Though the mission of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism has come to encompass coverage of everything from community arts to municipal meetings, along with other areas that receive less and less attention from the remaining news outlets in this region, BINJ continues to pursue challenging features, reporting projects, and investigations into topics that have slipped under the radar and warrant a deeper look. Below are links to BINJ’s major investigative feature articles. 

The archives of BINJ investigative features prior to September 2023 can be found on the BINJ website.

CHRIS FARAONE AND SAM STECKLOW

HALF THE STORY

Massachusetts passed historic police certification reform. But even with the POST Commission, the public can’t see which cops have been part of the “officer shuffle.”

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JEAN TROUNSTINE

GOVERNING IN DARKNESS: Part 3

Who are the Massachusetts governor’s councilors? What professional baggage do they bring to the body? And can this motley crew stumble toward reform?

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JEAN TROUNSTINE

GOVERNING IN DARKNESS: Part 2

With its hollow rules, ethical dilemmas, and reluctance to address a lack of transparency and other problems, the Governor’s Council has no clothes

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JEAN TROUNSTINE

AFTER MATTIS

First “emerging adult” parole hearing held in Massachusetts since historic ruling on life without parole for those under 21

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DAN ATKINSON

LACK OF TRAINS-PARENCY AT MBTA

The T commissioned multiple safety studies costing millions, but officials refuse to release the reports. Transparency advocates say the agency is using “Orwellian doublespeak” to

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DAN ATKINSON

FACIAL ANIMOSITY

As Massachusetts lawmakers weigh new facial recognition rules, their own guards shop for AI-enhanced surveillance that privacy advocates call “chilling,” “unlawful,” and “racially biased”

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