Thank you again to those that participated in the New England Better Newspaper Competition! The competition was quite strong and included 2,000 entries this year. Notifications of award winners were sent a few weeks ago. If you have any questions, please contact Linda Conway at l.conway@nenpa.com. The awards will be presented...

Jenifer McKim

| CONVENTION HOME | REGISTRATION | PROGRAM | SPEAKERS | SPONSORS | HOTEL RESERVATIONS | Jenifer McKim is the deputy investigative editor at the GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting. She is a multimedia reporter who focuses on social justice issues, including criminal justice, child welfare, human trafficking, and housing. McKim’s investigations have earned numerous awards, including two...
Protecting public notices by making them a public service By Kaitlyn Mangelinkx Bulletin Correspondent “Here’s an oxymoron -- trusted politician.” The source of that comment, Ed Henninger, sees public notices as a tool for keeping public officials accountable. But as many newspapers have fallen onto hard economic times, public notices are becoming something else...

Dan Cotter

Dan Cotter is a seasoned newspaper industry expert who advises publishers on contemporary approaches to community journalism and revenue generation. As part of this, he provides hands-on leadership in planning and executing strategic initiatives to attract, serve, and monetize their audiences. He...

Robert J. Ambrogi, Esq.

Convention Home | Register for Event | Program | Hotel Reservations | Sponsors Yankee Quill Luncheon | Hall of Fame Dinner Robert J. Ambrogi is a lawyer who practices media and technology law and serves as executive director of the Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association. Earlier in his career, he was editor-in-chief of the National Law Journal, the nation’s largest legal newspaper,...

David Karpf

David Karpf is an Associate Professor in the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University, where he has taught since joining the department as an Assistant Professor in 2012. He previously spent two years as an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University’s School of Communication and Information....

Meg Heckman

Convention Home | Register for Event | Program | Hotel Reservations | Sponsors Yankee Quill Luncheon | Hall of Fame Dinner Meg Heckman is a journalist, author and educator focused on building a news ecosystem that is robust, diverse and equipped to serve all segments of society. Her core research examines the practice and evolution of journalism through a feminist lens...

Josh Kovner

Josh Kovner covers child protection and social justice. He was part of the Pulitzer-winning team coverage of the Lottery shootings, and of the Pulitzer-finalist team coverage of the Sandy Hook school shootings. A story on a boy with autism, "Saving Evan," won...
These are some of the presentations that were presented during the 2020 New England Newspaper Convention, held Feb. 7-8, 2020 in Boston. Collaborative-Reporting Reporting-On-Immigration Follow-The-Money-Funding-News Publishers-Panel-Revenue-Growth Filling-Newsroom-Gaps-College-Partners Filling-Newsroom-Gaps-College-Partners