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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Party for journalists in Boston on October 8!

We’re excited to announce that the Boston Association of Black Journalists, the New England chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association, and the New England chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists will...

Celebrate National Newspaper Week October 6-12

2024 marks the 84th celebration of National Newspaper Week. Since 1940, Newspaper Association Managers has sponsored and supported National Newspaper Week, a week-long promotion of the newspaper industry in the United States and Canada. As we prepare...

2024 NENPA Awards: Celebrating Excellence in New England Journalism

The New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) honored top-performing newspapers and journalists in various categories on September 21 during a luncheon at the NENPA/NYPA Fall Publishers' Conference in Providence, RI. The awards spotlighted...

Tom Condon, Yankee Quill and Hall of Fame member, has died at 78

Thomas J. Condon, a newspaperman who for more than 50 years told Connecticut’s stories, fought injustices and challenged public policies with grace and unimpeachable authority, died early Tuesday. He was 78. He died after a...

UPCOMING WEBINARS AND EVENTS

Oct
4
Fri
NENPA U: Audience Development – Training Series
Oct 4 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

This five-part series offered by the New England Newspaper & Press Association and the New York Press Association covers essential strategies, from building engagement-first content and using email as a powerful revenue tool to navigating the evolving landscape of social media, and the latest best practices for creating content that drives real results.

This Audience Development series is built and presented by The AQ, a GTM/Growth agency, founded in 2021 by Allison Mezzafonte + Kerry Twibell. This series has been created in collaboration with Scott Mebus, strategic advisor. The AQ advises tech and media on positioning + business development to drive revenue, delivering playbooks for content development, audience development, market strategy, and growth acceleration.

The series will be available starting on October 4, 2024. After you purchase a ticket, you will receive a link to a page with all the VOD (Video on Demand) programming and Zoom meeting instructions for the final live session on November 1. The suggested format is to watch one video per week by Friday, leading up to the final live session.

VOD Session 1 – Audience Acquisition & Engagement: Techniques and best practices to build audiences across channels (search, social, email)

VOD Session 2 – Newsletter Engagement: Tactics for using email as an acquisition and engagement channel and a revenue source.

VOD Session 3 – Meaningful Social: Organic reach on social has dropped over the past four years. Platforms are rewarding engagement above all. The days of automatic reach are over. It’s never been more important to create an engagement-first content strategy. Strategies for building a following that really pays.

VOD Session 4 – The New Search: YouTube is the second most popular search engine in the world, and TikTok is quickly rising up the ranks. Social video is the new search. Tactics and best practices for preparing your organization.

Live Wrap-up 5 – Audience: A Look Back: Live tune-in session Friday, November 1 beginning at noon over Zoom with course attendees to revisit topics in VOD sessions 1-4. Key takeaways, etc. How to’s, to take back into organizations, e.g. socialization internally, turning into practice, and potential pitfalls.

Oct
16
Wed
Reporting on racial bias in health algorithms and products
Oct 16 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Doctors measure health in many ways, from routine blood tests for cholesterol or kidney function to using devices like spirometers to test lung function or pulse oximeters for blood oxygen levels. But the results of these routine tests can be misleading because some tests and devices are skewed by algorithms that produce different results depending on a person’s race or ethnicity. Some devices don’t work as well for people with darker skin tones.

These biases can lead to delayed diagnoses and care for Black, Hispanic, Asian, and other communities of color. Now, clinicians, regulators and researchers are working to address inequities caused by the misuse of race.

This free webinar will cover the fast-moving, complex space of racial disparities in algorithms and devices. Join Doris Duke Racial Equity in Clinical Equations Civic Science Fellow Jyoti Madhusoodanan and AHCJ Health IT Beat Leader Karen Blum to learn how these algorithms and devices work, how bias creeps in, the toll it takes, and efforts to solve this problem.

Panelists for this discussion are University of Michigan pulmonologist Michael Sjoding, who presented evidence to an FDA advisory committee on how racial bias in pulse oximeters endangers Black patients; and University of Pennsylvania gastroenterologist Shazia Siddique, who recently led an AHRQ-funded systematic review on clinical algorithms and racial disparities.

Oct
17
Thu
NEFAC 30 Minute Skills: Copyright Law 101
Oct 17 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Copyright law can be a complex and nuanced area for journalists and non-journalists alike. Questions of ownership, fair use and other intellectual property concerns are especially relevant to newsgathering as more information is found through social media and other online sources. This is the first of two classes introducing copyright law and suggesting best practices.

By attending this class, you’ll learn:
– How to identify a creative work that may be protected.
– When permission is likely needed to reproduce that work.
– Good practices to avoid infringement claims, generally.

The New England First Amendment Coalition launched a monthly educational series in 2020 featuring short, practical lessons on journalism and the First Amendment. The goal of the program — called “30 Minute Skills” — is to provide reporters and other citizens knowledge they can use immediately in newsgathering, data collection, storytelling, and other areas of journalism and First Amendment law.

The lessons are provided in a 30-minute format to accommodate the demanding schedules faced by many working in New England newsrooms. The program is free and open to the public. Registration for each lesson is required.

Lightning round: Tips for Election Day
Oct 17 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

A lot of people pay extra attention to the news on Election Day. Are you ready to capitalize on it by being relentlessly useful and showcasing your credibility? In this webinar, Trusting News will share tips for quick-lifts you and your newsroom can still plan to do to increase trust in your coverage. You’ll leave with efficient, accessible ideas you can implement right away, with a checklist to use on Election Day.

In this free training series, Trusting News is focusing on quick, actionable steps journalists can actually DO ahead of the 2024 election to help coverage feel credible and accessible to a larger audience.

Here’s what you can expect: In each session, we’ll spend 45 minutes focusing on how journalists can take action. We’ll include perspectives from partner journalists and show examples of how they’ve implemented these strategies in their own newsrooms. Then we invite you to stick around for another 15 minutes if you have questions or want help brainstorming.

Students Breaking Big Stories in an Election Year
Oct 17 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Join the University of Vermont Center for Community News Meg Little Reilly and Sarah Gamard for a discussion with faculty partners across the country about the strategies they’re using to lead student election coverage. They will discuss what’s working, what’s not, and what happens after Election Day. This is the second installation of our fall Speaker Series. Find more details and registration for future events at uvm.edu/ccn/events

Oct
23
Wed
What’s New With News/Academic Partnerships in Public Media
Oct 23 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Public media organizations are developing deeper partnerships with colleges and universities than ever before. In this meeting presented by the University of Vermont Center for Community News, we’ll share our challenges and successes in producing high-quality student journalism.

10 things to do to ensure your search traffic grows
Oct 23 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Google’s recent changes (the helpful content update, AI overviews) may have you scratching your head on what to do to ensure your traffic appears at the top of a search results page. In this session, we’ll look at the technical and content-focused tactics that will ensure you’re winning the local SEO game.

A free Local Media Association webinar presented by David Arkin, CEO of David Arkin Consulting.

Nov
12
Tue
How to start making revenue from Reels right now
Nov 12 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Vertical video is incredibly hot and not just with audiences, advertisers love it as well. In this session, we’ll explore the trends with Reels, how to create more videos, and strategies you can use to begin monetizing them.

A free Local Media Association webinar presented by David Arkin, CEO of David Arkin Consulting, and Emilie Lutostanski, content strategist, David Arkin Consulting.

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