Google v. Oracle: Tech battle ultimately about free speech

Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. Email him at gpolicinski@freedomforum.org and follow him...

Prince Lobel providing emergency legal assistance to journalists covering protests

Media lawyers at Prince Lobel, in association with NENPA, are on call to provide emergency legal assistance for journalists covering rallies and...

SPJ launches free race and gender hotline

The Society of Professional Journalists has partnered with experienced Black and LGBT journalists and educators, including the newly formed Trans Journalists Association,...

MA Legislature Sends Journalism Commission to Governor’s Desk

BOSTON (1/8/2021) -- State Representative Lori Ehrlich (D-Marblehead) and State Senator Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) announced Thursday the inclusion of their journalism commission...

Radically Rural’s Community Journalism Track provides tools on building trust, fundraising and being a...

Building trust in local news, finding financial support for journalism and tips and tools for journalists are the themes of this year’s community journalism...

2021 Publick Occurrences Awards Presentation

The 2021 Publick Occurrences Awards were presented on October 21, 2021. This award recognizes the very best work that New England newspapers produce each...

Sunshine Letter Sent to MA Governor’s Council

Honorable Members of the Massachusetts Governor’s Council, In light of Sunshine Week 2022, we are sending you the attached letter requesting that you maintain the...

Family, friends mourning death of ‘Newtown Bee’ Publisher R. Scudder Smith

The Smith family announces with sadness the passing of R. Scudder Smith on August 14, 2022. He was 87 years old. Born on April 12,...

New England High School Journalism Collaborative now accepting applications for summer journalism program

The New England High School Journalism Collaborative is excited to announce that we will hold our all-expense-paid summer workshop for students interested in journalism...

Nonprofit trust buying Press Herald, and other assets of Masthead Maine

A national nonprofit plans to take over ownership of five of Maine’s six daily newspapers as part of a landmark deal that could help...