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OFF THE WALL: 101 PHOTOS FOR PRESS FREEDOM
The Art Institute of Boston (AIB) has opened 101 Photos for Press Freedom, an exciting exhibit that celebrates the 25th anniversary of Reporters without Borders. This incredible collection of...
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#OCCUPYBOSTON NOW!
Feature image by Michael Nusbaum. Take Back Boston: Cover Photo by Shawn Musgrave Fotobom: Take Back Boston VIDEO: Boston Police Attack Veterans for Peace by @haveyoumetter for @DigBoston...
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GRUMPY YOUNG MAN: BIAS, BIAS EVERYWHERE
People of all political stripes like to complain about how biased the media is, swearing about the commies over at the New York Times or the fascists at Fox News. What many don’t realize is that...
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REVIEW: CHRIS KASKIE @ BERKLEE ZAFRIS LECTURE
I’ve been in a little bit of a funk lately imagining the future of music journalism. I mean, just look at this thing former Digster and prolific freelancer Luke O’Neil wrote on the subject recently....
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FILM: WAM! BOSTON FILM FESTIVAL
A film festival by women for everyone Guess how many women have been nominated for the Best Director Oscar? Four. Guess how many have won? Just one (but go you, Kathryn Bigelow!) And while voices are...
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THE BOSTON MARATHON – EVERYTHING WE DID RIGHT
Monday April 15th2013, Boston suffered an unspeakable tragedy that left our resilient city shaken. Fortunately, the heroes far outnumbered the villains, and journalism is one of those heroes....
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DEAR READER: LONG LIVE LONG FORM
My byline has appeared in the Dig more than 500 times. You won’t recognize my name from the recent roster, but from 2004 to 2008 I covered everything from toothbrushes to televangelists. I found my...
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FILM: DIRTY WARS @ KENDALL SQUARE CINEMA
Just when you thought you couldn’t get any more paranoid about government surveillance via PRISM, journalist Jeremy Scahill goes out of his way to expose seedy covert operations in the Middle East in...
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REVIEW BREWS: 2013 BEER BLOGGERS’ CONFERENCE
What’s the future of beer blogging anyway? While Honest Pint is out this week, Matt Osgood of ReviewBrews.com is filling in with a column on the upcoming Beer Bloggers’ Conference and the future of...
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DEAR READER: THE W’S TO PROVE IT
The other day my father sent me an exhaustively compiled email that more or less outlined what the entire abstract concept of journalism was. Dictionary and encyclopedia definitions (“from the French...
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DEAR READER: @HAVEYOUMETTER’S GOODBYE
The rumors are true: I’m leaving the Dig to start my own social media company. The hardest part will be cleaning out my desk … I say “will be” because I’m going to wait till the last possible second to...
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FOTOBOM: BLOODFEAST 2013 @ MACHINE [PHOTOS]
Photos by Derek Kouyoumjian Just hearing the name “Bloodfeast” is enough to get your inner-most Halloweenish desires interested. Combine your (kinda kinky) blood thirst with the fact that this was the...
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DIG THIS: 3.5.2014 – 3.12.2014
THU 3.6 Will Eisner Week get in the spirit That one time we met comics legend Will Eisner for a half-moment was one of the greatest half-moments of our life. Eisner changed the way we read comics....
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MEDIA FARM: NET NEUTRALITY AND MASS GUN MORALITY
Image by Scott Murry NO HIGH-SPEED FOR YOU! We can’t think of any new metaphors or analogies to explain net neutrality. They’ve all been used. No worries; colorful comparisons can help members of the...
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GREAT PROWESS: TOM RACHMAN’S SECOND NOVEL IS A RICH READ
Photo By Mona Maruyama Fuck so-called “beach reads” and may “chick-lit” suffer soggy pages and be forgotten in the sand. Because we at the Dig are under the impression that y’all still have brains in...
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MEDIA FARM: MEAN AND EVERGREEN
Image by Scott Murry We’ve had all sorts of special edition Media Farms over the past couple of weeks. You should read them. Meanwhile, we’ve stockpiled a robust mix of impressive viral candy and...
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MEDIA FARM: A LETTER TO YOUNG JOURNALISTS ABOUT REPORTING IN THE ENDLESS WAR ERA
Dear Interns, It startled me then choked me up to find you waiting in the newsroom this morning. I’d forgotten you were all supposed to start today, and had anticipated taking a few minutes to scream...
View ArticlePUBLICK PRAISE: SPJ NAMES BOSTON ‘BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM’
Boston is where journalists uncovered the “Ponzi Scheme,” among a lot of other things ...
View ArticleTHE DISAFFECTION OF TIBETAN ELECTIONS
Part III in ‘A Higher Allegiance: The Rise of a Transnational Identity in Boston’s Immigrant Communities,’ a BINJ series
View ArticleA DEPARTURE: AFTER FOUR YEARS OF BLISTERING COLUMNS, A FREE RADICAL CHANGE
I’m glad this column has allowed me to shine a light, however small, on the ills that plague the city. But we need more voices like mine, and more willingness to take risks.
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