First Amendment Watch Releases a Citizen’s Guide to Recording Police

New York University First Amendment Watch | June 10, 2020 In response to the nationwide demonstrations against police brutality,...

Special projects energize staff, community

I fondly characterize newsrooms as organized chaos. That definition has aptly described operations for the past 18 months with the impact of COVID-19. The...

Athol Daily News Closes Office – Greenfield Recorder’s Editor-In-Chief To Oversee Coverage

Adam Frenier & Sam Hudzik | New England Public Radio | December 10, 2019 The Daily News in Athol,...

Perspective: What to know about ‘unpublishing’ policies

Who wouldn’t want to get a “fresh start?” Our life record has always been on display in some fashion...

News organizations engage in open-source journalism to rebuild trust

Audrey Schomer | Business Insider | December 3, 2019 As digital resources and social media have given all people...

Boston Globe Editor Brian McGrory to Lead BU Journalism Department

Boston University’s journalism department is getting a new chair. Brian McGrory, editor of the Boston Globe for the last 10 years, and before that, a distinguished reporter and...
Kevin Slimp

Increasing Efficiency

There’s a question I get asked a lot by friends, colleagues and audience members at conferences. There are variations, but they all go something like,...

eBulletin Obituaries

Robert O.Y. Warren III Robert O.Y. Warren III, 86, of Suffield, Conn., died at home Dec. 1 after a lengthy illness. Warren was the chairman for...

Newspapers Get Serious

Kevin Slimp is director of the Institute of Newspaper Technology. Email questions to him at kevin@kevinslimp.com. Like...

2021 Publick Occurrences Awards Presentation

The 2021 Publick Occurrences Awards were presented on October 21, 2021. This award recognizes the very best work that New England newspapers produce each...