Reporters From Across Region to Attend 15th Annual Investigative Journalism Training Program
The New England First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce the incoming class of fellows for its 2025 Gloria L. Negri First Amendment Institute.
Named after the late trail-blazing Boston Globe journalist, the Negri Institute (formerly the New England First Amendment Institute) is an annual, multi-day, intensive training program on freedom of information law and investigative reporting techniques. It is offered each year exclusively to 25 working New England journalists and a select group of students.
The 15th annual Institute — provided at no cost to those who attend — consists of local workshops, online classes and in-person instruction at Boston University from Oct. 24-26.
More than 350 journalists from about 100 newsrooms have attended the Institute since it began in 2011.
The Institute is made possible by the Estate of Gloria L. Negri and the generosity of Boston University, the Academy of New England Journalists and the Rhode Island Foundation.
Pictured By Row (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
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. Please make a donation here.
NEFAC appreciates the support of all its donors and contributors. In particular, we would like to recognize the Estate of Gloria L. Negri, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the following Leadership Circle donors: Rhode Island Foundation, The Boston Globe, Paul and Ann Sagan, and the Robertson Foundation. Major Supporters of NEFAC’s work include Hearst Connecticut Media Group, Boston University, the Academy of New England Journalists and WCVB-Boston.