At long last, the stuff of journalism
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....
NENPA and NEFAC Team Up For Sunshine Week March 12-18
The News Leaders Association is partnering with The Society of Professional Journalists to host Sunshine Week, March 12-18.
NENPA is once again working with the New...
No apology needed for good journalism – even when you don’t like it
Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. Email him at gpolicinski@freedomforum.org and follow him on...
Freedom Forum Perspective: Bill of Rights Day Deserves Greeting Cards Too
Greeting card aisles are especially busy this time of year, filled with shoppers sending warmth and well wishes to loved ones.
More and more occasions...
2020 Just Won’t Go Away When It Comes to First Amendment Issues in 2021
2020 is the challenging year that just won’t go away, however much we wish it would, as many current issues over First...
What’s the ‘true threat’ to American journalism and democracy?
Threats to the survival of a free press seem much in the air these days, from the near daily online insults hurled from the...
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...
‘Getting It Right’ — on Kobe Bryant and Everything Else
Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. Email him at gpolicinski@freedomforum.org and follow him on Twitter...
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...
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,...








