Publisher PJ Browning said: “The addition of the new press will allow us to grow well into the future and provide a quality printed product worthy of the award-winning news we publish.” more

GEMG is committing its infrastructure and investment to expand the CSNY model of building and sustaining valuable, influential local audiences, into other states and localities, beginning in 2021. First target geographies include all of the largest cities and state governments. California, Florida and Texas are all on the horizon. more

John Rhoades, an entrepreneur and community activist, bought the site effective Jan. 1 from founder and former publisher, Tracy Certo. more

Two days before Christmas, the Bertie Ledger-Advance in Windsor, North Carolina, went live with its first website, complete with all the latest news, sports, obituaries and local columnists. News and sports for the past six months, dating back to July 1, now are available to readers. more

Lafromboise Communications has sold the Centralia (Washington) Chronicle to Chad and Coralee Taylor, owners of The Silver Agency in Chehalis, Washington. The sale also includes the Nisqually Valley News in Yelm and The Reflector in Battle Ground. more

Chris Reen, publisher of The Denver Gazette, has been named president and CEO of Denver-based Clarity Media Group, which owns the digital publication. more

When it comes to receiving news, local news (TV, radio and print) is cited by respondents as the most reliable source of information. more

In addition to leading the Enid (Oklahoma) News & Eagle and EnidNews.com, Jeff Funk has been a senior publisher responsible for the Woodward News and Duncan Banner, publications also owned by CNHI. more

The CDC has placed members of the "Media" among "essential workers" in Phase 1c who should receive prioritized vaccines — after long-term care patients and frontline health care workers. In addition, newspaper production personnel should fall under Phase 1b with other "Manufacturing Workers." more

In a major expansion of its regional publishing business, Clint Reilly Communications — publisher of the Nob Hill Gazette and Gentry Magazine — has announced the acquisition of the San Francisco Examiner and its affiliated publications, including the SF Weekly. The 155-year-old Examiner joins the Reilly family portfolio after nine years under the ownership of Black Press LTD. more

Forum Communications Co. has sold RiverTown Multimedia, which publishes the weekly Red Wing (Minnesota) Republican Eagle and weekly Hudson (Wisconsin) Star-Observer newspapers, to O’Rourke Media Group. more

Bill Barker, who has served since April 2016 as a regional president for Gannett in Florida, as well as the president and publisher of the Naples Daily News and The News-Press in Fort Myers, is stepping down from those roles today. The two newspapers are part of Gannett's USA TODAY Network, which includes hundreds of media properties around the country. more

Connie Walters will serve as key legal adviser to Cox Enterprises’ People Solutions organization by providing employment law policy and employee relations subject matter expertise, investigation guidance and recommendations in resolving employee relations issues.  more

Kodak and Southern Lithoplate Inc. have announced a new alliance under which Southern Lithoplate will become a key supplier of Kodak solutions. This arrangement will provide the print industry with leading‐edge solutions and support for increased profitability and success. more

The University of Florida  has announced that news industry veteran Janet Coats has been named managing director of the Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology (CTMT), a multidisciplinary initiative launched to understand the dynamics that have undermined the trustworthiness of content and information disseminated via technology. more

Julie Inskeep has retired after nearly 24 years as publisher of The Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Editor Sherry Skufca has been named publisher, and a new editor and managing editor also have been appointed. more

A coalition of local and national media companies is arguing that livestreaming the George Floyd trial is the only option to guarantee constitutional rights to a public trial. A motion filed with the court yesterday opposes the prosecution's request to use closed-circuit TV, saying the court's closed-circuit technology offers low-quality video and sound, and would limit the number of people who would be allowed into an overflow courtroom to view the proceedings. more

Hubert Duvall Osteen Jr., chairman of Osteen Publishing Co., died at home Sunday, Dec. 13. He was 84. more

A majority of the reporters, photographers, columnists and other employees at the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman and its six community newspapers have joined in asking Gannett to voluntarily recognize the Austin NewsGuild. more

“I’m excited about the opportunity to lead a talented newsroom as we cover such an interesting and thriving community,” the new editor of the Opelika-Auburn News said. “We’ve got some great stories to tell, and I look forward to talking to the people who live and work here, getting to know the community better and figuring out what those stories are.” more