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Dan Kennedy
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J-prof at Northeastern University. Author, most recently, of "What Works in Community News," with Ellen Clegg. News and commentary at Media Nation, https://dankennedy.net.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · Oct 19
In "What Works in Community News," Ellen Clegg and I examine about a dozen independent local news outlets in nine parts of the country. We hope it will inspire folks who live in news deserts to take their information needs into their own hands. #journalism #localnews
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Home | About the Book | Advance Praise | Reviews and Features | Calendar of Events “What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate,” by Ellen Clegg …
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 3h
South of Boston folks: I'll be speaking on "News and Democracy in a Time of Crisis" at the Stoughton Public Library on Monday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. This free and open event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Sharon-Stoughton.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 5h
Not to disagree, but the Pentagon isn't City Hall, and it's hard to imagine you have the same kind of casual access that you would covering municipal government.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 5h
I was once whining to a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist that one of my key sources had cut me off. She said: "Access is overrated." And indeed it is. The press is not likely to miss out on any crucial Pentagon stories just because they can't roam the corridors.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 7h
My theory is that Ed Markey ultimately won't run, and Moulton's trying to get a jump on what will be a crowded primary field. (I'll admit that Markey has not made any moves toward pulling out.) #mapoli
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 11h
New at Media Nation: Surveillance cameras in Brookline, Mass., raise serious questions about civil liberties. dankennedy.net/2025/10/15/s...
Surveillance cameras in Brookline, Mass., raise serious questions about civil liberties
The surveillance state has come to Brookline, Massachusetts. Sam Mintz reports for Brookline.News that Chestnut Hill Realty will set up license-plate readers on Independence Drive near Hancock Vill…
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 1d
It doesn't matter to me if it's dial-up or broadband, but I think of a BBS as something that comprises message boards and pretty much nothing else. But not Usenet. Usenet is Usenet, not a BBS. Boston had something called Citinet in the late ’80s, and I was a user.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 1d
Poynter launches public editor project to serve news audiences in Indianapolis. www.poynter.org/news-release...
Poynter launches public editor project to serve news audiences in Indianapolis - Poynter
Partner newsrooms will publish the editor’s independent analysis of local news coverage across the market.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 1d
#mapoli has one of the least transparent, least productive legislatures in the country, writes filmmaker Aaron Singer for @cwbeacon.bsky.social. To his list I would add the failure to create a local news commission or to pass bills that would help support community journalism.
Why the Democratic supermajority on Beacon Hill won't pass Democratic bills - CommonWealth Beacon
Sooner or later, enough people will learn how democracy in Massachusetts is a lie. When they do, leadership’s iron grip will crack, not because those in power wanted to change, but because voters fina...
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 1d
Probably some national lobbying group since Xiarhos says it's based on similar legislation in 22 other states.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 1d
The nonprofit arm of the Provincetown Independent, based in super-expensive Outer Cape Cod, is raising money to provide housing for young reporters who can't afford to live there. mailchi.mp/localjournal...
We have news!
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 1d
New at Media Nation: Mass. legislator proposes crackdown on street takeovers — and, believe it or not, mere spectators could be subject to arrest (h/t @andrewqmr.bsky.social). dankennedy.net/2025/10/14/m...
Mass. legislator proposes crackdown on street takeovers that would include spectators
I’m not ready to give a New England Muzzle Award to state Rep. Steven Xiarhos, R-Barnstable, just yet. But a proposal he talked about last week in response to so-called street takeovers in fi…
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 2d
That may be specific to OneNote rather than to note-taking apps in general.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 2d
Anyone using DEVONthink? I played with it a few years ago. It's $100 to purchase — no annual subscription. Evernote is now up to $130 a year.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 2d
"Steep learning curve." To take notes. uxplanet.org/why-i-stoppe...
Why I Stopped Using Notion (An Honest UX Review)
Notion Failed My Productivity Test: The UX Lessons It Taught Me About Learnabiliy and Intuitiveness
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 2d
And it seems like every other alternative out there is glopped up with AI (not that Evernote isn't) and a boatload of unnecessary features that I don't want to learn, even if it's just learning how to avoid them.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 2d
Nothing makes you appreciate Evernote quite like trying to switch to OneNote. I'd be fine with Apple Notes or SimpleNote except that there's no nesting. One level is all you get.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 2d
So what are they going to call Apple TV?
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 2d
Rikleen is running, isn't he? No one is stopping him from primarying Markey. Maybe he'll even get some endorsements.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 2d
Oh, please. "Enemy of democracy" is certainly within the bounds of reasonable hyperbole. Rikleen is literally arguing that it's not fair for Markey to accept endorsements from elected Democrats. I don't have a dog in this race, and I think Markey needs think about his age, but that's ridiculous.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 2d
You tell me.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 2d
New at Media Nation: John and Kristen Muldoon are retiring from their nonprofit newspaper in Ipswich, Mass. dankennedy.net/2025/10/13/j...
John and Kristen Muldoon are retiring from their nonprofit newspaper in Ipswich, Mass.
In the world of independent local news startups, 10 years is an eon. That’s how long John and Kristen Muldoon published The Local News, a nonprofit print weekly that covers Ipswich, on Boston…
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 2d
So I guess Ed Markey is an enemy of democracy because he's letting people endorse him? www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/13/o...
Mass. Democratic establishment should welcome newcomers, not protect the status quo - The Boston Globe
A robust antiestablishment energy is visible in Massachusetts.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 4d
My @whatworks-nu.bsky.social partner @ellenclegg.bsky.social reports on how the Memphis media are reporting on Trump's troop deployment. whatworks.news/2025/10/11/m...
Memphis media grapple with a tough assignment: reporting on Trump’s troop deployment
By Ellen Clegg Print, digital and broadcast media outlets in Memphis fanned out on Friday, Oct. 10, as Tennessee National Guard troops showed up in visible numbers for an operation dubbed the Memph…
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 4d
Trump’s doctor says be got a COVID shot. Will he post about it on Truth Social so the MAGA crowd will get theirs? (Of course not.) www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
Trump ‘in Exceptional Health,’ Says White House Doctor
The president received a Covid-19 booster shot during medical exam at Walter Reed Medical Center.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 5d
On the very rare occasions when I've watched any evening network newscast and have caught ABC, it strikes me as "Local News from Around the Country." I prefer CBS and NBC. Actually, I prefer @pbsnews.org.
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