Autumn Phillips is Managing Editor of The Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C. She previously served as Executive Editor of the Quad-City Times in Davenport, Iowa, and the Times-News in Twin Falls, Idaho. Her work has been recognized twice by Editor &...
Report or help? When, how
to help in an on-scene crisis
By Rebekah Patton
Bulletin Correspondent
Crises across the country and across the globe remain too present in today’s news coverage. Whether the story is about school gun violence or other mass-casualty incidents, forest fires, or hurricanes, the...
‘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, truth
By Rebekah Patton
Bulletin Correspondent
Recipients of honors at the New England First Amendment Coalition’s 2018 awards luncheon did not err on the side of caution...
After spending almost 15 years at The Herald News in Fall River, Mass., as a reporter and digital city editor, Will Richmond was named the editor of The Newport Daily News in 2018. During his time in Newport, Richmond has led an effort to increase The Daily News' digital...
Barbara Walsh is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has worked for newspapers in Ireland, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Florida. While working at the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune, Walsh reported on first-degree killer William Horton Jr. and Massachusetts' flawed prison furlough system. The series changed state sentencing laws and won a...
Karen Ager is Director of Communications for the Endowment for Health. In that capacity, she oversees strategic message development for both internal and external stakeholders, including key opinion leaders and the media.
Karen is a seasoned communication professional. Prior to joining the Endowment, she served as manager of corporate communications...
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Jeff Potter has been working in and around newspapers since 1983 and, for more than 15 years, has edited and designed The Commons (commonsnews.org), an award-winning nonprofit community newspaper in Brattleboro, Vermont, where he has produced almost 12,000 pages with InDesign. Separately, he...
Kristen Oliveri is the vice president of communications and marketing at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. She leads all aspects of the Foundation’s communications and marketing strategies including brand strategy and awareness, public relations and digital and print media.
Kristen is a Granite Stater, born, bred and schooled: She grew...