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

At the American Press Institute, we’ve been keeping tabs on local news outlets that seek donations from their audiences — particularly those that are using the funding to expand or launch specific reporting projects or beats. more

VoicePort, LLC, a leading customer self-service automation software provider serving the newspaper and subscription industry, has acquired Innovative Systems Design Inc. (ISD Chatterbox). more

Rapid City (South Dakota) Journal President/Regional Publisher Bill Masterson has been named the vice president of operations in the audience development division of Lee Enterprises, the Journal's parent company. more

Smartmatic filed lawsuits against right-wing media networks One America News Network and Newsmax on Wednesday, claiming that the outlets defamed the election technology company by pushing conspiracy theories over the 2020 U.S. presidential election. more

The Biden administration said on Thursday that large companies have until Jan. 4 to ensure that their workforces are fully vaccinated under a sweeping new coronavirus health measure that will cover 84 million private sector workers. more

Google Ads has announced the rollout of an ad unit that it claims will help advertisers bolster their incremental reach. more

Todd Bailey, editor of the Hobbs (New Mexico) News-Sun, died Sunday of cancer. He was 49. more