Journalism Awards

Key First-place Journalism Awards General Excellence   Larger Dailies Republican-American, Waterbury, Conn. Smaller Daily  Concord (N.H.) Monitor   Larger Weekly The Martha’s Vineyard Times, Vineyard Haven, Mass.   Smaller Weekly Mount Desert Islander, Bar Harbor,...

Featured Speaker: Jeff Haden

Every challenge is an opportunity, and I know that sounds like a cliché, but that’s where most new industries, or new companies, or new...

Journalism Education Foundation of New England Announces 2025 Scholarship Recipients

WOBURN, MA – Each year, the New England Newspaper and Press Association awards several scholarships to aspiring journalists through the Journalism Education Foundation of...

New England Senators Seek Local Media Funding in Covid-19 Stimulus

New England Democratic Senator's, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ed Markey (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Jack Reed (D-RI), along with...

Nackey S. Loeb School Announces 2025 First Amendment Award Event & Honorees

The Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications has announced the recipients of its annual awards, to be presented at the School’s Annual First Amendment...

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...

Warm Holiday Wishes and Happy New Year from NENPA

As we close out the year, the staff and Board of Directors of the New England Newspaper & Press Association extend our warmest wishes...

Oboes and leadership

If you’ve been to a symphony concert, you’ve witnessed the cacophony of sound before the concert begins. Every instrument seems to be in its...

Spotlight on Rhode Island’s A-Mark Prize Winners for Investigative Journalism

The New England Newspaper & Press Association proudly honors the Rhode Island journalists recognized with A-Mark Prizes for Investigative Journalism at the Fall Leadership...

Fredric Rutberg, president and publisher of New England Newspapers receives a Governor’s Award in...

Fredric Rutberg, president and publisher of New England Newspapers, Inc., received a Governor's Award in the Humanities at the John F. Kennedy Library and...