Christopher B. Daly

Professor of journalism, Boston University

[My paper route] was, no doubt, the genesis of my life-long career in journalism.

The author at age 10 pictured in a 1964 school photo. (Courtesy) 

Chris Daly On WBUR's Morning Edition

Globe readers would be delighted at the high level of customer service, and those kids would learn a thing or two about perseverance, efficiency, thrift and record-keeping.

Not All Change Is Progress: Why The Globe Should Bring Back Paperboys (And Girls)

Christopher B. Daly: As the Boston Globe struggles with its home-delivery service, I might suggest that the newspaper’s executives consider recruiting a small army of boys and girls on bikes. (ECU Digital Collections/ flickr)

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Business

Media

Opinion

It was important for the United States to demonstrate that we hold fair and open...trials. It was important to show that we do not beat suspects into entering guilty pleas...We do not put defendants into cages inside our courtrooms.

'Cognoscenti' On Air: Daly On WBUR's 'Morning Edition'

If Tsarnaev had been allowed to plead guilty, the clever propagandists of violent extremism would surely have pounced on that fact and denounced the American system for railroading their brother in arms.

Tsarnaev Found Guilty On All Counts

Why We Needed To Hold A Trial For The Boston Marathon Bomber

Chris Daly: "No matter what the cost, the trial was worthwhile. Its value cannot be measured in money alone." Pictured: In this March 5, 2015 file courtroom sketch, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, center, is depicted between defense attorneys Miriam Conrad, left, and Judy Clarke, right, during his federal death penalty trial in Boston. On Wednesday, April 8, 2015, Tsarnaev was found guilty on all 30 counts against him. (Jane Flavell Collins/AP)

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Life

Boston Marathon Bombings

Stories on the terrorism trial of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.