Don’t Miss the Deadline for the Better Newspaper Competition

This year the New England Better Newspaper Competition is going digital! The deadline has been extended until Friday, November 1, 2019. The Better Newspaper Competition is...

WGBH News To Open Worcester Bureau

 Kaitlyn Locke | WGBH | January 7, 2020 WGBH News plans to...

New England SBA Offices and Free Counselors

Need help? The SBA has a network of counselors offering free business counseling. These links pull in the counselors by state: CT...

Webinar Resources – Covering Business News In Challenging Times

The coronavirus pandemic is dominating headlines, generating stories on issues touching nearly every aspect of lives. Business lockdowns and restrictions have redefined...

2020 Publick Occurrences Award Winners

Each year the New England Newspaper & Press Association presents the Publick Occurrences Awards named for the first newspaper published in America...

Open government is key to honest government

When government fails, it’s the rare public official who says, “Oops. My fault.” That’s human nature, particularly for officials...

Are you telling your own stories?

I circulated a column celebrating community newspapers earlier this year in recognition of Sunshine Week. Its publication prompted a few comments. One reader, who hailed...

Fist Five Perspective: What if the nation’s founders had been able to tweet?

The nation’s founders didn’t have access to today’s social media – but what if they had? Of course, they took good advantage of the media...

2022 New England Muzzle Awards: Spotlighting 10 who diminish free speech

A Boston mayor who trampled on a religious group’s right to freedom of expression. A Worcester city manager who trampled on the public’s right...

Kid Scoop provides local business support for education pages

She copy-edits much of the six-day Caledonian-Record in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. She writes and produces two or three full education pages each week including Kid Scoop every...