Who’s your friend?
I’m a friendly guy. Most people who know me genuinely like me…and I like them..
I can be a strong friend. I can stand by...
Too many opinions spoil a presentation
Back when I was in the ad agency business, I made a logo presentation that turned into a fiasco. It was an uncomfortable reminder...
Obituaries September 2018
CONNECTICUT
Howard K. French Jr.
Richard C. DeCarlo
Barbara A. Guluzzy
Carol A. Murzyn
MAINE
None reported
MASSACHUSETTS
Mary MCarthy
James Robert Wheeler
William L. Plante Jr.
Mary E. McCarthyNEW HAMPSHIRE
Carolyn Ann Disco
RHODE...
‘Enemies of the people?’ Simply, plainly – ‘no.’
As plainly and clearly as one can say or write this:
Journalism and journalists are not "enemies of the people."
A free press brings us the...
Six essential steps to trend reporting
A major goal of news reporting is to keep readers abridged of things, so it makes sense that uncovering and understanding trends should be...
Journalists are not the enemy of the people
In August 2018, more than 350 news outlets across the country participated in a coordinated effort, publishing editorials that defend the vital role that...
“Showing” beats “telling” every time
On a visit to my eye doctor for a check-up, I noticed a poster on the wall in the examination room. It featured a...
Obituaries August 2018
CONNECTICUT
Lyndell Betzner
Richard Cimino
Margaret "Peg" Beauregard
Arto Szabó
Christopher Gray
Carole S. McCauley
Daniel J. Prior
Anthony Lorenzo
MASSACHUSETTS
Cynthia E Hutchins
John E. Whelton
Walter Brooks
Cynthia E. Bish
Alice H. Cheyer
Sidney Dorfman NEW...
Senators see Journalist Protection Act as a means of safeguarding Democracy
By John Voket - President, NENPA
As recently as a few days ago, The Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump's pushback over being peppered...
What’s the ‘true threat’ to American journalism and democracy?
Threats to the survival of a free press seem much in the air these days, from the near daily online insults hurled from the...