New England Newspaper & Press Association

The New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) is the professional trade organization for newspapers in the six New England states: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Rhode Island.

NENPA is proud to represent and serve more than 450 daily, weekly and specialty newspapers throughout the six-state region.

NENPA is the principal advocate for newspapers in New England, helping them to successfully fulfill their mission to engage and inform the public while navigating and ultimately thriving in today’s evolving media landscape.

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Celebrating Boston’s Journalism Leaders in the 2025 NABJ Hall of Fame

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has announced the 2025 Hall of Fame inductees and special honors recipients, recognizing influential figures who have made significant contributions to journalism. Among the honorees are two...

How data + collaboration drive breakthrough journalism at scale

Among this week's Pulitzer Prize winners, the Local Reporting award, shared by the Baltimore Banner and the New York Times, showcased how data and collaboration fuel breakthrough journalism at scale. The broader collaboration behind this effort—documenting...

Level Up Your Journalism Skills This Summer and Fall

As the summer and fall months approach, it’s an ideal time for journalists to consider opportunities for professional development, networking, and industry insights. Conferences provide a valuable chance to connect with peers, exchange ideas,...

Get Ready to Rock the Mic: Journalist Karaoke Night May 13 in Boston

The spring 2025 journalist meetup series is in full swing, and next up is one of the most anticipated events of the season — Karaoke Night at Cathedral Station on Tuesday, May 13! Come unwind...

UPCOMING WEBINARS AND EVENTS

May
13
Tue
NEFAC 30 Minute Skills: Writing Workshop 102
May 13 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

This is a follow-up to Writing Workshop 101. Edward Fitzpatrick is a Rhode Island-based reporter for the Boston Globe, where he writes about state government and Rhode Island politics. He has won numerous awards from the Rhode Island Press Association for a wide range of stories, from spot news to education coverage to business features and profiles, and received special recognition in 2022 for his innovative and insightful coverage of state and local elections. As the host of the weekly Rhode Island Report podcast, he has interviewed local luminaries, national and state politicians, and other newsmakers. He’s a familiar face at local political debates, where he frequently serves as moderator, and he co-hosts and moderates live events for the Globe as part of “Rhode Island Report Live.”

May
16
Fri
AI Journalism Lab: LEADERSHIP Showcase
May 16 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

The AI Journalism Lab program, supported by Microsoft, is the first of its kind: A sandbox for journalists to explore how AI is reshaping managerial roles and decision-making processes in newsrooms and media organizations.

​In this panel, program participants will take turns with 5-minute presentations showcasing their capstone AI projects.

Learn how these leaders use AI for strategy and management!

​Hear from:

​Moderator: Anita Zielina, program lead instructor

  • Reina Kempt, Assistant Managing Editor/National Data Automation and Newsletter Editor, Gannett Center for Community Journalism
  • Aisling McCabe, Strategy and Business Development Director, The Irish Times Group
  • Alba Mora Roca, Executive Producer, AJ+
  • Martin Schori, Director of Editorial AI & Innovation, Aftonbladet
  • Lina Al-Ejeilat, Executive Editor, 7iber
May
21
Wed
How to price and package digital advertising and sponsored content in 2025
May 21 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

In this free webinar, you’ll learn:
– How much your digital advertising should cost
– How to sell digital for real money, not “digital dimes”
– How to build packages for mom/pops AND $100k whales

DON’T fall into the trap of:
– Thinking that your site traffic needs to dictate pricing
– Looking at other publishers to figure out your pricing (they’re probably as confused as you are)
– Underselling and underpricing the real value that you provide

Hosted by Kenny Katzgrau, Publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broadstreet. Joining him will be Charity Huff, Publisher of 5280 Magazine and owner of January Spring.

You’ll walk away from this workshop with a clear plan to figure what you should be charging for your display, newsletter, and sponsored content packages along and gain rock-solid confidence in the result.

May
27
Tue
Public Health Journalism: Covering rural & urban health disparities
May 27 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Research shows large and growing disparities between rural and urban communities in their access to quality and consistent health care — especially in treatment for cancer maternal health. Covering these inequities, as well as solutions to them, comes with challenges.

Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute for an instructional session focused on solutions-journalism approaches to covering rural health issues.

This program is part of the Institute’s inaugural Public Health Reporting Fellowship, funded by the Common Health Coalition. It’s being opened to the public at no cost.

API: Trauma-informed leadership workshop
May 27 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

At its core, trauma-informed leadership recognizes and respects human experiences. Post-pandemic news organizations require us to re-order our skillset, moving “soft” skills to the top. While the soft skills of leadership are hard, API believes these skills will help retain critical perspectives and pivotal voices – those from journalists of color and women.

In this workshop — led by Sam Ragland, API’s vice president of journalism strategy — we’ll check the editing, producing and managing at the (Zoom) door, and instead invite caring, coaching and connecting to the table. Participants will contribute anonymously to set of interactive slide and receive real-time coaching and context as their responses come in.Join this event to:

  • Learn a framework for understanding the core needs necessary to support the psychological safety of your team
  • Build a 30-day plan that outlines a series of behaviors to practice in order to model the values of either care, coaching or connection

To support journalists and their well-being during Mental Health Awareness Month, API has offered this free, interactive webinar since May 2024. If you attended this session last year and found it helpful, please encourage your colleagues and friends in news to join this year.

Jun
3
Tue
Can you spot an AI headline from a real headline
Jun 3 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

YESEO app founder Ryan Restivo will debut what he’s learned building and rolling out the Slack app he’s built as a 2022-23 Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow. Drawing from over 60,000 headlines, this session will engage the audience with the ultimate task: can you spot an AI headline from a real headline?

Ryan will reveal what he has seen in over two years worth of data, what words indicate the likelihood of headlines that come from Large Language Models and teach you a thing or two on how to spot them. This promises to be a participatory session and welcome to anyone who is new to AI or is an expert level. Hopefully everyone can learn something new when Ryan reveals this never before seen data.

Funding for ONA’s AI in Journalism Initiative is generously provided by Microsoft, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and The Joyce Foundation. To learn more about supporting ONA’s AI programming, contact Hanaa Rifaey, Head of Strategic Partnerships, at hanaa@journalists.org.

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