AIM Media Indiana, LLC recently announced the appointment of Steve Swails as general manager with responsibility across all AIM media properties in Indiana. The promotion is effective Aug. 1 and Swails will also retain his current position and responsibilities as group circulation director. more

The Marshall Project is launching a new initiative called Investigate This! to empower criminal justice journalism in local communities. more

July 26, 2024 - With the November presidential election only around three months away, it's unclear whether they would go into effect before Election Day. After the commission’s 3-2 vote on Thursday, the proposal now advances to a 30-day public comment period. After that, there's another 15-day reply period before the rule can be finalized. more

July 25, 2024 - OpenAI is launching a test version of its long-awaited search engine, which it says will cite sources of information including news from business partners such as The Wall Street Journal parent News Corp and the Atlantic magazine.  more

Report for America brought journalists from every corner of the country to Minneapolis last week for the service program’s 2024 National Gathering. It was an opportunity for corps members to connect and learn from one another in a way that can only be done in person. more

Congressmen Robert B. Aderholt (R-Alabama) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-Missouri) introduced the Deliver for Democracy Act (H.R. 9078) in the U.S. House of Representatives on July 23. The bill is identical to the Senate version (S. 4378) introduced by Senators Peter Welch (D-Vemont) and Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) on May 21. more

Google — which planned to block third-party cookies in 2022, then 2023, then 2024, then 2025 — now says it won’t block them after all. A big win for adtech, but what about publishers? more

To effectively fact-check, we must understand how our efforts contribute to the overall quality of the election itself. How can our work actually lead to “a good election”? more

“The LameStream Media will be thoroughly scrutinized for their knowingly dishonest and corrupt coverage,” Trump wrote in a TruthSocial post. “The Fake News Media should pay a big price for what they have done to our once great Country!” more

Georges Media Group, Louisiana’s largest locally owned media company and publisher of The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com, The Advocate, The Acadiana Advocate, The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate, Arthur Hardy’s Mardi Gras Guide, Adore and Gambit, is proud to announce the hiring of two executives to our team. more

The money will help local groups over the next five years. Organizers also hope to drum up more philanthropic support. more

Finding funding for your journalism organization can be a daunting responsibility — especially if your organization does not have someone experienced in fundraising. more

Report for America unveiled its 2024 Impact Report last night to a room filled with journalists, media industry leaders, philanthropists and other supporters of local journalism at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis. While the focus of the evening was panel discussions on growing statewide support for local news in Minnesota, sharing the report was an opportunity to underscore the unique benefits the nonprofit program brings to local journalism across the nation. more

Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter falsely accused by Russian authorities of spying, was sentenced to 16 years in a high-security penal colony, after being wrongfully convicted in a hurried, secret trial that the U.S. government has condemned as a sham. more

July 19, 2024 - A Minnehaha County judge declined to order a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction that would have reinstated the Argus Leader as the legal newspaper for the City of Sioux Falls. more

Earlier this month, Deb Gruver, a former reporter with the Marion County Record, and Gideon Cody, the police chief who led the raid against the paper last year, reached a $235,000 settlement in her case. Gruver said she plans to start a journalism scholarship with some of the money. more

As CFO, Charles Pavlounis will oversee all corporate finance, including accounting, financial planning and budgeting, treasury and internal audit. Additionally he will be responsible for global real estate, administrative services and procurement. more

Cox Enterprises announced that Anne Lofye has been named senior vice president of Corporate Services & Sustainability, effective immediately.   more

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