Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications

Local news starts with showing up.

Become a Civic Documenter and help expand coverage of public meetings in your community. You'll receive free training, work alongside a local newsroom, and earn a $50 stipend for each meeting you cover.

Hosted by the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications of Communications and offered in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative and New England First Amendment Coalition

📅 Classes begin September 14
📝 Applications close August 21

Apply today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjSu7Vc958_8sOQCv1SIEZOEDXToP-Sd_OpXvHDvYBhUGHDA/viewform

The Loeb School is honored to welcome Pete Buttigieg, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, as keynote speaker for the 2026 First Amendment Awards Event on Monday, September 21.

The event is the School's signature annual fundraiser, supporting expert-led, accessible classes on the First Amendment, journalism, and communication.

Special thanks to the Brodsky Prize, Keynote Speaker sponsor, and Eversource NH, First Amendment Award Honoree sponsor. Additional sponsorships are available.

Learn more and reserve your seat today: https://www.loebschool.org/classes-workshops-and-events-registration

Applications are now open for the Fall 2026 Civic Documenters training program!

Help strengthen local journalism while becoming more engaged in your community.

Hosted by the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative and the New England First Amendment Coalition, this free six-week online training prepares residents to cover local government meetings for participating New Hampshire news organizations.

✔ No journalism experience required
✔ Free training
✔ Learn from veteran journalist
✔ $50 stipend for each meeting you cover after training

Applications close August 21

Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/CivDocFall26

The deadline is approaching!

Each year, the Loeb School recognizes a New Hampshire individual or organization that has demonstrated a commitment to protecting and exercising the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment.

Know someone deserving of this recognition? Nominate them today: https://www.loebschool.org/our-first-amendment-awards-and-event

Every day, people across New Hampshire strengthen our communities by championing free speech, a free press, civic engagement, and government transparency.

Help us recognize those who exemplify the freedoms protected by the First Amendment. The Loeb School is accepting nominations for its 2026 First Amendment Award.

Know someone who deserves this recognition?

Submit your nomination today: https://www.loebschool.org/our-first-amendment-awards-and-event

There’s so much negativity around “the media” it’s easy to forgot the tremendous work being done every day by local journalists right here in New Hampshire.

Stories no one else is covering.

Last night, the Loeb School was proud to host the NH Press Association’s Distinguished Awards.

It was, as emcee Matt Mowry said, a recognition of “journalists doing their watchdog duty.”

Here are just a few of the stories that were recognized:
▪️ Personal story of living with long COVID
▪️ The state’s 11-year-old karting champion
▪️ A solutions story on tiny homes and the housing crisis
▪️ Water quality and health of our lakes
▪️ Families rebuilding after devesting fires
▪️ Farmers adapting to draught
▪️ How a pool hall field trip brought math and science to life for fifth graders
▪️ Detailed breakdown of the state’s budget and what is means for residents
▪️ Critical issues in the state’s home care system
▪️ NH’s manufacturing workforce
▪️ How city’s advisory committees operate with limited public transparency
▪️ The rise of wrestling in one small school

Thank you to the journalists, photographers, and everyone involved in creating and sharing the stories of our state – the big and the small; the good and not so good. Stories that make us mad, make us laugh, and make us cry.

Our right to a free press is worth celebrating and fighting for.

Who inspires you?

Each year, the Loeb School recognizes a New Hampshire individual or organization that has demonstrated a commitment to protecting and exercising the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment.

Know someone deserving of this recognition? Nominate them today.

Submit a nomination: https://www.loebschool.org/our-first-amendment-awards-and-event

You didn't just support a nonprofit during NH Gives.

✅You supported informed communities.
✅You supported free expression.
✅You supported civic engagement.

Thank you to everyone who gave, shared, encouraged, and championed the Nackey S. Loeb School during NH Gives.

Your generosity helps ensure that high-quality First Amendment education, journalism, media literacy, and communication training remain accessible.

Together, we're helping people find their voice and use it well.

We're more than halfway to our goal!

You can help put us over the top by giving to the Loeb School during NH Gives by 5 p.m.

You can still make an impact!

It could help someone take what they've learned and put it into action by sharing an important story, speaking up in their community, or helping others make sense of a complicated world.

Make a difference by 5 p.m. at: https://www.nhgives.org/organization/nackey-s-loeb-school-of-communications-inc

What happens when someone finds their voice?

They ask better questions. They tell important stories. They speak up for their communities. They gain the confidence to participate, lead, and make a difference.

That's the impact your support makes possible at the Loeb School.

Don’t delay! NH Gives ends at 5 p.m. Donate: https://www.nhgives.org/organization/nackey-s-loeb-school-of-communications-inc