Journalism Education Foundation of New England Scholarship Applications Deadline Is March 28th

February 22, 2019

Each year the New England Newspaper and Press Association awards up to 10 scholarships to aspiring journalists through the Journalism Education Foundation of New England.

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.

To qualify students must:

Be a resident of New England
Be a senior in high school planning to attend college the following year or an undergraduate college student studying journalism or a related field
Have a GPA of 3.0 or above
Demonstrate a serious interest in a career in journalism by sending:
• a cover letter, transcript, resume or biography, letter of recommendation, AND
• a body of published work in a school news publication, general circulation newspaper, or a similar publication AND/OR
• a body of work prepared for a journalism class

Apply Now For The Journalism Education Foundation of New England Scholarship

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Obituaries February 2019

February 12, 2019

CONNECTICUT

Stefan Dimitri Michalski

MASSACHUSETTS

Leigh Richard Carlson

Nick Cafardo

Robert M. Ford

George Chappell

MAINE
None reported

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Donald W. Sprague
Signe Anderson McQuaid

RHODE ISLAND

None reported

VERMONT

Francis Vincent Scanlan

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Hall Of Fame Members

February 7, 2019

2019 New England Newspaper Hall of Fame Inductees

Hall of Fame Members

Jack Authelet, The Foxboro Reporter
Alan L. Baker, The Ellsworth American.
Nelson Benton, The Salem News
Ellen Beveridge, The Trumbull Times
Robert Bissonnette, York County Coast Star
Louis Bleiweis, The Call
Roswell Bosworth, Jr., East Bay Newspapers
Roswell Bosworth, Sr., East Bay Newspapers
Chris Braithwaite, the Chronicle
Mary Dodge Brewer, Boothbay Register
David Brickman, The Homesteader-Newton
Alexander Bacon Brook, York County Coast Star
Judith Brown, The Herald
Dorothy Whipple Burgess, The Observer
Ann Burghardt, Independent Granite Publishing
Jacob Burghardt, Independent Granite Publishing
Phillip C. Camp Sr., The Vermont Standard
Peter J. Caruso Sr., Caruso & Caruso, LLC
Curtiss Clark, The Newtown Bee
William T. Clew, Telegram & Gazette
Tom Condon, The Hartford Courant
Ross Connelly, Hardwick Gazette
Timothy Cotter, The Day of New London
Kevin Crosbie, the Chronicle
Lucy B. Crosbie, the Chronicle
David Cutler, Stonebridge/Salmon Press
Nicholas Daniloff, Northeastern University
Oreste D’Arconte, The Sun Chronicle
Ed DeCourcy, Argus Champion
Paul Dietterle, Jr., Sanford News
Rodney G. Doherty, Foster’s Daily Democrat
William P. Dole, Cambridge Chronicle
John Donoghue, Burlington Free Press
Michael Donoghue, St. Michael’s College
Chazy Dowaliby, The Patriot Ledger/ The Enterprise
John Drysdale, The Herald of Randolph
Dickey Drysdale, The Herald of Randolph
Christopher A. Eddings, North Shore Weeklies
Robert Estabrook, The Lakeville Journal
James D. Ewing, The Keene Sentinel
Katherine Fanning, The Christian Science Monitor
Robert H. Foster, Foster’s Daily Democrat
Winifred B. French, The Quoddy Tides
Bernard Gallagher, Eagle-Tribune/Haverhill Gazette
Ted Gay, Jr., Taunton Daily Gazette
David D. Gearhart, The Wilton Bulletin
Peter Gelzinis, Boston Herald
Suzanne Gillis, Vermont Woman Newspaper
Marcia Green, Valley Breeze Newspapers
Raymond Gross, Courier-Gazette
William Hannan, The Sun Chronicle
Ruth Haskins Bass, The Berkshire Eagle
Joseph P. Heaney, Boston Herald
Frank J. Heinrich, International Circulation Managers Association
Rudolph A. Hempe, No. Kingston Standard Times
Donald Hersam, New Canaan Advertiser
Thomas E. Heslin, Providence Journal
John I. Howell, Beacon Communications
Phyllis Hughes, Memorial Press Group
Vincent M. Igo, The Foxboro Reporter
Virginia Jackson, The Spectator
Henry E. Josten, Pictorial Gazette
Robert “Bob” Katz, New England Press Association
Bob Katzen, Beacon Hill Roll Call

