Josh Kovner covers child protection and social justice. He was part of the Pulitzer-winning team coverage of the Lottery shootings, and of the Pulitzer-finalist team coverage of the Sandy Hook school shootings. A story on a boy with autism, "Saving Evan," won...
‘There is a value to good copy editing, now more than ever. If your copy is not clean, it raises doubts in the reader’s mind. ‘If they can’t spell this correctly, or if the style is inconsistent throughout a story, is their story inconsistent?’ In this highly charged political...
Every challenge is an opportunity, and I know that sounds like a cliché, but that’s where most new industries, or new companies, or new successes, come from. (It) is when someone picks a new challenge and says, “How do I do that differently than what other people are doing?”...
After spending almost 15 years at The Herald News in Fall River, Mass., as a reporter and digital city editor, Will Richmond was named the editor of The Newport Daily News in 2018. During his time in Newport, Richmond has led an effort to increase The Daily News' digital...
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Jenifer McKim is the deputy investigative editor at the GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting. She is a multimedia reporter who focuses on social justice issues, including criminal justice, child welfare, human trafficking, and housing.
McKim’s investigations have earned numerous awards, including two...
I served as a photojournalist at the St Louis Post-Dispatch for 20 years. For 15 of those years I was director of photography and Asst managing editor for technology. I am a five-time Pulitzer Nominee for photojournalism - lost all those times making me a 5-time loser.
I left the...
The New England Newspaper & Press Association will hold their annual Winter Convention on February 7-8, 2020 at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel. The convention brings in approximately 500 media industry professionals who can attend more than 25 sessions over the two-day period.A special Academic Sponsorship package...
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Thank you ZOLL Medical Corporation for being the major sponsor of the 2020 New England Newspaper Convention, held in Boston on Feb. 7-8, 2020. Thank you to all the sponsors, we could not have done it without your support!
Scott J. Croteau is an award-winning crime and investigative reporter whose stories have been featured on BBC, CNN and Investigation Discovery. Croteau joined MassLive in January 2015 and has 20 years of experience covering police, fire and courts in Worcester County.
Cristela Guerra is an award-winning journalist and arts and culture reporter for The ARTery. She worked for nearly five years at The Boston Globe starting in features and then making her way back to Metro. She’s covered major blizzards, immigration policy, the...