The Bulletin (Bend, Oregon) recently shared several ways sales reps have been utilizing Brainworks' CRM features to maximize revenue while working from home. more

Your contribution in a brief, but very important Newspaper Sales Compensation Study is needed. In exchange for about five minutes of your time, you will receive data that will help your newspaper become more competitive — and successful — when hiring new sellers, including from Gen Z and non-media businesses. The deadline to participate is Friday (July 17). more

The McClatchy auction held as a part of its court-supervised sale process has concluded with Chatham Asset Management deemed the successful bid. more

The Charlotte (North Carolina) Observer reports that a federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday rejected a last-minute attempt by Alden Global Capital to weaken a rival bid for McClatchy Co., clearing the way for a pair of hedge funds to battle for ownership of the nation’s second largest local news company. more

The Sacramento (California) Bee is launching a groundbreaking community-funded team of journalists to cover the inequities and triumphs of communities that have long been underserved by media. more

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism and The Philadelphia Inquirer have announced the launch of “Philadelphia: The Future of Work,” an ambitious, yearlong multimedia project focused on the key challenges and opportunities the city faces as it attempts to create more family-sustaining jobs against the backdrop of both the devastating coronavirus pandemic and global protests against systemic racism. more

The Nevada Supreme Court was asked Monday to reinstate a defamation lawsuit against The Associated Press and an AP reporter based on a story about accounts to Las Vegas police from two women who alleged sexual misconduct by former casino mogul Steve Wynn. more

Jerry Pye, who has served as publisher of The Marshall (Texas) News Messenger for the past six and a half years, has announced plans to retire at the end of the summer. more

Beginning Aug. 8, the Fulton Sun will be switching to seven days of a digital edition and a one-day printed newspaper. more

Seyfarth announced today the formal launch of its new Seattle office, the firm’s first in the Pacific Northwest and fifth on the West Coast. Serving clients around the globe, this marks Seyfarth’s 17th office. more

While the COVID-19 pandemic has been a major national news story, recent studies by the Pew Research Center shows that it also is an important local news story, with many Americans depending on their local media outlets for information about the outbreak. more

Longtime Savannah Morning News Executive Michael Traynor has left the organization as part of a corporate management restructuring, parent company Gannett has announced. more

Kelly McGowan, an Iowa State graduate and a four-year member of the Des Moines Register staff, has been named editor of the Ames (Iowa) Tribune. more

Tribune Publishing Company has extended its cooperation agreement with Alden Global Capital LLC and has appointed Randall D. Smith of Alden to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. The Board size has been increased from six to seven members. more

LocalEatsandEssentials.com, a website that allows diners to order takeout or curbside pickup from local, independently owned restaurants in two New York counties, launched today. The site will be expanding into other market areas over the next few months and working with other local media companies and restaurants to launch this program in their areas.  more

Presteligence has announced that three Lee Enterprise markets will leverage My Team Scoop for their high school sports scores and stats. The Tulsa (Oklahoma) World, Roanoke (Virginia) Times and Richmond Times-Dispatch will cover up to 300 schools combined. more

Five undergraduate students from Florida International University's Department of Journalism + Media are working with the Miami Herald covering topics ranging from the coronavirus pandemic to city governance as part of a new internship program. more

Sunday, June 28, was celebrated as Freedom of the Press Day in honor of the five Capital Gazette employees murdered two years ago in Annapolis, Maryland. The proclamation was signed by Gov. Larry Hogan. more

Adams Publishing Group is now requiring all employees and customers to wear masks while in offices. The company is also reimbursing employees for buying masks. more

Jeana Stanley, who joined Hearst’s corporate finance team as vice president in August 2018, died June 26 in Tierra Verde, Florida. She was 54. more