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Brendan McCarthy

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Spotlight Editor at The Boston Globe

Spotlight Editor @BostonGlobe. Founding editor @KentuckyCIR, ex New Orleans muckraker. Woonsocket, RI, raised. DM for Signal, etc.

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  • What qualities should the cardinals be looking for in choosing the next Pope?

    1 month ago | thetablet.co.uk | Brendan McCarthy

    Conclave 2025 – the cardinals are on a ‘mission impossible’. What kind of man will they be discerning for pope? When the conclave ends, and the chosen cardinal utters his accepto, the impossibility of what lies ahead will dawn. Almost every pope both succeeds and fails. While it is temptingly easy to quote Samuel Beckett, his words are apt: “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again.

  • Why it's cheaper to film in Ireland than Los Angeles (for now)

    2 months ago | rte.ie | Brendan McCarthy

    Analysis: Over 850 productions have claimed Irish tax relief since 2024 showing Ireland is a major player in the global film industryHollywood actor Rob Lowe is perhaps best known for his role as White House speech writer Sam Seaborn on the TV show The West Wing. During an episode of his Literally! With Rob Lowe podcast, Lowe said that his hit game show The Floor was actually filmed in Ireland.

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

    Mar 17, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Brendan McCarthy |Andrew Ryan

    The mayor of New Bedford has asked the FBI, as well as an outside law enforcement expert, to examine the findings of a recent Globe Spotlight Team investigation into misconduct on the city’s police force and its history of misuse of confidential informants.

  • About ‘Snitch City’: How we reported this story

    Mar 12, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Brendan McCarthy

    ‘Snitch City’ is a yearlong Globe Spotlight Team investigation into law enforcement’s use of informants at the local level. This series is based on interviews with more than 100 people from all corners of the criminal justice system, including informants themselves. Reporters examined tens of thousands of pages of police reports, court documents, and various law enforcement files that spanned three decades.

  • Out of the flames, into the light – Notre-Dame restored - The Tablet

    Dec 4, 2024 | thetablet.co.uk | Brendan McCarthy

    After a remarkable restoration, Notre-Dame, Paris’s great Gothic cathedral, prepares to welcome worshippers for the first time since the 2019 fire that almost destroyed itRegister for free to read this article in fullSubscribe for unlimited accessFrom just £37.50 quarterly   Print copy of The Tablet delivered directly to your door.   Complete access to all Tablet website content including all premium content.   Access to the weekly digital copy of The Tablet.

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Brendan McCarthy
Brendan McCarthy @bmccarthynews
6 Jun 25

Looks like Elon Musk and Donald Trump are heading to Splitsville. The folks @GlobeOpinion produced a breakup playlist to help ease the pain of this uncoupling. https://t.co/qblY8y1JP2

Brendan McCarthy
Brendan McCarthy @bmccarthynews
30 May 25

Do you dig investigative reporting? Want the story behind the story? Lucky for you, we just launched a new, expanded @GlobeSpotlight newsletter. Sign up now! https://t.co/hipnW4uiiQ

Brendan McCarthy
Brendan McCarthy @bmccarthynews
23 May 25

RT @joeflech: Globe sues 5 Mass. police departments in effort to shine light on shadowy world of confidential informants ✍️ @GordonRussell…