FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org
The New England First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce that a select group of journalism students will be attending the 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.
With the support of the Rhode Island Foundation and the Estate of Gloria L. Negri, the coalition is accepting this year a group of student journalists to attend along with 25 professional reporters, editors and producers from newsrooms throughout New England. The students were all nominated by faculty members at their respective schools.
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.
Other sponsors and program supporters include Northeastern University, Boston University and the Academy of New England Journalists.
2024 Negri Institute Student Fellows
Pictured From Left to Right
Juliannie Ayala
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Caitlyn A. Bailey
Salve Regina University
Ava Berger
Boston University
Maria Gabriela De Leon
Rhode Island College
Sonel Cutler
Northeastern University
Hannah Nguyen
Emerson College
Ellie Sennhenn
University of Rhode Island
Alexandra Tavaglione
Roger Williams University
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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.