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1. June 27, 2011 05:13 PM

   Globe Delivers its Verdict on Romneycare

   A good—if imperfect—example of policy-oriented reporting

   By Greg Marx

   On Sunday, the Boston Globe published the second installment in its two-part series on “Romneycare,” the Massachusetts health care overhaul passed in 2006. Though not as buzz-worthy as the first part of the series — which tracked the back-room negotiations in which then-governor Mitt Romney came to support the program, and particularly the controversial individual mandate — the article offers...

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2. April 19, 2011 03:05 PM

   My Birthday The Day Daddy Won a Pulitzer

   By Liz Cox Barrett

   Yesterday, the Boston Globe's Sebastian Smee won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, cited for his “vivid and exuberant writing about art’’ and for “often bringing great works to life with love and appreciation." Here is the Globe's take on the news: Globe art critic Smee wins Pulitzer And here is Poynter's take (see the 10th bullet point from the top):...

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3. December 16, 2010 10:34 AM

   A Midsummer Donation Spike, With Context

   Reports from recent campaign finance reports

   By Liz Cox Barrett

   There is much that can not be found in publicly available federal campaign finance reports: the identities of all the entities and individuals whose funds fueled the surge in third party ad spending this year; or, a true tally of how much, in all, was spent on the midterm election. Still, there are stories to be told from these disclosure...

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4. November 13, 2012 12:49 PM

   Learn about Marty Baron

   The incoming Washington Post editor visited Columbia's j-school last year

   By Kira Goldenberg

   The Washington Post announced on Tuesday that editor Marcus Brauchli is stepping down and will be succeeded by Boston Globe editor Martin Baron. Last year, Baron came to the Columbia Journalism School to speak to students about the changing newspaper industry, and he sat down with former CJR assistant editor Alysia Santo for an interview. "Our aim is to be...

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5. November 20, 2012 03:30 PM

   Martin Baron’s plans for WaPo

   Will he bring the Globe's double-site strategy to the Post?

   By Sara Morrison

   Boston Globe editor Martin Baron will be The Washington Post's new executive editor come January 2013, replacing Marcus Brauchli. Three days after his first visit to WaPo’s newsroom to meet his future colleagues, I asked Baron what strategies he planned to take from the Globe to his new job. Last year, Baron told CJR about the Globe's then-new creation of...

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6. September 26, 2011 02:26 PM

   Meet the Bay State’s Uninsured

   The national media pass on an important story

   By Trudy Lieberman

   Last week the Census Bureau released new numbers showing that 5.6 percent of the population in Massachusetts remained without health insurance coverage. That’s a 42 percent drop in the number of the state’s uninsured since the law took effect in 2006. A new study by the Cambridge Health Alliance, one of the state’s safety net providers, showed who was left...

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7. June 13, 2011 12:12 PM

   On the Health Policy Beat

   With the Boston Globe’s Kay Lazar

   By Trudy Lieberman

   As we head into a new presidential campaign with health care likely to be one of the defining issues, Campaign Desk thought it a good idea to talk to some health beat reporters who try to bring the story home to people in their communities. This new series will feature journalists who translate the political story into kitchen table terms...

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8. November 28, 2011 12:13 PM

   Romney’s Marie Antoinette Moment

   What, let them have health care?

   By Trudy Lieberman

   The lede of the Boston Globe’s campaign story a few days ago was explicit: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney yesterday called on Congress to take money from Medicaid, not defense, to compensate for the failure of the congressional supercommittee to agree on deficit reductions. Romney on the campaign trail in New Hampshire was explicit, too. He challenged the president to...

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