Editorial: HorizonMass Is Rebranding

As we start our third year of publication, we’ve decided our news outlet needs BINJ in its name
IndyMass: August 14, 2025

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
How Tech Giants Are Harming News Outlets Like HorizonMass And BINJ

But our fans can help us survive by, yes, actually reading our articles (and sharing them)
IndyMass: August 7, 2025

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
A Column Probably Too Critical Of Google To Be Jacked For AI Search Results

Warning: The journalistic fuel that’s powering AI search is a dwindling resource
Editorial: Public Grantmaking Can Help Mass Indy News Outlets Survive

BINJ would like to work with fellow journalists and allied organizations to convince our state legislature to give it a shot
Disparities Remain Across Boston’s Access To Tree Cover, Green Space, Data Shows

Experts say it’s a difficult problem to fix, but worth trying to do so
Celebrating 10 Years Of BINJ

The Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism’s first decade has been an incredible roller-coaster ride, but Chris Faraone, John Loftus, Linda Pinkow, and I look forward to the challenges to come It’s truly wild that the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism just turned 10 years old. Although ace journalist Chris Faraone conceptualized BINJ and started working […]
IndyMass: July 10, 2025

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
Video: Spare Change News And The Legacy Of Street Media

An interview with longtime Spare Change columnist and poet Marc Goldfinger