New England Newspaper & Press Association

This one-hour free Solutions Journalism Network webinar will explore the basic principles and pillars of solutions journalism, talk about why it’s important, explain key steps in reporting a solutions story, and share tips and resources for journalists interested in investigating how people are responding to social problems. We will also explore additional resources we have on hand for your reporting, including the Solutions Story Tracker, a database of more than 15,000 stories tagged by beat, publication, author, location, and more, a virtual heat map of what’s working around the world.

For too long, Big Tech favored Big Advertisers — filling valuable publisher inventory with low-CPM, low-relevance national ads. But AI is changing that.

In this free Local Media Association webinar, we’ll explore how leading publishers are reclaiming digital advertising by using AI to build highly relevant, high-performing campaigns for small and medium-sized businesses in their local markets — at scale.

You’ll learn how more than 100 publishers are:

• Creating spec ads at scale to open doors with new advertisers
• Crawling local businesses for real-time sales triggers and smarter outreach
• Making every ad cross-device and full-reach — without added complexity
• Building high-quality local business profiles that drive attention and SEO
• Proving value with visual dashboards that go beyond clicks

Whether you’re a CRO, revenue leader, or digital ad ops manager, this webinar will share actionable strategies that are already generating results — and show how AI can make local advertising profitable again.

July 9 | 12:00 PM EST

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Don’t miss this session with Farris and Christian from Smartico — and get inspired to rethink what’s possible with your local ad business.

Join TAPinto and Hyperlocal News Network Founder Mike Shapiro for an insightful Local Media Association free webinar on how local news publishers and media organizations can unlock new revenue by turning everyday audience submissions into profit. From community calendar listings to real estate posts and press releases, Mike will walk through proven strategies for making your submissions positively impact your bottom line.

What You’ll Learn:

• How to set up paid featured calendar listings that your community will value
• Strategies to charge for press release and sponsored content submissions
• Best practices for promoting and pricing real estate listings on your site
• How TAPinto built a scalable, self-service model that drives consistent income
• Simple tools and workflows to start monetizing submissions right away

Click here to register for this free webinar.

Every day the free press in America faces new attacks. To safeguard this cherished liberty, ClassACT HR73’s Justice and Civic Engagement Committee has launched a Freedom of the Press initiative to confront the current challenges to publishing the truth. The constitutional freedom that permits citizens to scrutinize governments and to hold elected officials accountable, and that allows journalists to report local, national and international news, is under threat. The time has come to protest these incursions and to protect the First Amendment and our constitutional democracy

Join us for ClassACT HR73’s online forum “Press Freedom under Attack: Preserving our Democracy.” Our moderator will be Sylvester Monroe ’73, Senior Fellow at the University of Southern California Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy. Among our panelists will be Geoffrey Cowan, University Professor of Communication at USC and a distinguished First Amendment attorney; Susan Goldberg, the president and CEO of GBH, the largest producer of PBS content and a major provider of NPR programming; and Kevin Merida, the former executive editor of the Los Angeles Times and the former managing editor of the Washington Post.

Sylvester Monroe, who reported and edited for Newsweek, Time and the Washington Post, and the three panelists will examine the unprecedented nature of current attacks on the media. The group will trace how United States arrived at a point where the government attempts to censor the language of respected outlets like the Associated Press and the Department of Justice investigates NBC for its “diversity, equity and inclusion” policies. In addition, National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service now face efforts to cut off federal funding. The panel will examine whether these actions and other threats represent a fundamental shift in the relationship between journalism and politics, one that signals a movement toward authoritarianism.

The back-to-school season is one of the most valuable times of year for engaging readers and attracting advertisers — if you have the right strategy. In this free Local Media Association webinar, we’ll explore how to create high-performing content packages, newsletters, and social media campaigns that resonate with parents, students, and educators. You’ll also learn how to position your content for sponsorship, develop school-focused advertiser partnerships, and use data to drive results. 

Presenter: David Arkin, Founder, David Arkin Consulting

Click here to register for this free webinar.

For this free Indiegraf session, we’ll be joined by Dan Oshinsky, the former Director of Newsletters at BuzzFeed and The New Yorker, and now the founder of Inbox Collective, a consultancy that helps publishers grow their audiences and revenue through email.

Dan will dig into a key challenge for news publishers and content creators: turning newsletter readers into paying supporters—and keeping them engaged for the long haul.

Building a paid audience goes far beyond simply securing that first payment. To create lasting support, you need a strategy that works at every stage of the journey.

In this session, Dan will guide you through practical, actionable tactics to help you:

✅ Convert — Discover smart strategies that motivate your readers to become paying supporters.
✅ Retain — Learn how to keep those supporters engaged.
✅ Prevent churn — Recognize early signs when supporters start to drift away and how to bring them back before you lose them.

There’ll also be time for a live Q&A, so bring your questions!

As the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s inaugural Public Health Reporting Fellowship comes to a close, the five journalists who participated will share details from their ambitious reporting projects, including lessons learned, key findings, and their tips for practicing this type of journalism.

The cohort will have completed investigations into the growing disparities and solutions in disease prevention and health care for immigrant workers, rural populations, and elder communities, among other topics. This will be a celebration of their hard work and dedication over the past six months!

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.

What does it mean for journalism to truly stand with the communities it serves? Join NENPA University and Dr. Anita Varma, a leading voice in ethical journalism and faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin, for a thought-provoking session on Solidarity Journalism — an approach that prioritizes the lived experiences of marginalized communities in the service of basic dignity.

In this webinar, Dr. Varma will share practical frameworks for journalists and editors to distinguish solidarity for basic dignity from partisanship, prioritize truth over both-sidesism, and build credibility through inclusive, justice-driven coverage. Learn how solidarity journalism can strengthen journalism’s pursuit of truth, deepen audience connection, and uphold the core mission of journalism to serve the public in an era of growing polarization and disinformation.

Perfect for reporters, editors, and newsroom leaders committed to meaningful community engagement and more equitable journalism.