New England Newspaper & Press Association
The New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) is the professional trade organization for newspapers in the six New England states: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Rhode Island.
NENPA is proud to represent and serve more than 450 daily, weekly and specialty newspapers throughout the six-state region.
NENPA is the principal advocate for newspapers in New England, helping them to successfully fulfill their mission to engage and inform the public while navigating and ultimately thriving in today’s evolving media landscape.
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Your right to know: What the First Amendment really says about freedom of the...
The U.S. and New Hampshire constitutions protect press freedom. Here’s what that means: A news outlet can call out government corruption. A podcast host can share views you like — and abhor. And you...
Defending Democracy Starts at Home: Protecting Local News and Press Freedom
When your town, city or county has a local news outlet, the benefit ripples through the entire community.
You have a defender who cares about where you live and work, from reports about the content...
Have you joined our “Know Your News” campaign launching today
Today, on Constitution Day (September 17, 2025), NENPA is launching Know Your News: Understanding Press Freedom and the Value of Local News — a project of the NENPA Press Freedom and Local News Committee...
Nackey S. Loeb School Announces 2025 First Amendment Award Event & Honorees
The Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications has announced the recipients of its annual awards, to be presented at the School’s Annual First Amendment Award Event on Thursday, October 23 at the New Hampshire...
UPCOMING WEBINARS AND EVENTS
Sep
19
Fri
When personal identity and professional beat intersect, journalism gains powerful depth. This webinar features journalists who report on issues that directly impact the communities they belong to, such as reporters who are trans covering trans rights or reporters who are immigrants reporting on immigration. Join the Trans Journalists Association and the Institute for Independent Journalists in an honest conversation with reporters and editors who will share best practices for navigating these dual roles with integrity, empathy, and rigor. Learn how lived experience can inform reporting while upholding the highest standards of journalistic ethics and impact.
Speakers:
- Drew Costley, New Orleans-based freelance journalist and editor
- Denny Agassi, freelance journalist focused on LGBTQ+ rights
- Annabel Rocha, Chicago-based freelance journalist covering reproductive rights
- Ruxandra Guidi, Arizona-based independent journalist, creator of the podcast Happy Forgetting
Moderator: Adam Rhodes, IRE training director, freelance journalist, and TJA board member emeritus
Sep
25
Thu
Join Second Street for our 16th annual 30in30! We’ve pulled together dozens of ideas to help you achieve your goals for the rest of 2025, 2026, and beyond. We’ll help you create a plan to increase your revenue, grow your database, develop a deeper level of audience engagement, or a combination of all three!
Whether you’re looking for new ways to improve an existing contest program or your company is just getting started with promotions, you’ll leave with a calendar year’s worth of ideas. From the top advertiser categories to the best ways to build your database – we’re bringing you 30 promotion themes and 90+ ideas in a rapid-fire 30-minute session!
Webinar Highlights:
- Promotion categories to increase your revenue
- Topics to engage your target audiences
- Contest themes to drive significant database growth
- Over 90 contest & promotion ideas
Oct
16
Thu
Join Poynter at 1 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, Oct. 16, for a focused 75-minute webinar to learn about climate policy changes. This free training covers using Atlas database tools and resources for tracking federal rollbacks locally. Hear how the Clean Economy Tracker informed reporting on rural communities. Practice hands-on training on a reporting database to get the right data for your stories.
Watch live for an interactive session with Q&A, plus recorded content and resource materials for ongoing reference.
Course offered free of charge thanks to the support of our sponsor, The Joyce Foundation.
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