First Amendment and the Free Press – 2023

The New England First Amendment Coalition’s “First Amendment and the Free Press” program highlights our constitutional freedoms and the democratic role journalism plays in our country. We discuss how the First Amendment works and how local newsrooms can best meet their obligations to the communities they cover.

Here’s a sampling of our audiences in 2023:

Jan. 12 | South Hadley (Mass.) High School
Feb. 9 | Boston | WorldBoston
Feb. 13 | Boston University
Feb. 23 | University of Massachusetts
March 2 | Wayland (Mass.) High School
March 9 | Mass. Civics Education Week: Making Your Voice Heard Through Journalism
March 21 | University of Massachusetts
April 22 | Roger Williams University
April 27 | University of Massachusetts
May 5 | Boston University | New England Scholastic Press Association Conference
May 6 | New England Newspaper & Press Annual Convention
May 25 | Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference
June 24 | New England High School Journalism Collaborative
Sept. 13 | Boston | WorldBoston
Sept. 19 | Emerson College
Sept. 28 | University of Rhode Island
Oct. 10 | Boston University
Oct. 23 | Cranston Library’s Down Time Podcast
Nov. 3 | JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention
Nov. 7 | University of Massachusetts