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News organizations are essential businesses, especially in times of crisis. Below are links to executive orders specifically listing news as essential, as well as joint letters reminding governors to specify news employees as exempt if they place restrictions in their respective states.
New England Senators Seek Local Media Funding in Covid-19 Stimulus
MA COVID-19 Essential Services Full List
Joint Letter to President Trump: Help Sustain Local News – by News Media Alliance and America’s Newspapers.
Letter for Massachusetts news organization employees (essential personnel)
CT Executive Order 7H – Restrictions on Workplaces for Non-Essential Business
Letter to Governor of Maine from NENPA, New England First Amendment Coalition, Maine Press Association and Society of Professional Journalists – New England
Letter to Governor of New Hampshire from NENPA, New England First Amendment Coalition, The Keene Sentinel, Nackey S. Loeb School of Communication and Society of Professional Journalists – New England
Letter to Governor of Rhode Island from NENPA, New England First Amendment Coalition, Rhode Island Press Association and Society of Professional Journalists – New England
DHS Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce