Larry Parnass is the executive editor at The Republican newspaper in Springfield, MA, and recently served as investigations editor for The Berkshire Eagle. He is the former editor of the Daily Hampshire Gazette in Northampton and is a multiple winner of the NENPA Publick Occurrences awards, including in 2022...
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Thank you ZOLL Medical Corporation for being the major sponsor of the 2020 New England Newspaper Convention, held in Boston on Feb. 7-8, 2020. Thank you to all the sponsors, we could not have done it without your support!
Stefanie Murray is the Director of the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University. A Michigan native, Stefanie previously worked in Michigan and Tennessee as a reporter, editor, digital media manager and news executive. Before joining Montclair State, she worked for...
Sarah Betancourt is reporter who covers immigration for CommonWealth Magazine. Prior to joining Commonwealth, Sarah was a reporter for The Associated Press in Boston, and a correspondent with The Boston Globe and The Guardian. She has written about immigration, social justice,...
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Gary Lavariere is a forward-thinking leader who possesses a wealth of knowledge relative to data and digital strategies that drive success. He is currently the Chief Revenue Officer overseeing the business unit at New England Newspapers, Inc. (NENI). In his seven years...
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Charles St. Amand joined Suffolk University's Communication & Journalism Department as its Practitioner in Residence in July 2018 after working 31 years in community journalism, most recently as editor of the Sentinel & Enterprise in Fitchburg, Mass. A 1986 graduate of Suffolk...
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Stephen Engelberg was the founding managing editor of ProPublica from 2008–2012, and became editor-in-chief on January 1, 2013. He came to ProPublica from The Oregonian in Portland, where he had been a managing editor since 2002. Before joining The Oregonian, Mr. Engelberg...
Jill Harmacinski, is a staff reporter at The Eagle-Tribune in North Andover, Mass., and covers breaking news, crime and court issues, and local government. She writes a column called “Connections” which focuses on unsung heroes in the Merrimack Valley. Jill won a 2002 Publick Occurrences award for her coverage...
How social media teams
can and should combat fake news
By Jess DeWitt
Bulletin Staff
In an era beleaguered by fake news, having a strong social media team is the best way for newsrooms to combat the spreading of misinformation, according to Jane Elizabeth, director of accountability journalism for American Press Institute in...