New England First Amendment Center

The former New York Times columnist who was honored by the New England First Amendment Coalition with its inaugural Stephen Hamblett First Amendment Award died on March 25, 2013.

A service will be held in Lewis's honor at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 23 at The Memorial Church in Harvard Yard.

Welcome to our gathering spot for citizens, journalists, students, public policy advocates and government officials. This is a place to exchange ideas and news about First Amendment and public access issues across New England.

The blog is maintained by the staff of the New England First Amendment Center at the School of Journalism at Northeastern University. Bloggers include many of the region’s most prominent news and public policy experts.

We encourage your participation in the discussion. We ask that you keep your remarks polite and professional.