Valerie Secor, advertising director of The Daily Star in Oneonta, New York, has been promoted to general manager of the paper, Publisher Fred Scheller announced Tuesday. more

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci won’t attend the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, but President Biden has concluded it is worth the risk. more

A hands-off approach to moderating content at Elon Musk’s Twitter could clash with ambitious new laws in Europe meant to protect users from disinformation, hate speech and other harmful material. more

One new director and four incumbents were named to The Associated Press board of directors, it was announced following the news cooperative’s annual meeting at its New York headquarters. more

Veteran newspaper executive Jim Wilson, who served as the publisher of Waco Tribune-Herald from 2012 until his retirement in 2020, died April 15 after a battle with cancer. He was 68. more

Jack Ronald, the former editor and publisher of The Commercial Review in Portland, Indiana, and a member of the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame, has died at age 73. more

Cathy Culler Hughes is retiring after 50 years with The Times and Democrat in Orangeburg, South Carolina, 23 of the years as the newspaper’s publisher. more

Twitter agreed to be taken over at $54.20 a share, a 38 percent premium over the share price before it was revealed that Mr. Musk had been buying up the company’s stock. more

Washington Bureau Chief Anna Johnson announced that U.S. Political Editor Steven Sloan is now deputy Washington bureau chief for U.S. politics and elections for The Associated Press. more

Hearst Newspapers has named Patty Michalski senior vice president of content strategy and innovation. The announcement was made by Hearst President and CEO Steven R. Swartz and Hearst Newspapers President Jeffrey Johnson. more

Cox Enterprises announced that Andrew Davis has joined the company as senior vice president of strategy. In this role, Davis will oversee strategic planning, new business development and the company’s sustainability teams, to ensure the best use of resources for growth and profitability. more

The Huntsville (Texas) Item has welcomed editor Liz Adams to its news team, Regional Publisher Jake Mienk announced. more

The diverse neighborhoods of Chicago’s South and West sides make a lot of news, and a survey of their residents has found intense interest in coverage of crime and other top issues — as long as it’s free. more

Jim Crutchfield, an accomplished journalist who has led newsrooms across the country as both an editor and publisher, will become head of The Marshall Project's local news operation in Cleveland. more

Joe Worley, former Tulsa World executive editor and one of the most revered and respected figures in Oklahoma journalism, died April 13 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 74. more

After a quiet start to 2022, more than 75 newspapers have changed hands so far this year. Continuing the theme from last year, the majority of deals completed included smaller newspapers and local buyers. more

Brought to you by Pugpig, Manifesto Growth Architects and In Digital, The Engagement Economics Report published on March 16, aims to unpick the relationship between engagement and subscriber value by breaking down the levers that you can control, the audience that you attract, the actions that you make them take and how active you encourage them to be. more

Presteligence, an industry leading software developer and innovator, announces Focus Press Printer, based in Aurora, Colorado, becomes the latest user to implement NewsXtreme Cloud. more

Wick Communications has chosen ProImage, an AGFA Company, to streamline its production process of five print sites into one centralized hub at its Wenatchee plant. more

AdCellerant, an award-winning tech-enabled services company focused on bringing Madison Avenue-level digital marketing solutions to Main Street Businesses, has announced a rebranding effort. more