Special Academic Membership Promotion

To celebrate the opening of entries for the 2025 New England Better Newspaper Competition, NENPA is offering a limited-time Academic Membership discount.

Join now and receive 10 free contest entries with your membership — perfect for student publications preparing to submit their best work.

• Regular Academic Membership: $475/year

• Promotional Rate: $375/year

• Savings: $100

• Promotion Ends: Friday, November 14, 2025

This offer is available to any New England college or university with a journalism program or student publication.

Explore the full list of Academic Membership benefits below, and apply using the form at the bottom of this page.

Membership Includes:

All Academic Members receive an upgraded listing in our Journalism Program Directory. The listing contains your logo, description area, and links to your journalism programs. Also included are rotating banner ads on nenpa.com, in sizes 300 x 250 and 300 x 125 pixels, as well as a large banner, 1000 x 300 pixels, that rotates at the top of our Journalism Program Directory.

Each year, college and university publications located in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont are invited to enter 32 competitive categories, including College Newspaper of the Year, in the annual New England Better Newspaper Competition – New England’s most prestigious college journalism recognition program. Academic membership includes 10 free entries annually to the competition.

NENPA provides programming for student journalists at our annual New England Newspaper Convention as well as networking opportunities with professional journalists from throughout the region. Discounted group admission for faculty and students is offered to Academic Members. In addition, monthly webinars on a wide range of topics are presented through NENPA University for free or at a reduced rate.

During the New England Newspaper Convention, we invite student journalists and photographers to bring their resumes and portfolios for review by senior-level editors and publishers. These opportunities provide valuable networking opportunities for students seeking internships or jobs. Academic members may schedule a virtual resume review session at other times of the year.

NENPA can assist in facilitating partnerships between colleges and universities and community newspapers across New England. Student reporters work with professional editors to provide critical reporting to existing trusted sources of local news. Students gain valuable experience for their futures as journalists and engaged citizens and newspapers receive increased local news coverage. The programs help support a sustainable future for New England news media. If you are interested in exploring a newsroom collaboration contact Linda Conway at l.conway@nenpa.com.

NENPA curates a list of internships available to students from our members and media organizations throughout New England and the U.S. Visit our Internship Listing page to see the list of open positions.

NENPA awards up to 10 scholarships each year to aspiring journalists through the Journalism Education Foundation of New England. Our foundation strives to encourage and support young people who plan to pursue a career in the newspaper industry. College students or high school seniors who are studying and acquiring work experience that will prepare them to work in the field of journalism are eligible to apply.

Coming in 2026! NENPA is excited to begin offering a mentor program to provide mentors who have volunteered to offer one-on-one sessions for advice, guidance, or general questions about navigating the media industry. Mentor categories include audio and radio, data/investigative journalism, audience engagement, general reporters and editors, sports, broadcast, news design, public relations, marketing, and more.