Page 20

Apply Now! 2024 New England Journalism Student Scholarships

Every year, the Journalism Education Foundation of New England (JEFNE) awards scholarships to high school seniors and college students who are interested in pursuing a career in the newspaper industry. The scholarships, including the MacGregor Fiske Award, are presented by the New England Newspaper and Press Association, and up to 10 students are selected.

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be residents of CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, or VT and should be studying for a career in journalism. High school seniors and undergraduate college students are encouraged to apply for the scholarship.

The application deadline is Friday, March 29, 2024. For more information, contact students@nenpa.com.

Qualifications for JEFNE Scholarships:

  1. Be a resident of New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, or VT).
  2. Must be a senior in high school or an undergraduate college student, studying journalism or a related field, planning to attend college in Fall 2024.
  3. Have a GPA of 3.0 or above.
  4. Demonstrate a serious interest in a career in journalism by sending: a cover letter, transcript, resume or biography, and letter of recommendation.
  5. Submit a body of published work in a school news publication, general circulation newspaper, or a similar publication or a body of work prepared for a journalism class. A minimum of three works must be submitted.
  6. PLEASE NOTE: You will receive an email confirming the receipt of your application with a link to a Dropbox folder to upload the required documents.

Journalism Scholarship Program Information
Journalism Scholarship Application
Download Print and Web Ads To Promote Journalism Scholarship

Share:

Apply to be a Media Law School Fellow by February 1

In reporting on many important issues, journalists are frequently required to understand key legal questions and called upon to describe accurately the developments in sometimes complex legal proceedings. Unfortunately, lawyers and judges involved in the case are not always available or willing to provide the necessary information needed by members of the media, allowing them to fully understand or explain the significance of certain legal aspects in a story they are covering. That’s where the Media Law School can help.

Media Law School, hosted by the University of South Carolina College of Information and Communications in cooperation with the Joseph F. Rice School of Law, and sponsored by the American Board of Trial Advocates and the American Board of Trial Advocates Foundation, provides selected journalists with the opportunity to develop a better understanding of the key stages of civil and criminal proceedings and to learn enough basic law to report accurately on many important issues in the news.

Approximately 30 journalists selected as Media Law School Fellows will visit the University of South Carolina campus from  March 13-16, 2024, for instruction from law professors, lawyers and judges on various aspects of the law and the legal system, to help them in their reporting on these issues.

Best of all, Fellows can receive this training at little to no cost.  There is no registration fee, and Fellows receive a $500 travel allowance and three nights hotel lodging within walking distance of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, where the instruction sessions will be held.

Fellowship applications for Media Law School 2024 are due Feb. 1, 2024. Upon submission, you will receive an email confirming receipt of your application. Applicants selected to receive fellowships will be notified by email. If you have questions in the meantime, please email Dr. Carmen Maye at medialaw@law.sc.edu.

Learn more about the program and apply

Share:

MV Times changing hands and welcomes new leadership

From left, Charlie Sennott and Steve Bernier are the new leadership taking over the Martha's Vineyard Times, announced on Tuesday.
From left, Charlie Sennott and Steve Bernier are the new leadership taking over the Martha’s Vineyard Times, announced on Tuesday.

The ownership of the Martha’s Vineyard Times is changing hands.

Longtime publishers and owners Peter and Barbara Oberfest are selling the Island news organization to Steve Bernier, West Tisbury resident and longtime owner of Cronig’s Market, who is well-known for his community service and quiet support for philanthropic causes.

The sale is expected to be finalized on December 31.

Joining Bernier as acting publisher will be Charles Sennott, Chilmark resident, and a journalist with more than 30 years of experience in local and international news.

Sennott is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Boston-based GroundTruth Project, which launched in 2014 as a nonprofit journalism organization that supports the next generation of journalists in under-covered communities across the U.S. and around the world. In 2017, GroundTruth launched Report for America, a service program that has since placed more than 600 reporters in 300 newsrooms across all 50 states to serve the communities where they live.

Read the full story at mvtimes.com

Share:

Happy Holidays From NENPA!

As we close out 2023, the NENPA staff and Board of Directors wish you and your families a happy holiday season and a peaceful and prosperous New Year!

The last few years have been challenging for most of us and we are thankful to all our members for their support as we look forward to a fresh year. We are honored to represent and serve the daily, weekly, specialty, and online news organizations in New England.

