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HAMDEN, Conn. – Massachusetts has an opportunity to show the way in handling the problems which result from legalized casino gambling, but may have difficulting mustering the political will to do so longterm, two experts told a panel Tuesday night. 

Public officials, journalists, researchers and an industry executive gathered to assess the impact and reporting of casino gambling on New England -- the experience in Connecticut and the promise in Massachusetts.

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HAMDEN, Conn. – Public officials, journalists, researchers and an executive  assessed the impact and reporting of casino gambling on New England -- the experience in Connecticut and the promise in Massachusetts -- during a free, public symposium on Tuesday, March 11, hosted by Quinnipiac University and co-sponsored by the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling.

"The Unpress: New Gatekeepers of the New Hampshire Primary," is a free, open-to-the-public, town-meeting style forum this Thurs., Dec. 6 from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at Southern New Hampshire University in which bloggers, reporters, citizens and campaign staffers will debate how blogs and the Internet are affecting political dialog in a presidential-primary year. The event, organized by the New England News Forum, will be in Robert Frost Hall at the Manchester, N.H., campus. GO TO STORY / Download a PDF FLYER.

The Alliance for Community Journalism and Harvard University's Nieman Foundation are hosting a day-long workshop, "Making the Most of Your Local Advantage," Boston's neighborhood and community reporters, editors and publishers. Date: Sat., Oct. 20, 2007. Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Cost: $25 (includes lunch). Location: The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University One Francis Ave, Cambridge, Mass. The conference is for published, working neighborhood and community reporters, editors, publishers.

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INTENT LISTENING, from left: McDermott, Brandon, Boylan, Blais

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Sweeping changes in the technology and economics of news that create new opportunities for building community were the topic when the New England News Forum held its first Western New England