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Brookline is being systematically communized through its educational institutions. Over the past few months, in a conflict whose central issues are echoed in school systems throughout the country, many of the town's high school social studies teachers have been denounced in public meetings and in the local press as "ideological leftists" who are "anti-Western" have "subjected students to political propaganda on foreign and domestic issues." Soon Brookline High's critics zeroed in on specific elective course offerings in social studies which, they charged, had "a radical left perspective."

The article offers information regarding the merger of two tabloids in Boston, Massachusetts by Hearst Corp., including Record and America. It mentioned that the merger represents a step forward for the company since both tabloids have been losing ground for years, and fresh evidence that the president of the company, Richard E. Berlin, intends to strip the Hearst chain of its entire weak links. It presents the three other Hearstpapers that have been offered for sale.

The article reports on the move of the Andover, Massachusetts-based web site Helium to take its social publishing platform to the newspaper business, with the proposition that it can improve the standard of available citizen journalism. According to Peter Newton, business development vice president, most articles submitted to the site have sold for about $20 to $50 apiece. The web site believes that the system is a means for newspapers to get better-quality local articles at a low price.

The author ponders on the demise of journalism and the significance of the newsroom of the newspaper "The Republican" in Springfield, Massachusetts. He asserts that the market for clear and sharp writing about current events is unlikely to disappear. He claims that editorial leaders at majority of daily papers in the U.S. failed to keep up with the pace of technological change. He adds that solid reporting and realistic storytelling are thriving despite varied methods used to deliver journalistic work.

The article reports on an argument by journalism professor Samir Husni that paid print content is not to be posted on a free Web site. Husni talked about the issue during a meeting held by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Boston, Massachusetts on August 7, 2009. However, the author agrees that the point of Husni is clear.

Focuses on the growing importance of narrative writing approaches to journalism in the Internet industry according to the guest speakers at the Narrative Train Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. Explanation of on how to maximize the narrative technique.