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Matthew Karolian

New England
As seen in: Boston.com, Medium, Substack, The Boston Globe, Product Hunt, Nieman Lab, Nieman Reports
Covers:  buying and selling cars, cars, iphones, cell phones, asian technology companies, luxury cars, electric cars, computers
Lifelong New Englander working @BostonGlobe. 80th class of Nieman Fellows @Harvard.

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Matt Karolian leads the social media team at Boston Globe Media Partners spanning Boston Globe, Boston.com, BDCWire, Beta Boston, Crux and others.

He occasionally writes about cars and technology.

Matthew Karolian’s Journalist Portfolio

Is Apple About To Release Colorful Laptops Again?

Is Apple About To Release Colorful Laptops Again?

It has been widely reported that Apple will be refreshing their iPad lineup, but I think that this announceme…

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I-93 South Traffic Backed Up After Grill Falls Off Car

I-93 South Traffic Backed Up After Grill Falls Off Car

A witness said at least one car hit some of the debris and was seen pulled over in the shoulder. Fragments fr…

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Mysterious Tesla Tweet Teases New Release

Mysterious Tesla Tweet Teases New Release

An image of a Tesla car with a large "D" on the front was tweeted by company's CEO. What does it mean?

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Police Respond to Shots Fired in East Boston

Police Respond to Shots Fired in East Boston

Multiple residents reported gunshots outside of 369 Meridian St. in East Boston Tuesday night, though few det…

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Report: 2 Shot in East Boston

Report: 2 Shot in East Boston

Multiple witnesses reported gunshots outside of 369 Meridian St. in East Boston Tuesday night.

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Two wounded in East Boston shooting - The Boston Globe

Two wounded in East Boston shooting - The Boston Globe

Two people suffered minor injuries during a shooting in East Boston Tuesday night, Boston police said. The sh…

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The Data Is In: The Washington Post Can’t Replace Its "TikTok Guy"

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By Matthew Karolian
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Back in July I wrote the substack Can The Washington Post Make It Without Their “TikTok Guy” Dave Jorgenson? That question has started to be answered, and it looks downright terrifying for WaPo. I scraped YouTube view data via RivalIQ for The Washington Post, Washington Post Universe (the account Dave was running), and Local News International (Dave’s new independent venture). Without Dave at the wheel, the Post’s YouTube performance went into free fall.
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Can The Washington Post Make It Without Their "TikTok Guy" Dave Jorgenson?

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By Matthew Karolian
| Substack
I've been bullish on the news creator economy for a while now. My 2022 Nieman Lab prediction was built around the idea that all the pieces were finally in place for news creators to become a bigger part of the media ecosystem . This week it was announced that Dave Jorgenson, The Washington Post “TikTok guy”, was leaving the Post to start his own venture. In typical legacy media fashion, the NYT asked the question Can The Washington Post’s TikTok Guy Make It Without The Post?
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How NY Mag's Mark Peterson Used Horror Lighting Techniques to Capture a Trump Inauguration Eve Party

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By Matthew Karolian
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Photography often borrows from cinema to tell a deeper story, and Mark Peterson’s images from a Trump “MAGA Victory Rally” on Inauguration Eve are no exception. Peterson’s work cleverly draws on horror and film noir lighting conventions to create a dramatic, unsettling effect, and the work is so amazing in my opinion, I just had to share it. Classic Film Noir / Gangster Shadows In film noir, characters often cast long, looming shadows on the walls or ceilings.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I worked as a stringer for CNN's Road To The White House

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Danny Concannon
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