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Focuses on the origin and growth of Boston, Massachusetts' newspaper "Boston Phoenix." Influence of the newspaper on Boston' liberal paper "Globe"; Difficulties faced by the paper over editorial content and management; Operating losses suffered by the "Boston Phoenix"; Circulation of the newspaper in 1972.

Reports that "The Christian Science Monitor" newspaper, operated by the Christian Science Publishing Society, is set for a revival after losing two-thirds of its circulation in the past 10 years by renovating its Boston, Massachusetts headquarters. Establishment of a high-technology newsroom; Newspaper's focus on home delivery instead of using U.S. mail; Aim to restore the newspaper's role as a paper that presents in-depth coverage of serious issues; Amount planned to spend on advertising campaign.

The article reports that Australian Publisher Rupert Murdoch bought the tabloid newspaper, "Herald American" of Hearst Corp. in Boston, Massachusetts. It states that almost no one in the country was surprised when the Hearst Corp. announced that the Herald American would be sold or shut down by December 3, 1982. It notes that Murdoch's condition of his purchase was that the paper's eleven unions would have to give up 180 of the Herald's 800 jobs to save 4 million dollar a year.

Presents information related to the newspaper "The Boston Globe." Dismissal of editor Michael Janeway after 14 months in office;Changes introduced in the paper by Janeway's successor, Thomas Winship; Receipt of a Pulitzer Prize by the newspaper for its coverage of the matter of busing for school integration in Boston, Massachusetts; Massiveness of the newspaper's sports section.

The article reports on the announcement made by George Akerson, publisher of the "Boston Traveler," that the newspaper will stop its presses for good in Massachusetts on July 10, 1967. Akerson explains that the paper had fallen a few thousand copies behind the Herald-Traveler Corp., and he found increasing difficulty in the afternoon field. In response, Akerson reverses the paper's circulation decline by expanding regional coverage, and removing advertisements from the front page.

Focuses on circulation battle between Boston, Massachusetts-based newspapers, 'The Boston Globe' and 'Boston Herald.' 'Boston Herald' parent Herald Media Inc.'s completion of its purchase of the Community Newspaper Co.; Re-examination of roles in a changing arena; Challenge of capturing the interest of readers living farther and farther from the city. INSET: The Hubbub in Boston.

The article reports that two newspapers of Boston, Massachusetts, namely "Boston After Dark" (BAD) and "Cambridge Phoenix " are involved in intense competition to win maximum readership and subscriptions. BAD strengthened its news coverage to stay in the competition. Both newspapers published stories on a Boston fire that took eight lives. Ted Gross, editor of BAD, says that the competition allows newspapers to presents news items in the best possible way.

The article reports on the use of the tabloid format as the new format to applied in the periodical "Boston Herald American" in the U.S. James Dorris, the publisher of the journal. aims to provide a compact, easy-reading and lively newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and New England. The newspaper has been anticipated to be more competent to its competing periodical "Globe," one of the nation's best newspaper.

This article presents news items, related to newspapers. When the late Leroy M. Bickford, of Boston, Massachusetts, provided recently in his will, that a copy of a Boston newspaper should be placed, daily, in every home in Newburg, Maine--his birthplace he doubtless thought that he was conferring "a great boon" upon the community in which he "first saw the light." It is painful to record the fact that the press throughout the country altogether fails to share his view. There is at least one Boston paper, which is establishing a position of curious prestige in the American press. The newspaper referred is the "Christian Science Monitor." It was the first newspaper, to record the serious general strike which broke out in Australia some months ago. That strike was sufficiently political in color to cause the censor to suppress all cable accounts of it, but the newspaper jogged along with a full report more than a week ahead of all other press dispatches on the subject.

The article focuses on the citywide newspaper strike of the independent mailers' union in Boston, Massachusetts. It states that the Boston mailers struck independently for higher wages causing the ban of newspapers, and hope to build new factories where automation will reduce the number of mailers' tasks. Moreover, settlements under the local news coverage and the resumed distribution of newspaper in Boston showed the incapacity of press to boost its normal newsstand quota.

The article reports that after six years of being an insert in foreign newspapers, "WorldPaper," which is based in Boston, Massachusetts, is heading back to the United States. The publishers of four other regional publications have agreed to include quarterly editions of "WorldPaper" in their magazines beginning in January 1986.

Reports that 'The Boston Globe' broadsheet in Boston, Massachusetts, has converted its presses to achieve newsprint savings. Debut of the newspaper's graphic redesign; Use of a narrower page format; Editorial repackaging and other initiatives to reach out to suburbs.

Focuses on `The Boston Globe' newspaper's launch of a bulldog edition on October 23, 1999 in metropolitan Boston, Massachusetts. Move expected to reverse declining circulation of the Sunday newspaper; Features of the proposed edition; Trend among newspapers of putting out bulldog editions.

Reports that newspaper journalists and editors have formed their union in Boston, Massachusetts. Minimum wages demanded by reporters and desk men last spring; Decision of the union reporters and editors that wages for writing immortal copy ought to be bigger than wages for setting it up; Information that Boston newspapers have been acquiring reputation for unusually fair reports of labor news since the editors and reporters placed themselves under the guiding hands of the Typographical Union.

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.

Describes the letters of the mysterious Silence Dogood, which appeared in the `New-England Courant,' a paper published by James Franklin and his apprentice brother, Benjamin Franklin. The identity of Silence Dogood was believed to have been well-known clergyman Cotton Mather, but they were actually written by Ben Franklin.

This article reports on Media Nation, a daily newspaper about the news media covering the Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts in August 2004. The newspaper resulted from a partnership between the Nieman Foundation, the University of Massachusetts-Boston (UMass Boston) Center on Media and Society, and The Boston Globe. Media Nation, was published on four sequential days as a part of the Globe's special convention coverage. The paper broke news on the plight of many international reporters who found themselves without expected workspace when U.S. President George W. Bush's administration failed to fund an international press center for the first time in 20 years. It examined how Arab-language news organizations were covering the convention and the growing influence on political reporting of Hispanic and African-American media organizations. The Kovach Library and computer room at Lippmann House were transformed into a newsroom for those doing research, producing graphics, and editing the content. Seasoned news professionals directed and oversaw a staff of 20 college students from Harvard and UMass Boston. Other news professionals working on the project included broadcast veteran and founding editor of Stateline.org Ed Fouhy, Nieman Foundation senior web editor, Melinda Grenier, and former Wall Street Journal graphics editor, Karl Hartig. Nieman Fellow Doug Marlette provided a daily political cartoon.

Reports that the 'Boston Globe' has censured its lone conservative columnist, Jeff Jacoby. Events that led up to the censure and a reduction in salary; How the 'Globe' is considered one of the most liberal newspapers in the United States; Reactions.

Looks at the mass media market of Boston, Massachusetts. Daily newspapers in Boston; Status of Boston's television market; Competition in Boston's radio broadcasting business; Outdoor advertising.

Reports on the contract between `Boston Globe' and Boston Printing Pressman's Union No. 3 covering regular and substitute paperhandlers. Terms of the contract.