Newspaper Convention

Roy Gutterman

April 20, 2022

Convention Home | Register for Event | Program | Hotel Reservations | Sponsors Yankee Quill Luncheon | Hall of Fame Dinner An expert on communications law and the First Amendment, Roy Gutterman is director of the Newhouse School's Tully Center for Free Speech. He is a graduate of the Newhouse School and the Syracuse University College of Law. Gutterman worked as a reporter for...

John Harrison

February 13, 2024

| CONVENTION HOME | REGISTRATION | PROGRAM | SPEAKERS | SPONSORS | HOTEL RESERVATIONS | John Harrison is a digital publishing industry professional with over 20 years of experience in product management, marketing, and sales. He is VP of Customer Experience at Wallit, providing publishers subscription management and web content paywall services to help capture revenue from...

Sarah Betancourt

January 20, 2020

Sarah Betancourt is reporter who covers immigration for CommonWealth Magazine. Prior to joining Commonwealth, Sarah was a reporter for The Associated Press in Boston, and a correspondent with The Boston Globe and The Guardian. She has written about immigration, social justice,...

Don’t miss the raffle at the New England Newspaper Convention Feb. 7 and 8

January 21, 2020

Each year the New England Newspaper Convention puts together raffle prizes to offer at the event. Raffle tickets can be purchased through the convention registration site under the heading, Items for sale. They can also be purchased at the convention, Feb. 7 and 8 in Boston from...

Dan Kennedy

February 24, 2024

| CONVENTION HOME | REGISTRATION | PROGRAM | SPEAKERS | SPONSORS | HOTEL RESERVATIONS | Dan Kennedy is a professor of journalism at Northeastern University, a nationally known media commentator, and a 2019 winner of the Yankee Quill Award. In addition to “What Works in Community News,” he is the author of two other books about the...

2020 Newspaper Convention Presentations

February 26, 2020

These are some of the presentations that were presented during the 2020 New England Newspaper Convention, held Feb. 7-8, 2020 in Boston. Collaborative-Reporting Reporting-On-Immigration Follow-The-Money-Funding-News Publishers-Panel-Revenue-Growth Filling-Newsroom-Gaps-College-Partners Filling-Newsroom-Gaps-College-Partners

Will Katcher

April 27, 2023

Will Katcher is a reporter for MassLive in the Pioneer Valley covering breaking news and the city of Northampton. He is a proud graduate of the University of Massachusett Amherst and a devout live music fan. You can reach him at wkatcher@masslive.com. He can be followed on Twitter at...

Traci Griffith

April 14, 2022

A lawyer, journalist, academic, and advocate, Traci Griffith currently serves as the Racial Justice Program Director for the ACLU of Massachusetts. Her transition to the staff of ACLUM comes after serving the organization on the National ACLU Board of Directors, on the Executive Committee, and as the National Board...

Brian McGrory

April 22, 2022

Convention Home | Register for Event | Program | Hotel Reservations | Sponsors Yankee Quill Luncheon | Hall of Fame Dinner Brian McGrory is the editor of The Boston Globe. A 27-year veteran of the Globe, he was previously a Metro columnist and associate editor. Born and raised in Boston and the region, he has also worked as the Globe’s Metro...

Charlie Sennott

January 21, 2020

Charles Sennott is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Editor of The GroundTruth Project. He is an award-winning correspondent, best-selling author and editor with 30 years of experience in international, national and local journalism. A leading social entrepreneur in new media, Sennott started GroundTruth in 2014 and in 2017 launched...