‘Be nice’ is not needed during crisis — but a free press is

“Be nice” — two words not found anywhere among the 45 words of the First Amendment. Also not found: “positive,” or “get ya”...

NEFAC Provides Expert Speakers for University of Massachusetts Journalism Workshops

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...

Empowering tomorrow’s journalists with the 2024 NENPA and NEFAC Academic Partnership

In the ever-evolving landscape of journalism, fostering the next generation is paramount. The New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) and the New England...

Goldsmith Investigative Reporting Prize Entries Due Jan. 2, 2020

The annual Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting honors investigative reporting that best promotes more effective and ethical conduct of government, the making...

Newsroom Spotlight: Providence Business News

Providence Business News has spent nearly four decades covering the companies, industries, and leaders driving Rhode Island's economy. But during NENPA's visit to the...

SPLC Releases High School Budget Advocacy Toolkit

Student Press Law Center COVID-19 should not mean the end of student media at your school. Student journalists provide...

Our First Amendment rights must survive COVID-19

Can the government override our First Amendment rights with orders such as limits on public assemblies, faith-based gatherings and public protests during...

December Obituaries 2022

CONNECTICUT Rose Angell Frances Manson Edward Morris D. Ken Welch MASSACHUSETTS Phillip DeGray Harry Duel Jr. Harriet Fisher Susan Hamilton Doris Johnson John Tredinnick MAINE None Reported NEW HAMPSHIRE Elizabeth Jackson James A. Rousmaniere, Jr. RHODE ISLAND None Reported VERMONT None Reported

Al Getler joins The Weeks Group as VP of Business Development

The Weeks Group, the industry’s #1 ad revenue-generating firm, is proud to announce the recent addition of industry veteran and NENPA Board of Directors...

Obituaries September 2018

CONNECTICUT Howard K. French Jr. Richard C. DeCarlo Barbara A. Guluzzy Carol A. Murzyn MAINE None reported MASSACHUSETTS Mary MCarthy James Robert Wheeler William L. Plante Jr. Mary E. McCarthyNEW HAMPSHIRE Carolyn Ann Disco RHODE...