FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Rosanna Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com ___________________________________________________ 2014 Stephen Hamblett Award Luncheon Date: February 7, 2014 Time: 12:30 p.m. Place: Boston Park Plaza Hotel Tickets: $100 each   ___________________________________________________   PROVIDENCE, R.I. —  James Risen, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who’s done ground-breaking work on domestic spying and now faces legal […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Rosanna Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com As the year draws to an end, we at NEFAC would like to take a moment to wish you “Happy Holidays” and thank you for all that you have made possible this year with your support of our organization. Our New England First Amendment Institute […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Rosanna Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com The New England First Amendment Coalition is seeking applications for a pair of annual awards to recognize both private citizens and professional journalists who aggressively advance the people’s knowledge of what government is doing – or failing to do – on their behalf. The Antonia Orfield […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  CONTACT Rose Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com This #GivingTuesday, consider the words of Amanda Milkovitz of the Providence Journal: “In my 20 years as a newspaper reporter, I found the New England First Amendment Institute to be the most informative and inspiring journalism conference I have ever attended.” #GivingTuesday is a national celebration […]

PRESS RELEASE  CONTACT Rose Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com Dear Right-to-Know Advocates, We’ve been busy this year shining a light on what our elected and appointed officials are doing, or not doing, on our behalf, and it’s time again to ask you to help the New England First Amendment Coalition continue that mission. The KnowNewEngland site […]

PRESS RELEASE  CONTACT Rose Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com An investigative reporter for The New York Times, Risen was told by a divided 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to identify his source and testify in the trial of former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling, who’s charged with leaking classified information to Risen in violation of the […]

PRESS RELEASE  CONTACT Rose Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Journalists from a variety of media and all six New England states will gather in Dedham, Mass., Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 to learn the latest investigative and database reporting techniques and public records access skills. The fellows chosen for this, the New England […]

PRESS RELEASE  CONTACT Rose Cavanagh | NEFAC | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com Allison Kemon | Prince Lobel Tye LLP | 617 456 8191 | akemon@princelobel.com PROVIDENCE, RI — Northeastern University journalism professor Dan Kennedy will read from and discuss his new book “The Wired City: Reimagining Journalism and Civic Life in the Post-Newspaper Age” on Sept. 19. Boston law firm […]

PRESS RELEASE  CONTACT Rose Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Twenty-five of New England’s most promising journalists will learn the latest investigative and database reporting techniques and public records access skills from some of the country’s best journalists and First Amendment attorneys at the third annual New England First Amendment Institute, from Sunday, September […]

PRESS RELEASE  CONTACT Rose Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Twenty-five of New England’s most promising journalists will learn the latest investigative and database reporting techniques and public records access skills from some of the country’s best journalists and First Amendment attorneys at the third annual New England First Amendment Institute, from Sunday, September […]