Celebrate the 229th birthday of Freedom of the Press and the Bill of Rights...

The New England Newspaper & Press Association and New England First Amendment Coalition are excited to partner on an ad campaign, provided by the Free Speech Center,...

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...

NEFAC Strengthens Advocacy with Additions to Board of Directors

The New England First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce two additions to its Board of Directors: Judy Meyer, Executive...

You Can’t Have Democracy Without A Free Press

There’s a reason we need a free press, despite its faults and foibles: Democracy won’t work without it.
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Farewell to two free spirit, free speech icons

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. He can be reached at gpolicinski@newseum.org. Follow him on Twitter:...

NEFAC Announces First Amendment Award Recipients

The New England First Amendment Coalition will present its 2023 Stephen Hamblett First Amendment Award to Brian McGrory, former editor of The Boston Globe and current chair...

Violence isn’t protest

Assembling to protest is our right under the First Amendment — it’s how we talk to each other as a nation.

Empowering tomorrow’s journalists with the 2024 NENPA and NEFAC Academic Partnership

In the ever-evolving landscape of journalism, fostering the next generation is paramount. The New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) and the New England...
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Time to Stand up for Journalists, for the Pursuit of Truth

Unlike most of Time magazine's "Person of the Year" designees since 1927, we can be certain none of those featured this year on that...

Fist Five Perspective: What if the nation’s founders had been able to tweet?

The nation’s founders didn’t have access to today’s social media – but what if they had? Of course, they took good advantage of the media...