Obituaries November 2019

CONNECTICUTStephen Bradley Goddard Charles R. Graff Jr. Elsie Makuch MAINENone Reported
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New Assange Charges Raise Two First Amendment Alarms

Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached atgpolicinski@freedomforum.org, or...

Better Newspaper Competition Awards Coverage Around New England

Hundreds of 2021 Better Newspaper Competition awards were presented during the recent New England Newspaper Convention. We love reading the coverage by our members...

U.S. Press Freedom Accountability Project Grants Available

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), in collaboration with the News Leaders Association (NLA), launched the U.S. Press Freedom Accountability Project in...

Cartoonist Roger Straub’s creations offer something bright in a gloomy time

Roger Straub was lying in bed at his cottage in Moodus, his mind racing at 3 a.m., fretting over what to name the character...

July Obituaries 2020

CONNECTICUT Barbara Ann (B. Tiane) Mitchell Gordon Naomi J Karp Elizabeth (Betty) Baker Leete Mary Carol MacKenzie MAINE None Reported MASSACHUSETTS Leonard E. Amero Richard J. Chase, Sr. Mary (Dirlam) Freedman Nancy Lee Frisbie George William...

Poynter launches membership program to mark 50th anniversary

The nonprofit Poynter Institute, which works to strengthen journalism in service to truth and democracy, has launched a new membership program for those allied...

2018 Convention – NEFAC award recipients

‘The press is to serve the governed, not the governors.’ -- Jane Mayer, Writer, The New Yorker NEFAC award recipients rewarded for doggedly seeking public records,...

Bangor Daily News Featured By News Impact Project

Jennifer Peters | News Media Alliance | January 21, 2020“A new subscriber called to tell us that she subscribed because of this...

NEFAC Announces 2023 New England First Amendment Institute Journalism Fellows

The New England First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce the incoming class of fellows for its 2023 New England First Amendment Institute. Now in its 13th year,...