Jamie Kageleiry is the former executive editor of the community newspaper The Martha’s Vineyard Times, formerly worked as an editor at Yankee Magazine, Martha’s Vineyard Magazine, and Edible Vineyard. She is currently the director of publications for Bluedot Living Magazine, which aims to tell the stories of local changemakers addressing climate issues in their communities.
Jamie Kageleiry
Meg Heckman
Meg Heckman is a journalist, author and educator focused on building a news ecosystem that is robust, diverse and equipped to serve all segments of society. Her core research examines the practice and evolution of journalism through a feminist lens with the goal of better understanding the role women have played in the creation of news and, by extension, civic life.
Because an important element of inclusive journalism is ensuring the tools of media innovation are available to all communities, Meg also engages in research exploring the contours of digital news production and dissemination, especially as it relates to local newspapers. She embraces a variety of qualitative practices—oral history, archival research, case studies, ethnography—and collaborates often with colleagues using quantitative methods in the digital humanities, gender studies, sociology and data science.
Her book, Political Godmother: Nackey Scripps Loeb and the Newspaper That Shook the Republican Party, documents the lasting impact of publisher and conservative activist Nackey Scripps Loeb, who, during the second half of the twentieth century, used her New Hampshire-based newspaper to shape national politics in ways that still reverberate today. The book, according to one reviewer, “not only chronicles the life of a fascinating woman but also the rise of right-wing populism in American politics and the strategies and tactics conservative media organizations… successfully implemented to foster growth over the past several decades.”
Meg strives to distribute her research in ways that contribute to building more inclusive news organizations now and in the future. Her work has appeared in a variety of periodicals including the Columbia Journalism Review, USA Today, Poynter.org and The Conversation, as well as scholarly publications such as the Newspaper Research Journal and Teaching Journalism and Mass Communication. She’s presented work at academic conferences in the U.S., Europe and Canada, and is a regular speaker at events for news industry leaders. In 2019, she was a delegate to the World Journalism Education Congress in Paris where her duties included serving on a committee tasked with developing best practices for gender-inclusive journalism education.
She is currently an assistant professor at Northeastern University’s School of Journalism and Media Innovation. Before coming to Northeastern in the fall of 2017, Meg was a journalism lecturer at the University of New Hampshire where she served as a faculty fellow at the Peter T. Paul Entrepreneurship Center. She spent more than a decade as a reporter and, later, the digital editor at the Concord (NH) Monitor, where she developed a fascination with presidential politics, a passion for local news and an appreciation for cars with four-wheel drive.
Kristen Nevious
From the first time she met him, Marlin Fitzwater has said that he wanted the Center to be more than a name on a building, and that was her cue.
In the summer of 2002, only a couple of months after its dedication, Dr. Kristen Nevious joined The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication as a staff member and was named director in 2004.
Alongside her three degrees in journalism, her professional experience has been in student media, public relations for non-profit organizations, and she has taught media law, journalism, public relations, advertising, photography, and more at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Southern Missouri State University, the University of Southern Mississippi, and the University of South Dakota, where she earned tenure.
Her first task as director was to frame its mission: to engage intellects, challenge perspectives, teach skills and help people find their voices in the public discourse that is essential to the health of our democracy. Since becoming Director, she has established numerous programs and organizations including the Pierce Media Group, The Fry Lectures, Franklin Pierce University Polling, The Presidency and the Press, PoliticsFitzU, and she produced a Forum on Civility in Presidential Election Discourse with the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Dr. Nevious is also a producing partner for IndieLens Pop-Up.
Dr. Nevious is a founding member of the Granite State News Collaborative. Through the GSNC, she has created opportunities for FP interns to work remotely on top video and podcast internships with New Hampshire Public Broadcasting and Citizens Count.
She serves on several professional boards, including as chair of New Hampshire Public Broadcasting’s Community Advisory Board, and as a member of the New England Newspaper and Press Association’s Board of Directors, and the New Hampshire Press Association.
In 2018, she was named the Journalism Educator of the Year by NENPA.
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 and provides professional training. Donoghue and the Free Press were often recognized for their work on a local, state, regional, and national level. St. Michael’s College recruited Donoghue to serve as an adjunct professor & academic adviser for the Journalism Department for 3 decades to teach classes including Media Law and Ethics. He also serves as the part-time Executive Director for the Vermont Press Association. Donoghue is frequently invited by the Vermont Legislature to discuss various bills about Public Notices, Open Meetings, and Public Records. He is inducted into 5 Halls of Fame. A few other honors include the Yankee Quill, the Matthew Lyon First Amendment Award, the SPJ National Sunshine Award, and the New England Journalist of the Year. He is vice chairman of the New England Academy of Journalists, a past two-term president of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, and a former Executive Board member of the New England First Amendment Coalition.
