Focus on people, sources
two keys to enlivening
local government coverage
By Nadine El-Bawab
Bulletin Correspondent
Even though reader interest in local government coverage has waned, it is still important for readers and an important obligation of journalists, according to panelists at the New England Newspaper and Press Association’s recent winter convention. The panelists...
Darrell Davis is the Vice President of Creative Services for Metro Creative Graphics, Inc. With more than 30 years of experience in media and advertising, Darrell leads a team of art directors, designers and copywriters in producing creative content to help newspapers and their local advertisers thrive.
Darrell attended Syracuse...
Paul Lambert is a sophomore at Franklin Pierce University and directs the school’s political reporting arm, PoliticsFitzU. He has been published in the Boston Herald, made appearances on WMUR, and created news packages for NBC10 Boston. Lambert also broadcasts sporting events for...
Terrence Williams is president and chief operating officer for Keene Publishing Corp., the publisher of The Keene Sentinel.
He leads The Sentinel’s niche publication, digital media, circulation, sales, graphics and print shop divisions. He’s also in charge of the company’s business development and marketing and events efforts. Williams joined the...
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,...
Dan Lyon (b. 1991) is a visual storyteller, editor and educator based in Syracuse, New York. He recently worked as the photo editor for Chalkbeat, a nonprofit newsroom telling the story of education in the United States, taught photographic storytelling as a part-time instructor at Syracuse University's Newhouse School,...
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Mike is a senior lecturer at the University of Illinois-Chicago and founder of JournalistsToolbox.ai, a free website featuring AI tools and training videos. He’s the author of two books: “Data + Journalism” (Routledge, 2023) and “Journalist’s Toolbox Handbook” (Routledge 2024).
Mike spent seven...
Carmen Nobel is program director of Journalist’s Resource at Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. Journalist’s Resource (journalistsresource.org) examines news topics through a research lens. The staff publishes summaries and roundups of peer-reviewed public policy research – making it easier for...
Bill Kole, New England editor for The Associated Press, oversees daily and enterprise coverage of all six states. A longtime former AP foreign correspondent, he has reported extensively on terrorism, corruption, immigration and human trafficking from Paris, Amsterdam, Vienna and Eastern Europe. Bill worked for newspapers in Michigan and...
BOSTON - Awards for the 2019 New England Better Newspaper Competition were given out during the 2020 New England Newspaper Convention, held Feb. 7-8, 2020 in Boston.
The Better Newspaper Competition is the largest and most comprehensive journalism recognition program in New England....









