Traci Griffith
A lawyer, journalist, academic, and advocate, Traci Griffith currently serves as the Racial Justice Program Director for the ACLU of Massachusetts. Her transition to...
Kristen Hare
Kristen Hare covers the local news industry and teaches local journalists as a faculty member for the Poynter Institute. She also writes a weekly...
Karen Florin
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Karen Florin takes great pleasure in serving as a cheerleader for her co-workers and engaging...
George M. Dratelis
George M. Dratelis has worked in the digital media industry since 1995 with executive positions in newspaper companies, technology vendors and start-up...
Greg Swanson
Greg has led his own companies, directed digital advertising sales at major media chains, co-founded one of the nation’s largest travel guide companies, helped...
Antonia Noori Farzan
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Antonia Noori Farzan is a Rhode Island native who joined The Providence Journal in 2021. She previously...
Larry Parnass
Larry Parnass is the executive editor at The Republican newspaper in Springfield, MA, and recently served as investigations editor for The Berkshire Eagle. He...
Penelope Overton
Penelope “Penny” Overton writes about the lobster and marijuana industries for the Portland Press Herald, Maine’s biggest...
Dan Kennedy
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Dan Kennedy is a professor of journalism at Northeastern University, a nationally known media commentator, and a...
Roy Gutterman
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An expert on communications law and the First Amendment, Roy Gutterman is director of the...






