When journalists have to cover news that particularly affect or interest Latino communities, we cannot overlook providing the needed context. more

Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Advocacy Director Seth Stern wrote for the Intercept about the threats to press freedom posed by Georgia prosecutors’ indictment of 61 opponents of the police training facility that critics refer to as “Cop City.” more

Elon Musk’s social media platform formerly known as Twitter has sued the state of California over a law requiring social media companies to publish their policies for removing offending material such as hate speech, misinformation and harassment. more

The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine that has become the internet’s main gateway. more

"We have to focus on the news deserts in our country. We have to focus on those communities that don’t have local news providers that are reliable and civic minded. Either reducing the number of news deserts or reducing the decline in the amount of coverage is key." — MacArthur President John Palfrey more

Eugene Tinklepaugh, 42, has been tapped to succeed the late Gene Metrick as editor of the Rocky Mount (North Carolina) Telegram by the newspaper's publisher, Kyle Stephens. more

2023 marks the 83rd celebration of National Newspaper Week. Since 1940, Newspaper Association Managers has sponsored and supported National Newspaper Week, a week-long promotion of the newspaper industry in the United States and Canada. more

When one of the journalists I coach told me she slept under her desk on especially busy days, I tried to conceal how shocked I really was. She mentioned this as if it were common — just one part of a much bigger conversation about how difficult and time-consuming her job was, how understaffed the organization was, and how no one in leadership was doing much about it. more

As more media companies reported their annual workforce diversity numbers this summer, one trend in the data stood out among several publishers: There is an uptick in the percentage of people choosing not to disclose or self-report their ethnic or racial background. more

Matthew Tranquill, a news veteran and digital advertising pioneer with a proven record of enhancing community newspapers, has joined the Idaho Press as publisher and Idaho regional president. more

The Nominations and Governance Committee of America’s Newspapers is recommending minor changes to the bylaws. more

A warm America's Newspapers welcome to our newest member! more

Two USA Today Network reporters covering the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia stopped reporting and tried to On Aug. 31, two reporters from Gannett’s USA Today Network were in the fishing town of Suwanee, Florida, covering the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia, when they spotted smoke.put out a fire. It was the right move. more

More Than A Number is a guide with resources for families and offers victims’ families ways to tell their stories … when they're willing and ready. more

Top leadership is changing at The Post and Courier Columbia, as South Carolina’s oldest and largest newspaper continues to expand its capital city bureau. more

September 8, 2023 - Google will soon require that political ads using artificial intelligence be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been synthetically altered. more

All 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have reached an agreement in principle with Google to settle a lawsuit filed in 2021 over the tech giant’s alleged monopolistic control of app distribution for the software that runs most of the world’s cellphones. more

This September, The Dallas Morning News is investigating and detailing the burgeoning fentanyl epidemic, known as the deadliest drug threat in American history. The potent synthetic opioid has been responsible for the overdose deaths of over 1,100 North Texans since 2021. more

A commitment of a half billion dollars has the potential to help generate billions more in new support for local news. more

The effort, spearheaded by the MacArthur Foundation, will give grants to support newsrooms and start-ups as concern grows over the rapid disappearance of local news outlets. more