After leading The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch newsroom through one of its most challenging transitions, Executive Editor Alan D. Miller announced to the staff on Wednesday that he will retire at the end of this year. more

“Sometimes I feel more like a stockbroker than a journalist,” one of my journalism fellowship peers sighed. We had been talking about how metrics are used in our newsrooms. more

Hearst Newspapers, the owner of The Chronicle, told employees Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccinations will soon be required for all employees. more

As the virus spread across the world, governments and health authorities made a considerable amount of open-source data available to the public. more

“Mardi Gras for All Y’all” was a three-day online event featuring iconic artists, chefs and personalities at famous New Orleans venues such as Mardi Gras World, Antoine’s and Dooky Chase’s Restaurant. All three of the videos are available to be viewed through NOLA.com and its YouTube channel. more

A proposal that will save thousands of journalist jobs is advancing, thanks to outstanding efforts by members of Congress committed to sustaining local journalism. A core piece of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act (LJSA) is included in the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package the House Ways and Means Committee is finalizing this week. more

It is clear that inequality has become one of the issues of our day, fueling political movements, calls for change, and attempts to level the playing field around the world. more

A trio of Democratic lawmakers are urging Facebook to immediately cease efforts to launch a version of Instagram for children, given a new report about company research into the service's effects on teens' well-being. more

Here are four ways newsrooms can use audio to encourage greater engagement and participation from audiences.  more

On Monday, The Times began inviting a select number of families (with kids) to sign up to participate in a closed beta test of an iPad app inspired by The New York Times For Kids print edition. more

Each year, we recognize the accomplishments of newspaper carriers who are working hard to get the newspaper into the hands of our readers. Download ads from the News Media Alliance for International Newspaper Carrier Day. more

The Carnegie-Knight News21 program, a national multi-university reporting initiative headquartered at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has released “Unmasking America,” an investigation into the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. more

The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system, will receive the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s 2021 Neil and Susan Sheehan Award for Investigative Journalism. more

Author of the new book "Write Like You Mean It" Steve Gamel shares his tips on perfecting your style and storytelling techniques. more

The NewStart fellow wanted to understand what's working and what's not in community journalism. more

Fox is earning some rare praise from the White House after essentially admitting on Tuesday that it will follow the protocols pushed by the Biden administration to limit the spread of the coronavirus. more

The Associated Press and Major League Baseball announced today a commercial photo agreement that will make AP a worldwide commercial licensing agent of MLB. more

Good email structure and reader-friendly styling can improve your user’s experience while helping you achieve your reader revenue goals. Here are five easy ways to make the most of email newsletters. more

Seyfarth Shaw's Vaccine Policy Playbook is an essential resource in designing, communicating and deploying your company’s vaccine policy. more

In today’s media landscape, publishers have access to unprecedented volumes of information. However, without the right technology to manage your data, your team could be wasting valuable time on tasks like gathering data instead of acting on it, which hinders your media organization’s growth. more