Michael F. Fitzgerald
@mffitzgerald.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief @cambridgeday Former #HarvardPublicHealth magazine @bostonglobe.bsky.social @niemanstoryboard.org @UChicagoalumni.bsky.social @niemanfdn.bsky.social
Posts express my views only.
Posts express my views only.
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Reposted by Michael F. Fitzgerald
A Cambridge-based Southasian collective documents how rising rents are displacing working-class families, turning housing justice into a love letter to the city they are being priced out of.
The story of rent-burdened Boston-area Southasians: A love letter to Cambridge
A Cambridge-based Southasian collective documents how rising rents are displacing working-class families, turning housing justice into a love letter to the city they are being priced out of. By Jen…
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February 8, 2026 at 7:27 AM
A Cambridge-based Southasian collective documents how rising rents are displacing working-class families, turning housing justice into a love letter to the city they are being priced out of.
14 inches and counting in south #Framingham.
January 26, 2026 at 5:12 AM
14 inches and counting in south #Framingham.
I will never be considered a New Englander by New Englanders. but was just listening to @wbznewsradio.bsky.social meteorologist pronounce Haverhill "have-er-hill."
I found myself saying "have-er-hill? It's HAY-vruhl."
So i have become New England enough for that.
I found myself saying "have-er-hill? It's HAY-vruhl."
So i have become New England enough for that.
January 25, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I will never be considered a New Englander by New Englanders. but was just listening to @wbznewsradio.bsky.social meteorologist pronounce Haverhill "have-er-hill."
I found myself saying "have-er-hill? It's HAY-vruhl."
So i have become New England enough for that.
I found myself saying "have-er-hill? It's HAY-vruhl."
So i have become New England enough for that.
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In this week’s newsletter: A legal win for Big Tobacco in South Korea continues their winning streak against governments seeking payment for the healthcare costs of smoking. Plus, parents of sick infants demand answers from Nestlé over baby formula recall. www.theexamination.org/newsletter
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January 22, 2026 at 5:19 PM
In this week’s newsletter: A legal win for Big Tobacco in South Korea continues their winning streak against governments seeking payment for the healthcare costs of smoking. Plus, parents of sick infants demand answers from Nestlé over baby formula recall. www.theexamination.org/newsletter
Victor K. McElheny Award for Local and Regional Science Reporting. Deadline Jan. 31.
no entry fee. open to freelance and staff journalists working in any medium, provided the outlet’s primary mission is to serve a local or regional audience. $10,000 prize. ksj.mit.edu/mcelheny-awa...
no entry fee. open to freelance and staff journalists working in any medium, provided the outlet’s primary mission is to serve a local or regional audience. $10,000 prize. ksj.mit.edu/mcelheny-awa...
January 23, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Victor K. McElheny Award for Local and Regional Science Reporting. Deadline Jan. 31.
no entry fee. open to freelance and staff journalists working in any medium, provided the outlet’s primary mission is to serve a local or regional audience. $10,000 prize. ksj.mit.edu/mcelheny-awa...
no entry fee. open to freelance and staff journalists working in any medium, provided the outlet’s primary mission is to serve a local or regional audience. $10,000 prize. ksj.mit.edu/mcelheny-awa...
Just talked with the journalists at the @fayerweatherschool.bsky.social Sun. Their questions were thoughtful and thought-provoking.
January 22, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Just talked with the journalists at the @fayerweatherschool.bsky.social Sun. Their questions were thoughtful and thought-provoking.
It is not every day you could take a photo with a tuskegee airman. Enoch "Woody" Woodhouse was at the martin luther king jr. commemoration event at Saint Paul's AME in Cambridge today. What a joyful, high-energy person.
January 19, 2026 at 10:56 PM
It is not every day you could take a photo with a tuskegee airman. Enoch "Woody" Woodhouse was at the martin luther king jr. commemoration event at Saint Paul's AME in Cambridge today. What a joyful, high-energy person.
My enterprise rental car shuttle driver in detroit asked me if I had my phone. Turns out I did not-- it was on the seat of my rental. Just saved me a world of trouble. Thanks, Tom.
January 18, 2026 at 5:57 PM
My enterprise rental car shuttle driver in detroit asked me if I had my phone. Turns out I did not-- it was on the seat of my rental. Just saved me a world of trouble. Thanks, Tom.
I've been a journalist for four decades. Today I covered my first arraignment. New year, new things.
