"We envision a local news outlet that nurtures an informed community and bolsters our democracy. We want to make your news freely available. And we want to connect and engage the many voices that define our place." more

The 123-year-old Examiner in Independent, Missouri, has downsized its space and now has a smaller, more visible office in the old Commerce Bank building. more

Richard Clark has been named regional advertising director for the Adams Publishing Group’s Tennessee/North Carolina region. In his new role, Clark will be responsible for assisting all 20 newspapers in the region with revenue growth from major/national accounts, local retail, classifieds and events. Clark will be based out of Greeneville, Tennessee, where he is also the local ad director for The Greeneville Sun and the Rogersville Review. more

After the success of a similar plan in Pine Bluff, the publisher of The Sentinel-Record in Hot Springs, Arkansas, said he is offering preferred stock for sale to the people of Hot Springs to fund the transition to a digital newspaper and maintain seven days a week of "quality journalism at the community level." more

Paul Bascobert has joined Column as an adviser. He has led a storied career in the media industry, serving in executive roles at Dow Jones, Bloomberg and Gannett, where he acted as chief executive officer. more

The impending takeover of the Hartford Courant by a cost-cutting hedge fund, Alden Global Capital, was decried in testimony Thursday before a legislative committee weighing an unusual bill that would give the state a role in the newspaper’s finances, the non-profit Connecticut Mirror reported yesterday. more

March 18, 2021 - The Florida House on Thursday passed a bill that would strip the state’s newspapers of legal advertising revenue. more

Dan Chalk has been named managing editor of the Midland Daily News. He succeeds Lori Qualls, who retired in February. more

March 15, 2021 - The citizens of Wyoming were the beneficiaries one week ago when the Wyoming Senate rejected a bill that would have limited government transparency. By a 20-9 vote, Senate File 17, a bill brought by Sen. Tara Nethercott (R-Cheyenne), would have allowed cities, towns, counties and school districts to only place public notice information on their own websites. more

In her new role, Deborah Lucy will lead Cox Enterprises' Center of Excellence for corporate law, providing support to tax, finance and treasury groups, as well as continuing her role executing acquisitions and investments with the company's Corporate Development teams. more

If you’re a small newsroom interested in building out a data journalism team, where do you start? There are plenty of guides out there for "how to be a data journalist." There aren’t that many for "how to build a data journalism team for as few dollars as possible." more

Newspapers routinely do not get credit for the effective digital and print solutions they deliver local advertisers.  A new, ambitious research project conducted by Borrell Associates will seek to measure where advertisers are spending, what media they are spending with and how they feel about local newspapers and their solutions. more

Bill Albrecht, who had been with the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal in leadership roles since 2018, has left the company for a new professional opportunity.  more

Matthew Wolfe is the new general manager at The Rogersville Review in Tennessee. He also will serve as regional director of audience development marketing for Adams Publishing Group, the newspaper’s parent company. more

Resort TV Cable will upgrade its internet service to a 1-gigabit system that will be available for all of Hot Springs, Walter E. Hussman Jr., chairman of WEHCO Media, Inc., the parent company of Resort and The Sentinel-Record, announced at The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce. more

March 12, 2021 - An editorial in the Citrus County Chronicle says that Florida House Bill 35, a repeat of last year’s unsuccessful measure, calls for eliminating the requirement for local governments to place public notices in newspapers in favor of local governments assuming that role with their websites. more

The International Federation of Journalists this week published its report on journalists and media staff killed in work-related incidents around the world during 2020. The annual report, in its 30th edition, details the circumstances of the 65 killings that occurred during targeted attacks, bomb attacks and cross-fire incidents in 16 countries. more

Patrick O’Shea has been named editor of The Beaver County Times and The Ellwood City Ledger in Pennsylvania. He succeeds former Executive Editor Lisa Micco, who left The Times in January. more

Paul Smith, who was instrumental in the Arkansas Democrat's winning a David-and-Goliath battle against the Gannett Co. Inc. and its Arkansas Gazette in 1991, died Tuesday of cancer. more

The parent company of The Dallas Morning News announced Tuesday during its quarterly conference call that it will seek to change its name, citing its namesake founder’s ties to the Confederacy. more