With Journalism Under Historic Attack, Washington Post Media Columnist to Speak at New England First Amendment Awards
NEFAC to Honor Journalist Margaret Sullivan, Local Right-to-Know Advocates at Boston Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | mail@nefac.org
Margaret Sullivan, media columnist for The Washington Post, will speak on current challenges to press rights at the New England First Amendment Awards luncheon, the region’s seventh annual celebration of the First Amendment and the public’s right to know.
Sullivan — along with the Sun Journal of Lewiston, Maine, and freedom of information advocate Donna Green — will be honored by the New England First Amendment Coalition. Sullivan’s expert views and the annual awards are certain to be newsworthy at a time of unprecedented efforts to undermine trust in the media and in fact-based news and information.
WHEN
Friday, February 24, 2017
12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE
Boston Marriott Long Wharf
296 State Street
Boston, Mass.
LINK
http://nefac.org/awards-luncheon-2017/
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
· Margaret Sullivan, media columnist for The Washington Post
· Thomas Fiedler, NEFAC president and dean of the Boston University College of Communication
· Justin Silverman, NEFAC executive director
· Numerous professional and student journalists and media attorneys
ABOUT NEFAC
Founded in 2006, the New England First Amendment Coalition defends, promotes and expands public access to government and the work it does. The coalition is a broad-based organization of people who believe in the power of transparency in a democratic society. Its members include lawyers, journalists, historians, librarians and academics, as well as private citizens and organizations whose core beliefs include the principles of the First Amendment and the public’s right to know throughout New England. In collaboration with other like-minded advocacy organizations, NEFAC also seeks to advance understanding of the First Amendment across the nation and freedom of speech and press issues around the world.
NEFAC was formed in 2006 to advance and protect the Five Freedoms of the First Amendment, including the principle of the public’s right to know. We’re a broad-based organization of people who believe in the power of an informed democratic society. Our members include lawyers, journalists, historians, academics and private citizens.
Our coalition is funded through contributions made by those who value the First Amendment and who strive to keep government accountable. Donations can be made here.
Major Supporters of NEFAC for this year include The Robertson Foundation, Lois Howe McClure, The Boston Globe and Boston University. Celebration Supporters include The Hartford Courant and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.