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Man in fatal stabbing claims self-defense - Cambridge Day
Prosecution says the investigation is not yet complete, but acknowledges some corroborating evidence.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
I've been a journalist for four decades. Today I covered my first arraignment. New year, new things.
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O'Sullivan's was a favorite of my family's when we lived nearby. Looking forward to trying this new restaurant.
January 9, 2026 at 5:12 AM
O'Sullivan's was a favorite of my family's when we lived nearby. Looking forward to trying this new restaurant.
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at the Cambridge City Council inaugural for 2026, where Sumbul Siddiqui was elected mayor on the second ballot, and Burhan Azeem vice mayor, also on the second ballot.
January 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
at the Cambridge City Council inaugural for 2026, where Sumbul Siddiqui was elected mayor on the second ballot, and Burhan Azeem vice mayor, also on the second ballot.
love this essay by Paul Kvinta. archive.ph/Z1p8N
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January 5, 2026 at 4:11 AM
love this essay by Paul Kvinta. archive.ph/Z1p8N
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“It comes down to the fact that the FDA is not doing its job,” a retired cardiologist said.
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contam...
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December 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“It comes down to the fact that the FDA is not doing its job,” a retired cardiologist said.
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
“Everything you are swallowing should be tested — there should be no question about it. You don’t want a bad batch coming to the drugstore.”
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YAH: "We're already on the path to terminating the contract. We're going to have to start over in terms of thinking about ALPRs."
"I think where we are is we're terminating the contract."
"I think where we are is we're terminating the contract."
December 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
YAH: "We're already on the path to terminating the contract. We're going to have to start over in terms of thinking about ALPRs."
"I think where we are is we're terminating the contract."
"I think where we are is we're terminating the contract."
At Lesley University for tonight's #Harmogeddon #acapella showcase. The music director gets way up for the run through.
December 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
At Lesley University for tonight's #Harmogeddon #acapella showcase. The music director gets way up for the run through.
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This looks like the @bostonglobe.com public health edition. Those stories take up almost the entire front page. A chronicle of a broken system. Even the politics story's really about our health system.
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This looks like the @bostonglobe.com public health edition. Those stories take up almost the entire front page. A chronicle of a broken system. Even the politics story's really about our health system.
Ballot boxes at the end of election night in Cambridge.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Ballot boxes at the end of election night in Cambridge.
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#cambma Municipal Early Voting started on Saturday.
So far less than 1% of registered voters have voted early:
196 on Sat; 163 on Sun, for a total of 359 voters.
(As of July there were 40,725 active voters out of 66,539 registered voters. That's probably gone up but the final numbers aren't in.)
So far less than 1% of registered voters have voted early:
196 on Sat; 163 on Sun, for a total of 359 voters.
(As of July there were 40,725 active voters out of 66,539 registered voters. That's probably gone up but the final numbers aren't in.)
October 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#cambma Municipal Early Voting started on Saturday.
So far less than 1% of registered voters have voted early:
196 on Sat; 163 on Sun, for a total of 359 voters.
(As of July there were 40,725 active voters out of 66,539 registered voters. That's probably gone up but the final numbers aren't in.)
So far less than 1% of registered voters have voted early:
196 on Sat; 163 on Sun, for a total of 359 voters.
(As of July there were 40,725 active voters out of 66,539 registered voters. That's probably gone up but the final numbers aren't in.)
Members of the @cambridgeday.com team talking Election Guide 2025. Marc Levy, @sydneyywisee.bsky.social, Jane Peterson, Julia Carpi and me.
October 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Members of the @cambridgeday.com team talking Election Guide 2025. Marc Levy, @sydneyywisee.bsky.social, Jane Peterson, Julia Carpi and me.
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MIT says "Nope! to Trump "college compact" plan. Here's MIT prez Sally Kornbluth: "fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone." Full statement here 👇 orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart
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October 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
MIT says "Nope! to Trump "college compact" plan. Here's MIT prez Sally Kornbluth: "fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone." Full statement here 👇 orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
Inspiring to write about @nabarund.bsky.social and the work he's doing that prompted a MacArthur genius grant.
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Dasgupta wins ‘genius grant’ for creative and effective harm reduction work
Dr. Nabarun L. Dasgupta, PhD, MPH ’03, is a 2025 MacArthur Fellow and "genius grant" recipient. The MacArthur Foundation noted Dasgupta, an epidemiologist and
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October 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Inspiring to write about @nabarund.bsky.social and the work he's doing that prompted a MacArthur genius grant.
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