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Massachusetts

There’s no ‘diversity problem’ at Boston Latin

Like other Boston residents, I have been perplexed at the degree of controversy surrounding our best public school, and the misleading analysis in local media, such as The Boston Globe. Underlying the race-relations controversy is the complaint that Boston Latin has a "diversity problem," that it doesn'

internet

Court upholds ‘net-neutrality’ rules on Internet access

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a big win for the Obama administration, a federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government's "net neutrality" rules that require internet providers to treat all web traffic equally. The 2-1 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of

Donald Trump

Testy Trump takes his war with the press to a new level

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's heated war with the media reached new heights as he turned the brag-worthy feat of raising $5.6 million for veterans' charities into a sparring match with reporters pressing him on the issue. "The press should be ashamed of themselves," a

wgbh

WATCH: Braceras talks Zuckerberg meeting at Facebook on WGBH’s ‘Greater Boston’

NewBostonPost Editor Jennifer C. Braceras stopped by WGBH's "Greater Boston" Monday evening to discuss last week's meeting in Silicon Valley between Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and conservative media leaders. [perfectpullquote align="full" cite="" link="" color="" class=

Democrats

Iran nuke deal pitched by group that also funded media

WASHINGTON (AP) — A group the White House recently identified as a key surrogate in selling the Iran nuclear deal gave National Public Radio $100,000 last year to help it report on the pact and related issues, according to the group's annual report. It also funded reporters and

Donald Trump

Obama knocks media for treating Trump as entertainer

WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first remarks about Donald Trump's status as the GOP's presumptive nominee, President Barack Obama on Friday urged the media to undertake tougher scrutiny of presidential candidates. "We are in serious times and this is a really serious job," Obama said

boston

Media ignore the big issues, focus on the trivial

This week, at a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Timothy Dolan at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City for Catholic high school seniors, I heard a student speak eloquently about faith being the greatest of all virtues. We then heard Cardinal Dolan in his homily talk about the

Facebook

Americans’ trust in news media sinks to rival Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trust in the news media is being eroded by perceptions of inaccuracy and bias, fueled in part by Americans' skepticism about what they read on social media. Just 6 percent of people say they have a lot of confidence in the media, putting the news industry about