The most recent Newspapers 24/7 research confirms that Canadians are still turning to news media in printed and digital formats. Research from November/December 2021 finds that 86% of Canadians are newspaper readers. more

Acknowledge physical reactions, regain a sense of agency and set clear expectations: Here is how to safeguard your mental health when covering the Ukrainian war. more

Newsroom employees of The Charlotte Observer have formed a union. more

Medill Subscriber Engagement Index finds gold in syndicated content. more

In an incredibly dangerous place for reporters to do their job, press freedom will be critical. The whole world is watching. more

March 1, 2022 - Press associations in four midwestern states are supporting bills that would update their states’ public notice laws. more

A century of Kavanagh newspaper ownership has come to an end. Brian and LeAnne Kavanagh have sold the Shelby Promoter, as well as the Cut Bank Pioneer Press, Browning Glacier Reporter and The Valierian to Jesse Mullen and Lloyd Mullen of Ponderosa Publications, LLC according to John Cribb, Cribb, Cope & Potts who represented the Kavanagh family. The sale was effective March 1. more

Beginning May 1, the Union-Bulletin will publish print editions on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. more

Donna Hall to retire after 35 years with Cox Enterprises and three years as publisher. more

The judge presiding over Sarah Palin’s defamation case against The New York Times said he was unfamiliar with push notifications and didn’t realize news of his decision to toss out the lawsuit would reach jurors deliberating simultaneously. Despite that, he wrote that it didn’t really matter. more

CherryRoad Media Inc. announced today it has purchased nine newspapers from Rust Communications, Inc. The newspapers are published in Arkansas and Missouri. more

News Media Corporation owner John Tompkins recently announced two promotions within the organization. Current NMC chief revenue officer JJ Tompkins has been promoted to company CEO and longtime Brookings Register Publisher Billy McMacken has been named the company’s new chief operating officer. more

Booker Izell, 82, died Feb. 16 after an extended illness. As head of diversity and inclusion, he changed the face of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and its parent company Cox Enterprises. more

A judge has cleared the way for newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises to use a voting system that will ensure two longtime directors are reelected at next month’s annual meeting despite the objections of a hedge fund that is trying to buy the company. more

This is the second of a two-part post. more

Google, Apple and others were warned that they must comply with a new law, which would make them more vulnerable to the Kremlin’s censorship demands. more

This Sunday on 60 Minutes, correspondent Jon Wertheim reported on another threat to local newspapers: financial firms that have bought newspapers across the country and gutted newsrooms. You can watch Wertheim's report here. more

The invasion of Ukraine is shaping up to be Europe’s first major armed conflict of the social media age, when the small screen of the smartphone is the dominant tool of communication, carrying with it the peril of an instantaneous spread of dangerous, even deadly, disinformation. more

A week ago, on behalf of The Baltimore Sun, the editorial board issued an apology for the paper’s history of upholding and furthering racism throughout its 185 years and failing to serve Black communities, chronicling many of its wrongs along with some more recent efforts to improve. Here is a sampling of the reaction and suggestions readers have had to offer. more

The Dallas Morning News has named Tampa Bay Times senior editor Amy Hollyfield its new managing editor. more