Employees at Ocean State Media, Rhode Island's joint NPR and PBS organization, are forming a union with SAG-AFTRA. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/04/b...
South Shore News founder Justin Evans faced a significant test when he put up a paywall in April: Would readers pay for AI-generated articles that recap town government and school committee meetings?
Turns out, hundreds would. My latest @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/12/b...
New: I wrote about the Lexington Observer, a local outlet with two employees that has made most of its money as a financial intermediary for other news orgs. Its leaders are now debating whether to continue the service, which I haven't seen any other outlet adopt. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/15/b...
By @aidanryan.bsky.social -- A Maine newspaper took a bold step in opening a cafe. Here’s how it’s faring a year after opening.
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Scoop: More cuts at America's Test Kitchen, which is laying off 24 employees, representing 10 percent of its workforce. Comes three months after it acquired Food52 out of bankruptcy. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/18/b...
The Lexington Observer’s unusual revenue stream: acting as a conduit for other news outlets. @aidanryan.bsky.social reports. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/15/b...
While the audience is still small, it’s a sign that despite skepticism about the technology, there could be a larger audience for AI-generated local news — albeit with a limited focus.
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The cafe is expected to turn a profit in its first full year of operation, despite recent cuts at the newspaper.
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While the “Local News Hub” program has helped the Observer pay for its own local reporting, some of its leaders are questioning whether it should continue.
While the “Local News Hub” program has helped the Observer pay for its own local reporting, some of its leaders are questioning whether it should continue.
Evan Smith, interviewing NPR CEO Katherine Maher at the WBUR Festival, brought up that one critique of public media is inefficiencies in its system. He then started to ask whether Boston needed two public radio stations.
“I’m going to stay way away of that,” Maher said.
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More GBH News: the Boston public media giant is merging its operations with New England Public Media. While it's owned the Springfield-based organization since its inception in 2019, the two have largely run separately. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/01/b...