Matt Karolian

Matt Karolian

@mkarolian.bsky.social

Building new things at Boston Globe Media. 80th class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard. Teach digital journalism at HarvardEXT. Non-Journalist.

16,772 Followers 132 Following 26 Posts Joined Apr 2023
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"He also was stopped by a fire truck that couldn’t move off of railroad tracks because the snow was so deep."

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"Chris Johnson, executive director of manufacturing at Boston Globe Publishing Services, said on Monday he got stuck on the way to the facility and was pulled out by another truck. Then, that truck and its driver went 30 feet and got stuck, prompting Johnson to help him out of the snow."

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In unprecedented decision, The Boston Globe will not print a paper for Feb. 24 delivery due to blizzard - The Boston Globe A massive nor’easter that blasted New England with snow and turbulent winds made it nearly impossible for the paper’s printing staff to get to work in Taunton.

Want to know how bad the blizzard is here in the Northeast? For the first time in its 153-year-history, @bostonglobe.com
management has decided not to print and deliver a paper tonight.

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/23/b...

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Dave Jorgenson Is Now Generating 2.5x More YouTube Views Than The Washington Post In July, I asked Can The Washington Post Make It Without Their “TikTok Guy” Dave Jorgenson? In October, the data confirmed a pretty ugly picture — the Post’s YouTube performance cratered ~85% after Da...

"In January, Dave Jorgenson’s Local News International generated roughly 2.5x as many YouTube views as The Washington Post’s two YouTube channels combined.”

from @mkarolian.bsky.social: mkarolian.substack.com/p/dave-jorge...

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Lawsuit against Tesla reveals harrowing 911 call as driver trapped in burning car — Boston.com Samuel Tremblett was driving a Tesla in the afternoon of Oct. 29 when he lost control of the vehicle and collided with a tree off Route 138 in Easton. Immediately after the crash, the car burst into f...

In a harrowing 911 call — a transcript of which was included in the complaint — Tremblett said, “I’m stuck in a car crash,” and, “I can’t get out, please help me.” He continued, “I can’t breathe. … It’s on fire … I’m going to die.”

Lawsuit against Tesla reveals...

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Dropkick Murphys back Jan. 6 officer after he confronts election denier in U.S. Senate hearing — Boston.com The Dropkick Murphys gave a shout-out to former D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone on Thursday after he confronted a far-right activist during a congressional hearing — all while wearing ...

Dropkick Murphys back Jan. 6 officer after he confronts election denier in U.S. Senate hearing

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Measles is resurging across the country. Here are the New England towns most vulnerable to an outbreak. - The Boston Globe Boston researchers have found a new way to pinpoint pockets of low vaccination rates.

Here’s an interactive map from @bostonglobe.com that lets you see how vulnerable your town is to a measles outbreak.

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/23/m...

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Rude

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If anyone was curious how the room-temperature IQ conversations were going on the bird app…

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@proton.me has a privacy-focused LLM called lumo. It appears to be a pretty good option.

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Scott Adams, ‘Dilbert’ creator who shifted into racist, far-right commentary, dies - The Boston Globe While working as an engineer, Adams began the doodles that became “Dilbert,” which debuted in 1989 and eventually appeared in more than 2,000 newspapers around the world.

Scott Adams, ‘Dilbert’ creator who shifted into racist, far-right commentary, dies

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/13/n...

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No Meshnet type product right now, unfortunately. You can string some software together to achieve a similar thing, but not as easy.

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Now would be a great time to switch to cryptographically secure alternatives.

You can get Proton Unlimited for only $7.99 a month, this includes Proton VPN, Proton Pass, Proton Mail, Proton Calendar, and Proton Drive

protonvpn.com/pricing

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One Battle After Another might be one of the worst films I've watched in the past 5 years.

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So it's just like... normal winter now, huh?

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The data here is shocking. Only about 11.3% of people in MA have been vaccinated against COVID this season, only about 34.1% have gotten their Flu booster.

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a bear is standing on its hind legs next to a man . ALT: a bear is standing on its hind legs next to a man .

The 5mg of Zepbound and 60mg of Prednisone battling over my appetite on New Year's Eve.

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Suspicious package brings police bomb squad to area near North End; no explosives found The Boston Police Department's bomb squad determined the item found near the North End contained no explosive or hazardous materials.

Suspicious package brings police bomb squad to area near North End; no explosives found trib.al/jtq723f

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XOFLUZA® (baloxavir marboxil) | Prescription Flu Treatment Learn about XOFLUZA® (baloxavir marboxil), a one-dose prescription medicine flu treatment that attacks the flu virus at its source. See full safety for more information.

I keep reading about #flu, but no mention of Xofluza!

If you’re sick: one pill, fewer side effects than Tamiflu, and you stop being contagious faster.

If you’re caring for someone with the flu: one pill can lower your chances of getting sick by almost 90%.

Ask your doctor!!
xofluza.com

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Give us an edit button BlueSky!!!

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One of the wildest things about living in Boston is the medical care. You'll have an obscure issue, and suddenly the next day you are setup with an appointment with a specialist... you do a quick Google and realize they ware the world's leading expert in the thing you are there to see them for.

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News Team,
Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier.
I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity.
Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.
We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed
to kill the story.
If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient.
If the standard for airing a story becomes
"the government must agree to be
interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast.
We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state.
These men risked their lives to speak with us.
We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.
CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones. We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it.
When it fails to air without a credible
explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet.
I care too much about this broadcast to watch
it be dismantled without a fight.
Sharyn

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

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2 months ago

The Greenway Carousel

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Going for a spin in #Boston

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Brian McGrory to rejoin Boston Globe as editor Brian McGrory is returning to The Boston Globe as editor, the company’s co-owner and chief executive Linda Henry announced to staff Monday.

Brian McGrory to rejoin Boston Globe as editor - www.boston.com/news/the-bos...

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3 months ago
Newly Unsealed Batch Of Epstein Estate Photos Contains Rare Holographic Dershowitz

Newly Unsealed Batch Of Epstein Estate Photos Contains Rare Holographic Dershowitz

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Boston Globe editor Nancy Barnes to step down - The Boston Globe In a note to the Globe newsroom Friday, Barnes said she is stepping down at the end of next week and will stay on staff as an editor-at-large.

New: Nancy Barnes is stepping down as editor of The Boston Globe at the end of next week. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/12/b...

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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over

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