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We Once Went “MAD” for the Magazine — and It Was Fun and Funny

Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached atgpolicinski@freedomforum.org, or follow...
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What’s the ‘true threat’ to American journalism and democracy?

Threats to the survival of a free press seem much in the air these days, from the near daily online insults hurled from the...
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Student Journalism: More Needed Than Ever

In more communities today than ever, student publications are doing double-duty — reporting news of schools and surrounding communities — and doing both well. As...

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

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

See the other person’s point of view

John Foust Advertising John Foust has conducted training programs for thousands of newspaper advertising professionals. Many ad departments are using his training videos to...

Resolve to be accessible, stay relevant

Surviving in today’s fractured media landscape depends on your ability to identify, collect and deliver the relevant community news. That job becomes more challenging...

Inquirer and Mirror sold to local ownership

After 30 years of corporate ownership, The Inquirer and Mirror is returning to its roots as a locally-owned, independent newspaper. Inquirer...

Obituaries October 2018

CONNECTICUT Fernanda "Nundy" Giusti MAINE None reported MASSACHUSETTS Marianne Wroble-Cox Kevin R. Fitzgerald Michael John Harwood RHODE ISLAND John H. Reavey NEW HAMPSHIRE None reported VERMONT Sandra Elaine Smith Stoddert

“Showing” beats “telling” every time

On a visit to my eye doctor for a check-up, I noticed a poster on the wall in the examination room. It featured a...

2022 New England Newspaper Convention Back in Boston!

We are excited to announce the New England Newspaper Convention will be held live in Boston April 29 - 30, 2022. We're planning two days...