Sunday, Dec. 15, marked the 150th anniversary of the Chattanooga (Tennessee) Times Free Press — or, more specifically, one of the newspaper's predecessors, the Chattanooga Daily Times. more

With more than 30 years of experience in the media industry, David Meadows will step in as the new general manager for Central Missouri Newspapers Inc.  more

Adam Kealoha Causey, The Associated Press’ administrative correspondent in Oklahoma, has been named news editor overseeing Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. more

Neeraj Khemlani has been named executive vice president and deputy group head of Hearst Newspapers. The announcement was made by Hearst President and CEO Steven R. Swartz and Hearst Newspapers President Jeff Johnson. more

Is there a journalism challenge you or your newsroom has wanted to tackle, but haven’t had the time or resources to focus on the idea? Could the project benefit the industry as a whole in some way and strengthen democracy through better journalism? If you answered "yes" to both of those questions, here's an idea worth pursuing. more

Dan Savage, who twice served as publisher of the Waco (Texas) Tribune-Herald and also raised longhorn cattle, died early Wednesday at his home following a 15-year battle with cancer. He was 71. more

The Kentucky New Era is moving back downtown next week, into a newly renovated space that is just around the corner from where it was originally established in 1869. more

Mitchell Landsberg, who has led the Los Angeles Times' Foreign/National staff, will become a senior editor for enterprise in January, helping guide ambitious journalism across the newsroom. more

Kim Bates, assistant managing editor of The Blade in Toledo, Ohio, has been promoted to managing editor, succeeding Dave Murray who is retiring. more

The SNPA and Inland Facebook pages will disappear at the end of January. All new postings are taking place on our new Facebook page. Check out the stories you missed the last few days there and start following our new America's Newspapers page. more

John Celestino, a veteran newspaper executive, has been appointed publisher of The Press-Republican in Plattsburgh, New York. more

Newspapers tell stories about their communities. In 2020, let’s tell our communities our story. During a session at the Feb. 17-19 Mega-Conference, we'll focus on how newspapers improve the civic life of citizens every day. more

Walter Hussman has been working for about a year to convert subscribers to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in the 63 counties outside Northwest Arkansas to a digital edition, plus Sunday print edition. Last week, WEHCO Media began testing its offer of a free iPad to the first group of subscribers in its main 12-county circulation area. more

McClatchy's West Region Editor, Lauren Gustus, will lead a new company-wide effort as director of community funding initiatives. In this expanded role, Gustus will be responsible for building community support for important local journalism initiatives through grants, contributions from philanthropic organizations and individuals, and partnerships with local stakeholders and readers.  more

iQ Audience+ from TownNews is designed to give media organizations of all sizes powerful new tools to lift their subscription rolls and preserve programmatic ad revenue, while boosting audience engagement. more

Leisa Richardson has joined The State Journal-Register in Springfield, Illinois, as executive editor. more

The Texas Tribune has announced a $4 million, three-year effort to identify sustainability strategies for the newspaper industry. The RevLab will experiment with innovative ways to fund journalism, model best practices, and mentor dozens of would-be peers. more

This year was a “very good year” for public notice with virtually no erosion in government requirements for publications, according to the Public Notice Resource Center, which focuses on keeping public notice and legal ads in newspapers. more

Print, if done correctly and creatively, remains a powerful and unique story-telling tool directly leading to action by the reader. more

Ronnie Ramos, executive editor of The Indianapolis (Indiana) Star, has announced plans to step down to pursue new opportunities. more