We look forward to seeing you, learning, and celebrating during the annual New England Newspaper Convention, which will be held at The Waltham Westin Hotel on March 22-23, 2024.

Share:

December 2023 Obituaries

Share:

API relaunches main website, unveils new branding, and messaging to better support media leaders

The American Press Institute officially unveiled new branding and messaging on Dec. 5 and relaunched its main website to provide users with a better experience and to more clearly emphasize its support for local and community-based media.

API was founded in February 1946 to improve the professional, leadership, and technical skills of people in the news media. This relaunch marks a new iteration of the organization. Read a message from the API CEO here.

Over the past year, API has worked with Mission Partners, a social impact and strategic communications firm, to update its messaging, branding, logo and website to align with the new direction set by CEO and Executive Director Michael D. Bolden and the new leadership team, and approved by its Board of Trustees. Together with Mission Partners, API gathered feedback through interviews and surveys from clients, readers and partners to test and refine the new direction.

Read more at americanpressinstitute.org

Share:

Report for America opens applications for reporters

Report for America (RFA) has announced the selection of dozens of new host newsroom partners while opening applications for just over 50 new reporting corps positions across the United States.

Report for America helps local newsrooms report on under-covered issues and communities by placing journalists at news outlets throughout the country. We are seeking talented, service-minded reporters and photographers to join our corps. As an RFA Corps Member, you’ll be a part of a movement to strengthen communities—and our democracy—through local journalism that is truthful, fair, fearless, and smart.

RFA is a two-year program with an optional third year. The upcoming service year begins on July 8, 2024 and runs through July 7, 2025. Applications are now open for more than 50 journalism positions in newsrooms of all types — digital startups, daily and weekly newspapers, radio and TV stations, a wire service and more. Check out our interactive database of job openings, newsrooms, and beats here, and read our info page to make sure you are a good fit for the program.

The deadline to apply is January 31, 2024, with references due by February 7, 2024.

Report for America is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Questions? Contact the Report for America recruitment team at recruitment@reportforamerica.org or join us for one of our virtual information sessions. You may register for an information session here.

Ready to apply, start your application here.

Share:

Final extension – NENPA Contest portal open through tomorrow, Wednesday, December 13

We have received numerous requests for another extension to upload your entries.

In light of this, we have extended the deadline to enter all divisions of the 2023 Better Newspaper Competition until tomorrow, Wednesday, December 13 at 11:59 pm. Please note, this is the final extension.

The Better Newspaper Competition Awards Presentation and Banquet is scheduled for Saturday, March 23, 2024. This event will take place during the annual New England Newspaper Convention, which will be held at The Waltham Westin Hotel on March 22-23, 2024. You can book your stay at the hotel now, and the special room rate of $149 per night is available. Don’t miss out on this opportunity!

Producing high-quality publications requires highly skilled, passionate, and determined individuals. Every year, the New England Newspaper & Press Association acknowledges the achievements of the best newspaper professionals in New England through the Better Newspaper Competition.

Work published by NENPA member news organizations during the contest year, August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023, is eligible for this competition.

The competition has three divisions:

You can download the information packets and find all the information necessary to prepare your entries, including a list of competitive categories, complete rules and guidelines, and the criteria that each contest category will be judged upon.

You can find additional information on preparing entries – such as how to make PDF files smaller, extract particular pages, and combine several PDF files – on the Frequently Asked Questions page at the end of the packets.

The final deadline to submit entries is Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 11:59 pm.

We encourage you to showcase your best work and recognize your staff by participating in this year’s competition. It’s also a great opportunity to share ideas and learn from each other.

We wish you the very best of luck in this year’s competition!

If you have any problems or questions while preparing your entries, please email L.Conway@nenpa.com or T.Cleary@nenpa.com.

Learn more about the Better Newspaper Competition

Enter the Better Newspaper Competition

Share:

Show off your successes in marketing, advertising, circulation, and promotion!

The Advertising/Circulation/Promotion division of the Better Newspaper Competition consists of 38 competitive categories, and we want you to flaunt your best ideas for everyone to see. We are encouraging innovative and creative members to enter their best work in the 2023 competition!

Participation in the contest is a great way to show off your best revenue-generating work, reward and recognize your advertising, graphics, and production staff, and share ideas so we can learn from each other!

