Pandemic no excuse for lazy reporting

Editors and reporters are facing some of their biggest challenges in gathering news during the pandemic. Access to everyday sources is increasingly...

New England Senators Seek Local Media Funding in Covid-19 Stimulus

New England Democratic Senator's, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ed Markey (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Jack Reed (D-RI), along with...
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What to believe about the state of newspapers

Kevin Slimp, commentary Kevin Slimp is chief executive officer of newspaperacademy.com and director of The Newspaper Institute. Contact Kevin at kevin@kevinslimp.comI don’t know about you, but my life...

Save the Date: NENPA & NYPA Fall Leadership Conference September 25–26, 2025 in Northampton

The New England Newspaper and Press Association is once again partnering with the New York Press Association to host a joint leadership conference for...
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Defending all of us by defending a free press

Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached atgpolicinski@freedomforum.org, or follow...

NENPA to Open Fall Awards Program Next Week, Introducing New Monetary Prizes

We are pleased to announce that entries for the NENPA New England Newspaper Awards Program will open next week. This year, in addition to...

Record-Journal selected for LMA Advanced Fundraising Lab

Local Media Association has named the nine news organizations that will participate in its Advanced Fundraising Lab, launching in September. These nine newsrooms have...

Journalism Education Foundation of New England Announces 2023 Scholarship Recipients

The New England Newspaper and Press Association awards up to 10 scholarships each year to aspiring journalists through the Journalism Education Foundation of 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...

Entrepreneurial speaker advocates changing jobs and embracing change

‘The people who I have found to be the sharpest and most interesting are people who have moved around a lot ... Conversely the...