Boone Newsmedia, Inc. (BNI), owners of Leader Publications headquartered in Niles, Michigan, has announced the sale of The Niles Daily Star, Dowagiac Daily News and The Leader to Paxton Media Group, according to John Cribb, Cribb & Associates who represented BNI and the Boone family in the transaction. Terms were not disclosed. more

The Cleveland Jewish Publication Company has entered into a new publishing agreement with the Toledo Jewish News on behalf of the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo. Starting with the September issue, the partnership will include content, advertising and creative services support. more

Adapt these ideas for hyper-local news participation from API’s Local News Summit on Civic Discourse Across Generations. more

Further evidence that we’re living in a bizarro world, where wrong is right and down is up, came in a recent Pew Research Center survey. It found a shockingly large number of Americans don’t strongly believe journalists should hold public figures accountable, by calling out false and misleading information. more

Planned end of the printed newspaper comes as the company has invested millions in expanding news reporting capabilities and digital offerings. more

The Tampa Bay Times has announced the launch of its Education Hub, underscoring the major news source’s commitment to local and state education coverage. It will focus on every facet of education, from kindergarten to higher education throughout Tampa Bay and beyond. more

More than 150 media outlets from over 50 countries will participate in a world-first, global media mobilization on Monday, Sept. 1, coordinated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Avaaz, the global civic movement. Reporters Without Borders and Avaaz call on editors worldwide to join by Sunday, Aug. 31. more

The loss of local news is linked with increased government secrecy, according to a new study conducted by the Brechner Center for the Advancement of the First Amendment at the University of Florida. more

Searchlight New Mexico and The New Mexican Public Service Journalism Fund have announced an agreement to combine resources focused on investigative journalism for greater impact and sustainability. more

On election nights, there should be electricity in a newsroom — and pizza bought by the editor. Yet on the evening of Aug. 5, the night of a busy primary in Skamania County, the lights were out at the county’s only local newspaper. more

Read the letter sent by The Associated Press and Reuters to Israeli officials regarding the strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. more

Media companies will get paid out of a $42.5 million pool when their articles are used by Perplexity’s web browser. more

The Ely Echo is the weekly Minnesota newspaper known as the Voice of the North Country, which was founded in 1972. more

Despite being the most visible and established local news presence in most communities, newspapers are typically left out of major funding efforts. The focus, instead, is on digital startups, new platforms and toolkits designed to support emerging models. The problem? You can’t rebuild local journalism at scale while sidelining the organizations still doing the work. more

During a roundtable session at the Senior Leadership Conference, AdMessenger will show publishers how its easy-to-use mobile platform can cut through the clutter, grow digital audience and drive new revenue. more

The Post and Courier is launching an initiative called the Journalism Preservation Society and will kick it off in September with a new speaker series, Charleston Porch Talks.  more

The halfway point of the year is an excellent time for publishers like you to pause and ask: Is your digital strategy driving the results you expected? more

You already have the trust and attention of your community. By incorporating our mobile solution, AdMessenger, into your advertising toolkit, powered by your owned and operated inventory, you provide advertisers with a new opportunity to connect with their audiences at the exact right moment. more

Like many publishers, Le Monde invested in a long list of benefits, but lacked a consistent framework to measure which features actually drove real returns in retention and long-term value. With Mather's help, they set out to answer four key questions. more

In the newspaper world, AI sparks real debates around editorial integrity, content authenticity and journalistic ethics — and rightly so. But when it comes to real estate portfolio analysis, market reconnaissance and reducing timelines to monetize underutilized legacy assets, AI is not controversial. It is a critical and competitive advantage. more