FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A group of First Amendment advocates and media organizations will celebrate Free Speech Week in October by providing public events in Portland and Augusta, Maine. Free Speech Week — celebrated this year Oct. 22-28 — is a national campaign to increase awareness of free speech and its value in a democracy. During […]
Capital Gazette’s Terence Smith Joins Institute Faculty; Stephanie McCrummen of Washington Post to Deliver Keynote Address FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org Fellowship applications for the eighth annual New England First Amendment Institute are due today. The New England First Amendment Coalition offers the three-day institute each year at no cost […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition, the ACLU of Rhode Island and several media organizations submitted today an amicus brief in support of a federal lawsuit filed by the Providence Journal. The Journal is seeking a ruling on the constitutionality of Superior Court Associate Justice […]
FOI Expert David Cuillier Also Among Featured Speakers at Eighth Annual New England First Amendment Institute Fellowship Applications Due August 1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The Washington Post’s Stephanie McCrummen, a lead member of the team that won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting, will deliver the keynote […]
Local Reporters, Editors and Producers to Attend Journalism Program at Northeastern University FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org Applications for fellowships to the 2018 New England First Amendment Institute are due Aug. 1. This eighth annual institute will be held from Sept. 16-18 at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass. Application materials […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition recently reaffirmed its support for legislation that would strengthen accountability and oversight of privately-managed prisons throughout the country. The Private Prison Information Act (S.1728) would apply the federal Freedom of Information Act to private prison, correctional and detention facilities […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition will present a discussion on the First Amendment from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on July 26 at the Greenfield Public Library, 402 Main Street in Greenfield, Mass. The program is part of the library’s Thursday Morning Club and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition mourns the loss of five staff members at the Capital Gazette community newspaper near Annapolis, Maryland, who were killed by a gunman last week in a senseless act of violence. We convey our utmost sympathies to the newspaper’s staff […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce two new additions to its board of directors. Joining NEFAC are Christopher “Topher” Hamblett, president and founder of The Foundation for West Africa, and Barbara T. Roessner, executive editor of Hearst Connecticut Media Group. “We […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The Maine state judiciary announced this week that it will begin posting its court records online for public access. The decision – announced June 7 during a public hearing on access to electronic court records – followed multiple rounds of comments submitted by the New […]