• by Steve Outing

    Well, it looks like this is a trend we’ll be seeing more and more of. Earlier this week, the Boston Globe stopped publishing classifieds sections on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Print focus will be on the Friday and weekend editions with their jobs, autos, and homes advertising sections. Thursday regional additions also may have […]

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  • by Steve Outing

    You might have noticed that the Boston Globe introduced a new print-edition redesign today. There’s an extensive FAQ explaining all the changes, of which some are attempts to make the paper better (of course) and others are necessary cutbacks for the paper to survive in tough times.
    Alas, all the changes are to the editorial and […]

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