The Post Opinions Simulator, which was launched yesterday, will allow users to position five candidates against each other, change where they think candidates will stand in the polls and see what the spread might look like on the day votes are cast if that happens, and simulate changes in fundraising numbers. more

All public notices would be moved from Kentucky newspapers to local government websites if House Bill 195 is enacted. The legislation was introduced on the opening day of the 2020 General Assembly. more

This week, as part of an ongoing commitment to Save Community Journalism, every Pamplin Media Group newspaper is asking its readers to consider: "What if this newspaper did not exist?" To emphasize the importance of local news, The Outlook in Portland, Ore., printed a blank front page today. more

The inaugural class of University of Florida Trust Consortium Scholars have each been given a $5,000 award, which can be applied to faculty members' research programs as they tailor their work to examine trust in media and technology. Projects include examinations of the effects of artificial intelligence on the creation of “deep fakes” and data infrastructure, to strategies on improving digital literacy and organizational communication. more

A two-part interactive sales transformation workshop at the Mega-Conference will dive into the key drivers it takes to achieve a transformed sales model and focus on specific steps sales managers can take to motivate, evaluate and retain their best salespeople. And, there's a special "bring the team" discount with a half-price offer to make it easy for publishers to bring their sales managers with them. In addition, a reduced rate of $445 is available to attendees from news media organizations that are privately owned with five or fewer employees. more

Over the course of almost four decades with the Times Publishing Co., Andy Corty has been tapped to handle a wide range of responsibilities. Next week, he will retire. more

A new program from TownNews will make it easier than ever for publishers and broadcasters to aggregate and act on their data. more

Maria Walsh has been named vice president, head of benefits for Hearst. She joins Hearst after nearly 13 years at Nielsen. more

Newspaper deal activity broke through the $1.0 billion barrier for the first time since 2007, according to Dirks, Van Essen, Murray & April. In total, 154 daily newspapers changed hands in 2019 in 30 separate transactions worth $1.33 billion. more

Alison K. Engel, chief financial officer, will depart Gannett at the end of the first quarter to pursue other opportunities. more

SaltWire Network has chosen Brainworks' ad workflow management solution, Xpance, to provide standardized production workflows for print and digital advertising. more

The National Labor Relations Board is modifying certain deadlines and timeframes for resolving particular disputes under the "Quickie Election Rule." Attorney Mike Zinser says these changes will restore the First Amendment rights of employers to communicate both sides of the issues before union elections. more

In what's being seen as a free press victory for all Massachusetts journalists and news organizations, the state’s top court dismissed a libel suit against the news editor of the UMass Boston student newspaper. The Supreme Judicial Court ruling upheld the principle that reporting on official public statements cannot be considered libelous. more

With the new year comes a new look to the front page of the Daily Mountain Eagle in Jasper, Alabama. The iconic vision of an eagle flying through the DME name remains to remind readers of the rich history of the paper. more

Patricia Richardson has been named to the newly created position of associate publisher/vice president of strategy and revenue at the Times Union in Albany, New York. more

Southern Newspapers Inc., the Houston-based media company that owns The Daily News and 11 other papers in Texas and Oklahoma, this week announced a major change among corporate officers. Effective with the new year, Dolph Tillotson, company president since 2014, will become chairman of the board. Daily News Publisher Leonard Woolsey will become president of the company. more

The lifetime value of retaining digital subscribers and the strategies that work to keep those readers engaged is just one of a number of general session and breakout session topics that will be addressed at this year's Mega-Conference.  more

Cox Enterprises has completed the sale of Cox Media Group to affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. The sale includes Cox’s portfolio of television and radio stations, three Ohio newspapers, CoxReps and Gamut national advertising businesses.   more

Caroline Glickman, who has been appointed regional editor for the seven BH Media daily newspapers in western Virginia, will be based at The Roanoke Times. She assumes the newsroom leadership role formerly held by Executive Editor Lawrence McConnell, who has retired. more

On April 15, 2018, fighting broke out at a rural South Carolina prison, becoming the deadliest explosion of U.S. prison violence in 25 years. Officials have said little publicly about what happened. Read The Post and Courier's story of that night ... and how its staff in Charleston reported the project. more