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To create healthier, more connected, and engaged communities we need accurate and timely information that people can trust. Journalism is essential in providing...
Stephanie Sugars is the senior reporter for the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, where she documents press freedom violations in the U.S. and by U.S. officials abroad. A graduate of NYU's Global and Joint Program Studies program in journalism and international relations, her professional work focuses on human rights, politics...
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Peter Huoppi is the director of multimedia at The Day in New London, CT. Peter got his start in journalism as a photography intern at the Burlington Free Press in Burlington, VT. After working for seven years as a photojournalist...
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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...
Jane Mayer will receive the New England First Amendment Coalition‘s 2018 Stephen Hamblett First Amendment Award.
Mayer, a writer for The New Yorker since 1995, covers politics, culture, and national security for the magazine. Mayer is perhaps best known for her accountability journalism and her ability to expose the underpinnings...
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Brendan McQuaid is the current President of the New Hampshire Press Association. His day job is serving as President and Publisher of the New Hampshire Union Leader, the only statewide newspaper. A third-generation newspaperman, McQuaid was born and raised in...
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Chris Crockett is the publisher at MaineStay Media, a newspaper group on the coast of Maine that includes The Ellsworth American, Mount Desert Islander, Courier-Gazette, Republican Journal, Camden Herald, and the Free Press. Chris has worked in newspapers for over...
John Voket has primarily worked in journalism, broadcasting and communications all his life, holding positions as an Associated Press stringer; a reporter, designer and editor for numerous community papers in Connecticut; and is currently Editor of The Newtown Bee serving Newtown and Sandy Hook, CT.
In his tenure with “The...
New Hall of Famers
praise peers, recall careers fondly
By Jess DeWitt
Bulletin Staff
The latest members to join the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame nominations emerged from the biggest crop of nominees in the Hall’s history.
Although the competition was stiffer, the new members echoed some of the same themes heard...







