Jim Falzone, a longtime and highly esteemed employee of the company, has been named publisher of North of Boston Media Group. more

The Arizona Republic and its newsroom staffers have agreed on a two-year contract that provides a framework for benefits, wages and working conditions for employees. more

The two new newspapers become the third and fourth dailies taken over by the Gazette in the past four years. more

In this leadership role, Cole McNeely will play a pivotal part in overseeing, managing and leading the strategic direction of the company's audio and video production efforts, as well as driving the productization of content to create and maintain revenue opportunities for the foundation and its for-profit interests within the organization. more

This week, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) introduces a sweeping new marketing campaign and a refreshed user experience across its digital products and the printed newspaper. To drive this transformation, the organization will add more than 100 jobs across the enterprise. more

Yaritza Vazquez has been named publishing operations manager for Wick Communications, where she will oversee the company’s newspaper design and pagination. more

Starting Feb. 26, the U.S. Postal Service will begin delivering the Rockford Register Star to optimize resources amidst increasing digital readership demand.   more

An Illinois state task force has studied the problems, is offering solutions and also is taking a realistic view about the limits of what can be done. more

The Wahpeton (North Dakota) Daily News and Richland County News Monitor announce the promotion of longtime reporter Frank Stanko to managing editor of both newspapers. more

Eric Larsen, formerly executive editor of the Fort Collins Coloradoan, has become the executive editor of the Indianapolis Star. more

The Indianapolis Star and the union representing the newspaper's reporters and photographers have reached an agreement on a new two-year contract.  more

The Institute for Citizens & Scholars is offering a Higher Ed Media Fellowship for early to mid-career journalists who are interested in diving deeper into underreported issues in higher education. Fellows receive a $10,000 award, mentoring support and expenses-paid professional development at its symposium. Applications close Feb. 15. more

The Society of Professional Journalists is urging a federal appeals court to protect journalists’ First Amendment right to photograph, record, and redistribute images of court hearings that are livestreamed for remote viewing. more

Valeri Sandmeier has been appointed advertising director of The Daily Times (Alcoa, Tennessee), effective Monday, Jan. 29. She will succeed Darrell Richardson, who will become general manager of the Lenoir City (Tennessee) News-Herald and The Connection. more

The Financial Times Group has appointed Joanna Levesque as managing director of its media consultancy, FT Strategies. more

Post and Courier Travel, a new travel program by The Post and Courier, has announced the launch of a unique four-day tour of Charleston, South Carolina. Led by Post and Courier journalists, who know the city better than anyone, this tour provides an intimate exploration of Charleston’s rich history, vibrant culture and culinary excellence. more

Four-in-ten Black Americans say that the issues and events most important to them are often covered in the outlets they get news from, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2023. Similar shares of Asian (38%) and Hispanic (37%) adults say the same. more

Dozens of Kansas lawmakers launched an effort Tuesday to direct the state’s attorney general to release information from an investigation into a police raid last year on a weekly newspaper, but it wasn’t clear that their measure would get a hearing in the Republican-controlled Legislature. more

The Center Square has announced the addition of Carleen Johnson, a staple of Seattle broadcast journalism, to its Washington state team. more

Jeremy Chisenhall says he became a journalist because he loves to write and wants to tell stories that matter to people. Starting next month, he will be in charge of producing such content at The Telegraph in Macon and the Ledger-Enquirer in Columbus. more