Planning to attend the 2026 New England Newspaper Convention in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, March 13–14? Now is the time to book your hotel accommodations. The official convention hotel room block is open, and rooms are currently available.
Attendees can reserve rooms at the Hampton Inn & Suites Portsmouth Downtown through the convention booking link at discounted rates: rooms with two queen beds are available for $169 per night, and king rooms are available for $209 per night, plus standard hotel taxes and fees. All room rates include a hot breakfast each day. Participants are encouraged to book early to secure their preferred room type.
NENPA Room Block March 13-14, 2026
Interested in sponsoring the event? Contact Tara Cleary at t.cleary@nenpa.com to learn more about our sponsorship packages.
Progam Highlights
This year’s convention will feature a forward-looking, practical program focused on the ideas and skills newsrooms need to thrive in a changing media landscape. Anticipated programming includes a screening of News Without a Newsroom, an unprecedented exploration into journalism’s uncertain future in the digital age. Examining the collapse of traditional media, the rise of misinformation, and the fight to preserve truth, trust, and accountability in an era of disruption. There will also be sessions focused on marketing and advertising, audience engagement, fundraising and philanthropy, nonprofit newsroom sustainability, FOIA and media law, newsroom collaboration, creator-driven journalism, and video storytelling—from getting comfortable on camera to making short-form video approachable and effective.
The program will also include a full-day Community Insight Reporting Track, focused on community-centered reporting and newsroom leadership, with topics such as language and representation in coverage, reporting across difference, accountability journalism, immigration and public policy, mental wellness in media, and building inclusive newsroom cultures.
📣 Convention registration opens next week, with full program details to follow.