Katrice Hardy, a seasoned media executive who has led major news organizations in Texas, Indiana and South Carolina, has been named chief executive officer of The Marshall Project, the Pulitzer prize-winning nonprofit newsroom that covers criminal justice. She begins on March 17 and will be based in Dallas. more

PMG, a global independent marketing services and technology company, has been appointed as the creative and media agency for Hearst, one of the nation’s largest global, diversified information, services and media companies. PMG will partner with Hearst to elevate its creative and media strategy through multi-platform advertising campaigns that will begin launching next month. more

Senator Monica R. Martinez and Assemblymember Jen Lunsford, with support from the Empire State Local News Coalition, introduced legislation to establish a new tax credit for small businesses that advertise in local media outlets. The Lift Our Communities, Advertise Locally (LOCAL) Act aims to maximize the reach of small businesses’ advertising dollars and boost their visibility in their local communities. more

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday shortly after his inauguration calling for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America, and Denali, the tallest peak in the United States, to revert to the name Mount McKinley. The Associated Press has sent style guidance for both geographic areas to its staff. more

AP Executive Editor Julie Pace and Chief Revenue Officer Kristin Heitmann announced that David Scott will take on a new role as vice president of U.S. election services, a new business unit for AP. more

The chain CNHI furloughed 46 staffers, or about 3% of its workforce. It’s likely a weather vane for industry trouble ahead. more

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that Facebook is eliminating fact-checking may amount to a double whammy for people living in this country’s ever-expanding news deserts. more

Joe Imel, who began his journalism career in rural Kentucky 38 years ago, has been named regional publisher of eight Carpenter Media Group newspapers in Kentucky, as well as one property in both Tennessee and Ohio. more

For some local newspaper publishers, the most pressing challenge isn’t finding enough readers or advertisers, it’s figuring out who will carry the torch when they move on. That’s the case in La Conner, where the century-old weekly closed last month after publisher Ken Stern couldn’t find a buyer at the price he sought. more

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as national security questions persist. more

SciLine, a nonprofit organization that helps journalists incorporate more scientific evidence into their work, has produced a new, free toolkit for newsrooms aimed at helping journalists cut through the political back-and-forth on hot button issues and reach a heavily polarized audience with a strictly nonpartisan focus on expert research on a given topic. more

In the closing weeks of 2024, a campaign among members of the boards of directors of America's Newspapers and the America's Newspapers Foundation generated $30,500 in contributions to support programs sponsored by the Foundation. more

The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company,holding that the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million users in the United States. more

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In May 2022, three papers-of-record shut down, leaving a void in Northern Kentucky’s news landscape. Consequently, Lacy Starling, the CEO of LINK nky, a digital-first publication in Northern Kentucky, reached out to Column to help them seize the opportunity to become the paper of record for the community. more

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The Bangor Daily News leveraged Mather’s expertise and execution know-how to double its weekly subscription starts in just six months. Learn more about this new offering. more

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A Marketing Resource (AMR), a leading contact center and direct marketing provider, announces its First to Market “Dual Price Program” that has helped over 300+ publishers eliminate over $45 million in credit card processing fees and counting. more

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