Protect journalists with the same laws that protect us all

Gene Policinski Inside the First Amendment Gene Policinski is chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute and senior vice president of the Institute’s First Amendment Center....

Obituaries June 2019

CONNECTICUT Brendya Onelia Cole Richard Roy Robert H. Hubbard III Stephen John Rechner Stephen Frederick Brophy Alan J. Carpenter MAINE Robert G. Gray Glenn B. MacDonald MASSACHUSETTS Henry F. Collins Thomas Freyn Dunn Gary B. Balser Ann M....

Phil Kincade retiring as Executive Director of New Hampshire Press Association

Phil Kincade got his journalism degree from Indiana University, and headed straight to Foster’s Daily Democrat in New Hampshire where he worked for about...

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...

Christa Case Bryant has assumed the role of editor for The Christian Science Monitor

BOSTON—Christa Case Bryant has assumed the role of editor of The Christian Science Monitor. She is the second woman to hold the position in...

Most Americans Think Media Is Doing Fairly Well Covering COVID-19 Outbreak

Amy Mitchell & J. Baxter Oliphant | Pew Research Center | March 18, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has caught...

LMC Releases Member Survey of COVID-19 Impact on Local Newspapers

NEW YORK – The Local Media Consortium released the results of an FTI Consulting survey of COVID-19’s effect on local newspapers, which...

Three New Members Inducted Into New England Newspaper Hall of Fame at 2026 Convention

The New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) honored three distinguished journalists and industry leaders with induction into the New England Newspaper Hall of...
Gene Policinski First Amendment

Farewell to two free spirit, free speech icons

Gene Policinski Inside the First Amendment Gene Policinski is chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute and senior vice president of the Institute’s First Amendment Center. He can be reached at gpolicinski@newseum.org. Follow him on Twitter:...

Election season: Keep coverage local, start early

Election season is underway. Many would say the cycle never ends. No sooner are votes tallied than strategists eye the next election. Make no...