NEFAI 2020

About the New England
First Amendment Institute

Journalists from a variety of media and all six New England states will gather online Sept. 26 to Oct. 3 to learn the latest investigative and database reporting techniques and public records access skills. The fellows chosen for this 10th annual New England First Amendment Institute reflect today’s diverse news media and come from daily and weekly newspapers, television and radio stations and online publications. Learn more about previous institutes here.

Supporters

This year’s institute is made possible by the generosity of the Academy of New England Journalists and Boston University. Other supporters of NEFAC for this year include Hearst Connecticut Media Group, The Robertson Foundation, Paul and Ann Sagan, The Boston Globe and WBUR-Boston.

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Application Materials — (Closed)

• Application and Recommendation Form

Institute Materials

• Schedule and Class Documents
• Pre-Recorded Presentations
• Program (Including Bios and Contact Info)
• Daily Evaluations
• Future Fellow Recommendations

NEFAI 2020 News

• Special Opportunity for All NEFAI Former Fellows: Become a NEFAC Sustaining Member and Attend Institute Sessions and Discussions
• NEFAC Announces Journalism Fellows for 10th Annual New England First Amendment Institute
• Wesley Lowery of CBS News to Deliver Keynote Address at 10th Annual New England First Amendment Institute
• Washington Post’s Margaret Sullivan to Speak at New England First Amendment Institute
• Applications for 10th Annual New England First Amendment Institute Now Available

Speakers and Presenters Include

Opening – Keynote Speaker

Wesley Lowery | Correspondent for CBS News
Wesley Lowery is a correspondent for “60 in 6,” a 60 Minutes spinoff on the mobile app Quibi, and the author of They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America’s Racial Justice Movement. Prior to joining CBS News, he was a national correspondent for the Washington Post, where he primarily covered issues of race and justice.

Closing – Featured Speaker

Margaret Sullivan | Media Columnist at The Washington Post
Margaret Sullivan is the media columnist of The Washington Post, the former public editor of The New York Times, and the former editor of the Buffalo News, where she started her career as a summer intern. She was twice elected a director of the National Society of News Editors and is a former member of the Pulitzer Prize board. Sullivan is also the 2017 recipient of NEFAC’s First Amendment Award.

NEFAI 2020 Fellows

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