Perspective: Protect assembly and petition by preserving listening at public meetings

Two of the least-known freedoms protected by the First Amendment — the rights of assembly and petition — are being tested in today’s rancorous,...

May Obituaries 2022

CONNECTICUT Peter Fred Ceragioli Elizabeth C. Johnson Bruce T. MacDonald Kimberly A. Peters Kenneth R. Randolph MAINE None Reported MASSACHUSETTS Kevin J. Claffey Blanche L. Fischer James V. Mansfield Geraldine McConnell Ellen McGuire Judith A. Phillips Francis X. Quinn NEW...

Last minute Radically Rural ticket discount for NENPA members

Radically Rural has extended the ticket offer for NENPA members through the end of next week September 17, 2021. Use the promo code NENPA...

Judge orders Trump Administration to restore reporter’s press credentials; NENPA joins news media coalition...

The White House must restore the press credentials of CNN Chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta. So ruled the U.S. District Court for the...

2020 Local Media Digital Innovation Awards

The Local Media Association announced that the 2020 Local Media Digital Innovation Awards are open for entry....

#ThereWithYou COVID-19 Campaign

Newspapers in the UK made a bold move in the beginning of March to create a common voice to assure readers they are not...

9 charts about America’s newsrooms

Elizabeth Grieco | Pew Research Center | November 26, 2019 America’s newsrooms are changing in important ways. Mergers, closures...

Gain the Skills to Break Local Climate Change Stories

As climate change concerns take on new urgency, newsrooms have had to adjust by incorporating more coverage of environmental change and its impacts. Unfortunately, many...

On Constitution Day Sept. 17, NENPA Mobilizes Region-Wide Press Freedom Education Effort

The NENPA Press Freedom and Local News Committee is taking its next major step in protecting press freedom and strengthening local journalism: launching a...

2022 New England Muzzle Awards: Spotlighting 10 who diminish free speech

A Boston mayor who trampled on a religious group’s right to freedom of expression. A Worcester city manager who trampled on the public’s right...