John Carroll is a media analyst for WBUR and a former journalism professor at Boston University. He blogs here and here.
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Your Cousin From Boston? Rating 2021 Super Bowl Ads
WBUR senior news analyst John Carroll joins us to review the good, the bad and the ugly of Sunday night's ads.
Which Political Ads Are Making A Splash, And Which Are Falling Short?
Who's behind these ads, are they working, and what do they tell us about the state of a number of races, during a pandemic?
What Would GateHouse-Gannett Merger Mean For Massachusetts?
The proposed $1.4 billion merger could have a ripple effect for local news publications.
Where Delete Is The New Default: Welcome To The Erasable Internet
The Internet is becoming two parallel universes: the archival and the real-time web.
Will Government Regulation Vaporize E-Cigarettes?
Government officials are rushing toward the regulation of e-cigarettes in the name of public health. But John Carroll suspects there's an entirely less altruistic motivation at play.
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The Gray Lady Shows Some Leg
The New York Times has chosen the occasion of its website redesign to introduce its first batch of native ads.
Why Sponsored Content Is Bad For Journalism
"Branded" news is blurring the line between journalism and advertising. It's a tempting boon for the revenue it brings in — but John Carroll predicts its long term effects will...