New England First Amendment Coalition

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The #COMmendable Journalism students chosen for a 2024 fellowship at the Gloria L. Negri First Amendment Institute have been named by the New England First Amendment Coalition. The program emphasizes the importance of the First Amendment while providing students with exposure to transformative journalism and news.🎙️ Congratulations to Ava Berger (COM’25) who was selected from Boston University's College of Communication! ❤️🐾 Learn more about the fellows at: http://spr.ly/6045UPbE9 #BU #BUCOM #journalism #media #COMtributions

NEFAC, Rhode Island Partners Offer Guidance on Plans to Upgrade Online Court Records System https://lnkd.in/e-2K3dSj

I am extremely excited for this opportunity! Thank you to all my professors Boston University College of Communication for their support, and New England First Amendment Coalition.

Congratulations to all the student journalists accepted to the New England First Amendment Coalition's Gloria L. Negri First Amendment Institute, especially our own Sonel Cutler. https://lnkd.in/euM8VFtr

NEFAC Executive Director Justin Silverman recently spoke to Zara Lei Norman at the BDN about the challenges of accessing court records in Maine. “Unfortunately, what we have right now is a system that privileges those that are able to travel across the state, go to courthouses, request certain records," Silverman said. Instead, we should be "fostering a system that’s more equitable and allows you to get those same records online." https://lnkd.in/gebvdU5a

Honored and Excited!

NEFAC, R.I. #OpenGov Groups Renew Call for Changes to Police Body Camera Policies https://lnkd.in/eWV55uGm #AccessRI

🚨 Holding city leaders accountable and creating change 🚨 A Waterboro man was silenced at a Sanford City Council meeting because he didn't live there. He hoped to speak about the lack of upkeep at a local cemetery, including graves for veterans. He waited an hour just to be stopped immediately. The next time he went up, he was allowed to speak. It's a story highlighted today by the New England First Amendment Coalition, along with Dan Lampariello's investigation into the Maine Attorney General not meeting deadlines under a police shooting transparency law. Great to have these highlighted among other First Amendment and sunshine stories!

Glad to see WGME CBS13's recent coverage featured in this month's NEFAC #FirstAmendment roundup 📰 It includes my story on the #Maine Attorney General's Office repeatedly violating a law meant to increase #transparency for police shooting investigations 👉 https://lnkd.in/dmj8-ssf Our Mal Meyer was also featured for a story about a man being cut off from speaking at a local city council meeting 👉https://lnkd.in/d6gQbmdN