WEOL, owned by the Lorain County Printing and Publishing Company, has officially deployed an updated website powered by Presteligence’s My Team Scoop platform, bringing local sports fans a more engaging way to follow high school sports across Lorain and surrounding counties. more

Digital publishers worldwide continue to reassess how introductory offers are structured to drive subscription growth. With subscriber gains slowing in early 2025, the challenge is finding the right balance between acquisition, revenue and retention.  more

In a recent update on AI’s role in shaping organic search, AdCellerant outlined how engines like Google Gemini and ChatGPT are shifting from “10 blue links” to AI-generated summaries. For publishers, this shift brings both challenges and opportunities. more

Early reports show U.S. publishers losing 10–16% of search referrals, with some outlets experiencing up to a 79% drop when AI summaries dominate the results page. This means newspapers must extract more value from the audience they already reach directly. Caledo can help. more

Alden Global on Tuesday increased its takeover offer for Dallas Morning News publisher DallasNews to $20 per share, topping a $16.50-per-share proposal from Hearst. more

Glide Go Builder transforms headless CMS usability by adding a new user-friendly design and page-building interface to bring complex enterprise technology into the reach of small and mid-sized publishers and niche media brands without development resources. more

Winning formula for a successful Holiday Gift Guide puts local advertisers and events in the spotlight. more

Marketing is changing and conversion-driven strategies are more crucial than ever, reshaping budget allocation and redefining what marketing effectiveness truly means. In this article, WeLevel explores this shift in advertising priorities. more

This report aims to shine a light on the work of News Creators, their approach to producing reliable information and document their path to financial sustainability. more

Gannett Co., Inc. has announced DeeperDive, an industry-first Gen AI answer engine created by Taboola, is now fully implemented on USA TODAY for an audience of over 195 million monthly unique visitors. more

Wick Communications is excited to welcome Michelle Rawlinson as the new controller on its accounting team. Rawlinson brings more than a decade of experience in accounting, including six years of specialized expertise in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) sector. more

DallasNews Corporation, the holding company of The Dallas Morning News and Medium Giant, has announced that it has entered into an amendment to the definitive agreement governing the company’s pending merger with Hearst, which increases the per share purchase price to be paid by Hearst from $15.00 to $16.50 per share in cash, representing a premium of 276% over the $4.39 closing price per share of Series A Common Stock on July 9. more

This fall, the nation’s newspaper executives will gather at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs for the Senior Leadership Conference, Nov. 3–5. The agenda is designed to tackle the most pressing issues and opportunities facing our industry. more

At the Senior Leadership Conference, a roundtable session hosted by Lineup will highlight how publishers can modernize their revenue systems to better align teams and eliminate the inefficiencies that hold them back. more

One of Washington’s largest remaining newspaper presses is closing this month, just three years after it opened. Sound Publishing is closing its production center in Lakewood, Pierce County, which prints more than 30 local newspapers across Washington and several in Alaska that are delivered by mail. more

Through a special partnership with America’s Newspapers, financial professionals who are AN members can take advantage of all the benefits of membership with the Media Financial Management Association for a special price of $395 for the first year of membership — a 25% discount over the regular individual membership rate.  more

The 2025 results capture the digital transformation in full force, as local news consumers — especially young adults — embrace new options for getting information. more

The El Dorado (Arkansas) News-Times has announced a partnership with the Community Foundation to launch a new Community Journalism Project. more

EKCS and Xpance have announced a strategic partnership to deliver the industry’s first fully AI-integrated ad production solution for publishers. more

The Post and Courier partnered with Wehaa to transform a complex real estate bundle into a turnkey marketplace across print and digital. Using AI-assisted Smart Import technology, Wehaa automated hundreds of listings into dynamic display ads that flow into their paginated classified page. more