass crowdfunding campaign in a few weeks to rally support for a significant team investigation of state contracts in Mass. We have been working on the project for six months already, and just secured grant funding from the Online News Association (ONA) to collaborate with our document-digging friends at MuckRock and the Emerson College Engagement Lab. We can’t wait to show you what we’re planning, but for now you can check out some details of the opportunity in our “UPDATES” section below.
-Chris Faraone, Editorial Director
UPDATES
The grant announcement:
Plus check this out:
We also have great news about BINJ contributor Sarah Betancourt, who was selected by the New England First Amendment Coalition Board of Directors to attend this year’s New England First Amendment Institute.
NEW FEATURES
CRIPPLED EPISTEMOLOGY
Boston researchers have spent years helping government agencies plan and simulate operations to troll potential terrorists. Despite controversial practices and lackluster results, the covert operations continue.
ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
An indicted journalist reflects on conspiracy in today’s America
(via the Santa Fe Reporter, which recently launched its own nonprofit incubator, the New Mexico Fund for Public Interest Journalism, using the BINJ model)
SHORTS + COLUMNS
APPARENT HORIZON
Homelessness is not just a big city problem in Mass
BOSTON CITY HALL
Mayor Walsh’s Islamophobia campaign won plenty of press, but had little impact
