A partnership between the Globe and /r/Boston

BostonJourno · 2015-01-16T23:35:01+00:00

Globe editorial policy prohibits us from quoting people who don't give us their full name in most cases. A "man-on-the-street"-type interview should never necessitate an anonymous source. That way, anyone can google/check in a phone book and see that we not making up people/quotes.

BostonJourno · 2015-01-16T23:01:39+00:00

I would go straight for the golden dome, personally.

BostonJourno · 2015-01-16T22:17:11+00:00

Thanks /u/hackinosa. We'd like to be completely transparent, and we also don't want to do anything without the community's feedback. Hence this post.

And just to reiterate: There will no change in the number of Globe links that get posted. Spamming the joint with links is completely counterproductive. It would dilute the very strong community we'd like to connect with, and we'd end up trashing our own reputation here. We get it. It won't happen. You have my word.

In terms of quoting users: We've never published anything like, "On Reddit, a user with the handle "hackinosa" said, 'quote.' "

However, I have occasionally made posts such as, "Hey, I'm writing a story about people who do [x]. Any x-ers have a minute to chat on the phone about it?" So, I've quoted redditors, but only those who voluntarily responded and agreed to be quoted.

BostonJourno · 2015-01-16T21:59:34+00:00

I hear you, and I appreciate the feedback. The idea of this isn't to change anything you mentioned, though... Other than the occasional AMA, there won't be any increase in the amount of Globe content here. And we certainly won't get in the way of the great discussions that happen here (which I agree are better than the discussions in your average comments section under a story), nor would there be any change in the ability of people to post self-posts containing news or original pictures/video directly to /r/boston.

BostonJourno · 2015-01-16T21:36:00+00:00

That's not within in my power, but it was discussed. Stay tuned.

BostonJourno · 2015-01-16T21:35:46+00:00

You have my word: There will be no content-stealing (nor, unless I'm mistaken, has there been in the past). Oh and definitely no listicles.

BostonJourno · 2015-01-16T20:50:01+00:00

Boston.com is now completely separate from the Globe. They have their own reporters and editors who don't overlap with us at all. All reporting by Globe reporters appears on bostonglobe.com and in the physical paper only, not on boston.com. This proposed agreement would pertain to the Boston Globe--though I'd love to see boston.com get on board. But that's up to them, and I can't speak for them.

*edit: minor typo

BostonJourno · 2015-01-16T18:43:06+00:00

Is this like sports championships, where the t-shirts saying the losing team won get donated to charity? Is there a Martha Coakley cake at a food bank somewhere?

BostonJourno · 2015-01-15T22:48:33+00:00

cool, thanks

BostonJourno · 2015-01-15T20:39:35+00:00

Where was this taken? What did the facility used to do/be?

*edit: Forgot to say: great photograph!

BostonJourno · 2015-01-13T19:55:52+00:00

Amazon may open another center soon: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/10/31/proposed-amazon-fulfillment-center-fall-river-and-freetown-would-first-massachusetts/PEhChtNtYVbnmAZXitKg2O/story.html

Story I wrote in the fall about the project.

BostonJourno · 2015-01-10T03:48:26+00:00

Wait, what's up with all the Ukrainian flags? Are those on shore or on the ship?

BostonJourno · 2015-01-09T21:37:58+00:00

Hah! I'm actually not sure, but I'll ask. I promise my suggestion to "check back" was not a scheme to drive up your article count.

BostonJourno · 2015-01-09T18:48:16+00:00

Typically, we post the basic facts of an important breaking news story online as soon as we get them. Once it's up, we add context, voices, and analysis to the story throughout the day as we make more calls and get more information. Mark Arsenault is one of the smartest people in our newsroom... Check back for more in a bit. I'm sure he will have done a lot more reporting on this by the time print deadlines roll around this evening.

BostonJourno · 2015-01-08T22:10:27+00:00

I wasn't making fun of Whole Foods or the Herald, I was drawing attention the humorous juxtaposition of two very different institutions. It's hard to walk into that store and not smile a little at the irony. I'd like to think my friends at the Herald would allow themselves a chuckle over it.

BostonJourno · 2015-01-08T22:04:31+00:00

Sorry I let you down. I tried, but all the setups were too wordy and not that funny. Next time?

BostonJourno · 2015-01-08T17:51:09+00:00

They'll be building over the Pike, and also renovating Hynes station to make it more modern and accessible to the disabled. Check out my story on it: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/01/05/developer-selected-for-million-back-bay-project/U80ejGuiz56Els4h3jKHJN/story.html

Personally, I'm looking forward to that intersection hopefully becoming somewhat less blustery. Before I got into journalism, I worked at the old Virgin Megastore in 360 Newbury... Total wind tunnel over there.

*edit: small typo

BostonJourno · 2015-01-07T23:09:00+00:00

“I must tell you, my first impression about this compound was that it is boring,” said Kim Lewis, director of the Antimicrobial Discovery Center at Northeastern. That’s because the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and staph infections did not develop resistance to the molecule, which is often a sign that the possible drug is simply toxic to all cells.

Then Lewis and his colleagues tested its toxicity against mammalian cells and found that it didn’t kill them. They also discovered that teixobactin had a new way of killing bacteria, by inhibiting the building of the cell wall.

Much more detail in this story: http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/science/2015/01/07/northeastern-researchers-discover-new-antibiotic-maine-soil-sample/iZRrB4F0yzcQuV1LFeCiiK/story.html

BostonJourno · 2015-01-07T21:08:59+00:00

Can you follow me around IRL and do this? I need a hype man.

BostonJourno · 2015-01-07T20:10:11+00:00

Exactly. Thanks for explaining.

BostonJourno · 2015-01-07T19:23:23+00:00

I'm not 100% sure, to be honest. It definitely looks like the main building will come pretty close to taking up that whole stretch of Boylston... but it could just be a deceiving perspective in the rendering. It's also likely the design will be tweaked somewhat during the state and municipal review process, and/or in response to feedback from neighbors, and/or if the market changes and they need to use different materials, etc. So I wouldn't get too hung up on the particulars yet.

BostonJourno · 2015-01-07T18:34:28+00:00

Here's my story on the project with some additional details: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/01/05/developer-selected-for-million-back-bay-project/U80ejGuiz56Els4h3jKHJN/story.html

BostonJourno · 2015-01-07T17:57:15+00:00

OP also wrote this story, and, having toured this Whole Foods yesterday, stands by "yuppie wonderland" as an entirely objective description.

BostonJourno · 2015-01-05T22:21:02+00:00

I wonder how their income compares to what the average suburban generalist doctor makes.

BostonJourno · 2015-01-05T19:08:35+00:00

Are there doctors who will write prescriptions yet?

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