FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 |justin@nefac.org Calling it “a new low” in Rhode Island’s enforcement of the Access to Public Records Act (APRA), the New England First Amendment Coalition joined several fellow open government groups today to blast an opinion recently issued by the attorney general’s office. The advisory opinion, Clark v. Dept. of Public Safety,held that public bodies can charge members of […]

War reporting is one of the noblest and most dangerous kinds of journalism. James Foley, the New Hampshire native barbarically murdered this week, was dedicated to the craft. The New England First Amendment Coalition salutes James Foley’s work and that of others who carry on this most risky pursuit. We send our condolences to the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org Marty Kaiser, editor and senior vice president of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, will provide the keynote address at this year’s New England First Amendment Institute. The New England First Amendment Coalition provides the three-day intensive training course on freedom of information laws and investigative techniques each year to 25 of the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Rose Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from James Risen, a reporter for The New York Times and recipient of the New England First Amendment Coalition’s 2014 Stephen Hamblett Award. Risen at NEFAC’s 2014 Annual Awards Luncheon. Risen faces jail time for refusing to identify a confidential […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Rose Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com The New England First Amendment Coalition and more than 20 other organizations representing a broad range of interests have joined to urge the U.S. Attorney General not to appeal a recent federal court ruling that would provide the public with critical information about the legal analysis underpinning […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Rose Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com The New England First Amendment Coalition is partnering with OpenTheGovernment, a Washington, D.C.-based group working to make the federal government more open and accountable. “This partnership is a way to further the reach of NEFAC and the important work we do,” said Rose Cavanagh, executive director of the New England First […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Rosanna Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com The New England First Amendment Coalition will host a free workshop and discussion on public access to government information and activities on March 27 at St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont. Where’s the Line? When the Public’s Right to Know Collides with Privacy Wishes Free Informational Event […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Rosanna Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com To mark Sunshine Week and the importance of open government, the New England First Amendment Coalition and the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications are presenting a workshop about the public’s right to know. Sunshine Week, March 16-22, is a national initiative to open a dialogue about the crucial role open government […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Rosanna Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com If you’re a subscriber of The Boston Globe, here is a quick and simple way to help the New England First Amendment Coalition advocate for open government and freedom of information: As a subscriber, you will be receiving or have already received in the mail […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Rosanna Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com BOSTON, Mass. — The New England First Amendment Coalition will honor on Feb. 7 a mother who has fought for the rights of disabled students in Darien, Conn. and a Vermont newspaper and reporter who have waged a lengthy legal battle to uncover documents that reveal serious […]