First Amendment and the Free Press – 2024

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 2024:

Feb. 13 | Nackey. S Loeb School of Communications
March 11 | New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College
March 12 | WorldBoston – Misinformation and Journalism
March 15 | New Hampshire Liberty Forum
March 16 | William Hall Library (Cranston, R.I.)
March 22-23 | New England Newspaper and Press Association (Waltham, Mass.)
April 4 | University of Massachusetts (3 Classes)
April 11 | Keene State College
April 15 | University of Rhode Island
April 20 | SPJ Region 1 Conference (Boston)
April 22 | WorldBoston – Misinformation and Non-Profit News
May 3 | New England Scholastic Press Association
May 3 | New Hampshire Committee on the Judiciary and the Media
May 9 | WorldBoston – Open Government and the Free Press
May 30 | World Affairs Council of New Hampshire – First Amendment and Open Government
June 23 | New England High School Journalism Collaborative at Simmons College (Boston)
Sept. 18, 25 and Oct. 2, 9 | Nackey. S Loeb School of Communications
Sept. 24 | Roger Williams University
Oct. 24 | University of Massachusetts – Amherst
Nov. 7 | WorldBoston – First Amendment and Civic Engagement
Nov. 13 | Northeastern University
Nov. 19 | University of Massachusetts – Amherst
Dec. 5 | WorldBoston – Government and Accountability
Dec. 9 | WorldBoston – Open Government and Misinformation