The New England First Amendment Coalition is providing workshop instructors to the University of Massachusetts Amherst as part of the group’s First Amendment and the Free Press program.
NEFAC launched the program in 2018 to help educate the public about the role journalism plays in the country. The program brings reporters, academics, and legal scholars onto campuses and into the region’s classrooms and community centers.
With NEFAC’s support, those below will participate in the university’s “Digital Media & Journalism: Shared Narratives,” a series of workshops and discussions for young Pakistani journalists. The workshops are part of the Civic Initiative at the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute.
Gregory V. Sullivan | Sullivan has served as general counsel for the Union Leader Corporation for the past 40 years. He has represented Union Leader and many other media organizations regarding First Amendment issues in federal and state courts.
Felice J. Freyer | Freyer covers health policy and public health for The Boston Globe. She joined the Globe in 2014 after years as the medical writer for The Providence Journal, where she was awarded the “Master Reporter” award from the New England Association of Newspaper Editors.
Annie Ropeik | Ropeik is the environment and climate change reporter for Spectrum News Maine. She previously spent about a decade as a public radio journalist, reporting from NPR member stations in New Hampshire, Indiana, Delaware, and Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.
Since its launch, NEFAC’s First Amendment and Free Press program has provided more than 150 presentations, workshops, and lectures. Please email justin@nefac.org with your presentation needs.