New Hall of Famers urge questioning of authority, persistence vs. adversity

By Bailey Knecht, Bulletin Correspondent As the six new members of the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame were inducted Friday, Feb. 24, they all espoused the...

‘Great Ideas’: Creativity and diversified product lines sell more ads, local publishers...

By Alex Eng, Bulletin Correspondent ‘We found, as a council, that while we’re rapidly trying to grow our digital franchise, we’re leaving our print franchise in the...

Tiptoeing through the minefields inherent at community newspapers

By Gianna Barberia, Bulletin Correspondent “We’ll be sharing our war stories,” Earl Brechlin, editor of the Mount Desert Islander of Bar Harbor, Maine, said to a laughing...

Henninger’s cardinal sin of news design: Being dull

By Ryan Grewal, Bulletin Correspondent 'Violate any of my other advice before you be dull. If you're dull, you're signing your own death warrant. You're telling people,...

Develop sources with trust, nurture them with fairness

By Alejandro Serrano and Nadine El-Bawab, Bulletin Correspondent Panelist Stephen Kurkjian, center, shares a laugh with fellow panelists Kevin Landrigan and Anne Karolyi. For Stephen Kurkjian, a three-time Pulitzer...

How to bring sensitivity to reporting on kids in crisis

By Morgan Mapstone, Bulletin Correspondent Reporting on child-related crises requires being both a journalist and a human being, according to Jennifer Berry Hawes. Hawes, projects reporter at the...

Trump talk, triumphs of award winners dominate NENPA’s winter convention

By Alison Berstein, Bulletin Correspondent Could they be any happier? Robin Chan, at left, and Merrily Cassidy, at right, show the kind of joy repeated many times...

Panel urges journalists to stand up to Trump, and for the First...

By Katherine Isbell, Bulletin Correspondent Panelists for the convention session on “The next four years and the press” were, from left, Carolyn Lumsden, Bill Ketter, Asma Khalid,...

When information’s in doubt, check it out or leave it out

By Sofia Bergmann, Bulletin Correspondent The audience gasped in disbelief. “There were photos of busted lips and blood dripping out of their mouths. He would send people home...

Relating data to effects on people powers impact of investigative reports

By Morgan Mapstone, Bulletin Correspondent Managing time and data correctly is crucial to the success of an investigative story, according to Jenifer McKim, a senior investigative reporter...