Tom Kearney, The Stowe Reporter
Jonathan Kellogg, Republican-American
William B. Ketter, Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co.
Martin Langeveld, New England Newspapers, Inc
Harry J. Lally, Brooks Community Newspapers
Hal Levy, Shore Line Newspapers
Angelo Lynn, Addison County Independent
Emerson Lynn, St. Albans Daily Messenger
W. Zachary (Bill) Malinowski, The Providence Journal
Warren McClure, Burlington Free Press
Morgan McGinley, The Day
Lincoln McKie Jr., Journalist & Journalism Teacher
Gerald McLaughlin, Springfield Reporter
Joseph W. McQuaid, Union Leader
Stephen Mindich, Boston Phoenix
John Mitchell, The Times Argus
Robert Mitchell, Rutland Herald
Rocco Molinari, The Sun Chronicle
David A. Morse, The Hardwick Gazette
Karl S. Nash, The Ridgefield Press
John Nash, Westfield Evening Citizen
Kendall Nye, The Sun Chronicle
Susan Ovans, The Hull Times
Candace Page, Burlington Free Press
Russel Pergament, TAB Newspapers Boston Metro
John C. Peterson, The Peterson Group
Morley L. Piper, NE Newspaper Association
William L. Plante, Jr., MNPA
Pamela Polston, Seven Days
Douglas H. Reed, The Free Press
Paul A. Rixon, The Sun Chronicle
Samuel E. Roberts, The Lincoln County News
Irving E. Rogers, III, Eagle-Tribune
Walter Robinson, The Boston Globe
William B. Rotch, The Cabinet Press
Paula Routly, Seven Days
Mary Pat Rowland, Foster’s Daily Democrat
Bob Ryan, The Boston Globe
Richard Saltonstall, Jr., Norumbaga Publishing
Jack Sanders, The Ridgefield Press
William J. Slator, Addison County Independent
Scudder Smith, The Newtown Bee
Paul Scudder Smith, The Newtown Bee
Gordon Smith, Caledonian-Record
James H. Smith, Connecticut Journalist
Albert B. Southwick, Telegram & Gazette
George Speers, New England Press Association
Albert Spendlove, The Telegraph
Albert E. Sylvia, Sr., North Reading Transcript
Elsie M. Talanian, The Salem Observer
Jeanne Tempest, Granite State News
Lisa Tuite, The Boston Globe
Bob Wallack, New England Press Association
Daniel J. Warner, Eagle-Tribune
William Wasserman, North Shore Weeklies
Peter Watson, Gloucester Daily Times
Alan White, Eagle -Tribune
Eliot White, Record-Journal Media Group
John Widdison, Worcester Gazette
James Russell Wiggins, The Ellsworth American
Selma Williams, North Shore Weeklies
Frederick J. Wilson, III, So. County Newspapers
George Wilson, Concord Monitor

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John Widdison

February 6, 2019

John Widdison was the last managing editor of the Worcester Gazette before the paper merged with the Telegram. In 1988 he was tasked with merging the two papers, a laborious task that involved choosing one city editor when there were two, one sports editor when there were two, and so on. He personally met with more than 100 newsroom staffers to discuss their desires under the one-paper future. Of course, not every staffer was satisfied, but every staffer was heard, and for that John Widdison cemented the already widely-respected reputation he had earned over the years. He led with compassion and intelligence thereby engendering a teamwork, we’re-all-in-this-together work atmosphere. John’s impact was felt not only in the newsroom but also in the community where he welcomed feedback from readers on everything from missed deliveries to spelling errors. Throughout his career John embodied the best of local New England journalism with a strong personal commitment to coverage of town, city and state news.

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Joseph McQuaid

February 6, 2019

Joseph McQuaid is a 3rd generation newspaperman. His father BJ McQuaid founded the Sunday News, which he sold to Union Leader owners William and Nackey Loeb, creating the Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News. Joe started working at the Union Leader part-time in high school. As Joe rose through the ranks as Nackey Loeb’s go-to editor, he became more acquainted with the business side of running a newspaper and was eventually named President and Publisher of the Union Leader upon Mrs. Loeb’s retirement in 1999. Before Mrs. Loeb’s passing Joe lead the effort to open the non-profit Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications. He has worked at the newspaper full-time for almost 50 years.

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W. Zachary (Bill) Malinowski

February 6, 2019

For more than 30 years at The Providence Journal, Bill Malinowski explored organized crime and public corruption, street gangs and gun violence. His colorful stories were distinguished by his ability to talk to everyone: cops and robbers both, but also the victims. He coupled compassion with accountability. His many honors included being named “master reporter” by the New England Society of News Editors in 2014, and induction into the Rhode Island Press Association Hall of Fame in 2017. In 2015, Malinowski was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The courage and determination he demonstrated after receiving this devastating news may be his most lasting contribution. Bill Malinowski died in August 2016. He was 57.

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Bob Katzen

February 6, 2019

For more than four decades,Publisher and Founder Bob Katzen has been distributing Beacon Hill Roll Call to newspapers,TV, radio stations and websites throughout the Commonwealth giving readers an opportunity to monitor their elected officials’ actions on Beacon Hill. Bob has had the tenacity and determination to keep this vital information source alive all these years through good times and bad, a struggling economy and major changes in the newspaper industry. This allows hundreds of thousands of readers to be aware of what the government is doing,to hold these politicians accountable, to express themselves on issues that matter to them and thus remain an informed citizen.

