Four newspapers in New England selected for second cohort of LMA Lab for Journalism...

In late August, the Local Media Association announced the 20 news organizations that will participate in the second cohort of its Lab for Journalism...

Yankee Quill Award Celebration

Six New England journalists will receive the prestigious Yankee Quill award this spring for their contributions to the betterment of journalism in the six-state...

Registration Now Open for the 2025 NENPA/NYPA Fall Leadership Conference – September 25-26

Registration is now open for the NENPA/NYPA Fall Leadership Conference, taking place September 25-26, 2025, at Hotel Northampton in Northampton, Massachusetts. This joint conference brings...

Kozik Environmental Justice Reporting Grants Available

The National Press Foundation and the National Press Club Journalism Institute announced today that they will jointly sponsor a program that will...

Two advertising goals: Attention and Retention

As mentioned in previous articles, there are two types of advertising: image and response. Image advertising – sometimes known as institutional advertising – is...

Obituaries October 2018

CONNECTICUT Fernanda "Nundy" Giusti MAINE None reported MASSACHUSETTS Marianne Wroble-Cox Kevin R. Fitzgerald Michael John Harwood RHODE ISLAND John H. Reavey NEW HAMPSHIRE None reported VERMONT Sandra Elaine Smith Stoddert

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...
Kevin Slimp technology

Selling yourself to sell ads

Kevin Slimp Kevin Slimp is director of the Institute of Newspaper Technology. Email questions to him at kevin@kevinslimp.com“We need to find ways to give our staff...
Jim Stasiowski, writing coach

About three deaths in August

Jim Stasiowski Writing Writing coach Jim Stasiowski welcomes your questions or comments. Call him at (775) 354-2872 or write to: 2499 Ivory Ann Drive Sparks, Nev. 89436.Jerry Lewis made me laugh, especially when I was...

Obituaries July 2018

CONNECTICUT Helen M. Gartman Bruno Victor Ranniello Roberta A Finley John J. Bohuslaw James V. Cundari Marilyn Norma (Jodoin) Deotte Michael M. Doyle MASSACHUSETTS Theresa (DiFrancesco) Borseti Stanley Frasu Robert Alexander Mamis Arthur David Pollock Edward Patenaude Kathy Shaw Robert Alexander...