Bill Kole, New England editor for The Associated Press, oversees daily and enterprise coverage of all six states. A longtime former AP foreign correspondent, he has reported extensively on terrorism, corruption, immigration and human trafficking from Paris, Amsterdam, Vienna and Eastern Europe. Bill worked for newspapers in Michigan and...
Professor Jay Rosen from New York University presented what he describes as a more engaging and people-centric form of election coverage known as the “citizens agenda” model during the second day of programming Saturday, April 30 at the NENPA convention in Boston.
Describing the problem that the citizens agenda model...
Dan Cotter is a seasoned newspaper industry expert who advises publishers on contemporary approaches to community journalism and revenue generation. As part of this, he provides hands-on leadership in planning and executing strategic initiatives to attract, serve, and monetize their audiences. He...
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Emily Sweeney covers local news and writes "Blotter Tales," a weekly column that appears in the Metro section every Sunday, and "Cold Case Files," a new series and newsletter about unsolved crimes.
Her areas of expertise include history, crime, and...
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Justin Silverman is executive director of the New England First Amendment Coalition. A Massachusetts-based attorney, Justin helps lead NEFAC’s First Amendment and open government advocacy throughout the six-state region.
Justin’s commentary has appeared in dozens of publications including The New York Times, Washington...
Two sets of awards for the 2019 New England Better Newspaper Competition were given out during the 2020 New England Newspaper Convention, held Feb. 7-8, 2020 in Boston. On Feb. 7 the award winners in the Advertising, Marketing and Promotion categories were presented during a casino themed...
Mike Blinder has been in love with media his entire life. In high school he held part time jobs as an intern at WPEN radio in Philadelphia and at Radio Shack where he sold the 1st generation of home computers.
Judith Meyer is executive editor of the Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal, the Morning Sentinel, and six weekly newspapers owned by the Sun Media Group.
A journalist since 1990 and former editorial page editor for the Sun Journal, she was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year...