There is no limit on the number of entries per category, except in Advertising General Excellence. Newspapers are eligible to compete in six classes:

  • Dailies with circulation under 15k
  • Dailies with a circulation of more than 15k
  • Weeklies with circulation under 5k
  • Weeklies with a circulation of more than 5k
  • Specialty and niche publications
  • News Services and Online News Sites

Publications interested in joining NENPA can find out more information at this link.

Work published by NENPA member news organizations during the contest year, August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023, is eligible for this competition.

The final deadline to submit entries is Monday, December 11, 2023.

Download the information packet and you will find all of the information necessary to prepare your entries, including a list of competitive categories, complete rules and guidelines, and the criteria that each contest category will be judged upon. You can find additional information on preparing entries – such as how to make PDF files smaller, extract particular pages, and how-to combine several PDF files – on the Frequently Asked Questions page at the end of the packets.

Reminder – the association code to access the contest portal is NENPA and you’ll need to register for the platform even though you may have been registered last year (the system gets wiped clean between contests.) Also, both the email and password fields are case-sensitive.

Link to contest platform: https://newspapercontest.com/Contests/NewEnglandNewspaperandPressAssociation.aspx

The awards will be presented during the annual New England Newspaper Convention, which will be held at The Waltham Westin Hotel on March 22-23, 2024. The special room rate of $149 per night is available to book now!

For further information please contact Linda Conway, at l.conway@nenpa.com or Tara Cleary, at t.cleary@nenpa.com.

Learn more about the Better Newspaper Competition

Submit your entries

Advertising, Circulation, and Promotion Categories:

ADVERTISING

  • Local Display Ad, Black and White
  • Local Display Ad
  • Color Local Online Ad
  • Most Creative Use of Small Print Space
  • Advertiser Campaign
  • Themed Multiple Advertiser Page(s)
  • Best Sponsored Content
  • Best Native Advertising
  • Automotive Display Ad
  • Real Estate Display Ad
  • Best Holiday Ad
  • Best Health Ad
  • Newspaper-Designed Advertising Insert
  • Best Integrated Campaign for an Advertiser
  • Special Section / Advertising Supplement
  • Events Online/Virtual
  • Events
  • Business Innovation
  • Best Digital Revenue Building Idea
  • Excellence in Revenue Collaboration and Partnerships
  • Best Idea for Generating Revenue

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

  • Best Ad Designer
  • Advertising Director/Manager of the Year
  • Advertising General Excellence

NEWSPAPER MARKETING AND PROMOTION

  • Advertising Sales Media Kit
  • Audience Building Promotion
  • Classified Promotion
  • Specialty Publication Promotion
  • Digital Product Promotion to Advertisers
  • Digital Product Promotion to Readers
  • Advertiser Promotion for Special Section
  • Niche Publication
  • Pure Ad Niche Publication
  • NIE Program / Promotion
  • Newspaper-Sponsored Event Promotion
  • Subscription Sales Promotion
  • Subscriber Retention Program
  • Contests
Share:

New England Newspaper Hall of Fame Nominations Close on January 5

Over the past 50 years, the talent, hard work, and exceptional accomplishments of individuals working at New England newspapers have been recognized by induction into the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame. Their dedication to the industry inspires all New England journalists.

Nominations are now open and honorees will be inducted into the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame Awards during the annual New England Newspaper Convention, which will be held at The Waltham Westin Hotel on March 22-23, 2024. The special room rate of $149 per night is available to book now!

  • Nominees should be people who have made extraordinary contributions to their newspaper(s), the newspaper industry, and their communities.
  • NENPA membership is not required to be eligible for the award.
  • People who have excelled in any area of newspaper operations are eligible — i.e., editorial, advertising, circulation, production, and administration.
  • You may nominate those still working in the industry as well as those who have retired. Posthumous nominations are also eligible.
  • The deadline to submit nominations is extended until Friday, January 5, 2024.

To nominate a colleague in honor of his or her professional achievement and lifetime of contributions, please prepare a letter that describes your nominee’s accomplishments and the reasons why you recommend that he/she should be appointed to the Hall of Fame. Be sure to include any supplemental materials, testimonials, etc. that support your nomination.

Email your nomination letter and supporting materials to l.conway@nenpa.com please use “Hall of Fame” in the subject line.

Nominations can also be mailed to:
New England Newspaper Hall of Fame
c/o New England Newspaper & Press Association
P.O. Box 2505
Woburn, MA 01801

For further information, please contact NENPA executive director, Linda Conway, at (781) 281-7648, or l.conway@nenpa.com.

Share: