National campaign to defend freedom of the press features celebrities talking about First Amendment

On July 4, the Free Speech Center launched a national nonpartisan and nonprofit educational effort to build understanding and respect for the...

NENPA along with press groups successfully argue against forced disclosure of reporter’s notes in...

NENPA along with press groups successfully argued that both federal and state constitutional law prevent a Massachusetts court from forcing a reporter to disclose...

We’re a big part of the fix for ‘junk news’

Gene Policinski Inside the First Amendment Gene Policinski is chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute and senior vice president of the Institute’s First Amendment Center....

Make Journalism Better By Improving Newsroom Culture

News organizations covering the fury over the deaths of more than 200 Black people at the hands of police in 2020 and COVID-19’s brutal...

COVID-19: Getting good information as virus crisis unfolds

Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached at gpolicinski@freedomforum.org, or follow...
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‘Enemies of the people?’ Simply, plainly – ‘no.’

As plainly and clearly as one can say or write this: Journalism and journalists are not "enemies of the people." A free press brings us the...

Applications for New England First Amendment Institute Now Available

Applications are now open for the New England First Amendment Coalition's, tuition-free, First Amendment Institute in investigative journalism, awarded to 25 working...
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Inaugural Day ‘open letter’ – to the rest of us

Gene Policinski, inside the First Amendment Gene Policinski is chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute and senior vice president of the Institute’s First Amendment Center....

At the Supreme Court, a day of infamy for religious freedom

Inside the First Amendment June 21, 2018 At the Supreme Court, a day of infamy for religious freedom By Charles C. Haynes June 26, 2018 will be long...

NEFAC Opens Journalism Mentorship Program to All New England States

The New England First Amendment Coalition is providing a free mentorship program for all journalists working in the region. The program — NEFAC Mentors — was offered exclusively to...