Congratulate your staff and promote the extraordinary work and achievements of your
organization by placing an ad in the New England Newspaper Convention Program Book! Your support increases staff morale and also supports our efforts at the convention.
You can also honor and congratulate colleagues being inducted into the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame and the Academy of New England Journalists.
The reduced rate for these ads, $125 for an inside page, is only available to member publications, colleagues and family members. We can design your ad for a total of $175. (Industry partners and vendors can click here for information on promotional ads.)
Please complete the form below to reserve space in the Convention Program, the Hall of Fame Dinner, or the Yankee Quill Awards Luncheon book. If you have questions, please contact Tara Cleary at t.cleary@nenpa.com. Space reservations are due by Tuesday, March 4, 2025, and a print-ready PDF of the ad is due by Friday, March 7, 2025.
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Join fellow New England journalists on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, for an evening of networking, conversation, and collaboration at Tiki Rock in Boston. This exciting event is open to all media professionals across the region and offers a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues and expand your professional network.
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Randy Capitani 
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Jacqueline Smith,
Henry and Benjamin Lindsey
The Yankee Quill, which began in 1959, is bestowed annually by the Academy of New England Journalists through the auspices of the New England Society of News Editors. It is considered the highest individual honor awarded to newspaper, TV, radio, magazine, and other journalists in the six-state region. Winners are selected based on a history of lifetime achievement showing a broad impact in New England Journalism.
We are thrilled to announce that the annual New England Newspaper Convention will take place on March 28-29, 2025, and this year we’re making an exciting change by moving to a new location at the historic Portland Regency Hotel & Spa, located at 20 Milk St, Portland, ME 04101.
The Brodsky Prize was established seven years ago by the late Jeffrey Brodsky and his father, Howard, to encourage innovation by student journalists. The $5000 Prize is open to all high school students attending public, charter, or parochial schools in New Hampshire.
The nonprofit Poynter Institute, which works to strengthen journalism in service to truth and democracy, has launched a new membership program for those allied with Poynter’s mission.
Poynter has a new course designed for journalists who want to deepen their connection with their communities and expand their audience by covering the critical issues surrounding child protection and the foster care system.
NENPA along with press groups successfully argue against forced disclosure of reporter’s notes in Karen Read Case
NENPA along with press groups successfully argued that both federal and state constitutional law prevent a Massachusetts court from forcing a reporter to disclose her notes from an interview with Karen Read, the defendant in a high-profile murder trial that has attracted national attention.
Prosecutors in the case were seeking notes that Gretchen Voss, a reporter for Boston Magazine, took during an interview with Read. The contents of these notes have not been published and likely contain Voss’s internal impressions, reactions and thoughts as the interview unfolded.
In his decision, Judge Cannone ruled:
“Voss has articulated a compelling argument that requiring disclosure of the notes poses a greater risk to the free flow of information than the other materials produced. Conversely, the Commonwealth has not demonstrated to the Court that its need for the handwritten notes, separate from the audio recordings, outweighs the danger posed to the public interest in the free flow of information.”
NEFAC, the Massachusetts Newspapers Publishers Association, NENPA and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed an amicus memorandum on Jan. 30 explaining that:
“Under these circumstances, the government’s intrusion into entirely confidential communications between a reporter and source, including the thought processes and work product of a journalist, unjustifiably intrudes on First Amendment interests and, as precedent, would unnecessarily chill the newsgathering process.”
Read the amicus memorandum filed on Jan. 30.
Many states have reporter shield laws that explicitly protect journalists from forced disclosure of their notes and sources. While Massachusetts does not have such statutory protections, its state constitution along with the First Amendment often prevents confidential information from being disclosed.
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