At a recent technology trade event, the governor criticized the media for being tough on the local business community. Curt Woodward explains why Patrick’s comments were off-base.

Who will fill the void when GateHouse and Patch inevitably collapse? Who will step up and take the substantial risks involved in creating new community news ventures?

If they do not find meaningful ways to connect with Millennials, the largest generation in our nation’s history, neither institution will look the same in 20 years.

“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 be devastating.

SJP, she who made Monolo Blahnik a household name, blames inexpensive high heels for her podiatric woes. Anita Diamant isn’t buying it.

The Boston-New York pontifical pennant race is over. Can we go back to bickering about baseball now?

The Steubenville video, tweets, and Instagram images give us a rare window into rape, and what we find makes the cultural myths that serve to silence victims and excuse perpetrators far more difficult to sustain.

As the industry struggles to stay afloat, more and more newspapers are charging readers for online content. But instead of being straightforward, some papers refuse to call a spade a spade.

Caryl Rivers’ brother – like so many others — never recovered. The selection of a new pope presents a rare opportunity for the Church to try to cleanse itself.

My MFA program gave me thick skin and knocked me down a few notches, both of which I desperately needed.

According to the NLRB, the determining factor is whether the employee is discussing workplace conditions, which is a protected activity, or ranting, which is not.

One of the potential bidders for the Globe just adopted a policy of screening political ads for ‘negativity’ at one of his other papers. If the move reflects his journalistic philosophy, Aaron Kushner is not our man.

Movies win Oscars based on box office success, critical response, and the precursor awards. Right? Yes and no. There are other, more surprising, factors at play.

The double-amputee Olympian insists he shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp accidentally. But prosecutors have presented a very different version of events.

If Betty Friedan was still alive, she would be thrilled to see all the progress we’ve made — but similarly discouraged by how much more there is to overcome.

A 30 second spot in this year’s Super Bowl costs an estimated $4 million, an all-time record. At that price, advertisers will go pretty far to get your attention.

Could it be that violent video games are an important outlet for aggression?

Who will fill the void when GateHouse and Patch inevitably collapse? Who will step up and take the substantial risks involved in creating new community news ventures?

My MFA program gave me thick skin and knocked me down a few notches, both of which I desperately needed.

Happy birthday, iTunes Store. A look at how the revolutionary media player, library and sales portal has upturned the way we consume media.

Calling her a disgrace to the gender equality movement, Eileen McNamara takes Paula Broadwell to task.

Jury selection begins Tuesday in the trial of notorious Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, a process that could take weeks.

As the industry struggles to stay afloat, more and more newspapers are charging readers for online content. But instead of being straightforward, some papers refuse to call a spade a spade.

Reddit’s Boston Marathon bombing investigation, even with its mistakes, raised an important truth: The police need the public’s help.

According to the NLRB, the determining factor is whether the employee is discussing workplace conditions, which is a protected activity, or ranting, which is not.

In the search for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, reporters wantonly threw out their rule book.

I’m tired of writers passing judgment on entire genres. Journalistic narcissism — or, more politely, writing about oneself — has a place.

One of the potential bidders for the Globe just adopted a policy of screening political ads for ‘negativity’ at one of his other papers. If the move reflects his journalistic philosophy, Aaron Kushner is not our man.

The more notorious the criminal case, the more tempting it is to disparage the legal protections afforded defendants, making these the very cases in which those protections matter most.

If they do not find meaningful ways to connect with Millennials, the largest generation in our nation’s history, neither institution will look the same in 20 years.

Thanks to the likes of Lady Gaga and “Fifty Shades of Grey,” S&M is making a comeback — but at what cost? Caryl Rivers examines the effects.

The president won’t be able to simply sidestep this issue by claiming ignorance.

A 30 second spot in this year’s Super Bowl costs an estimated $4 million, an all-time record. At that price, advertisers will go pretty far to get your attention.

The larger outrage — the real scandal — will be lost in a din of grandstanding.

Newspapers don’t need any more bad news. Unfortunately, thanks to a small and obscure federal agency, they just got some. Ed Fouhy breaks down the latest blow in their struggle for survival and asks, whither Boston journalism?