Fact Sheet: “Six Teams — or One?”
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Editors are free to use the elements of each month’s package they select, though the lead article will be critical to set context and tell the major story. Articles may be pared (carefully please!) to fit space. All articles have undergone professional editing.
Project Note: The overarching goal of New England Futures is to serve as "a marketplace of ideas for the future of the region." This phase – media analysis of issues facing New England – is designed to help launch, but operate independently of following stages: (1) a series of citizen dialogues across the six states, and (2) development of regional agenda by a broad cross-section of citizen groups, government, business, educators, and non-profits. For more details see www.newenglandfutures.org\about.
News Budget
Story Package #1 contains the following articles:
Main article: “Six Teams — or One?” — Lead article (1,966 words) plus “King's Warning” box or inset (109 words)
Credits: The Writers, The Project — Credits box (175 words)
Optional sidebars: May be run with the introductory article or used other days as op-eds or special features, at discretion of editors:
- North-South, East-West, How Do We Identify? — Optional sidebar that establishes basic geography of region with our pitch — south to north, not south versus north. (777 words)
- A Brand for Today’s New England? — The region’s identity, selling points for the times. (832 words)
- Creative Economy: New England’s New Success Ticket? — Longer piece on the region’s emerging 21st century economy. (Given the length, some editors may prefer to run this on a successive day or weekend.) (1,652 words)
Pictures and Graphics
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Contacts
For a list of people who you can contact for background information on the articles or to interview, please send an email to media@newenglandfutures.org requesting this information.
Resources
This is a sampling of resources directly referenced in the articles. Go to the Best Practices or Resources area of our website for further information on best practices, organizations and resources.
A.T. Kearney Report on “Sustainable Prosperity: An Agenda for New England” (New England Council)
New England’s Knowledge Corridor (see also What Makes the Knowledge Corridor a Region?)
Pioneer Valley Plan for Progress
Creative Economy Initiative & Report (New England Council)
New England Economic Development Co-operation: The Power of Six (New England Survey Project presentation by David Driver)
National Perceptions Make Case for New England Cooperation (pdf - New England Developments newsletter article by Doug Fisher)
Neal Peirce’s syndicated column “ Collaborate or Collapse” (Lewiston-Auburn)
For additional resources about New England, go to the Resources area of the New England Futures Website.