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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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Inaugural NEFAI conference a treasure trove for 25 fortunate reporters

Posted by admin on 7 January 2012, 5:12 pm

By Jesse Nankin, editor, Watchdog New England at Northeastern University Twenty-five New England journalists filed into a small auditorium on an unseasonably warm November afternoon. We came from all corners of New England—some dewy-eyed, others more seasoned, but all eager to learn more about how to harness the full potential of online resources and public [...]

Filed under Open Meeting Law, Public Records. Tagged Center for Investigative Reporting, Doug Clifton, Jennifer LaFleur, New England First Amendment Coalition, New England First Amendment Institute, Robert Rosenthal, The Initiative for Investigative Reporting at Northeastern University, Walt Bogdanich

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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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