You’ll never hear me say…

Thirty years is a long time for a career as a consultant. It’s time for me to shift my attention to Julia,...

2019 New England Better Newspaper Competition Awards Coverage

BOSTON - Awards for the 2019 New England Better Newspaper Competition were given out during the 2020 New England Newspaper Convention, held...

2020 Just Won’t Go Away When It Comes to First Amendment Issues in 2021

2020 is the challenging year that just won’t go away, however much we wish it would, as many current issues over First...

March April Obituaries 2023

CONNECTICUT Margaret Donoghue Eamon Flanagan Gladys Handelman Pat Harris Roseann Iacomacci John Peterson Elisabeth Riley Rita Woodhull MASSACHUSETTS Doris Brownlie Thomas Charlton James Coulter James Donovan Robert Dunn Richard Flavin Paul Galvin Bernard Hyatt Patrick Martinec Richard Perkins Nicholas Stavarakis Richard Thurmond Richard White MAINE None Reported NEW HAMPSHIRE Normand...

The Keene Sentinel Selected For API Local News Ideas-to-Action Fund

The American Press Institute announced on September 15 that 10 local news organizations including The Keene Sentinel, located in Keene, NH, will receive funding...
Kevin Slimp

Social Media’s Bottom Line

Kevin Slimp is director of the Institute of Newspaper Technology. Email questions to him at kevin@kevinslimp.com.

We heard you! Better Newspaper Contest Portal Open Through Midnight On Sunday, November 16

Thank you to everyone who reached out over the past day. We heard from quite a few newsrooms working hard to finalize their submissions....
Kevin Slimp

Mighty Unusual Time

Have we ever experienced a time like this in the news business? I’ve been noticing a couple of patterns lately, and I wonder if you...

2026 New England Newspaper Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

The New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) will induct three distinguished journalists and industry leaders into the New England  Newspaper Hall of Fame...

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...