The United States will offer funding to help journalists overseas survive frivolous lawsuits meant to silence them, as part of a campaign to support democracy, USAID chief Samantha Power announced Thursday. more

A proposed U.N. resolution would “unequivocally” condemn all attacks, reprisals and violence against journalists and media workers and urge governments to take action to end the prevailing impunity and punish these crimes. more

Last month, the sales team ran its first campaign, which featured both pre-roll and mid-roll spots; the mid-roll ads had a completion rate of 75%, and the pre-rolls over 99%. more

We’re extremely proud and honored to say we’ve received a 2021 Flex Impact Award from the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance for empowering our teams to balance their in-person and remote work in a way that works for their unique needs and job requirements. more

Iran’s judicial authorities reportedly banned a newspaper Monday for publishing a front-page graphic that appeared to show Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s hand drawing the poverty line in the Islamic Republic amid widespread anger over the nation’s cratering economy. more

Plus, some local angles on the infrastructure bill, how to address Aaron Rodgers' concerns, our breakup with exercising at home, and more. more

Journalists’ frequent lack of confidence to engage with numbers is concerning at this time of pandemic and climate crisis. How can newsrooms address this challenge? more

It is unclear who decided to edit the video and why. more

A bipartisan Senate bill introduced Friday aims to make it more difficult for large tech companies to purchase potential rivals. more

For a ProPublica reporter who did Ph.D. work in bioinformatics, data on bacterial DNA helped reveal how a once-rare salmonella strain spread through the chicken industry. Salmonella infantis is multidrug-resistant and is still making people sick. more

Hugh Morton Distinguished Professor Heidi Hennink-Kaminski, current senior associate dean for graduate studies in the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, will become the school’s interim dean on Jan. 1, 2022. more

After printing and delivering daily newspapers for more than a century, the company that owns the Chattanooga (Tennessee) Times Free Press began three years ago to convert its Arkansas publications from a paper to a digital format, except on Sunday. Newspaper publisher Walter E. Hussman Jr. told the Chattanooga Rotary Club on Thursday that subscribers making the conversion to reading the paper on tablet computers say they like the product even better than the print edition it has replaced. more

The much-anticipated OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) posted Thursday morning, November 4, 2021, for public inspection. The ETS is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on November 5, at which point it will be effective, with new obligations for employers beginning December 5, 2021, and an ultimate "vaccination or testing" deadline of January 4, 2022. more

In Oregon, newspaper publisher Pamplin Media Group decided to take a stand to support the Local Journalism Sustainability Act (LJSA). On Wednesday, Nov. 3, they published a mostly blank front page with a simple line of copy: "What if there were no local reporters?" more

Nov. 5, 2021 - Cantwell on Senate Floor: “Local news is like hanging a lantern on a problem so that the light shines through ... American democracy really does depend on ensuring that we have access to information.” more

The Biden administration plans hefty fines for companies that fail to comply with its COVID vaccine and testing mandates after they come into force on Jan. 4. more

America’s largest newspaper company grew digital subscriptions 46% from a year ago and reduced $91 million in debt. more

The second annual Fake News survey by strategic communications firm Greentarget examines fake news’ effect and origins, offers suggestions for combating misinformation and disinformation. more

Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro's media company, The Daily Wire, announced on Thursday that it had filed a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. more

It's "alarming" how few Chicago Public Schools have newspapers — and a new state law and CPS rules are making it hard for even those few to publish, one adviser said. more