The September 28 NENPA eBulletin is out! Registration for the NENPA Leadership Summit closes Wednesday, September 30, so don’t miss your chance to join us October 8–9 in Sturbridge. Also this week, the 2026 New England Better Newspaper Competition is now open, and NENPA joins newsrooms around the globe in recognizing World News Day and the importance of trusted journalism.
Registration Closes Wednesday for NENPA Leadership Summit and Awards Luncheon
There’s still time to make plans to join us in Sturbridge, but the deadline is almost here.
Registration for the 2026 NENPA Leadership Summit closes Wednesday, September 30.
September 30 is also the last day to register for the Awards Luncheon on October 9 at the Publick House Historic Inn.
The Awards Luncheon will bring the New England news community together to celebrate outstanding journalism, leadership and service, including this year’s New England Newspaper of the Year, Publick Occurrences and A-Mark Prize winners, along with recipients of other prestigious NENPA honors.
The Leadership Summit program will feature an exceptional group of journalism leaders, including Aimee Rinehart, P.J. Browning, Lauren Gustus, Karen Bordeleau, Liz White Notarangelo, and Tom Rosenstiel, for conversations about AI, new models for local news, sustainability, and what comes next for journalism.
Don’t miss the September 30 deadline. Register today!
INDUSTRY NEWS
EVENTS & WEBINARS
September 29 @ 10:00 AM ET
Using Insights and AI to Grow Publisher Revenue
September 29 @ 11:00 AM
Zoom info session for the new AI Journalism Labs trainings at the Newmark J-School
September 29 @ 12:00 PM ET
Legal Roundtable: Subpoenas, Raids, and Newsroom Readiness
September 29 @ 12:00 PM ET
How to Interrogate a Corporate Chatbot: A Primer and Demo for Journalists
October 8 – Register to receive the time
Poynter Beat Academy: Covering the Rising Risk of Flooding
October 8-9, 2026
NENPA Leadership Summit, Sturbridge, MA
October 20 @ 11:00 AM ET
Public Health Journalism: Data and sourcing in public health reporting
OBITUARIES
Brendan Farrington – The Patriot Ledger – Read obituary
Geraldine A. Collier – Worcester Telegram & Gazette – Read obituary
David P. Johnston – Record-Journal; Republican-American; Milford Citizen – Read obituary
James “Jim” Johnson – Newport Daily News – Read obituary
Walter Edward “Ted” Tedford – Willimantic Chronicle; Manchester Herald; Hartford Times; Burlington Free Press – Read obituary
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
InDepthNH Reporter Damien Fisher Honored For His Dogged Pursuit of Public Records
Have suggestions or ideas? Let us know!
If you are a NENPA member, a convention or conference attendee, or an eBulletin reader, we would love to hear about your experience. We welcome your questions, compliments, or complaints – all feedback is valuable to us!
Please email Linda Conway at l.conway@nenpa.com or Tara Cleary at t.cleary@nenpa.com.
Thank you in advance!