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...
GenePolicinsky

‘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...
Gene Policinski First Amendment

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...