Peter Huoppi
Peter Huoppi is the director of multimedia at The Day in New London, CT. Peter got his start in journalism as a photography intern at the Burlington Free Press in Burlington, VT. After working for seven years as a photojournalist in Burlington, he made the transition to video storytelling in a new position at The Day. His video work has won two New England Emmys, an Editor & Publisher Eppy, and an NPPA Best of Photojournalism award. Peter’s work at The Day ranges from daily video stories to multi-camera live webcasts to full-length audio and video documentaries. Peter was editor and co-producer of The Day’s crime podcast Case Unsolved. Judges for the 2019 Better Newspaper Competition called Case Unsolved “far and away the best, most compelling podcast submitted for consideration,” and “everything newspaper podcasts strive to be.”
Angelo Lynn
Angelo Lynn has been the Editor and Publisher of Addison Press Inc., Middlebury, Vt., since 1984. He’s a fourth-generation journalist dating back to the 1880s and his three daughters are in the business making it a fifth generation.
He publishes the Addison County Independent, a twice-weekly in Middlebury, covering 24 small towns and 4 school districts; plus THE REPORTER in Brandon, Vt covering Brandon and three other towns. Plus two magazines: Vt. Ski + Ride and Vermont Sports.
Addison Press offers internships in the summer and over the January term at Middlebury College, usually attracting 2-4 interns in a typical summer.
Lynn is the past president of the New England Newspaper & Press Association Board of Directors and a current member of the executive committee.
Jay Rosen
Jay Rosen has been teaching journalism at New York University since 1986. He is the author of PressThink, a blog about journalism and its ordeals (www.pressthink.org), which he introduced in September 2003. In 1999, Yale University Press published his book, What Are Journalists For?, which is about the rise of the civic journalism movement during the pre-internet era. In 2017 he became director of the Membership Puzzle Project. It studies membership models for sustainability in news. Rosen is also an active press critic with a focus on problems in the coverage of politics. On Twitter he is @jayrosen_nyu.
Carlos Virgen
Carlos Virgen is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience in audience engagement, data analysis, and multimedia production. He is the assistant managing editor for audience development at The Day in New London, Conn., where he has worked for 8 years. He is also an adjunct instructor at the University of Connecticut. Prior to The Day, he worked as an online editor at an affiliate of the Seattle Times. He is originally from Los Angeles and currently lives in East Lyme with his wife and three children
Joanne Heyman
Joanne Heyman, Founder and CEO of Heyman Partners, is widely recognized as a transformative force for good, bringing a mission-driven focus to institutions across sectors, cultures and countries. A highly sought-after coach, facilitator, strategic advisor, and lecturer, Ms. Heyman has led organizations and counseled leadership of foundations, non-profits, social enterprises, media companies and creative institutions. Her work with individuals and teams is often credited with their achievement of sustainable and measurable success, including healthy, thriving cultures.
She was the founding Executive Director of the Urban Zen Foundation and has also served as the Executive Director of The International Center in New York, Vice President of the Corporation of Yaddo, Managing Director of the Financial Services Volunteer Corps and as a senior advisor to The Goldman Sachs Foundation and the American Jewish World Service.
Ms. Heyman holds an MA from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a BA in Comparative Literature from Smith College. She serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of The GroundTruth Project/Report for America. She is a Guide at Chief, a presenting expert in the Kahilla community and platform, and a coach in multiple national programs supporting local media leaders and institutions. Additionally, Ms. Heyman is a regular lecturer at Columbia University and contributor to Forbes.
Ms. Heyman lives with her family outside of New York City, and is an avid yogi, cook and outdoor enthusiast.
Liz White
Liz White is the publisher, executive vice president and 5th generation family owner at the 155-year-old Record-Journal Media Group in central Connecticut, which includes one daily newspaper and 7 weeklies and a digital agency. She holds an MBA from Yale School of Management, a bachelor’s from Boston College, and was recognized in 2016 by Editor & Publisher Magazine as one of The 25 Under 35 in the industry and by the Hartford Business Journal as one of The 40 Under 40. The Record-Journal was named One of 10 News Publishers That Do It Right in March 2021. Liz is also a member of the Local Media Association Board of Directors, a national industry association.