In the Press Archive

Nonprofit trust buying Press Herald, other Maine newspapers in landmark deal

Media observers had worried in the weeks leading up to Monday’s announcement about the possible sale of the Maine newspapers to a national corporate chain that might take aggressive cost-cutting measures as has been done other places around the country, said Dan Kennedy, a journalism professor at Northeastern University who studies the future of local […]

More Visible L.G.B.T.Q. People Isn’t a Curiosity or a Crisis — It’s Normal

When I asked K.J. Rawson — an associate professor of English and women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Northeastern University and the director of the Digital Transgender Archive — if he’d noticed this phenomenon of the “too many trans people” trope, he told me that it reminded him of the sideshow era of the 19th […]

Activists split over whether reparations should go to Black immigrants

The city’s historically Black Roxbury neighborhood was once written off as a slum, she said, but is now attracting students from nearby Northeastern University as well as immigrants from around the globe, including many Black migrants from Africa and the West Indies.

Critics say pettiness among Mass. lawmakers is delaying key gun control bill

“It’s a badly broken system, and I think people who care about particular legislative priorities are becoming fed up,” said Peter Enrich, a retired Northeastern University law professor who leads a coalition that promotes legislative transparency.

Lots of Tap Water Contains ‘Forever Chemicals.’ Take These Steps to Reduce Your Risk.

Carpets that contain PFAS are likely continually shedding the chemicals, says Phil Brown, director of the social science environmental health research institute at Northeastern University. It’s unclear whether such shedding goes down or up over time or is reduced when washed or steam-cleaned, scientists say.

The Washington Examiner

DeSantis mixes up media strategy in hope of closing Trump gap

The dynamics of a one-on-one interview are not the same as those of a town hall, according to Northeastern University politics professor and Chairman Costas Panagopoulos.

Healthline

WHO Says Aspartame May Cause Cancer, What Experts Want You to Know

“Carcinogenic substances generally increase the risk of cancer because they damage the metabolic cells of the body,” explained Darin Detwiler, PhD, a professor of food policy and corporate social responsibility at Northeastern University.

Georgia mass shooting suspect is killed during intense search and 3 officers are wounded, police say

The shootings marked the 31st mass killing of 2023, taking the lives of at least 153 people this year, according to a database maintained by The AP and USA Today in a partnership with Northeastern University.

Six months. 28 mass killings in the US. That’s the worst yet, and all but one case involved guns

A database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University tracks this large-scale violence dating back to 2006.

US sees deadliest six months of mass killings on record since at least 2006

A mass killing is defined as an occurrence when four or more people are slain, not including the assailant, within a 24-hour period. A database maintained by the Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University tracks this large-scale violence dating back to 2006.

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US Sets a Grim Milestone With New Record for the Deadliest Six Months of Mass Killings

Adatabase maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University tracks this large-scale violence dating back to 2006.

U.S. Sets A Grim New Record With Deadliest 6 Months of Mass Shootings Yet