Next Round of FJP Grant Applications Opens April 13

Last week Facebook Journalism Project (FJP) announced a $100M investment to support the news industry during the COVID-19 outbreak. This week they announced the first...

Coronavirus underscores the breadth of business reporting

The coronavirus pandemic is dominating headlines, generating stories on issues touching nearly every aspect of lives. Jim Pumarlo...

Pulse Research and Advantage Newspaper Consultants Form Alliance to Deliver Revenue

Pulse Research, Inc., a leader in audience value presentations using shopping research for newspapers, and revenue development company, Advantage Newspaper Consultants (ANC),...

Congress passes legislation honoring fallen journalists

Update to this post: President Donald Trump signed this into law on Dec. 23, 2020.

Open government is key to honest government

When government fails, it’s the rare public official who says, “Oops. My fault.” That’s human nature, particularly for officials...

Postal Service plans imperil community newspapers

The U.S. Postal Service’s plan to raise mailing rates could present one more damaging blow to community newspapers already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic...

September Obituaries 2021

CONNECTICUT Thomas P. McMahon Jane McIntosh Seel Martha E. Stopkoski Barbara Varrick MASSACHUSETTS Ralph E. Gordon, Sr. Milton Jaffe Gun Anthony Kavanaugh Sr. Phyllis N. Kirkpatrick William Bill Perley Richard E. Sheehan Frank Sousa William Wasserman MAINE None ReportedNEW...

New England Equity Reporting Fellowship Announces 2022 Fellows

The New England Equity Reporting Fellowship has selected 76 journalists to participate in the inaugural 2022 program. The Fellows are an impressive roster of...

NEACE Expands Focus and Spring Conference Dates Announced

In a thoughtful letter to New England newspaper professionals, Warren C. Dews Jr., president of NEACE (New England Association of Circulation Executives), announces the...

NEFAC, Open Government Groups Caution Against Per Se Exemptions of Personal Data from Public...

The New England First Amendment Coalition and government transparency groups across the country raised concerns today over efforts to redact certain personal information from state public...