Gene Policinski First Amendment

For our freedoms, is a ‘C+’ grade good enough?

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....

How do we reach Millennials?

Kevin Slimp | December 4, 2019 Kevin Slimp is director of the Institute of Newspaper Technology. Email questions...

July Obituaries 2021

CONNECTICUT Stephen Dubicki Sr. Robert M. Duchow Nancy Rae Dunn Rocco L. Leo Henry Eaton Nichols III MAINE None Reported MASSACHUSETTS Bernice Eubanks Kefel Paul F. Manning Paul J. Salters Bruce Pulsifer Smith Helen Long Smith Robert L....

Report for America 2021-2022 New England Newsrooms

Report for America announced on Dec. 8 the selection of 64 new local news organizations as host newsroom partners, 14 are located in New England.

AI resources for newsrooms

In an era where information flows faster than ever before, newsrooms face the constant challenge of staying ahead of the curve, delivering accurate and...

2026 New England Newspaper Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

The New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) will induct three distinguished journalists and industry leaders into the New England  Newspaper Hall of Fame...

Applications for Negri First Amendment Institute Close On August 23

The New England First Amendment Coalition will host its 14th annual investigative journalism institute from Oct. 20 to Oct. 22 at Northeastern University in...

Floyd protests powered by freedoms of assembly, petition.

Two of our least-known freedoms, petition and assembly, are at the heart of our nation’s most profound changes.Today, those two freedoms are...

Have you joined our “Know Your News” campaign launching today

Today, on Constitution Day (September 17, 2025), NENPA is launching Know Your News: Understanding Press Freedom and the Value of Local News — a...

Can New England News Media Attend ‘Virtual’ Court Hearings?

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, courts in New England are increasingly holding hearings by telephone and videoconference.