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Local news. A whirlwind tour of Boston’s media scene. Boston Globe. Founded in 1872 Owned by New York Times Co. 380,000 M-F; 560,000 on Sunday Boston.com attracts 4.2m users/month Link. Boston Herald. Modern version created in 1982 Pat Purcell bought from Murdoch in ’94

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Local news

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  1. Local news A whirlwind tour ofBoston’s media scene

  2. Boston Globe • Founded in 1872 • Owned by New York Times Co. • 380,000 M-F; 560,000 on Sunday • Boston.com attracts 4.2m users/month • Link

  3. Boston Herald • Modern version created in 1982 • Pat Purcell bought from Murdoch in ’94 • 200,000 M-F; 110,000 on Sunday • Web site visited by 1.2m users/month • Link

  4. WBUR Radio (90.9 FM) • NPR plus local reporting staff • Top 5 ratings in all time slots • Nonprofit ownership may be a model for future • Link

  5. New England Cable News • 24-hour regional television news • Higher quality than most broadcast news • Two revenue streams • Viewers are looking for news • Part of Boston.com • Link

  6. WBZ radio and television • Owned by CBS, a longstanding example of “synergy” • Has retained commitment to quality • Link to radio(AM 1030) • Link to television (Channels 4, 38)

  7. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) • Once the best local newscast in the U.S. • Decline in quality under corporate ownership • Still better than most • Link

  8. WHDH (Channels 7 and 56) • Local ownership sold out after lack of success • Miami-based owner introduced flashy graphics, shorter stories • Link

  9. WFXT-TV (Channel 25) • Part of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox empire • Like WHDH, flashy graphics and fast pace • 10 p.m. news gets big ratings • Link

  10. Boston Phoenix • A granddaddy of the alternative press, founded in 1966 • Arts, media, politics and pop culture • Magazine-style opinion journalism • Link

  11. Weekly Dig • Newish competitor to the Phoenix • Shorter stories, cheekier attitude • Aimed at younger readers • Link

  12. Boston Magazine • Suburban lifestyle monthly • Revolving door in the editor’s office • Occasional strong coverage of politics, media • Link

  13. CommonWealth Magazine • Published by MassINC, a nonpartisan think tank • Quarterly journal for policy wonks • Link

  14. “Greater Boston” • Only local public-affairs program on public station WGBH-TV (Channel 2) • “Beat the Press” media roundtable on Fridays • Link

  15. Free Monday-Friday dailies • Young readers and subway riders • Boston Metro is 49 percent owned by the New York Times Co. (link) • BostonNOW has blog content in print and on the Web (link)

  16. Bay Windows • Leading paper for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community • Follows in the footsteps of the Gay Community News • Link

  17. Bay State Banner • Covers the African-American community • Follows in the footsteps of William Monroe Trotter’s Guardian • Link

  18. Christian Science Monitor • Based in Boston, but not of Boston • Successful example of a mostly Web newspaper • Nonprofit model, church woes create challenges • Link

  19. Talk radio • Mostly conservative, appeals to a sense of powerlessness • Two stations are battling it out for the political talk audience • WRKO (AM 680) link • WTKK (96.9 FM) link

  20. Local blogs • Universal Hub is a blog of blogs (link) • Blue Mass. Group is a liberal participatory blog (link) • Hub Politics is a conservative blog (link)

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