Get Ready for the 2025 New England Newspaper Convention Program!
The 2025 New England Newspaper Convention is happening next week in historic Portland, Maine! Join us March 28-29 in Portland, Maine, for two days of expert-led...
Apply now for new Poynter course on Covering Child Welfare
Poynter has a new course designed for journalists who want to deepen their connection with their communities and expand their audience by covering the...
24 New England Newsrooms Receive FJP Grants To Support Coronavirus Coverage
The Facebook Journalism Project (FJP) announced 400 North American local newsrooms received FJP Community Network grants to support their coronavirus reporting, including...
No apology needed for good journalism – even when you don’t like it
Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. Email him at gpolicinski@freedomforum.org and follow him on...
Celebrate the Individuals Who Define New England Journalism: Nominations Open For Individual Awards
Each year, as part of our New England Newspaper Awards Program, we have the honor of recognizing individual journalists, educators, and vital contributors whose commitment...
Family, friends mourning death of ‘Newtown Bee’ Publisher R. Scudder Smith
The Smith family announces with sadness the passing of R. Scudder Smith on August 14, 2022. He was 87 years old.
Born on April 12,...
Measure to protect Vt. journalists, confidential sources signed into law
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has signed legislation designed to protect journalists from having to give up their confidential sources and prevent government officials from...
Deadline June 20 for SPJ Eugene C. Pulliam Awards
The deadline for these two annual award programs from the Society of Professional Journalists is midnight ET on June 20, 2020.
Strong focus on trust is critical to future of news
Build trust or lose readers, listeners, and viewers. That’s the challenge facing news organizations these days, says a key speaker for Radically Rural’s Community...
Poynter, IRE and Internet Archive launch project to help newsrooms preserve their digital footprint
The Poynter Institute has partnered with Internet Archive and Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) to bring preservation and web archive training to 300 news...