Los Angeles billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong has sold The San Diego Union-Tribune to an affiliate of the MediaNews Group for an undisclosed amount. more

Social media giant Meta Platforms (META.O), owner of Facebook and Instagram, plans to label government-affiliated media accounts on its new Twitter-like platform Threads, an executive told an Australian inquiry on foreign interference on Tuesday. more

July 11, 2023 - Newsroom unions are asking their employers to agree to new terms on how generative artificial intelligence is used and the impact it will have on their employees and editorial production as more media companies begin to adopt the technology. more

Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a Threads post Monday that in the five days since its launch, 100 million people have signed up for Threads, which was rolled out as a companion app to Instagram. more

Metro Market Media has hired a veteran newspaper leader to serve as the company's director of revenue. more

July 10, 2023 - Senators will receive their first ever classified briefing on artificial intelligence at 3 p.m. Tuesday from Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and other administration officials. more

Postmedia Network Canada Corp. has confirmed that discussions with Nordstar Capital LP regarding a potential transaction have ceased. more

Advance Local will expand into a new market this summer with the launch of Lone Star Live, a dynamic new digital brand devoted to news, sports and culture in the state of Texas. more

A conversation with Elite Truong, VP of product strategy ... more

A lot of academic research exists behind paywalls. This article outlines eight ways reporters can get free access to high-quality scholarship. more

The Daily Northwestern published a disturbing story about hazing in the university’s football program. more

Report for America has announced that applications are now open for news organizations interested in partnering to host emerging and experienced journalists in their newsrooms for up to three years, beginning next summer. more

One of the most iconic and challenging foot race events in the country — with a 4.5-mile course crisscrossing century-old staircases and streets in the historic mining town of Old Bisbee — has been purchased by Wick Communications from Bisbee Vogue Inc. for an undisclosed amount. more

The South Bend (Indiana) Tribune has added a new reporter to its staff dedicated to coverage of high school athletics in Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan. more

A proposal to make online platforms like Meta and Google pay news outlets for linking to their content will be delayed until 2024, the bill’s author announced Friday.  more

As we gear up for U.S. Democracy Day on Sept. 15, 2023, newsrooms across the country are delving into the heart of our nation’s democratic processes. more

In a landmark appointment, Masha Gessen — named a full professor to the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in March — joined the select few who hold the rank of distinguished professor at the City University of New York. more

Vanessa Botelho, an accomplished journalist with a career spanning nearly three decades, is starting a new chapter at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. more

Lawyers representing the publisher of The Wall Street Journal asked a United Nations human-rights advocate to press Russia to release jailed Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. more

July 7, 2023 - An investigative reporter, a data journalist and a computer scientist, who have firsthand experience investigating AI, have put together a short guide to what they have learned.   more