Professor Jay Rosen from New York University presented what he describes as a more engaging and people-centric form of election coverage known as the “citizens agenda” model during the second day of programming Saturday, April 30 at the NENPA convention in Boston.  Describing the problem that the citizens agenda model...

Barbara Walsh

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...
These are some of the presentations that were presented during the 2020 New England Newspaper Convention, held Feb. 7-8, 2020 in Boston. Collaborative-Reporting Reporting-On-Immigration Follow-The-Money-Funding-News Publishers-Panel-Revenue-Growth Filling-Newsroom-Gaps-College-Partners Filling-Newsroom-Gaps-College-Partners

Karen Ager

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...

Julian Placino

Julian Placino is a Fortune 500 Speaker, founder of Pathways Affiliated, a recruitment strategy consultancy, and the creator of Recruitment Masterclass, the only video course that turns your employees into an army of talent ambassadors and recruiters. Julian is also the host of the leadership podcast, Pathways to Success...

Josh Kovner

Josh Kovner covers child protection and social justice. He was part of the Pulitzer-winning team coverage of the Lottery shootings, and of the Pulitzer-finalist team coverage of the Sandy Hook school shootings. A story on a boy with autism, "Saving Evan," won...

George Arwady

George Arwady has been Publisher and CEO of The Republican newspaper since January 2010. Arwady spent most of his professional career as an editor and publisher in Michigan and New Jersey. He has chaired, is former chair and serves on the board of the Economic Development Council of Western...

Tim Rasmussen

| CONVENTION HOME | REGISTRATION | PROGRAM | SPEAKERS | SPONSORS | HOTEL RESERVATIONS | Tim Rasmussen is the Senior AME for visual journalism+news product design at the Boston Globe, overseeing all visual journalism. Before joining the Globe, he was the Chief Content Officer at Connecticut Public Broadcasting in Hartford, CT., leading all content produced and distributed...
On April 29, 2022, during the NENPA convention in Boston, attendees were introduced to the concept of Funding Journalism with Innovative News Labs and how they work to provide greater focus on specific communities and local issues that many news outlets overlook. The panel included Frank Mungeam, Chief Innovation Officer,...

Kevin L. McCrudden

Kevin L. McCrudden is an international author, speaker and the only motivational and leadership speaker in American history to ever have a day of recognition passed by The United States Congress and New York State. He is the founder of National Motivation...