The Pulitzer Prize Board has decided to expand eligibility for its journalism awards to digital news sites operated by broadcast and audio organizations. more

Long before she assumed the title and duties of publisher and chairman of Consolidated Publishing in January of 2018, Josephine Ayers had been a strong influence throughout the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s to promote the arts in Calhoun County, in Alabama and around the world. more

Press Forward, the initiative to bring half a billion dollars into local news over the next five years, has announced a new network of local chapters in Alaska, Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas and Philadelphia. more

Margaret Sullivan, weekly columnist for the Guardian US, will become the executive director for the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security on Jan. 1, 2024. She is returning to Columbia Journalism School, where she previously taught Audience and Engagement courses. more

November 2, 2023 - Generative artificial intelligence could be the death blow for local newspapers, depending on how it evolves. It could also present opportunities, judging from several developments this week. more

The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: AREN) , a technology platform and media company and home to more than 265 brands, including Sports Illustrated, TheStreet, Parade, Men’s Journal, HubPages, Powder, and Surfer announced the appointment of Katie Kulik as chief revenue officer. more

Here is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the reported arrests of Atmore News reporter Don Fletcher and publisher Sherry Digmon on Oct. 27 on charges of disclosing grand jury information. more

"I’ve been through the great times and tumult. But I always said I would know when it’s time to walk away. Now’s my time. I’m retiring from my position as executive editor of The Herald." — Cliff Harrington, The Herald more

With public records requests and deep sourcing, The Philadelphia Inquirer changed police department practices by exposing how Philly police officers were taking advantage of a state law to get paid not to work. more

By taking this approach for local elections, the news organization created a significant, authentic public service experience around local politics. more

New data from UNESCO reveals chilling new trends in the increasing — often lethal — attacks on journalists; notably, that they are more vulnerable during elections. WAN-IFRA warns that the conditions for aggression are created well before voting day. more

Local news is an important part of many Black Americans’ information diet. Overall, about three-quarters of Black adults in the United States say they see or hear news coverage about their local community at least sometimes. more

October 31, 2023 - On Oct. 30, the News/Media Alliance published a White Paper and a technical analysis and submitted comments to the U.S. Copyright Office on the use of publisher content to power generative artificial intelligence technologies (GAI). Together, the three publications document the pervasive, unauthorized use of publisher content by GAI developers, the impact this may have on the sustainability and availability of high-quality original content, and the legal implications of such use. more

As Virginia holds elections on Nov. 7 to fill all 140 seats in the state legislature, the results will likely offer insights on the nation’s political pulse. The election also will hold important lessons for the nation’s journalists as they gear up for the 2024 presidential race. more

The U.S. Postal Service is now delivering the Northwest Florida Daily News. more

October 31, 2023 - "Several people asked me to give them tips and advice on how to use these and other AI-related tools after DALL-E 3 was released, so I decided to put together this guide as a one-stop resource for beginners who are interested in doing some image generation experiments of their own." — Joe Amditis, Center for Cooperative Media more

Here are must-haves to get any pop-up community newsroom off the ground. more

There has been another filing in the case of Gannett vs. Google. It may yet be some time before the court rules on Google’s motion to dismiss the Gannett antitrust complaint filed in June, let alone to rule on the case in general, if it comes to that.  more

October 31, 2023 - The artists say AI companies used their work to train an image generator, without paying them or getting permission, and the resulting images compete against the human artists' work in the marketplace. more

October 31, 2023 - President Joe Biden on Monday signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to balance the needs of cutting-edge technology companies with national security and consumer rights, creating an early set of guardrails that could be fortified by legislation and global agreements. more