Registration has begun for the annual Women in Journalism Workshop, hosted by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute.  The workshop focuses on challenges, accomplishments and issues specific to women in the journalism industry today. more

The Beloit (Wisconsin) Daily News has moved into its new offices in the heart of downtown. It’s still a work in progress as newspaper associates settle into the new facility, but the offices at 444 E. Grand Ave. are now occupied and open for business. more

In an unprecedented partnership, nine newsrooms across Lee Enterprises and the USA TODAY Network in Iowa have joined forces to publish a collaborative project called “Iowa Mourns,” which identifies and tells the stories of Iowans who died from COVID-19. more

The results of the first newspaper sales compensation study conducted by Media Staffing Network, in conjunction with America’s Newspapers and Editor & Publisher, were unveiled last week at PIVOT 2020, the virtual conference of America's Newspapers. The study looks at the number of sellers employed by newspapers, the average age of sellers, why new hires choose to leave a paper, compensation figures and why people join newspaper ad sales for their career. more

Diversity and inclusion are not just social justice issues for newspapers, panelists at America's Newspapers PIVOT 2020 agreed.  These issues go to the heart of newspapers' mission: to be purveyors of information in their local communities. Panelists at PIVOT 2020 were: Mizell Stewart III, a news executive with Gannett and the USA TODAY Network and an adjunct faculty member with The Poynter Institute for Media Studies; Leona Allen, deputy publisher of The Dallas Morning News; and Corinne Chin, senior video journalist with The Seattle Times. more

ProPublica announced on Thursday that it is dramatically scaling up its commitment to local investigative journalism with the launch of three regional reporting hubs. The nonprofit news organization will establish two new units covering the South and Southwest. ProPublica Illinois, which since 2017 has published investigative journalism on key issues in Illinois, will be transformed into a unit covering a broader swath of the Midwest. more

Mark Hall, regional director of Post Media Canada, and ING president, along with Mike Blinder, publisher of Editor & Publisher magazine, recognized 2020 Operations All-Stars today. more

Five key ingredients make up what Gannett CEO Mike Reed believes the newspaper industry needs to focus on as it looks to the future. In a keynote address kicking off this week's PIVOT 2020 virtual conference, he told members of America's Newspapers: "We need to pivot as an industry."   more

Alan Fisco, president of The Seattle Times Company, was elected president of America's Newspapers today. Six industry executives also were elected to three-year terms on the Board of Directors. more

The board of directors of America's Newspapers announced a bylaws change during today's PIVOT virtual conference that will redefine publication members. more

Today, Microsoft launches a new initiative in partnership with  newsrooms in the U.S. that will be designed to address three pillars to help bolster journalism.  During today's opening session at PIVOT, Mary Snapp, vice president, strategic initiatives with Microsoft, outlined the thinking that has gone into this new initiative designed to support high-quality, fact-based journalism. more

Google’s going to spend $1 billion over the next three years paying publishers for their news, Joshua Benton of NiemanLab wrote yesterday. That money will license publishers’ content for a new feature in Google News called Google News Showcase. more

Nancy A. Meyer will join the Miami Herald as president, the McClatchy Company announced Friday. She will be responsible for the business operations of the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald. more

As part of an RJI fellowship, Melba Newsome, an independent journalist and editor in Charlotte, North Carolina, will create a diversity training program that she will implement in newsrooms to help them include people of color and underrepresented groups in their reporting to be more reflective of the communities they serve. more

The University of North Carolina Hussman School of Journalism and Media has established a new executive-in-residence program to honor Carolina alumnus Frank A. Daniels Jr. ‘53, the legendary president and publisher of The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina. more

In the spring, the Index-Journal of Greenwood, South Carolina, made the difficult decision to pause printing of its Monday and Saturday editions of the newspaper to help offset lost advertising revenue. On Sunday, Publisher Mundy Burns Price announced that due to the evolving business environment and requests from readers who miss receiving a hard copy of the newspaper on a daily basis, the printed Monday edition of the Index-Journal will once again be available beginning Oct. 5. And, beginning with the Saturday, Oct. 3 newspaper, readers also will enjoy a new Index-Journal Weekender edition. more

The Newspaper Association Managers' Relevance Project has released its extensive Revenue Resource 2020 to assist newspapers in aiding businesses of all sorts during the pandemic. The initial phase of the Relevance Project Revenue Resource has 18 sales promotions. more

The New York Times Company announced on Wednesday that Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., 69, will retire as chairman and a member of its board of directors on Dec. 31 and will be succeeded as chairman by A.G. Sulzberger, 40, Times publisher since 2018. Sulzberger Jr. will assume the title chairman emeritus. more

The subject of consolidation in the news media industry has gone from the elephant in the room to the matter at hand. All aspects of the industry have been impacted, but certainly production and management are experiencing some of the deepest effects. Dean Ridings, CEO of America's Newspapers, is among the panelists at the America East News Media Summit who will be discussing the current state of consolidations and how they are working to stay ahead of the curve and maintain the integrity of their organizations and products. more