The Pew Research Center is embarking on a new chapter through a five-year partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Through the Pew-Knight Initiative, they’ll be delivering a comprehensive, real-time look at the fast-evolving information landscape from the standpoints of both consumers and producers of news.  more

Local business owners and managers will find a new face they can turn to for a broad array of advertising solutions as The Lufkin (Texas) Daily News and The Nacogdoches (Texas) Daily Sentinel welcome a new team member to the fold. more

The plan includes investments that will support both the newsroom and LocaliQ, Gannett’s Indianapolis sales and advertising team. more

With full backing from its board, one of the first actions Kevin Craig took as the company's new CEO was to reiterate and increase PAGE’s support for America’s Newspapers.  "As an industry, we understand how important it is to seek and ensure funding for our newsgathering operations.  This is where the PAGE Cooperative has and will continue to play a crucial role." more

Column Pro enables Wick Communications to benefit from a full-service solution to manage the public notice business for all 25 of its publications. Read this case study. more

Kevin Rehberg of Alliance for Audited Media recently co-hosted a webinar with Ad Fontes Media to share how publishers can differentiate themselves through their reliable, impartial content. AAM partners with Ad Fontes to create a media bias chart featuring AAM publishers. Here's a recap of their discussion. more

Starting a digital transformation is a significant undertaking for any organization.  The ever-changing pulse that has taken over the media landscape impacts this journey. Navigating this requires a deep understanding of the so-called dos and don'ts of undergoing this transformation.  more

With version 10.0, Kodak has upgraded the KODAK PRINERGY INSITE Prepress Portal (IPP) and the KODAK PRINERGY INSITE Creative Workflow (ICW) with multiple new enhancements. more

Presteligence, partnered with Kodak, welcomes Black Hills Pioneer as the newest customer of NewsXtreme Cloud. This collaboration underscores Presteligence's dedication to empowering publishers with cutting-edge solutions tailored to meet their evolving needs. more

Franklin News Foundation, a leading nonprofit news media organization, has announced the relaunch of BlueRoomStream.com, a premier streaming platform often referred to as the “C-SPAN of Illinois.” more

News publishers today face a significant challenge: transforming their business model to grow and monetize their digital audience.  However, publishers can harness the potential of their vast individual digital data sets to effectively transform their business model if they embrace a structured and methodical path. more

The Audience Diversity Academy helps publishers unlock their growth potential amongst younger and female audiences. Read the report for learnings, practical experiments and inspiration to future-proof your audience development strategy. more

February 21, 2024 - The bipartisan coalition of lawmakers is aimed at formalizing an ongoing congressional effort to regulate emerging artificial intelligence technology. more

February 21, 2024 - The Associated Press will expand its coverage of artificial intelligence and bring training to global newsrooms on how to cover AI across every beat with funding from the Omidyar Network and the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. more

After a national search, the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville will have a new director starting in July, Amy Jo Coffey, a former broadcast journalist who found her calling in higher education. more

Over the course of one week in early January, the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute once again sent students to community newsrooms all over Missouri as part of the Potter Digital Ambassadors Program. more

The ailing local news industry in Illinois would receive compensation from Big Tech companies and benefit from state tax incentives and a new journalism scholarship program under sweeping legislation introduced in the General Assembly this month. more

The News/Media Alliance applauds Illinois Senator Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford) for recently introducing the Journalism Preservation Act (SB 3591) in the Illinois Senate, which would require Big Tech platforms such as Meta and Google to pay news publishers a “journalism usage fee” to use local news content. more

Today, a statewide group of local news organizations, comprising over 100 local newspapers in New York, launched The Empire State Local News Coalition, a joint advocacy effort to advance a legislative package that would deliver long-term sustainability to the sector.  more

Learn the art of assembling and nurturing high-performance sales teams in today's dynamic media environment. From recruitment to training, from motivation to retention, the Mega-Conference sales track will provide invaluable insights and actionable practices to empower your team members and maximize their potential. Check out some of the informative, fast-paced session topics here: http://www.mega-conference.com more