Lessons learned from a year of grantmaking to community-based news organizations ... more

The Associated Press issued a statement on Thursday in response to allegations published by Honest Reporting against freelancers who contributed to AP’s coverage of the Oct. 7 attacks. more

Kodak has announced Mercury Print Productions as its first customer for the KODAK PROSPER 7000 Turbo Press. Mercury, based in Rochester, New York, has chosen the fastest inkjet web press currently available on the market to significantly expand its high-volume digital printing capacity. more

Star Tribune Media Co., Minnesota’s largest media company, has announced the appointment of Maria Reeve as managing editor for daily news. Reeve, a seasoned journalist with a proven track record of success, comes to the Star Tribune after four years as a senior editor at the Houston Chronicle and executive for Hearst. more

Microsoft has announced five new steps to protect electoral processes in the United States and other countries where critical elections will take place in 2024. more

November 8, 2023 - Townships in Ohio are seeking the same power already granted to municipalities in the state: The power to publish notice via the Internet instead of a local newspaper. more

The Ogden Newspapers has named Andy Flynn as editor and publisher of Adirondack Publishing’s two newspapers, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise (Saranac Lake, New York) and Lake Placid News. more

The Bartlesville (Oklahoma) Examiner-Enterprise has reached the end of an era. Mike Tupa, sports editor of nearly 30 years, has retired. more

November 7, 2023 - Google will begin to use SynthID watermarks for all creative assets generated by artificial intelligence (AI) in Performance Max and Google Ads, as the company continues to build out features and tools that automate processes. more

Beginning this fall and throughout 2024, the American Press Institute and The Associated Press will collaborate to share resources and insights to support news organizations’ evolving needs around local elections and democracy. more

Staying informed about the current trends and factors affecting the commercial real estate market is crucial for making informed investment decisions.   This is especially true when the conditions are rapidly changing.  Please feel free to reach out in confidence for a confidential, no-obligation conversation about your real estate. more

Efficiency is key in the ever-evolving world of publishing. Here are five essential areas where publishers can enhance their production workflows. more

Over the past few months Foundation has been testing an exciting integration with Stacker Newswire, and is ready to announce its official debut! more

Legacy.com’s memorial tree program recently passed the significant milestone of 5,000,000 tree plantings. Launched in 2019 in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, memorial trees purchased via a Legacy-partner newspaper obituary have improved the quality of life of communities across the globe. more

Cox Enterprises has announced that Amber Hall has been named its chief compliance and privacy officer. In this new role, Hall will oversee the Compliance and Privacy team as part of the Cox Law and Policy Center of Excellence. This new team better positions Cox to scale support as business needs expand, standardize compliance and privacy strategies, and align tools, processes and programs. more

Independent outlets explain how traffic and engagement have plummeted overnight after Meta blocked news from its platforms. more

The proposed class-action lawsuit against Gannett is among a wave of recent cases claiming some corporate diversity policies disadvantage White employees. more

November 6, 2023 - Heidi Wright, the newly elected president of America's Newspapers, says publishers are especially focused now on increasing reader revenue, or subscriptions, and supplementing that with other revenue and outside support.

“That’s what we’re all working toward, building up that side of the business, and also other revenue streams, philanthropy and government,” she said. “To me those are the three areas we need to focus on. Whatever America’s Newspapers can do as an association to support that needs to be a major area of focus.” more

It is crucial for journalists to be proficient in simple image verification techniques using available tools on their computers or mobile phones. These tools enable quick and effective verification and responses to the circulation of images that aren’t taken by professional journalists. more

Veteran journalist Bryan West emerged as the standout choice from a pool of hundreds of applicants in a nationwide quest to become The Tennessean and USA TODAY Network’s dedicated Taylor Swift reporter. more