New England Public Media airs and publishes commentaries from local people during Morning Edition and All Things Considered. We look for contributors in the region whose views will be of continuing interest and value to New England Public Media’s listeners — from the Berkshires to Worcester, Hartford to Brattleboro, and all points between.
Experts in a particular field who have an informed perspective on events in the news — whether local, national or international — are wanted. We also seek people with knowledge of local civics, culture and history, with an eye on little-known but fascinating elements of the regional experience. And we seek non-experts who by virtue of their thoughtfulness broaden or deepen our understanding of the world we live in.
Please email submissions to our commentary editor at commentaries@nepm.org.
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Ayu Suryawan/NEPMToday, Rundown panelists dig into Hampshire College's announcement to close its doors, AI use in Mass. government departments and the need for state funding for rural areas. -
Yun Huang Yong/FlikrOnly by understanding how to work with water will we be able to tame the flames, according to commentator Judith D. Schwartz.
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Susan Johnson/Courtesy of the authorThere’s no mud or bugs, air is crisp, the sun late afternoon beams through hemlock needles that act like prisms scattering shards of light. Who’d want to miss that? -
Rob Terry/Courtesy of the authorTrees are deemed a climate ally and here in New England we’re rich in them. But New Englanders tend to take them for granted — and that’s a dangerous thing.
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Our commentator hopes to reshape prejudiced and fragmented perceptions of the Arab world by inspiring awe and joy — rather than fear. -
Commentator Lauren Ostberg has had a difficult year. There's a poem she's been turning to lately. -
Commentator Robert Chipkin says he is, predictably, not too happy with the results. But actually, he admits, he's not entirely unhappy, either. -
Commentator Nicole M. Young-Martin says she's proud of the resilient life she's lived. However, she says, she's not the spokesperson for the invalid. -
The recent stint of spring-like temperatures in our area has some of us hoping flowers will begin popping up sooner than usual. Commentator Susan Johnson has been pondering whether that's a good thing. -
What's next? Both parents and adult kids are facing major turning points more or less simultaneously. -
Composer and conductor Alice Parker died last week at her home in Hawley, Massachusetts, at the age of 98. She's remembered in this commentary by her neighbor and friend, Tinky Weisblat. -
What makes a Christmas song a Christmas song? For many, it’s a nostalgic sound that evokes past holiday seasons. But everyone might not agree on what holiday nostalgia sounds like. -
Eighty years ago this month, a surprise German air raid during World War II destroyed an Allied fleet in an Italian harbor. This disaster led to an important medical breakthrough that commentator Andrew Lam thinks is worth remembering. -
Thoughts about the concept of "moral injury" — a relatively new term describing an ancient condition suffered by those who go to war.
