Let’s face it: being a publisher today can feel like running on a hamster wheel. The world is spinning faster and keeping up with the demands of quality journalism while juggling rising costs and changing reader behaviors is becoming more difficult. EKCS and Mediaferry can help publishers overcome some of their biggest challenges.  more

Hearst has announced a new content partnership with OpenAI which will integrate Hearst's extensive newspaper and domestic magazine content into OpenAI's products, enhancing the utility and reach of both companies' offerings. more

Presteligence's Dynamic Production stands out as a game-changer, particularly in the realm of agate page creation. This tool offers a seamless solution for building agate pages, minimizing the need for tedious manual edits and ensuring a polished, professional final product. more

Sammy Lopez, executive director of the New Mexico Press Association, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 6. His family was with him at the hospital, after having suffered a stroke the day before. more

Dirks, Van Essen & April, the leading merger and acquisition firm in the U.S. newspaper industry, is pleased to announce that Kelli Bultena has joined the firm as a senior associate. more

The Great Bend Tribune blends local and templated section content to create a "Home for the Holidays" issue featuring more than 70 advertisers and generating more than $15,000 in revenue! more

“As publishers of local newspapers, we join our media colleagues who want to be fairly compensated for the use of content we produce. But local news cannot rely on Big Tech alone to solve our industry’s ongoing financial crisis. It’s time to pursue policies that don’t rely exclusively on antitrust regulations to save local news. ” — Zachary Richner, Cameron Nutting Williams and Jeremy Gulban more

Veterans Day, Nov. 11, offers your newspaper an opportunity to salute the years of current and past service of men and women in your community. Post a call for readers to submit names of local veterans for special recognition in your pages. more

Explore the shifting landscape of news consumption and its impact on traffic and revenue in this insightful panel discussion at the Senior Leadership Conference in Charleston. more

Paxton Media Group is turning the page to a new chapter and reorganizing its western Kentucky newsroom with one goal in mind — bringing the community information that matters. more

Journalists are bracing for the outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. CPJ’s research ahead of the November vote finds that the hostile media climate fostered during Donald Trump’s presidency has continued to fester, with members of the press confronting challenges — including violence, lawsuits, online harassment, and police attacks — that could shape the global media environment for decades. more

APG of the Rockies has acquired The Cheyenne (Wyoming) Post from Golden Media Inc. and named Vince Bodiford as its new regional president. more

Seyfarth recently released the 2024 edition of its annual publication “Cal-Peculiarities” that highlights important changes in California employment law. more

Lineup Systems, a leading provider of innovative media sales software, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Dumas as its new sales director. This strategic hire underscores Lineup's commitment to expanding its market presence and delivering cutting-edge solutions to the media industry. more

Kevin Hall, a veteran news executive and the current president of Georges Media Group, the parent company of The Times-Picayune and The Advocate, has been chosen as the news organization’s next publisher. He succeeds Judi Terzotis, who will step down from her position handling the day-to-day management of the company and take on a new role as CEO, the company said Tuesday. more

Join us at the Senior Leadership Conference as we interview a participant of the Helena World Chronicle and Emmerich Newspapers v Google suit about why they believe litigation may make more sense than a legislative approach. more

First-, second- and third-place awards for EDITORIALS and COLUMNS will be presented Oct. 21 during an awards luncheon at the Senior Leadership Conference in Charleston.

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Tuesday morning at the Senior Leadership Conference will include a legislative update presented by Dean Ridings, CEO of America’s Newspapers, and Danielle Coffey, president and CEO of the News/Media Alliance. more

Jim and Sandy Poole, owners of the Times-Journal in Cobleskill, New York, have sold the newspaper after 32 years of ownership, according to John Cribb, Cribb, Cope & Potts who represented the Poole family in the transaction. The T-J was sold to Mark Vinciguerra, owner of Capital Region Independent Media.  more

October 1, 2024 - California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a public notice bill that was supported by the California Newspaper Publishers Association (CNPA) and passed both houses of the legislature by wide margins. more