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Tal Kopan @talkopan.bsky.social · 2d

A poignant reminder of the power and importance of local journalism:

600 kids go missing from state care a year. These are the lost children of Massachusetts.

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Missing kids from Massachusetts state care face dire consequences

When kids run from care, the stakes couldn't be higher. Many become victims of sex trafficking.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · May 15

What do you want to know about the financial collapse of Steward Health Care?

Reporters from the Globe Spotlight Team will be talking about our investigative series tomorrow in a Reddit AMA. Join us: trib.al/83ICnxq

The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · May 15

Have a question about Steward Health Care's downfall? A team of Globe reporters who have been investigating the saga over the last year are here to bring you answers.

Join them on Reddit for a behind-the-scenes look at their reporting.

Submit questions here: trib.al/83ICnxq

Square shaped box with a black background and white text. At the top of the square it says: ask us anything | reddit 10 a.m. Friday. There is a photo of the outside of outside of St. Anne’s Hospital, which was operated by Steward Health Care, in Fall River under that. The next row of text says: Reddit AMA on r/massachusetts. The text underneath that black says: A team of Boston Globe reporters will be answering questions about their year-long investigation into Steward Health Care.

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Brendan McCarthy @bmccarthynews.bsky.social · May 12

"Like other outstanding podcasts that home in on local injustices, it raises our awareness of a wider systemic problem," the @newyorker.com critic wrote.

If you have haven't downloaded our podcast series, you're missing out: apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/invest...

Listen to the Snitch City podcast

Spotlight: Snitch City brings listeners inside the clandestine world of police informants through the story of one police department.

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Brendan McCarthy @bmccarthynews.bsky.social · May 12

The latest rave review for the 'Snitch City' podcast is in. @newyorker.com says memorable interviewees put a human face on @globespotlight.bsky.social’s "stunning findings." www.newyorker.com/culture/podc...

Spare a Thought for the Snitch

In “Spotlight: Snitch City,” the Boston Globe skillfully reveals how police abused confidential informants in a Massachusetts port town.

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Nieman Storyboard @niemanstoryboard.org · May 2

"When @kristinaudio.bsky.social first read the piece, she knew right away that it had the potential to be more than a print story." @globespotlight.bsky.social @bmccarthynews.bsky.social

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Inside 'Snitch City': How Boston Globe reporters turned a magazine story into a podcast - Nieman Storyboard

The Spotlight team looked for great characters and scenes to build their "audio-first" reporting project

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Brendan McCarthy @bmccarthynews.bsky.social · Apr 11

Major drug case dismissed amid allegations of New Bedford police informant misconduct.

Misconduct was first exposed by the Globe & closely follows the @globespotlight.bsky.social 'Snitch City' series. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/11/m...

Prosecutors toss major trafficking case after New Bedford police accused of misconduct with informant - The Boston Globe

The dismissal stems from a Globe Spotlight investigation that exposed the troubling ties between a detective and an informant.

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Samantha Gross @samanthajgross.bsky.social · Apr 10

Come work with us!

The Globe is hiring a reporter to cover the health care, hospital, and life sciences industries in New England -- a huge beat tackling one of the biggest sectors in our region.

Apply here:
globe.rec.pro.ukg.net/BOS1501BGMP/...

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · Mar 17

Last week, we published Snitch City, a series and podcast investigating misconduct on New Bedford's police force and its history of misuse of confidential informants.

The city's mayor pushed back. And he's asked the FBI to examine the findings.

New Bedford mayor pushes back on Spotlight report on police abuses, seeks FBI review - The Boston Globe

Mayor Jon Mitchell pushed back on the Spotlight Team report, saying it painted a picture of the department that was “materially incomplete” and relied on accounts of criminals and “others of dubious c...

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · Mar 12

Our new investigation begins with the story of a veteran cop in New Bedford, Mass.

One night he stumbles onto an apparent robbery. The suspect? A colleague who claims he’s acting on a tip from an informant.

And that’s just the start.

Spotlight | Snitch City: Rogue New Bedford police officer exploited a secret system

The Spotlight Team found a lack of scrutiny around confidential informants. And police misconduct has been allowed to fester.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · Mar 11

Our new podcast begins on the docks of a Massachusetts city. It involves a rogue cop. A demand for drugs. A phrase he'd used again and again: “confidential informant.”

This secretive system in policing has a dark underside. We found it in New Bedford.