Editing Boston Herald (section)

=== Digital First Media acquisition ===
In February 2018, acquisition of the ''Herald'' by [[Digital First Media]] for almost $12 million was approved by the bankruptcy court judge in Delaware. The new owner, DFM, said they would be keeping 175 of the approximately 240 employees the ''Herald'' had when it sought bankruptcy protection in December 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chesto |first=Jon |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/02/16/boston-herald-sale-digital-first-media-blessed-bankruptcy-court/Ihni8jDK5GMkO4CLRCd6cL/story.html |title=Boston Herald sale to Digital First Media blessed by bankruptcy court |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=2018-02-16 |access-date=2018-02-17 }}</ref> The acquisition was completed on March 19, 2018.<ref name=march19/>

The Herald and parent DFM were criticized for ending the ten-year printing contract<ref>{{cite web |title=Herald, Globe agree to printing deal |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/business/media_marketing/2013/06/herald_globe_agree_to_printing_deal |website=Boston Herald |date=June 19, 2013 |access-date=16 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> with competitor ''[[The Boston Globe]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last1=Seiffert |first1=Don |last2=Ryan |first2=Greg |title=After sale to Digital First, Boston Herald will end Globe print deal |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2018/03/17/after-sale-to-digital-first-boston-herald-will-end.html |website=Boston Business Journal |access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref> moving printing from [[Taunton, Massachusetts]], to [[Rhode Island]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Glatter |first1=Hayley |title=The Herald Will Stop Relying on the Globe for Printing |url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2018/03/19/boston-herald-globe-printing/ |website=Boston Magazine |access-date=16 August 2018 |date=19 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Seiffert |first1=Don |last2=Ryan |first2=Greg |title=Boston Business Journal |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2018/03/17/after-sale-to-digital-first-boston-herald-will-end.html |website=www.bizjournals.com |access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref> and its "dehumanizing cost-cutting efforts" in personnel.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DeCosta-Klipa |first1=Nik |title=Inside the 'dehumanizing' cost-cutting efforts by new ownership at the Boston Herald |url=https://www.boston.com/news/media/2018/05/15/boston-herald-digital-first-media |website=Boston.com |access-date=16 August 2018 |date=15 May 2018}}</ref> In June, some design and advertising layoffs were expected, with work moving to a sister paper, ''[[The Denver Post]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Greg |title=Digital First planning additional layoffs at Boston Herald |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2018/06/13/digital-first-planning-additional-layoffs-at.html |website=Boston Business Journal |access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref> The "consolidation" took effect in August, with nine jobs eliminated.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Seifert |first1=Don |title=Boston Business Journal |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2018/08/16/boston-herald-lays-off-most-of-its-advertising.html |website=www.bizjournals.com |access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref>

In late August 2018, it was announced that the ''Herald'' would move its offices from Boston's [[Seaport District]] to [[Braintree, Massachusetts]], in late November or early December.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.boston.com/news/media/2018/08/28/the-boston-herald-is-moving-to-braintree |title=The Boston Herald is moving to Braintree |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |via=[[Boston.com]] |date=August 28, 2018 |access-date=August 29, 2018}}</ref>

On October 27, 2020, the ''Boston Herald'' endorsed [[Donald Trump]] for the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 U.S. Presidential Election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/10/27/the-herald-endorses-president-trump/amp/|title = Editorial: The Herald endorses Trump|date = October 27, 2020}}</ref>

In July 2024, the newspaper laid off three employees. It is not publicly known how many people still work at the ''Boston Herald'', but the newsroom in 2020 consisted of 24 employees. A few years prior, the paper employed 240 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Aidan |last2= |first2= |last3= |last4= |first4= |date=July 9, 2024 |title=The Boston Herald lays off three employees |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/07/09/business/boston-herald-layoffs-2024/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=The Boston Globe |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Dan |date=2024-07-10 |title=The Boston Herald’s hedge fund owner cuts three jobs |url=https://dankennedy.net/2024/07/10/the-boston-heralds-hedge-fund-owner-cuts-three-jobs/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Media Nation |language=en-US}}</ref>