My name is Mike Donoghue. I worked at the Burlington Free Press for more than 40 years. I’m vice

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NEFAC, Media Groups Helped Advocate for Additional Safeguards for Students Reporting on Controversial Topics FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman

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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmdBZNsoW7Q&w=486h=293 ] My name is Tom Fiedler. I’m the dean of the College of Communication at Boston University and I’m

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition today joined fellow Rhode

“The old provision of secret files, even when there had been a hearing, is just one of several outdated policies,” said Michael Donoghue, NEFAC’s vice president and a former Burlington Free Press staff writer.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.”