2020 Newspaper Convention Presentations
These are some of the presentations that were presented during the 2020 New England Newspaper Convention, held Feb. 7-8, 2020 in Boston....
NEFAC Strengthens Advocacy with Additions to Board of Directors
The New England First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce two additions to its Board of Directors: Judy Meyer, Executive...
Changing company culture crucial for Meriden, Conn., Record-Journal’s success
By Alex Eng,
Bulletin Correspondent
Company-wide changes in approaches to advertising sales, content, and culture led to the success of the Record-Journal of Meriden, Conn., two company...
2019 New England Better Newspaper Competition Awards Coverage
BOSTON - Awards for the 2019 New England Better Newspaper Competition were given out during the 2020 New England Newspaper Convention, held...
The Tow Center COVID-19 Newsroom Cutback Tracker
Since March, The Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University has been collecting data on U.S. newsroom cutbacks that have occurred...
Press Forward Issues Open Call on Closing Local Coverage Gaps
Press Forward’s first open call will address the longstanding inequalities in journalism coverage and practice in the U.S., by investing in small, local newsrooms...
Poynter, IRE and Internet Archive launch project to help newsrooms preserve their digital footprint
The Poynter Institute has partnered with Internet Archive and Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) to bring preservation and web archive training to 300 news...
Bill Elfers, Creator of Community Newspaper Company Has Died
Bill Elfers died peacefully at home on November 28, 2020, after a long struggle with ALS.
Hartford Courant will outsource printing to The Republican
The Hartford Courant announced recently that The Republican newspaper in Springfield, MA will take over the printing of the paper by the...
GNI announces Journalism Emergency Relief Fund for local news
As the news industry deals with job cuts, furloughs and cutbacks as a result of the economic downturn prompted by COVID-19. The...