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Frank Heinrich

February 6, 2019

Frank Heinrich came from humble beginnings and became a giant among circulation leaders, not just in Vermont and New England, but he excelled across the nation and internationally. His highly successful ideas and work were copied by many in the circulation field. A nationally known innovator, Frank lectured throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. He served as a director for the International Circulation Managers Association and chaired two committees.As noted by one of his son’s in reflecting on his passage from this world, “If there is a Heavenly Tribune, with Dad being reunited with his respected colleagues, circulation numbers will without a doubt be climbing!”

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Jason Rezaian To Headline The 2019 New England Newspaper Convention

January 31, 2019

The largest newspaper convention in New England is only a few weeks away. This year the convention is loaded with sessions and panels addressing many of the latest developments, opportunities and obstacles in the newspaper industry.

With over 600 attendees, the event is not only an opportunity to learn and gain some fresh ideas, but a chance to network with other newspaper professionals throughout New England.

Headlining the convention for 2019 is Jason Rezaian. Mr. Rezaian served as Tehran bureau chief for the Washington Post and is now an opinion writer for the paper and contributor to CNN. He was taken into custody by Iranian authorities in 2014 and charged with espionage. He was detained at Evin Prison in Tehran and served 544 days before his release was negotiated.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to hear from this amazing journalist. Rezaian’s determination to continue reporting and writing after a horrific ordeal is truly inspiring. Rezaian’s new memoir, Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison — Solitary Confinement, a Sham Trial, High-Stakes Diplomacy, and the Extraordinary Efforts It Took to Get Me Out., will be available to purchase at the convention.

Here are just a few of the 2019 session topics that you don’t want to miss …

Trauma Journalism: Self-Care For Journalists
50 Ideas in 50 Minutes
Facebook: Is It Your Friend Or Foe And How To Leverage It For Your Business
How To Find, Train, Retain, And Motivate A Successful Digital Sales Staff
Podcasting 101
Geo-fencing And Geo-targeting Success
Place The Visual First
Video: Beyond The Pivot
Covering Gaming: What’s in the Cards?
One-On-One Sessions with leading design consultant Ed Henninger & photojournalism Pulitzer nominee Bob Holt (advanced sign-up required)
And much, much more …

The New England Newspaper Convention will be held on February 15th and 16th at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, MA.

Register 5 or more people and pay just $500 for your entire staff to come to two days of training!

Register For The New England Newspaper Convention

View The 2019 Convention Schedule

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Putting captions them in their place

January 29, 2019

Ed Henninger is an independent newspaper consultant and the Director of Henninger Consulting. www.henningerconsulting.com. Phone: 803-325-5252.

Good news design is the practice of understanding how readers read — then using that understanding to make your newspaper easier, faster and more comfortable for readers to follow. Part of that calls for proper placement of captions.

During my almost-30 years as a consultant, I’ve seen captions placed:

Below the photo.
To the right of the photo.
To the left of the photo.
Above the photo.
Overlaid (and often reversed) on the photo.

Five approaches, used because:

Well, it’s the correct place to position a caption.
The photo and caption will fit in a shallow hole.
The photo and caption will fit in a shallow hole.
I’ll never understand why!
The photo and caption will fit in a shallow hole.

I am:

Absolutely fine with this placement.
Uneasy with this placement.
Uneasy with this placement.
Absolutely against this placement.
Absolutely against this placement.

Here’s why:

1. For countless centuries, titles, descriptions and captions on items have been placed below those items. Granted, not in every case, but in most. When you visit a museum or an art gallery (unless they’re working very hard to be “different”), you’ll most often find the name and/or description of the item below it. That’s where we’ve been trained to look…it’s where we want to look. So, it makes sense for us to place captions below photos.

2. Placing the caption to the right of a photo (only if it’s absolutely necessary!) allows readers to see the photo first and then follow normal left-to-right reading flow to find the caption. But…it’s not below the photo, where readers naturally look first.

3. Placing the caption to the left of a photo may save vertical space, but it reverses normal reading flow, causing readers to have to go left from the photo to read the caption. And…it’s not below the photo, where readers naturally look first.

4. I am convinced that readers become completely confused when we place a caption above a photo. It’s the last place they’ll look — and they’re often surprised when they find the caption there. It’s just unacceptable…like driving on the left side of the road here in the U.S. Or holding a knife by the blade to cut your steak.

5. Placing the caption text directly over the photo is a more magazine-y look, but too often it’s badly done in newspapers, partly because we don’t have the high quality printing capability of magazines and partly because we don’t have the skills to make it work well. Often, this is done just to save some space. A few years ago, I worked with one newspaper client who used this as a standard approach because “…it saves us space so we don’t have to edit our stories so tightly.” Poor reasoning. If we have to misplace captions because we fail to edit…well, then, we’re making one mistake to cover up another mistake.

For the sake of readers — for the sake of a better designed newspaper — let’s put captions in their place.

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