North Carolina and other states add new laws that make it harder for constituents and journalists to hold government leaders to account. more

Several factors distinguish AL.com from other news outlets featured as Bright Spots in the 2023 State of Local News Report. more

Mike Fortman, associate publisher of TH Media, Dubuque, Iowa, has announced that Todd Benz has been named TH Media/Woodward Community Media director of sales. more

Tess Ware is the new editor of The Aberdeen (South Dakota) American News, The Watertown (South Dakota) Public Opinion and The St. Cloud Times in Minnesota. more

Some called the images "traumatic." Others hoped they would shock the public into action. Experts say the effect of such photos — whose publication breaks an unwritten media rule — is unclear. more

Karen Rundlet, senior director for the Journalism Program at the Knight Foundation, talks about why collaboration is a key aspect of sustainability in local journalism, even for funders themselves. more

Climate news avoidance and trust in climate information from the news media have remained roughly stable, but avoidance has decreased slightly in the U.K., USA and Pakistan, as well as trust in the U.K. and Germany. more

Terry R. Taylor, who in two trailblazing decades as the first female sports editor of The Associated Press transformed the news agency’s emphasis into multilayered coverage of rigorous reporting, entertaining enterprise and edgy analysis, has died. She was 71. more

Boston Globe proves a regional paper can boost business via online subscribers. more

November 16, 2023 - Speaking to technology industry executives at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday, Executive Editor Julie Pace of The Associated Press outlined the biggest challenges news organizations expect to see this election cycle: misinformation and generative AI. more

The loss of local newspapers accelerated in 2023 to an average of 2.5 per week, leaving more than 200 counties as “news deserts” and meaning that more than half of all U.S. counties now have limited access to reliable local news and information, researchers at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University have found. more

A Detroit police corporal accused of shooting three photojournalists with rubber pellets while they covered protests against police brutality has been ordered to stand trial. more

November 16, 2023 - Sens. John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) bill that would direct federal agencies to create standards aimed at providing transparency and accountability for AI tools, according to a copy of the bill released Wednesday.   more

Pili Linares is the new general manager for the five newspapers in the Kitsap News Group. more

Here are three key pieces of advice inspired by subscriber engagement attempts that didn’t go as planned the first time around. more

Don’t assume you know what a generation wants from their local news if you’re not in that generation. And don’t generalize. Active listening sessions will help you hone in on specific coverage gaps. more

Big picture: Just describe what you know. Don't try to come to a conclusion about what someone’s name, pronouns, or clothing mean for their gender identity. more

States Newsroom, the nation’s leading network of state-based nonprofit news outlets, today launched the South Carolina Daily Gazette to provide free, high-quality, nonpartisan reporting on the important issues affecting the Palmetto State. With the launch of the Daily Gazette, States Newsroom’s network now includes 37 state outlets and Stateline. more

There are a couple of systems on the market that track advertising placements for publications. Yet many publishers are leaving these systems due to the expensive yet clunky nature of the services. EKCS has a new offering for publishers: MediaFerry eVouchering. more

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced the appointment of Maribel Perez Wadsworth as president and CEO. As the former president of Gannett Media and publisher of USA TODAY, Wadsworth brings nearly three decades of experience to this role, along with a steadfast belief in journalistic excellence as a pillar of a vibrant democracy. more