Proposed Rules Limit Public Access to Rhode Island Court Documents, Open Government Groups Allege
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition and four other local
NECIR Co-Founder Bergantino Detained in Russia After ‘Illegally’ Training Journalists
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org Joe Bergantino, co-founder of the New England Center for Investigative
Applications Due Oct. 3 for Fellowships to NEFAC’s Annual New England First Amendment Institute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org Twenty-five of the region’s most promising journalists will attend the
NEFAC Calls for Dept. of Justice Investigation Into Arrest, Mistreatment of Journalists in Ferguson, Mo.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition joined 44 other media organizations
Silverman Begins as NEFAC Executive Director; Cavanagh to Remain with Coalition in Advisory Role
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org Justin Silverman, an attorney based in Westborough, Mass., and a former board member
NEFAC Joins Open Government Groups to Blast R.I. Attorney General Opinion on Open Records Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 |justin@nefac.org Calling it “a new low” in Rhode Island’s enforcement of the Access to Public Records
In Response to the Death of James Foley
War reporting is one of the noblest and most dangerous kinds of journalism. James Foley, the New Hampshire native barbarically
Sentinel Editor Kaiser to Highlight Annual Institute; Applications Available for New England Journalists
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org Marty Kaiser, editor and senior vice president of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, will
NEFAC Disappointed in Supreme Court Decision, Renews Call to Withdraw Subpoena Against Risen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Rose Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from James Risen,
NEFAC Calls on AG to Follow Court Order, Disclose Information on Drone Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Rose Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com The New England First Amendment Coalition and more than 20 other organizations
NEFAC Partners with OpenTheGovernment.org, Joins National Effort to Increase Transparency
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Rose Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com The New England First Amendment Coalition is partnering with OpenTheGovernment, a Washington, D.C.-based group working
NEFAC to Host Free Workshop on Right to Know and Privacy Concerns at St. Michael’s College in Vt.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Rosanna Cavanagh | 401.331.7209 | rosecavanagh.nefac@gmail.com The New England First Amendment Coalition will host a free workshop and