Stronger together, beyond Washington

Our Senior Leadership Conference in Washington brought together two conversations that belong together: how we strengthen our newspaper businesses and how we explain the realities of those businesses to policymakers. Both benefit from the same approach: sharing experience, asking difficult questions and working toward practical solutions.

Alan Fisco, president and chief executive officer of The Seattle Times, was honored with the Frank W. Mayborn Leadership Award on Wednesday during the Senior Leadership Conference of America’s Newspapers.

Pat Dorsey, publisher of The Santa Fe New Mexican, was elected Tuesday to a full-term as chair of  America's Newspapers.  Dorsey was named chair earlier this year after Matt McMillan accepted a role outside the newspaper industry.  He now will serve a full term as chair. 

Top honors in three categories of the Carmage Walls Commentary Prize competition were awarded today to Inez Russell Gomez, opinion page editor of The Santa Fe New Mexican; Bridget Grumet, editorial page editor of the Austin American-Statesman; and Dick Yarbrough, columnist with The Marietta Daily Journal.

Deadline approaching: Put a Report for America journalist in your newsroom

Local newspapers looking to fill a reporting gap have an opportunity to add a journalist — with help covering the cost. Report for America, an America’s Newspapers Solutions Partner, is accepting newsroom applications through Oct. 19 for journalists starting in July 2027.

Find out how the program could work for your newsroom at an information session on Oct. 8 or Oct. 15. Learn more and register at https://www.reportforamerica.org/news-rooms/.

America’s Newspapers welcomes Arc XP into membership

Arc XP is the content platform and operating system for ambitious media companies with the heart to compete and win. Born from The Washington Post’s longstanding commitment to reinvention, Arc XP isn't here to incrementally improve media businesses — it’s here to power aggressive growth.

Grafsolve is the North American dealer of CRON CTP with a full line of imaging devices, support and service. Grafsolve is a full line manufacturer of water-based and specialty products used in the printing industry. 

Jobiqo is an award-winning, globally recognized leader in AI-powered recruitment advertising solutions, providing complete job board platforms that turn reach into positive recruiting outcomes and grow recruitment advertising revenue.

Legal experts warn Meta’s new terms still grant broad scraping permissions, despite language changes

Meta has removed the word “train” from its upcoming terms of service for business accounts. The company revised its terms after Nieman Lab’s story exposed that the new terms would permit broad scraping of websites “associated with” business accounts, and possibly allow Meta to use that scraped content to train its AI models.

The 2026 James Madison Award recipient for service to the First Amendment is Rufus Friday, executive director of the Center for Integrity in News Reporting.

Executive Editor Bill Church attributes the newsroom’s audience growth to digital fundamentals, strong enterprise journalism, especially on public policy, and ongoing experimentation.

Joseph F. D’Angelo, former chairman and president of Hearst’s King Features Syndicate, dies at 96

Joseph F. D’Angelo, former chairman and president of Hearst’s King Features Syndicate and an early leader in the field of entertainment syndication, died Oct. 13 in Palm Harbor, Florida. He was 96.

The Georgia Trust for Local News today announced that Chuck Williams, a highly respected Columbus journalist with more than 43 years of experience in print, broadcast and digital media, will return to the Ledger-Enquirer to take on the newly created role of editor and publisher.

Aviva Bechky has joined the San Francisco Chronicle newsroom to report on the booming food scenes in the South Bay and on the Peninsula.