Report for America 2021-2022 New England Newsrooms

Report for America announced on Dec. 8 the selection of 64 new local news organizations as host newsroom partners, 14 are located in New England.

Saralee Perel, beloved columnist on Cape Cod, passes away August 16

Saralee Perel, the Cape Cod Times funny and fearless columnist who wrote monthly for 27 years, died Friday at Cape Cod Hospital after a brief...

Meet them where they are

John Foust has conducted training programs for thousands of newspaper advertising professionals. Many ad departments are using his training videos to...

Meaningful meeting reports demand substantive leads

Newspapers smartly are promoting their roles as government watchdogs to reinforce their strengths in the fractured media landscape. I join the chorus: Vibrant coverage...

NENPA Newsroom Needs Assessment

We’re asking for just a few minutes of your time to help us better understand what your newsroom needs most right now. So far, we’ve...
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Vermont Standard building destroyed by fire

On Monday, July 16, an early morning fire destroyed the building that houses The Vermont Standard newspaper, in Woodstock, VT. In addition to the Standard...
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NENPA Opposes Effort to Exempt Police Body Camera Footage from Mass. Public Records Law

The New England Newspaper & Press Association opposes a bill in Massachusetts that would make police-worn body...

Caution, not fear, should shape attitudes toward threats of libel suits

By Jacob Sauberman, Bulletin Correspondent ‘There is a culture out there … to put media outlets out of business. The best defense is good reporting.’ —Robert Bertsche, Lawyer Prince...

Cartoonist Roger Straub’s creations offer something bright in a gloomy time

Roger Straub was lying in bed at his cottage in Moodus, his mind racing at 3 a.m., fretting over what to name the character...

NEACE Expands Focus and Spring Conference Dates Announced

In a thoughtful letter to New England newspaper professionals, Warren C. Dews Jr., president of NEACE (New England Association of Circulation Executives), announces the...