Published Work

The Guardian

Starting in July 2007, I’ve been writing a weekly online column for the Comment is Free section of the Guardian’s American edition, mainly about media and politics. In both 2008 and 2009, my column was a finalist for a Syracuse University Mirror Award in media commentary.

The full index of my columns is here. My most recent columns are in the widget below.

CommonWealth Magazine

For three years I wrote the “Mass. Media” feature for CommonWealth Magazine, published by the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth, a nonpartisan research organization. The beat gave me an opportunity to delve into ways that new media can enhance civic engagement.

Second life. After 100 years as a print daily, the Christian Science Monitor reinvents itself for the Internet age. (Winter 2008-’09)

Local ink. Can GateHouse Media stop the shrinkage of community newspapers in the Bay State? (Fall 2008)

Point of entry. New England Ethnic News unites the region’s immigrant and ethnic communities. (Summer 2008)

Your blog of blogs. Adam Gaffin may be the most influential editor you’ve never heard of. (Spring 2008)

No-shout zone. Dan Rea moves into WBZ’s legendary nighttime talk-radio slot and sticks to the high road. (Winter 2008)

Plugged in, tuned out. Young Americans are embracing new media but failing to develop an appetite for news. (Fall 2007)

Full disclosure. The New England News Forum pulls back the curtain on local journalism. (Summer 2007)

Disappearing ink. How a new ownership model might ensure the survival of daily newspapers — including the Boston Globe. (Spring 2007)

The cable guys. Two stalwarts demonstrate what public-access television can do. (Winter 2007)

Citizen journalism’s pied piper. From Berkeley to Harvard, Dan Gillmor tries to bring the new media into being without bringing down the old. (Fall 2006)

Still on the air. Despite license and adviser Troubles, a high school-based community radio station lives to broadcast another day. (Summer 2006)

Going local. Paul La Camera wants the formerly high-flying WBUR to put down civic roots. (Spring 2006)

Watertown’s Net gain. Lisa Williams’ H2otown is at the vanguard of citizen journalism. (Winter 2006)

Other recent publications

Media criticism: Journalism versus advocacy. A review of Arthur Hayes’ book “Press Critics Are the Fifth Estate: Media Watchdogs in America.” (Nieman Reports, Winter 2009-’10)

The Bay State’s Senator: For Massachusetts, Ted Kennedy wasn’t just a member of an American dynasty, he was a resilient leader. (Forbes.com, August 26, 2009)

How Ted Kennedy’s Legacy Affects You. (Blast Magazine, August 26, 2009)

The 12th Annual Muzzle Awards: The yearly New England round-up of those who undermined freedom of speech and personal liberties. (The Phoenix newspapers, July 10, 2009)

The 11th Annual Muzzle Awards: The yearly New England round-up of those who undermined freedom of speech and personal liberties. (The Phoenix newspapers, June 26, 2008)

Political Blogs: Teaching us lessons about community. The mediascape of blogs, people “want the news delivered to them in the context of their attitudes and beliefs.” (Nieman Reports, Summer 2008)

The Kitchen Cupboard (pdf). (ArchitectureBoston, July 2008)

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