‘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...
Peter Huoppi is director of multimedia at The Day. Over the past 11 years in New London his work has ranged from solo short-form video stories to producing and directing live multi-camera webcasts of high school sports. Most recently he served as producer and editor on the podcast series...
Keith Eddings covers Lawrence, Mass., for The Eagle-Tribune. He has reported for five daily newspapers in four states.
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...
Jill Nicholson is the Senior Director of Customer Education at Chartbeat, a content intelligence platform for publishers. She trains journalists around the world on turning metrics into action. Before that, she was a long-time Chartbeat user -- curating a local news site in Westchester, NY. In her four years...
Roger Carroll started his journalism career in local radio, where he did occasional work for CBS and ABC. His long newspaper career includes stints as the editor of the Eagle Times in Claremont, and as Editorial Page Editor and Executive Editor of The Telegraph of Nashua. He is currently Managing...
For nine years Eugene Sonn was the familiar voice covering New Jersey politics and the state house in Trenton for WHYY, in partnership with WBGO FM in Newark, N.J.
While on that beat, Gene won several awards, including from PRNDI (Public Radio News Directors Inc.) for covering former Gov. Jim...
Paul Pronovost is the Executive Editor of the Cape Cod Media Group, which includes the Cape Cod Times, CapeCodTimes.com, CapeCodOnline.com, PrimeTime Cape Cod, The Cape Codder, Provincetown Banner, The Register, Sandwich Broadsider, Bourne Courier and The Bulletin.
Cape Cod Media Group papers have been the NENPA Newspaper of the Year...
Jane Mayer will receive the New England First Amendment Coalition‘s 2018 Stephen Hamblett First Amendment Award.
Mayer, a writer for The New Yorker since 1995, covers politics, culture, and national security for the magazine. Mayer is perhaps best known for her accountability journalism and her ability to expose the underpinnings...