13th Hour Reprieve: Inside the Globe Countdown

13th Hour Reprieve: Inside the Globe Countdown

By The Amherst Wire on June 4, 2009

On May 3, 2009, the fate of the Boston Globe hung in the air. Explore community reactions and insider’s looks into the state of the newspaper industry and the future of journalism in this multimedia feature from AmherstWire.com.

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Industry, academic insiders on the Boston Globe crisis

Industry, academic insiders on the Boston Globe crisis

By Carol Lawless on June 4, 2009

When news hit the stands about the potential closing of the Boston Globe, industry insiders and academics expressed mixed feelings of what it would be like without this significant news entity that has existed since 1872.

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The scope of the problem for newspapers

The scope of the problem for newspapers

By Keith Shannon on June 4, 2009

The economic downturn has hit the newspaper industry hard, triggering a cascade of losses, bankruptcies and closures.

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As the Globe turns

As the Globe turns

By Cisco Covino on June 4, 2009

In the basement of the Boston Globe is a room with tall bookshelves; some are cramped with manila folders ready to burst with old newspaper clippings others are filled with history books and encyclopedias. In a sense, this space was the Internet before the Internet.

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What’s next for journalism

What’s next for journalism

By Ted Rogers on June 4, 2009

With the newspaper industry in a desperate search for a business model that pays, many critics have begun to brainstorm what the new face of media will be.

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A piece of farm equipment sits infront of one of the compost heaps.
A John Deere sits by the fields.
A discontinued Farmall Cub tractor. "That is a beautiful piece of machinery" explains Jim, "they don't make them like that anymore."
Jim points to his Williams tool bar, the latest in cultivating. He made it himself, and it flattens, creates rows, and farrows. "Creating a straight row is an art" says Jim.
The garlic, peas, and asparagus have been planted.
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