The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Legal Hotline and Election Legal Guide are available for journalists covering the 2022 midterm elections who have questions about their newsgathering rights or encounter legal issues while reporting.

The free Legal Hotline will be staffed on Election Day by Reporters Committee attorneys in Washington, D.C., to help journalists nationwide who may face issues while reporting at the polls. A network of volunteer media lawyers in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas will also be on call to assist journalists.

Contact the Reporters Committee Legal Hotline at 1-800-336-4243, hotline@rcfp.org, or submit a request through our online form if you have questions about reporting on the midterm elections or run into issues while covering the elections.

Journalists can also consult the Reporters Committee’s Election Legal Guide, available in English and Spanish. The guide, which Reporters Committee attorneys updated in advance of this year’s midterms, covers exit polling, newsgathering in or near polling places, ballot selfies, and access to ballots and election records. It also includes more detailed information about election laws in battleground states.

Read more at RCPF

This Local Media Association Digital Innovation contest recognizes the best in local digital media in 16 categories such as best local website, best virtual event, best-branded content strategy, and more. It is a highly competitive contest designed to recognize both large and small media companies for their outstanding and innovative work.

The Keene Sentinel won 1st Place, in the Best Reader Revenue Strategy category. This award recognizes exceptional strategy and execution of a new consumer revenue initiative.

Judge’s notes: The Keene Sentinel came up with a creative idea to partner with local businesses and give new subscribers multiple incentives, and the retention rate has been high, even when the offers expire.

• College/University Division – Download Information

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• College/University Division New in 2022! – Download Information

The Poynter Institute recently announced the 15 journalists selected from more than 100 applicants for its prestigious Power of Diverse Voices: Writing Workshop for Journalists of Color, including Boston Globe journalist Diti Kohli.

Diti Kohli is a general assignment reporter on the business desk. She covers everything from the economy and housing to retail and labor. In the past, Diti worked as the digital producer for the business and living arts team, as well as an intern at the Tampa Bay Times and BostInno. She graduated from Emerson College in 2021.

The group will convene Nov. 10-13 at Poynter in St. Petersburg, Florida, for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic moved the program online.

Learn more and see the list of all journalists selected at Poynter.

Fredric Rutberg, president and publisher of New England Newspapers, Inc., received a Governor’s Award in the Humanities at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston on October 26.

Rutberg was selected for helping revitalize a historic newspaper, The Berkshire Eagle (owned by New England Newspapers, Inc.), and for championing a vibrant and free press.

“I must say it’s a big honor, and to be even considered among the list of previous awardees is humbling,” Rutberg said in an interview before the ceremony.

Rutberg, was one of four honorees in the 2022 Governor’s Awards in the Humanities hosted by Mass Humanities.

Read more at The Berkshire Eagle

The Northeast Association of Communication Exectuvies (NEACE) Fall Conference is happening on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at the Hotel Northampton, 36 King St, Northampton, MA. 01060.

The conference theme is “Charting a Course for Change” and the organization is excited to announce the official launch of the new Neace.com and details of the re-branding of NEACE.

Conference Registration is only $99 and pre-conference registration is preferred.

REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE AT:
https://neace.ticketmambo.com/index.cfm?e=event&eventId=34701#cartForm

Hotel Registration – CALL TODAY Hotel Northampton at 413-584-3100 and reference NEACE to obtain the special conference rate – deadline to make hotel reservations is October 6th to receive the special room rate.

Room cost is $139.99 plus 11.7% occupancy tax for a total of $156.37.

INCLUDED WITH REGISTRATION – Banquet lunch on Thursday at Wiggins Tavern, continental breakfast, and two refreshment breaks in the morning and afternoon.

AGENDA

Thursday, November 3rd, 2022

8:00 – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast and Conference Registration

8:30 – 9:00 am Welcome to the Fall Conference
Invocation – Warren Dews, NEACE President
Thank you to our Valued Sponsors – Carol Dubuque, NEACE Vice President

9:00 – 9:45 am Newsletters and Audience Engagement
Dan McGowan, Boston Globe

9:45 – 10:15 am Coffee Break

10:15 – 11:00 am Newsprint Market Update
Frank O’Toole, Gannett

11:00 – 11:15 am Vendor Introductions

11:15 am – 12:00 pm Panel Discussion – Postal Strategies
Special Guest Brad Hill, Interlink, Jordan Brechenser, President & Publisher Brattleboro Reformer, and John Harrison, Moderator.

12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch (Wiggins Tavern)

1:15 – 2:00 pm Topic TBD
Todd Peterson, Albany Times Union

2:00 – 2:45 pm Cash Discount Program
Aaron Kotarek, VP of Circulation, Oahu Publications

2:45 – 3:15 pm Coffee Break & Thank you to our Valued Sponsors
Carol Dubuque, NEACE Vice President

3:15 – 4:00 pm Panel Discussion – Workplace geographic changes and worker productivity
Gary Lavariere, Berkshire Eagle, Kevin LaMagdelaine, Media News Group

4:00 pm Final Comments – Lori Rahill, NEACE President

Learn more and register