Local journalism groups representing more than 3,000 local newsrooms have come together to create a new non-profit that aims to save local news through bipartisan public policy initiatives. more

This year’s National News Literacy Week is focused on clarifying the problem of public distrust. more

The Supreme Court wants to hear from the Biden administration before deciding whether to consider the validity of laws in Florida and Texas that prohibit social-media platforms from suppressing some posts by users. more

The Associated Press has debuted the inaugural AP Top 25 Movies ranking, an honor roll of films that premiered over the past year. more

On the heels of the closure of the century-old Medford Mail Tribune, EO Media Group announced Friday (Jan. 20), the company’s plans to open a new publication in the city. more

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colorado: "Ensuring our free press has the financial strength to operate and fulfill its role as an unimpeded publisher of information is critical to keeping the marketplace of ideas open." more

In the 117th Congress, the JCPA garnered 75 co-sponsors in the House and 15 in the Senate. The Alliance continues to hold conversations with the JCPA’s Congressional champions, who intend to reintroduce the bill in the 118th Congress. more

January 20, 2023 - Sarasota County will no longer publish all of its legal advertisements, including those about hearings where the public can speak on new developments and rezonings, in local newspapers, as county commissioners eliminated that mandate on Wednesday. more

An Arizona State University student-led project has developed ideas for local news organization Wick Communications on how to engage the community in deciding how they receive local news, how to better diversify their content and how to alleviate concerns about misinformation. more

Debi Richardson has joined the South Carolina paper as its new graphic designer. more

The cases could significantly affect the power and responsibilities of social media platforms. more

On the heels of announcing the hiring of its new editor in chief, John Anastasi, the Bucks County Herald (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) has tapped newspaper advertising veteran William “Bill” Cotter to serve as its new director of advertising sales. more

As publishers review this past year, they are examining budget successes and looking for areas where improvement may be needed. There are a lot of opportunities and positive news for publishers in 2023; here are seven trends that publishers can take advantage of to gain revenues and reduce costs across various advertising categories: more

As the use of visual data journalism becomes more embedded in day-to-day newsroom operations, there’s a very real danger that those who can’t decipher visual information in the usual way will be left behind. more

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her online news company were cleared Wednesday of tax evasion charges she said were among a slew of legal cases used by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to try to muzzle critical reporting. more

Russmedia needed a state-of-the art media sales system that could enable it to easily manage ad placements in its broad suite of products. The company faced three main challenges that led to its decision to look for a new technology solution. more

California daily uses infographic layouts and a digital directory pairing to expand audience reach, entice advertisers and build on the popularity of its annual print medical guide. Here’s how the paper did it:  more

Maria Ravera is senior director of subscription strategy — mobile, direct marketing and digital migration for McClatchy and president of the Audience Development Media Alliance. Here she shares insights from her career, including advice for those new to the industry, how McClatchy accelerated its digital transformation and what news media means to the communities they serve. more

A survey of publishers by the Alliance for Audited Media showed that 2022, for all its discouraging headlines and disconcerting headaches, wasn’t completely void of positive news and (hopefully) heartening trends. more

With its more recent feature release, CitySpark continues its focus on providing publishers with features to generate increased digital revenue from local events.  Event promoters can now purchase promotions for their event on any or all of a publisher’s sites at the same time in a single check-out. more