Madeline Westberg, who has distinguished herself in the role of associate editor of the Cambridge News & Deerfield Independent, has been promoted to managing editor of a sister APG-Southern Wisconsin newspaper in Dane County. more

Janet Malcolm, a longtime writer for The New Yorker who was known for her piercing judgments, her novel-like nonfiction and a provocative moral certainty that cast a cold eye on journalism and its practitioners, died on Wednesday in a hospital in Manhattan. She was 86. more

Since the program launched with a pilot group of 114 schools, 10,000 local readers have discovered newspaper obituaries for former classmates, teachers and administrators. To meet demand, Legacy will release 3,850 more high school pages by July 31. Read more about the program and add a local high school to the priority launch list. more

We know that children think Kid Scoop is fun, fun, fun. But children also reveal in their thousands of letters to us, and to newspaper publishers, that kids enjoy learning things, too. What more could parents, your subscribers, want for their children — to have fun with learning, fun with reading. more

Texas is about to make it illegal for big social media companies to ban users based on their political viewpoints. more

The Justice Department and the S.E.C. have contacted companies that discussed investing in the Silicon Valley media business. more

The Morning News in Florence, South Carolina, has a new managing editor — Chris Day, who started his duties Monday. more

Vanessa Koper has been named as advertising director of the New Castle News and The (Sharon) Herald. more

In a memo to staff on Wednesday, it was announced that Sara Gillesby will lead global video for AP and Josh Hoffner will direct U.S. news coverage. more

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has launched Swing State Georgia, a new premium subscriber newsletter, plus text alerts and online events, for readers who need up-to-the-minute insights and analysis about Georgia's political landscape. more

USA TODAY, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), today celebrates 40 years of impacting the media landscape with concise journalism that speaks to the nation. more

The Livingston Enterprise, and its parent company Yellowstone Newspapers, are being sold to a Minnesota-based media group, according to an announcement Monday by the two firms. more

The Associated Press has announced that it will inject additional resources into covering democracy in the U.S. with the goal of helping an increasingly polarized public better understand their government. more

Elon Musk said he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it’s now called, and multiple media reports identify her as NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino, an executive with deep ties to the advertising industry. more

After discontinuing an underperforming “Back to School” special section in 2012, a Colorado newspaper recently revived the publication using community feedback to produce a product that gets high marks from both readers and advertisers. Here’s how they did it:  more

Within just her first year as The Tennessean’s inaugural First Amendment reporter, many remarkable issues have arisen, though one story in particular took the fight for freedom of expression to the national level: that of the state’s attempt to restrict drag performances through the law. more

As a teenager, Graham Nash co-founded The Hollies with his school friend, Allan Clarke. They became one of the most popular groups to emerge from the UK as part of the “British Invasion.” Named after their idol Buddy Holly, the Hollies began touring in the United States in 1969 which in time led to Graham meeting David Crosby and Stephen Stills with whom he created one of the most distinctive blends of voices in rock and roll history: Crosby Stills & Nash. more

As media organizations across the country fold and news deserts grow, it remains to be seen who will tell the tough stories and ask difficult questions traditionally posed by journalists. more

Leadership of the Rome Sentinel passed to the sixth generation member of the family this month, with Bradley Waters succeeding his father, Stephen. more

Betty Ramsey, publisher of Farmville Newsmedia, has also been named publisher of the Suffolk (Virginia) News-Herald, Tidewater News and their related products. more