Jim Perry, publisher of the Harrison (Arkansas) Daily Times, Newton County Times in Jasper, The Baxter Bulletin in Mountain Home, and the West Plains Quill in Missouri, retired on Nov. 1 after devoting 45 years of his life to the newspaper industry. more

Twitter is building a new division for “all things blockchain at Twitter,” called Twitter Crypto, and has hired Tess Rinearson as the team’s engineering lead to “set the strategy for the future of crypto at (and on) Twitter,” the company said in a release Wednesday. more

Lessons from the Global Press Institute’s Duty of Care program. more

While hybrid working allows employers to recruit from a wider pool of talent, some struggle to retain staff lured by the vast sea of opportunities. more

People who trust Fox News Channel and other media outlets that appeal to conservatives are more likely to believe falsehoods about COVID-19 and vaccines than those who primarily go elsewhere for news, a study has found. more

And it's now by far the most powerful, flexible, feature rich mobile publishing platform on the market for live news, digital editions, podcasts, video and loads more. more

J. B. OBrien & Associates is partnering with Menio Global, the largest merchant processing broker in the country. This allows them to offer merchant processing fees well below industry standards. more

Lists have a bad rap. You know the ones we’re talking about — lists that don’t have a methodology, are based solely on the opinion of the writer, or lack journalistic value entirely. 

At Stacker, we approach lists differently. We see them as the vehicle for making research-driven data journalism more accessible. Lists are a storytelling format we use in order to convey the complex analyses that our newsroom performs each day.  And, Stacker stories are free for any local newsroom! more

The PAGEOne digital newsletter will now be published four times per year. Articles about the work of the Cooperative, Member News, Preferred Partner solutions and Contact information will be accessible at any time from any location. more

Does your site offer a searchable local calendar?  Does it include a comprehensive set of local events?  Are event organizers able to purchase promotions and other add-ons via a self-serve platform? If the answer to any of these questions is no, it may be a good time to review your community events page. more

Users willing to pay $2.99/month can get access to an undo button, a Nuzzel-like “Top Stories” feature, and ad-free articles that will send a portion of revenue back to publishers. more

Meta, the parent company to Facebook, on Tuesday said that starting Jan. 19, it will no longer allow advertisers to select terms for ad targeting related to sensitive identifying traits, such as race, ethnicity, political affiliation, religion or sexual orientation. more

The Shreveport (Louisiana) Times welcomed two new reporters last week who are bringing life and politics to the Shreveport-Bossier area. more

Street Media LLC, parent company of the Village Voice, LA Weekly, Irvine Weekly and the Bay Area Marina Times, has announced the acquisition of The Laker/Lutz News, a weekly community newspaper and website serving the growing suburban markets of Pasco and north Hillsborough counties in Tampa Bay, Florida. more

Within hours after the Biden administration issued the mandate, states and employers had filed more than half a dozen lawsuits against it. more

There are strong arguments against the law’s constitutionality. more

The Daily Journal in Franklin, Indiana, has announced two staff changes. Editor James Vaughn has promoted news reporter Leeann Doerflein to news editor and long-time reporter Ryan Trares to senior reporter and columnist. more

The project will work to build a network of journalists, educators, researchers and community leaders across Northern Colorado to re-imagine local journalism and co-create new innovations to improve how the local information ecosystem works. more

Independent newsroom in Cleveland to launch in 2022, producing daily, high-quality, community-oriented journalism as part of a new statewide network of newsrooms across Ohio. more

Explore the patterns and trends that shape the platforms Americans turn to for news. more