NENPA remains dedicated to serving the daily, weekly and specialty publications throughout New England during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have created this dedicated resource page where we are continuously compiling guidelines, safety advisories and other information sources that support journalists and news organizations. If you know of other resources, or have created something that could be helpful to other newsrooms, please send us feedback – questions, comments and requests on ways that we can help you!
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Fall Awards Program Open For Entries – Newspaper of the Year, Publick Occurrences, A-Mark...
We are pleased to announce that entries for the NENPA New England Newspaper Awards Program are open now through July 11, 2025. This year, in addition to our long-standing honors recognizing editorial excellence, transparency, and public service,...
Save the Date: NENPA & NYPA Fall Leadership Conference September 25–26, 2025 in Northampton
The New England Newspaper and Press Association is once again partnering with the New York Press Association to host a joint leadership conference for senior newspaper executives. This two-day event will take place on...
Protecting Press Freedom: Introducing the NENPA First Amendment Collaborative
At our recent New England Newspaper Convention, a standing-room-only town hall session made one thing clear: the challenges facing the First Amendment, access to public information, and trust in the media are top of...
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In a time when data leaks are both more prevalent and more complex than ever, how can journalists navigate the ethical, technical, and security challenges of leak-based reporting? From source protection in an era of surveillance to verifying authenticity in the face of AI-generated disinformation, panelists Mark MacGann, Paul Radu, and Sandrine Rigaud will offer concrete strategies to equip journalists with the tools they need to navigate leaks with integrity, rigor, and security. The webinar will be moderated by Robert Libetti and is co-sponsored by The Journalist’s Resource. Moderator: Robert Libetti is a journalist and filmmaker who was part of the 2025 Nieman class at Harvard. He created and led the visual investigations and documentary team at the Wall Street Journal. Panelists: Mark MacGann has thirty years’ experience at the nexus of business and government, having served in global senior executive and management roles for some of the world’s most successful corporations (Uber, NYSE, VEON, Nokia). Until recently, he served as a United Nations Commissioner for Sustainable Development. Paul Radu is Co-Founder and Head of Innovation at OCCRP. He founded the organization in 2007 with Drew Sullivan. He leads OCCRP’s major investigative projects, scopes regional expansion, and develops new strategies and technology to expose organized crime and corruption across borders. Sandrine Rigaud is a French investigative journalist and filmmaker who was part of the 2025 Nieman class at Harvard. She most recently served as editor-in-chief of Forbidden Stories, a global network of journalists pursuing the work of silenced journalists.
Whether pivoting from print or jumping into your first newsroom position, broadcast journalism presents its own unique challenges. By attending this class, you’ll learn:
(1) Key roles in a broadcast newsroom.
(2) Storytelling for television news.
(3) How to perfect your on-camera presence.
Instructor: Sarah Guernelli – WPRI 12
Sarah Guernelli joined 12 News team in April 2021 as a Target 12 producer and reporter. Before joining 12 News, Sarah was the weekend anchor and weekday reporter for Western Mass News in Springfield, Massachusetts. During her time there, she covered a wide variety of stories, including the B-17 crash at Bradly International Airport and the coronavirus outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home. Sarah started off her career as a writer for Channel 7 news in Boston, while also working as a part-time reporter at WMCT-TV in Marlboro, Mass. She is a proud graduate of Worcester State University.
We’ve heard from a lot of people who are struggling to manage the current political turmoil and unpredictability.
And we know that fear can lead to all manner of dysfunctional conflict.
To help, we’re holding a free webinar about living (and working and managing others) in times of fear and uncertainty.
We’ll be joined by Prof. Kate Sweeny, who studies how people cope with uncertainty and worry at the University of California, Riverside.
This webinar is free (but you must register). Please click on the link to sign up. See you soon!
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Join the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism for a free webinar to survey the dramatic changes to health equity programs under Trump, discuss potential outcomes for health systems, and identify reporting opportunities for relaying the human impacts of these abrupt shifts.
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Jun 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
National headlines say it all: Canceled or paused federal funding. Vanishing research and data. Slowed support for vital services. The stripping of fundamental civil rights. The LGBTQ+ community is under attack in actions being taken by local governments, businesses, Congress, and the White House.
At stake are the daily lives of millions of individuals who live, work, and play in communities across the country, some with limited access to reliable local news media. So, how can journalists bridge the gap between policy and local impact in meaningful ways for their audiences?
Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute during Pride Month for a free, timely panel discussion on localizing Pride for communities nationwide. Experienced journalists will discuss the storytelling strategies needed to cultivate trusted community sources, navigate sensitive topics, and cover the experiences of LGBTQ+ Americans with depth and accuracy.
Speakers include: Bill Canacci, regional features editor for Asbury Park Press/Gannett NJ; Jacob Reyes, GLAAD news coordinator and Texas Latino Pride vice president; Kathryn Varn, Tampa Bay reporter at Axios; and Kevin Naff, co-owner and editor of the Washington Blade.
While ChatGPT has captured much of the spotlight, it’s only one piece of a rapidly evolving AI ecosystem. In this session, we’ll explore practical, forward-thinking ways media organizations and businesses can integrate AI into their workflows — from content tagging and personalization to image generation, data analysis, automation, and more. We’ll share real-world use cases, tools to consider, and how to think strategically about AI adoption that goes deeper than chat.
Presenter: David Arkin and Tara Jones, David Arkin Consulting
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Jun 18 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Join Trusting News for a free, one-hour interactive training on how to get on the record about the goals and values that guide your coverage of democracy, civic life, and public institutions.
Whether you’re reporting on local government, civic engagement, or community solutions, a public-facing mission statement can help explain your newsroom’s values and build trust with your audience. You’ll also learn how to create a user-friendly FAQ page that answers common questions and reinforces your editorial transparency.
This session kicks off the Advancing Democracy webinar series, hosted in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network, Hearken, Trusting News and Good Conflict. The series explores core practices that strengthen trust in journalism, including transparency, meaningful audience engagement, solutions reporting, and constructive approaches to conflict.
Go to Advancing-Democracy.org to see our full menu of resources and support and to sign up for updates.
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Jun 24 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Months of reporting. Mountains of notes. Drives of databases. Now what?
Shaping a months-long investigation or long-form narrative centered on public health can be tough, especially with a trove of important material.
Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute to learn how to find focus and harness your narrative. We’ll share tips for organization, editing yourself, and finding clarity.
This program is part of the Institute’s inaugural Public Health Reporting Fellowship, funded by the Common Health Coalition. It’s being opened to the public at no cost.
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Jun 25 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Join Sarah Armour-Jones, project lead, of “Writing the story of civic science media: An exploration of media, science and community engagement” for a conversation about a new report highlighting case studies in civic science media. Sarah will discuss how funders, civic science practitioners, institutions, and media makers can work together to use storytelling to amplify science’s reach and impact.
Sarah will be followed by Catherine Devine, who will talk more about the Center for Cooperative Media’s 2025 civic science media collaborations program. The program will fund $15K for up to 10 projects that focus on increasing public participation in science, expanding public deliberation about emerging science and creating opportunities for science to be informed by diverse communities.
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Jun 26 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Join the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY for a showcase of bold ideas and breakthrough strategies from the Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership at the Newmark J-School.
After a year of learning and experimentation, our 2024–2025 cohort presents forward-looking projects designed to tackle the most pressing challenges in journalism today: from audience engagement and AI adoption to sustainability, organizational change, and newsroom culture.
These leaders are rewriting the rules, testing new approaches, and charting a path forward for journalism around the world. Come hear from our newsroom executives, editors, founders, and changemakers as they share their insights, strategies, and lessons learned!
Featuring presentations from:
- Aldana Vales, Director of Audience Experiences at Gannett – USA TODAY Network
- Alexandra Smith, Chief Strategy Officer at The 19th
- Andrea McDaniels, Managing Editor at The Baltimore Banner
- Antti Karvanen, Head of Digital at A-lehdet Oy
- Bernice Marie Sibucao, Senior Manager and Deputy Head of Digital Strategy and Innovation at the GMA Network
- Danson Cheong, Assistant News Editor at The Straits Times
- Franco Piccato, Executive Director at Chequeado
- Gary Lavariere, Chief Revenue Officer at The Berkshire Eagle
- J. Gabriel Boylan, Audience and Content Strategist
- Ken Schneck, Founding Editor at The Buckeye Flame
- Mariah Craddick, Executive Director of Product at The Atlantic
- Paris Brown, Publisher at The Baltimore Times
- Paulo Celso Da Cunha Pereira, Executive Editor at O GLOBO
- Ross Maghielse, Deputy Managing Editor, Innovation & Development at The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Simone Salden, Deputy Editor in Chief at manager magazin
- Sophie Nicholson, Deputy Chief Editor, Digital Investigation at AFP
- Tara Francis Chan, Director of Operations at The Trace
- Thomas Aagaard, Managing Editor at Zetland
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