Editor’s Note

If you’re crazy enough to try journalism, ‘Crux’ is looking for interns
- News Analysis
- Jun 2, 2019
Crux is currently looking for a couple of interns, meaning young people interested in testing the waters of journalism by working for borderline-obsessive personality types for a few months under ridiculous pressure for no more than a modest, albeit competitive, stipend.
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Editor’s Note: A mission of civility in a polarized time
- Commentary
- May 19, 2019
Crux wraps up its annual fundraising appeal today, and we need your help.
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Editor’s note: Crux announces a new “Prime Directive”
- Commentary
- Aug 14, 2017
Up to this point, Crux has never had formal editorial policies, because we’re a small enough operation I didn’t think we needed them. As of today, however, I’m implementing Policy #1. For “Star Trek” fans, you might think of this as our new “Prime Directive”: Yes to vigorous discussion, no to personal attacks.
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A huge ‘Thank You!’ to Crux readers
- Commentary
- Dec 1, 2016
November was a record-breaking month for Crux in terms of traffic on the site, signifying that readers have chosen to bestow their trust in our work. For that, on behalf of the whole team, editor John Allen wants to say, “Thank you!”
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Editor's note on day one of 'Crux 2.0'
- Church
- Apr 1, 2016
Today marks the first day of Crux’s new partnership with the Knights of Columbus, after 18 months as a site sponsored by The Boston Globe. Internally, we’ve been referring tongue-in-cheek to our new incarnation as “Crux 2.0”, and above all else I want to thank our readers for sticking with
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A note to our readers about Crux
- Church
- Mar 11, 2016
Hello loyal Crux readers, I have some sad news to impart. The Boston Globe has made the difficult decision to stop supporting Crux as of the end of March, focusing its efforts instead on other initiatives within the company. But the good news is that John Allen plans to continue
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