Thank You, Lenfest Institute, for Helping Us Honor New England Journalism
NENPA is thrilled to welcome The Lenfest Institute as the sponsor of our 2026 Awards Luncheon on October 9 at 12:30 pm during the NENPA Leadership Summit in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
The luncheon will celebrate the people and publications whose work demonstrates the strength, importance and enduring impact of local journalism across New England. Honors include the New England Newspaper of the Year Awards, Publick Occurrences Awards, A-Mark Prizes for Investigative Journalism, and awards recognizing editorial excellence, First Amendment leadership and service to community journalism.
As The Lenfest Institute celebrates its 10th anniversary, we thank the organization for helping us recognize this outstanding work and for its ongoing commitment to a stronger, more informed society through local journalism.
INDUSTRY NEWS
EVENTS & WEBINARS
October 8 – Register to receive the time
Poynter Beat Academy: Covering the Rising Risk of Flooding
October 8-9, 2026
NENPA Leadership Summit, Sturbridge, MA
October 20 @ 11:00 AM ET
Public Health Journalism: Data and sourcing in public health reporting
October 28 @ 1:00 PM ET
How to Crush Digital Ad Sales in 2027
OBITUARIES
Kimball (Kim) Whipple Burgess – Observer Publications/Rhode Island Newspaper Group – Read Obituary
Judson Drake Hale Sr. – Yankee Magazine and The Old Farmer’s Almanac – Read obituary
NEWROOM RESOURCES
Survey Finds Burnout Is Top Challenge for Independent Local News Publishers
API at 80 years: Looking ahead to what journalism needs next
AI learned how to write from humans. Now humans are trying not to sound like AI.
10 strategies to make community listening part of your newsroom’s DNA
AP Fund for Journalism expands election resources to 200 local newsrooms nationwide
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
Gov. Newsom Signs Nation’s Most Ambitious Law to Strengthen Community News
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