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Senior Leadership Conference
The Senior Leadership Conference is one of the most effective ways for Solutions Partners to connect with newspaper executives in a focused, collaborative environment.
Nov. 3-5 in Colorado

Registration now open: Senior Leadership Conference at The Broadmoor
November 3-5 | Colorado Springs

Registration is now open for the 2025 Senior Leadership Conference, the premier gathering of newspaper executives focused on shaping the future of the industry.

Held at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, this year’s conference brings together top leaders from across the country for direct, strategic conversations about what comes next — and how we get there together.

This event is built for senior-level decision-makers and is centered on collaboration, innovation and action. Attendees will explore new business models, tackle shared challenges and hear from peers who are driving change.

If you’re leading a newspaper through transition or looking for new strategies to grow and sustain your operation, this is the place to be.  Register now to lock in the best rates.  Find out more at https://member.newspapers.org/slc25.html

New Member
Glide Publishing Platform delivers an ecosystem of fully managed content publishing and audience management tools. Purpose-built with decades of editorial and content management technology experience, Glide allows media organizations and news publishers to prioritize revenue generation, audience growth and new product launches.
Executive Development Program
The 2025-26 class of America’s Newspapers Executive Development Program officially launched this week in New Orleans, bringing together 20 future-focused newspaper professionals for the first of three in-person leadership sessions.
The power of local newspapers

Volunteers needed!
Volunteers are needed to help judge the entries for this year’s Carmage Walls Commentary Prize. Help help us recognize excellence among our members!
State Advocacy Coalition
At the 2025 Mega-Conference, America’s Newspapers announced the formation of the State Advocacy Coalition (ANSAC) — a unified alliance of press associations and newspaper advocacy organizations coming together to protect and promote the role of local newspapers in their communities.

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Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced an increase in the tariff on imports from Canada from 25% to 35%; however, the administration has confirmed this morning that the exemption for USMCA-compliant products will remain in force after the increase takes effect.  This means that at this time, newsprint from Canadian mills will NOT be subject to tariffs when the new rate takes effect. 
DallasNews Corporation, the holding company of The Dallas Morning News and Medium Giant, and Hearst, one of the nation’s leading information, services and media companies, have signed a definitive agreement whereby DallasNews Corporation would be acquired by Hearst.
A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships, has been blocked by a federal appeals court just days before it was set to go into effect.
For the third time this year, the Institute for Nonprofit News, with support from Google News Initiative, is providing fast-track grants to news organizations covering natural disasters.

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Gannett Co., Inc. has announced that Wendy Naugle will be joining as executive editor of entertainment for the USA TODAY Network. In her role, Naugle will oversee all entertainment strategy for a broad portfolio, working with entertainment editors across the USA TODAY Network and over 200 local publications.
Joe Soprano, executive editor at the Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), died Sunday, July 6, after a long battle with cancer.
The Independent Newspaper Group has announced the appointment of Heidi Wright as its new executive director. She succeeds Don Farley, who has led the organization for the past five years and helped strengthen its role as a voice and resource for independent publishers nationwide.

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