Google v. Oracle: Tech battle ultimately about free speech
Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. Email him at gpolicinski@freedomforum.org and follow him...
Our First Amendment rights must survive COVID-19
Can the government override our First Amendment rights with orders such as limits on public assemblies, faith-based gatherings and public protests during...
World Press Freedom Day 2025: Journalism at a Crossroads
Tomorrow, May 3, 2025, marks the 32nd annual World Press Freedom Day—a global observance established by the United Nations to celebrate the fundamental principles...
NEFAC Sunshine Week Editorial Released
NENPA is once again working with the New England First Amendment Coalition (NEFAC) to support this initiative in New England. Below is an editorial in support...
Humor, satire: Making the political ‘cut,’ from our earliest days
The 2020 election is no laughing matter — except that it is, in the great American tradition of humor and satire that...
NEFAC Launches Mentorship Program
The New England First Amendment Coalition recently launched a new mentorship program for journalists working in the region.
The program — NEFAC Mentors — helps reporters, editors and producers...
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...
We’re divided in new ways over our core First Amendment freedoms
Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. Email him at gpolicinski@freedomforum.org and follow him on Twitter...
Protecting Press Freedom: Introducing the NENPA First Amendment Collaborative
At our recent New England Newspaper Convention, a standing-room-only town hall session made one thing clear: the challenges facing the First Amendment, access to...
229 years ago, America became . . . America
Today marks a hidden holiday, as uncelebrated as it is unappreciated. It was 229 years ago today that the United States ratified...