During its meeting in Chicago, the America's Newspapers board of directors approved minor changes to the bylaws that had been recommended by the Nominations and Governance Committee. more

AIM Media Indiana has announced that Chad Sisk has been promoted to advertising director for the Daily Reporter in Greenfield. more

Only four in 10 are closely following what’s happening in their communities and the world nowadays, according to the survey recently released by Pew Research Center. more

Paxton Media Company (PMG), a family-owned media company currently managed by fifth generation family members, has agreed to purchase The Southern Illinoisan newspaper. Lee Enterprises had owned The Southern Illinoisan since 1979. more

Boone Newsmedia, Inc [BNI], and Carpenter Newsmedia, LLC [CNL], which have jointly owned and managed newspapers for the past two decades, announced to employees last week that a long-planned, orderly transition to separate companies has begun. A number of leadership changes also were announced. more

The Knight- Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund has announced a $211,500 investment in Resolve Philly to support the launch of the Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative, a new citywide journalism initiative building upon the success of Broke in Philly.  more

October 26, 2023 - Tackling immigration and safety, the order would require advanced AI models to undergo assessments before they can be used by federal workers and ease barriers to entry for highly skilled workers. more

When prosecutors and litigants seek to unmask journalists’ confidential sources, it’s unfortunate, but not exactly surprising. They’re going to prioritize any advantage they can gain in court over protecting press freedom. But no one expects to see journalists demanding that other journalists out their sources. more

Veteran journalist Ken Doctor had been analyzing “Newsonomics” for many years when he jumped back into the game to launch a new local digital news outlet, Lookout Santa Cruz, which debuted in 2020. With the Santa Cruz Sentinel having been taken over and downsized by the Alden Global Capital-controlled Media News Group, Doctor declared that Lookout was entering a news desert, which rankled some journalists in town. more

Carlos Mureithi comes to the AP from the Christian Science Monitor, where he covered a wide range of stories as Africa correspondent, from refugees fleeing South Sudan to African animators creating cartoons focused on African kids. more

Associated Press journalists and staffers from China, Ukraine, the U.S. and beyond are among the winners of the 2023 Oliver S. Gramling Awards, the highest internal honors of The Associated Press. more

After paying heightened attention to national politics in 2020 (42%) and 2021 (38%), the percentage of Americans reporting they follow news about national politics “very closely” has dipped to 32% — a more normal reading for nonelection years. more

In 2016, 51% of U.S. adults said they followed the news all or most of the time. But that share fell to 38% in 2022, the most recent time we asked this question. more

Racial and ethnic diversity across the nonprofit news sector increased between 2020 and 2022, according to research from the Institute for Nonprofit News. more

An appellate panel said Texas photojournalists were wrong to believe they have a sweeping First Amendment right to film private citizens on private property without permission. more

Matthew Brown has been hired as the new race and politics reporter, joining AP’s growing national Race and Ethnicity team. more

The legislation would allocate $11 million annually to local news subsidies for D.C.'s roughly 670,000 residents. more

October 23, 2023 - The artificial intelligence gold rush is creating uncertainty over the future of online information — and pushing publishers and tech firms to make deals more

Assistant publisher Lucas Presson has added general manager responsibilities and will be responsible for the newspaper's day-to-day operations as well as the company's Cape Girardeau commercial printing operation. more

Wayne Snow may be new to his position as publisher and advertising director at Summerville Communications Inc., but his experience and record of success span decades. more