The New York Times has launched “The Truth Takes a Journalist,” a new brand marketing campaign that highlights some of the 1,700+ Times journalists who have dedicated their lives to helping people understand the world through their coverage. more

The publisher of the Chattanooga Times Free Press is investing millions of dollars in a plan to convert the newspaper's print subscribers to a mostly digital format. more

The Payroll Credit for Compensation of News Journalists has been submitted as a component of the Ways and Means Committee’s markup that was released Monday morning.  This credit, a key component of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act (LJSA), will provide local newsrooms the opportunity to receive a five-year tax credit of up to $25,000 per journalist in the first year and up to $15,000 in the subsequent four years.

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The Washington Post has named Kodi Foster vice president of commercial, effective immediately. Foster will lead teams across The Washington Post with a focus on innovation and monetization, including Zeus Technology, emerging technology, advertising product and product marketing. He will report to both the CIO and CRO, bridging technology and revenue. more

QueenCreekSunTimes.com, the new go-to source for local news and community information in Queen Creek, Arizona, will be live on Sept. 20. more

Instagram Reels is one of the most featured and amplified types of content offered on Instagram right now. This category even has its own space and tab — the center at the downbar menu in the app’s interface in both Android and Apple devices — plus exposure on the Feed, Explore and Profile. If your newsroom wants to grow on this platform, give Reels a try. more

In community journalism, trauma comes with the territory but mental health resources often do not. more

“The heart of the matter is the distinction between provoking a response and providing content people want.” more

The podcast with Young America's Foundation is titled “American Freedom.” The first episode, released a day before the 20th anniversary of 9/11, is titled “20 Years Later, We Will Never Forget." more

The Taliban promised to respect press freedoms, but the new government has already showed signs of repression, and has even physically assaulted Afghan journalists. more

Bill Church, who started his newspaper career covering high school sports for an Oklahoma weekly and most recently helped oversee 150 newsrooms across the nation, will be the new executive editor of The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) and The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina). more

Our new teammates are both California natives, and they join us this week, at the very moment California voters decide the fate of Gov. Gavin Newsom in this contentious recall election. more

The task of overseeing The Robesonian’s news-gathering operations in Lumberton, North Carolina, has been given to a man with almost 30 years of experience in the newspaper industry. more

The Marshall (Texas) News Messenger is welcoming Meredith Shamburger to its staff, as she assumes the role of regional editor. more

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Thursday signed a bill that would prohibit large tech companies from blocking or restricting people or their posts based on their viewpoint, setting the stage for a legal battle with the tech industry. more

Blurry sights, muffled sound. Covering the R. Kelly trial on a monitor in another room of the courthouse isn’t exactly ideal access, but we make do. more

Report for America is accepting applications through Sept. 30 from news organizations interested in hosting journalists in their newsrooms.  View recording of a webinar with full details! more

In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered sweeping new federal vaccine requirements for as many as 100 million Americans — private-sector employees as well as health care workers and federal contractors — in an all-out effort to curb the surging COVID-19 delta variant. The expansive rules mandate that all employers with more than 100 workers require them to be vaccinated or test for the virus weekly, affecting about 80 million Americans. more

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will move the printing of its daily newspaper to The Gainesville Times’ print facility in Hall County, AJC Publisher Donna Hall announced today. Consequently, the AJC will close its Gwinnett County print production plant in early 2022. more

America's Newspapers is honored to welcome PressReader as a new Solutions Partners. more