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Digital Journalism Must Focus on Traditional Media Virtues, Balboni Tells NEFAC Luncheon

Posted by admin on 12 April 2013, 2:21 am

The “relentless focus” on building an audience must not overwhelm digital journalism’s obligation to report complex issues and investigate public and private corruption, GlobalPost co-founder and CEO Philip Balboni said Wednesday.

Filed under Connecticut, First Amendment, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Public Records, Rhode Island. Tagged Anthony Lewis, Bingham McCutchen LLP, David Lang, Don Stacom, GlobalPost, Huffington Post, Local Government Center, Martin Baron, Mary Jane Wilkinson, NECN, New Britain, New England First Amendment Coalition, Philip Balboni, Professional Fire Firefighters of New Hampshire, Providence Jounral, Providence Journal Charitable Foundation, Robert Bertsche, Stephen Hamblett First Amendment Award, The Boston Globe, The Hartford Courant, Washington Post

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First Hamblett award winner Anthony Lewis dies

Posted by admin on 25 March 2013, 7:49 pm

Anthony Lewis, the first recipient of the Stephen Hamblett First Amendment Award, has died. Lewis’s wife, Margaret H. Marshall, a retired chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, told The New York Times that Lewis, 85, the cause was complications from renal and heart failure.

Filed under First Amendment, Massachusetts. Tagged Anthony Lewis, Boston Park Plaza Hotel, GlobalPost, Martin Baron, New England First Amendment Coalition, Philip Balboni, Pulitzer Prize, Seaport Boston Hotel, Stephen Hamblett First Amendment Award, The Boston Globe, Washington Post

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NEFAC Luncheon Honoring Balboni, Citizen Award Winners Set for April 10 at Seaport Boston Hotel

Posted by admin on 6 March 2013, 9:04 pm

The New England First Amendment Coalition awards luncheon whited out by the February blizzard will be held April 10 at the Seaport Boston Hotel.

Filed under Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Public Records, Uncategorized. Tagged Bingham McCutchen LLP, Citizen Right to Know Award, Conn. Police Department, David Lang, Don Stacom, Freedom of Information Award, GlobalPost, Local Government Center, NECN, New Britain, New England First Amendment Coalition, Rosanna Cavanagh, Stephen Hamblett First Amendment Award, The Boston Globe, The Hartford Courant, The Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire, The Providence Journal Charitable Foundation

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Luncheon celebrates successes and supports NEFAC’s open-government mission

Posted by admin on 31 January 2013, 3:48 pm

The New England First Amendment Coalition on Feb. 8 will celebrate the retired firefighter who helped win a $53 million health insurance refund for New Hampshire public employees, the reporterwho exposed misdeeds in a Connecticut police department and the lifetime achievements of NECN founder and GlobalPost co-founder Philip Balboni.

Filed under Connecticut, First Amendment, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Open Meeting Law, Public Records, Rhode Island. Tagged Bingham McCutchen LLP, Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Citizen's Right to Know Award, David Lang, Don Stacom, Freedom of Information Award, GlobalPost, Local Government Center, NECN, NEFAC Blog, New England First Amendment Coalition, New England First Amendment Institute, New England Newspaper & Press Assocation, Philip Balboni, Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire, Providence Journal Charitable Foundation, Rosanna Cavanagh, The Boston Globe, The Hartford Courant, The NEFAC Report

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Memorial service for Anthony Lewis

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.
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