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...

Applications for 13th annual New England First Amendment Institute close on August 18

The New England First Amendment Coalition will host its 13th annual New England First Amendment Institute from Oct. 29 to Oct. 31 at Northeastern University in Boston. NEFAC provides a tuition-free...

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...
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Defending all of us by defending a free press

Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached atgpolicinski@freedomforum.org, or follow...

Defending Democracy Starts at Home: Protecting Local News and Press Freedom

When your town, city or county has a local news outlet, the benefit ripples through the entire community. You have a defender who cares about...
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We Once Went “MAD” for the Magazine — and It Was Fun and Funny

Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached atgpolicinski@freedomforum.org, or follow...

NEFAC receives largest gift ever from the estate of late Boston Globe reporter Gloria...

The New England First Amendment Coalition recently received the largest gift in the organization's history from the estate of Gloria Negri, the late trailblazing...

New England First Amendment Award Now Accepting Entries

NENPA members, please enter your work that illuminates or upholds our five freedoms for the New England First Amendment Award. The New England First...
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Hannity Hassle: Let’s apply ‘Five Ws and How’

Gene Policinski Inside the First Amendment Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute. He can be reached at gpolicinski@newseum.org, or follow him...
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Making the Web, Social Media ‘Better’ Places — with Caution

We'd all like a "better" internet in terms of privacy, politeness, taste and safety. And who would oppose eliminating false or misleading information from...