NEFAC, Open Government Advocates Call for Release of 38 Studios Grand Jury Records
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition today joined fellow Rhode […]
NEFAC Applauds Vermont Decision to Make Lawsuit Filings Immediately Available to Public
“The old provision of secret files, even when there had been a hearing, is just one of several outdated policies,” said Michael Donoghue, NEFAC’s vice president and a former Burlington Free Press staff writer. “Our coalition urged the Vermont Attorney General’s Office not to waste tax dollars trying to defend this policy when Vermont was the only state doing it this way.”
NEFAC Opposes Maine Legislation Requiring Advance Payment of All Record Request Costs
If L.D. 1432 were to become law, NEFAC explained, inexpensive and routine documents can be withheld for the sake of the relatively low fees that could be collected in return, creating “a system ripe for obfuscation and needless delay.”
NEFAC Testifies in Support of Protections for Vermont Student Journalists
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition recently testified in support
NEFAC Receives Barr Foundation Grant to Protect Freedom of Press, Assist Journalists
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce
U.S. Supreme Court Declines ‘Ballot Selfie’ Case; Right to Photograph Remains Protected
NEFAC Filed Amici Brief Arguing New Hampshire Law Violated First Amendment Rights, Infringed Free Speech FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin
NEFAC, Media Groups Argue for Right to Record Police in Second Circuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | mail@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition recently joined an amici
NEFAC, Media and FOI Advocates to Celebrate Sunshine Week, Open Government
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | mail@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition will join open government
NEFAC, Telegraph, InDepthNH to Host Sunshine Week Event in Nashua, N.H.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | mail@nefac.org In recognition of Sunshine Week, a national initiative to promote
NEFAC, Press Groups Call President’s Attacks on the Media a Threat to Democracy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | mail@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition and more than 80
VIDEO | The Next Four Years and the Press
The New England Newspaper & Press Association and New England First Amendment Coalition present a panel discussion on the challenges
Washington Post’s Margaret Sullivan Calls for Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Defense of Media and First Amendment Freedoms
Columnist Honored at NEFAC Awards Luncheon With Sun Journal, N.H. Transparency Advocate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365