The New England First Amendment Coalition’s “First Amendment and the Free Press” program highlights our constitutional freedoms and the democratic role journalism plays in our country. We discuss how the First Amendment works and how local newsrooms can best meet their obligations to the communities they cover.
Here’s a sampling of our audiences in 2025:
Jan. 29 | Online | First Amendment in the 21st Century
Feb. 4 | South Shore Charter School | First Amendment
Feb. 12 | Online | What the Government Is Up To and Your Right to Know
March 6 | Online | Your Right to Criticize: Revisiting New York Times v. Sullivan
March 28-29 | Portland, Maine | New England Newspaper & Press Convention | Fighting for Access: FOI Laws
April 29 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | First Amendment and the Free Press
May 2 | Boston University | New England Scholastic Press Association Conference
May 8 | WorldBoston – Peru | Open Government and Journalism
May 14 | Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications | Saint Anselm College | First Amendment Law: Defamation and Privacy
May 20 | MassLive | Worcester, Mass.
June 5 | WorldBoston | Open Government and Journalism
June 22 | Simmons University | New England High School Journalism Collaborative
Sept. 17 | Community College of Rhode Island | First Amendment and the Free Press
Sept. 18 | Boston University | First Amendment and the Free Press
Oct. 6 | Boston University | First Amendment and the Free Press
Oct. 27 | Simmons University | First Amendment and the Free Press
Oct. 28 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | First Amendment and the Free Press
Nov. 7 | Suffolk University Law School | Freedom of Expression in the Legal Profession
Nov. 13 | Massachusetts Broadcasters Association Fall Conference | Framingham, Mass.
Nov. 14 | New Hampshire Bar Association | Right-to-Know Law Update
Nov. 17 | Norwell (Mass.) Public Library