15th Annual
Journalists from a variety of media and all six New England states will attend local workshops, view online lessons and receive in-person instruction at Boston University. They will learn the latest investigative and database reporting techniques and public records access skills. The fellows chosen for this 15th annual Negri Institute will reflect today’s diverse news media and come from daily and weekly newspapers, television and radio stations and online publications. Learn more about previous institutes here.
This year’s institute is made possible by the generosity of the Estate of Gloria L. Negri, Boston University, the Academy of New England Journalists and the Rhode Island Foundation. We would also like to thank the following Leadership Circle donors and Major Supporters for their contributions: The Boston Globe, Paul and Ann Sagan, The Robertson Foundation, Hearst Connecticut Media Group and WCVB-Boston.
Locations
In addition to local freedom of information law workshops in early October, the Institute will be at Boston University and Hotel Commonwealth from Oct. 24 to Oct. 26. NEFAC will provide parking only at the Warren Towers garage, 700 Commonwealth Avenue. If parking is needed, please email justin@nefac.org by Oct. 15.
Institute News
- Rhode Island and Mass. Students to Attend 15th Annual Journalism Training Program
- Meet NEFAC’s 2025 Negri Institute Fellows
- Fellowship Applications Now Available for Annual Investigative Journalism Program
Applications Materials (Closed)
Institute Information and Materials
Keynote Speakers
★ Frank Koughan | FRONTLINE
Koughan is a journalist, writer and filmmaker who first worked for FRONTLINE in 1992 as an associate producer on the award-winning In Our Children’s Food. He went on to co-produce Is This Any Way To Run a Government? (1994) and the Emmy-winning High Stakes in Cyberspace (1995).
★ Geeta Anand | VTDigger
Anand is editor-in-chief of VTDigger and former reporter for The Boston Globe. A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, author and former university dean, Anand’s career includes nearly 30 years of investigative and public service journalism. Before joining VTDigger, she served as dean of the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and worked as a foreign correspondent for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, reporting from India on a range of international issues. Anand began her career in Vermont, covering southern Vermont and Rutland for The Rutland Herald, where her reporting on credit reporting errors led to congressional action. She later covered City Hall for The Boston Globe and is the author of “The Cure,” a book about a family’s search for medical answers that was adapted into the film “Extraordinary Measures,” starring Harrison Ford. Anand’s commitment to rigorous, community-focused journalism has shaped her career, from small-town reporting to global stories.
Faculty, Presenters and Other Speakers
Dan Barrett
ACLU of Connecticut
Robert Bertsche
Klaris Law
Gilles Bissonnette
ACLU of New Hampshire
Andrew Botolino
Boston University
Peter J. Caruso, Sr.
Caruso & Caruso
Laura Crimaldi
The Boston Globe
Beth Daley
The Conversation US
Grace Ferguson
The New Bedford Light
Cindy Galli
Investigative Reporters & Editors
Robert Gavin
The Boston Globe
Akanksha Goyal
Boston University
Lau Guzmán
New Hampshire Public Radio
Jim Hummel
The Hummel Report
Meghan E. Irons
Boston University
Ryan Kath
NBC10 Boston
Dhairya Lalwani
Boston University
Courtney A. Lamdin
Seven Days
Richard Lehr
Boston University
Shirley Leung
The Boston Globe
Raymond A. Marcaccio
Oliverio & Marcaccio, LLP
Jenifer McKim
GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting
Judith Meyer
Maine Freedom of Information Coalition
Naseem S. Miller
The Journalist’s Resource
Maggie Mulvihill
Boston University
Brad Petrishen
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Hillary Rich
ACLU of Vermont
Nikita Roy
Newsroom Robots
Mike Savino
NBC Connecticut
Sigmund D. Schutz
Preti Flaherty
Chris Shea
Rhode Island Current
Gregory V. Sullivan
Malloy & Sullivan Lawyers Professional Corporation
Annmarie Timmins
New Hampshire Public Radio
Marina Villeneuve
The Hechinger Report
Tim White
WPRI Providence
Brooke Williams
Boston University
Institute Fellows
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(Left to Right)
CONNECTICUT
Jessica Bravo
Hearst Connecticut Media Group
Jayne Chacko
NBC Connecticut
Shaniece Holmes-Brown
Connecticut Post
MAINE
Sam DeCoste
WGME
Cate McCusker
WMTW
Emily Bader
The Maine Monitor
Ethan Horton
Kennebec Journal
Emily Allen
The Portland Press Herald
Daniel Kool
The Portland Press Herald
MASSACHUSETTS
Jesse Collings
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Molly Farrar
Boston.com
Eleonora Bianchi
The New Bedford Light
Brooke Kushwaha
The New Bedford Light
Trajan Warren
GBH News
Talia Lissauer
The Berkshire Eagle
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Emilia Wisniewski
Concord Monitor
Rachel Wachman
Concord Monitor
Jackie Harris
New Hampshire Public Radio
Lau Guzmán
New Hampshire Public Radio
Jonathan Phelps
New Hampshire Union Leader
RHODE ISLAND
Katie Castellani
Providence Business News
Kate Wilkinson
WPRI
VERMONT
Aaron Calvin
Vermont Community Newspaper Group
Sophia Thomas
WCAX
Lucy Tompkins
Seven Days
Student Fellows
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(Left to Right)
Sadie Brandt
The University of Rhode Island
Luke Macannuco
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Addison Mason
Roger Williams University
Adam Nuñez
Emerson College
Anna Rubenstein
Boston University
Emily Spatz
Northeastern University
Timothy Yean
Rhode Island College