Reporters From Across Region to Attend 14th Annual Multi-Day Investigative Journalism Training Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org
The New England First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce the incoming class of fellows for its 2024 Gloria L. Negri First Amendment Institute.
Named after the late trail-blazing Boston Globe journalist, the Negri Institute (formerly the New England First Amendment Institute) is an annual, multi-day, intensive training program on freedom of information law and investigative reporting techniques. It is offered each year exclusively to 25 working New England journalists.
The 14th annual Institute — provided at no cost to those who attend — consists of local workshops, online classes and in-person instruction at Northeastern University in Boston from Oct. 20-22.
More than 300 journalists from about 100 newsrooms have attended the Institute since it began in 2011.
The Institute is made possible by the Estate of Gloria L. Negri and the generosity of Northeastern University, the Academy of New England Journalists, the Rhode Island Foundation and Boston University.
2024 Negri First Amendment Institute Fellows
Pictured From Left to Right
CONNECTICUT
Liz Hardaway
Hearst Connecticut
Media Group
Jeniece Roman
WSHU
Jessica Simms
Greenwich Time
Abby Weiss
Hearst Connecticut
Media Group
MAINE
Anna Coon
WGME
Jake Freudberg
Morning Sentinel
Dylan Tusinski
Morning Sentinel
Marie Weidmayer
Bangor Daily News
MASSACHUSETTS
William Dowd
The Marblehead Current
Grace Ferguson
New Bedford Light
Colin Hogan
New Bedford Light
Anjali Huynh
The Boston Globe
Namu Sampath
The Republican
Walter Wuthmann
WBUR
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Sruthi Gopalakrishnan
Concord Monitor
Charlotte Matherly
Concord Monitor
Catherine McLaughlin
Concord Monitor
RHODE ISLAND
Ben Berke
The Public’s Radio
Nancy Lavin
Rhode Island Current
Chris Shea
Rhode Island Current
Rob Smith
ecoRI
Alex Torres-Perez
WPRI
VERMONT
Emma Cotton
VTDigger
Shaun Robinson
VTDigger
Laura Ullman
WCAX
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NEFAC was formed in 2006 to advance and protect the Five Freedoms of the First Amendment, including the principle of the public’s right to know. We’re a broad-based organization of people who believe in the power of an informed democratic society. Our members include lawyers, journalists, historians, academics and private citizens.
Our coalition is funded through contributions made by those who value the First Amendment and who strive to keep government accountable. Please make a donation here.
NEFAC is supported by the Estate of Gloria Negri. Additional funding is provided by Leadership Circle donors including the Rhode Island Foundation, The Boston Globe, Paul and Ann Sagan, and the Robertson Foundation. Major Supporters of NEFAC’s work are Hearst Connecticut Media Group, Boston University, the Academy of New England Journalists, Connecticut Public, WCVB-Boston and WBUR-Boston.