Dozens of international media organizations back Australian creatives in warning against copyright changes

On Oct. 20, a group of 63 international media organizations — including America's Newspapers — delivered a letter to senior Australian politicians asking them to reject proposed changes to the country’s copyright laws that would allow artificial intelligence companies to use copyrighted material in training their models.

The executive order requires Maryland state agencies to prioritize local news organizations for at least 50 percent of their advertising spending, ensuring public dollars are reinvested in Maryland’s local information ecosystem. The policy applies broadly to print, digital and broadcast outlets, recognizing the full range of platforms that serve Maryland communities.

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.