@hendersonma.bsky.social
Founder, The016.com, news- and civic-focused social media for Worcester. Proud husband, father & Holden townie. I post about media, tech & Worcester.
@dankennedy.netReposted by @hendersonma.bsky.socialForty years later, @hendersonma.bsky.social looks back at the merger of Worcester's two daily newspapers, the Gazette and the Telegram. Today, he writes, Worcester is home to 13 locally owned news outlets. the016.com/blogs/2/3796...
@hendersonma.bsky.social40 years ago today, Worcester learned the T&G was being sold to outside owners. What was lost went far beyond local ownership. I look back at what disappeared ā and how, 4 decades later, Worcester journalism has come full circle.
the016.com/blogs/2/3796... cc: @dankennedy.net @totcshow.bsky.social
@hendersonma.bsky.socialThis is bad, really bad.
tl;dr --> The #Worcester Diocese was ready to simply transfer a priest accused of misconduct before a social worker, a mandated reporter, alerted the state. The kicker: This wasn't in the early 2000s, this was in 2021.
@ericcasey.bsky.socialReposted by @hendersonma.bsky.socialSCOOP: The City of Worcester is being sued by Optiline.
@totcshow.bsky.socialReposted by @hendersonma.bsky.socialComing up from 8:00-8:30 it's #TheRundown with @hendersonma.bsky.social and @masspolwatch.bsky.social on the top local stories of the week!
@hendersonma.bsky.social"Investigative journalist/Bounty hunter" ... That would look good on an email signature or business card. š¤£
@hendersonma.bsky.socialMe: Ed Sheeran's concerts at Gillette Stadium canceled. Why? Sheeran and the Krafts: The Nor'easter Me: You sure? 24 hours ago, the AG said you had to offer refunds. Sheeran and the Krafts: No, it's the weather. Me: ...
@totcshow.bsky.socialReposted by @hendersonma.bsky.socialFrom 8:00 to 8:30 we've got #TheRundown with @hendersonma.bsky.social (The 016) and @masspolwatch.bsky.social (This Week in Worcester) talking about the top local issues of the week
@hendersonma.bsky.socialThey should want to stay in D.C. Dodging Town Halls until Election Day is hard work.
@hendersonma.bsky.socialGuess what we'll be talking about!
@hendersonma.bsky.socialSounds about right. It's kind of like working in the newsroom: 1 phone call from a reader = everybody š
@hendersonma.bsky.socialHolden once tried to fine people for not removing political signs after an election. I called the Town Manager and said, "I've never had 1 on my property, but by tomorrow I'll have 20. Come and get me." He must've gotten quite a few calls like that. The policy was revoked tout de suite.
@hendersonma.bsky.socialThe Charlotte Ledger highlights McClatchy's fundamental misunderstanding of how Audience Development and Audience Engagement strategies are distinct; they created the former but expected returns of the latter.
cc: @dankennedy.net @lionpubs.bsky.social
@hendersonma.bsky.socialMini rant here: It's a disgrace that all levels of government still use the "Latino" framing, as if the Brazilian, Colombian, Chilean and Mexican populations are homogeneous. We never did it with Europeans or Asians and in our lifetime got away from Africans.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/09/m...
@totcshow.bsky.socialReposted by @hendersonma.bsky.socialFrom 8:00-8:30 it's #therundown with @hendersonma.bsky.social & @masspolwatch.bsky.social as they take on the top local stories of the week
@hendersonma.bsky.socialMe, with 2 feet of snow coming and no more good sports on today
