The neighborhood of Dorchester was on the top-of-mind in Massachusetts and probably raised awareness at the national level in 2018 for various reasons. And it seems to be just the beginning.
A mother who lost her son due to the violence and decided to give back to the neighborhood; the Mayor’s plans of investments to the community; an analysis about the Boston Globe’s biased coverage of Dorchester; a public mass by two Catholic churches; a father of three whose wife was deported back to Vietnam; the importance of local history by the Dorchester Historical Society; and a interview with a Dorchester State Representative, were some of the stories who received more number of views during the 2018 in Dorchester Post.
It’s very significant to note that for the following list, the criteria we used was only the number of views received in our platform, so it doesn’t mean these were necessarily the most important or relevant issues for the community, but the ones that got more attention.
Top 5
The following were the 5 stories with more views in the entire platform during 2018:
The Boston Globe perpetuated a negative stereotype about Dorchester
Special: Dorchester among Boston neighborhoods with lowest crime rate
Hundreds gathered to celebrate historical outdoor community mass in Dorchester (+ photos)
Dorchester resident creates a fund to help Officer Michael Chesna’s family
Generosity
Regardless Police officer killed-on-duty Michael Chesna was not from Dorchester, and his death didn’t happen in Dorchester, the story based on a fundraising to support Chesna’s family created by a Dorchester resident became the most viewed story in the generosity category. But because is already in the top 5, this category’s most viewed story was:
Community raised funds to support family of a deported Vietnamese woman
Education
The story regarding public schools with more views was:
Dorchester harvest: 40% of the BPS Valedictorians class of 2018 are from Dot
Regarding private schools, the most viewed was:
Dorchester BC High School teacher honored with Excellence in Education Award
Culture
The most viewed story regarding culture in Dorchester during 2018:
Dorchester Historical Society on the evolving identity of Massachusetts’ most diverse neighborhood
Interviews
We did many very interesting and relevant interviews during 2018, but the one that got more views was:
Dorchester neighbor raising three daughters alone following the deportation of Vietnamese wife
Events & Participation
This category highlights events and activities that happened in Dorchester, and the top one was:
The AJ Community Flag Football Games are coming to bring more peace and unity to the neighborhood
Sports
Despite an important story like the creation of the Dorchester Baseball league happened in 2018, these guys received the most views in the sports category:
Fourth Annual Dot Pot Street Hockey Tournament to be held at Garvey Park
Local businesses
Of all the stories regarding Dorchester businesses, the most viewed was:
Incidents
In a neighborhood so large like Dorchester, many things happen every day, but the following was the one with more views:
Police Department
The most viewed story regarding the police in 2018 was:
Fire Department
The following was the top story regarding the fire department in Dorchester in 2018:
Boston Fire Department commemorates the passing of beloved firefighter 40 years ago
Civic & Politics
Even the historical election of Dorchester resident Ayanna Pressley for Congress couldn’t beat community leader and Former Dorchester State Representative Evandro Carvalho’s interview as the top story in one of the most competitive categories:
Evandro Carvalho: “we have to challenge the narrative others created that we are bad”
City Government
This category includes stories related to the City Council, the Executive branch of the City Government, and the most viewed was:
A new year is already underway, and in the Dorchester Post we are excited to be part of the largest and most diverse neighborhood in New England.
Hopefully, this year will bring us many more stories, especially the most meaningful and impacting ones, the ones that help make Dorchester an even better community.
Have a lovely, healthy and prosperous 2019.
