Traci Griffith

A lawyer, journalist, academic, and advocate, Traci Griffith currently serves as the Racial Justice Program  Director for the ACLU of Massachusetts. Her transition to the staff of ACLUM comes after serving the organization on the National ACLU Board of Directors, on the Executive Committee, and as the National  Board...

Convention 2018

The winners and the audience at the New England First Amendment Coalition’s awards luncheon Friday, Feb. 23, are shown above, clockwise from top left: Todd Wallack, an investigative reporter with The Boston Globe’s Spotlight Team, who received the Michael Donoghue Freedom of Information Award; Jane Mayer, a writer for...

Angela Rowlings

| CONVENTION HOME | REGISTRATION | PROGRAM | SPEAKERS | SPONSORS | HOTEL RESERVATIONS | Angela Rowlings (she/her) is an independent photojournalist, educator, and English/Spanish interpreter based in Boston, Mass. and Prince Edward Island, Canada. She reports on climate, culture, politics, immigration, and human rights issues, and produces long-form visual essays in Boston, Canada, and Latin America. Currently,...

Mike Donoghue

Mike Donoghue is one of the top award-winning news and sportswriters in New England. He spent most of his career writing for print and online for the Burlington (Vt.) Free Press — the state’s top news source, before taking early retirement. He continues as a widely used freelance writer...
Convention Home | About the Speakers | Sponsorships | Convention Program 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!

Stephen Engelberg

| CONVENTION HOME | REGISTRATION | PROGRAM | SPEAKERS | SPONSORS | HOTEL RESERVATIONS | 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...

Dan Cotter

Dan Cotter is a seasoned newspaper industry expert who advises publishers on contemporary approaches to community journalism and revenue generation. As part of this, he provides hands-on leadership in planning and executing strategic initiatives to attract, serve, and monetize their audiences. He...

Charlie Sennott

Charles Sennott is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Editor of The GroundTruth Project. He is an award-winning correspondent, best-selling author and editor with 30 years of experience in international, national and local journalism. A leading social entrepreneur in new media, Sennott started GroundTruth in 2014 and in 2017 launched...

Sue Robinson

Sue Robinson (PhD, Temple University) holds the Helen Firstbrook Franklin endowed research chair at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Journalism & Mass Communication where she teaches and researches about journalism. She has three books: How Journalists Engage: A theory of trust building, identities and care (2023, Oxford University...

Robert Bertsche

Robert A. Bertsche, a First Amendment and media litigator and counselor, holds up Klaris’s Boston location. A former journalist, Rob has earned a national reputation representing print and online magazines, newspapers, broadcasters, documentary filmmakers, and websites, including in their video, film, podcast, television, and social media incarnations. He serves...