February Obituaries 2022

CONNECTICUT Donald P. Marchione MASSACHUSETTS John Patrick Dooley Joseph M. Ennis, Sr. Claire A. Lundberg John S. Newell, III Robert G. Prentiss Clifford Ned Robinson MAINE David Ellsworth Sanford NEW HAMPSHIRE Peter Jon Desjardins M. Elizabeth Franklin Herbert...

USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s all-expenses-paid 2022 National Fellowship

The USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's all-expenses-paid 2022 National Fellowship helps journalists, and their newsrooms, report deeply and authoritatively on the health, welfare,...

No apology needed for good journalism – even when you don’t like it

Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. Email him at gpolicinski@freedomforum.org and follow him on...
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Farewell to two free spirit, free speech icons

Gene Policinski Inside the First Amendment Gene Policinski is chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute and senior vice president of the Institute’s First Amendment Center. He can be reached at gpolicinski@newseum.org. Follow him on Twitter:...

On Constitution Day Sept. 17, NENPA Mobilizes Region-Wide Press Freedom Education Effort

The NENPA Press Freedom and Local News Committee is taking its next major step in protecting press freedom and strengthening local journalism: launching a...

One way to make presentations more memorable

Samuel, the ad manager at a community paper, told me about a simple technique his sales team uses at the end of meetings with...

How pros and amateurs differ

John Foust John Foust has conducted training programs for thousands of newspaper advertising professionals. Many ad departments are using his training videos to save time...

Floyd protests powered by freedoms of assembly, petition.

Two of our least-known freedoms, petition and assembly, are at the heart of our nation’s most profound changes.Today, those two freedoms are...

Congress passes legislation honoring fallen journalists

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

Applications for New England First Amendment Institute Now Available

Applications are now open for the New England First Amendment Coalition's, tuition-free, First Amendment Institute in investigative journalism, awarded to 25 working...