Orestes Baez has joined the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Board of Directors, accepting an appointment by WNA President Gregg Walker to fill an open seat. more

The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation today announced the kick-off of its capital campaign with the receipt of two significant grants to support the establishment of the Fallen Journalists Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Annenberg Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, leaders in the advancement and preservation of journalism and civic life, will provide a total of $6 million in grants to support the early stages of the Fallen Journalists Memorial. more

Newspapers are a critical part of the American news landscape, but they have been hit hard as more and more Americans consume news digitally. The industry’s financial fortunes and subscriber base have been in decline since the mid-2000s, but their website audience traffic has again begun to grow. Explore the patterns and longitudinal data about U.S. newspapers. more

June 28, 2021 - Today, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) proposed a new bill, called the Protect Reporters from Excessive State Suppression (PRESS) Act, that would protect journalists’ data records from being seized by the government. This comes several months after the Justice Department admitted that it acquired phone and email records from reporters at The Washington Post, CNN and The New York Times in order to identify sources. more

Veteran Florida newspaper editor Jennifer Orsi is joining the USA TODAY Network as executive editor of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and Florida regional editor, overseeing 18 Gannett-owned daily newspapers in the state.  more

At WHAS11 in Louisville, standardizing the look and feel of social media accounts, specifically Instagram and YouTube, is at the top of the summer projects list. And while we’re at it, it might make sense to standardize new ways of storytelling and engagement on these platforms that have not yet been explored by the newsroom. more

Media houses throughout the world are finding they are not representing enough diverse voices in their content coverage and in newsrooms. A whopping 82 percent of the global media coverage is about men, according to the Global Media Monitoring Project. more

A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech giants. more

The trial to determine whether the gunman who killed five Capital Gazette employees was sane began today, three years and one day after the mass shooting. more

We found that while these laws have a chilling effect on political and media debate, they do not reduce misinformation harm. more

The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina, will begin the relocation of its business and operations in mid-July 2021. As development has progressed on Phase Two of Courier Square where the facility is currently located, the transition to a more modern and efficient work arrangement will provide substantial growth opportunity for the company well into the future. more

Miami Herald business editor Jane Wooldridge has been promoted to senior director for journalism sustainability. more

Kevin Graeler was named managing editor of the Columbia (Missouri) Daily Tribune this past week, removing the interim tag he held since January. Arriving at the Tribune in 2018, Graeler first served as night and weekend editor before becoming sports editor in June 2019. more

Heidi Gebhardt, veteran Meadville Tribune advertising executive, has been promoted to general manager of the Pennsylvania paper. more

WEHCO Media, which owns the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Pine Bluff Commercial, has invested $2.1 million into upgrading Pine Bluff's internet infrastructure to offer Cablelynx Broadband gigabit service to every resident and business in the service area. The goal of the service is to boost download speeds up to 1 gigabit, or 1,000 megabits, per second by July 2022 and make Pine Bluff a "gig city." more

On June 30, Cal Bratt will retire after four decades in the newspaper business.  Ironically, he wasn’t the first Bratt to see his name in the local paper — Lynden (Washington) Tribune. more

Capitol Hill politicians have groused for years about the power and influence of the country’s largest tech companies. But they took little action to match their rhetoric. That started to change on Wednesday, when House lawmakers took their first votes on a suite of bills that are meant to weaken the dominance of Big Tech. more

USA TODAY’s High School Sports Awards, presented by the U.S. Polo Assn., announced a new national show airing on Aug. 5 hosted by Michael Strahan, co-host of “Good Morning America,” and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Rob Gronkowski, tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The awards show, one of the largest high school sports recognition programs in the country, will honor the nation's best student athletes and feature some of the biggest names in professional sports. more

Last week the South Carolina Press Association Executive Committee named Jen Madden and Randall Savely co-executive directors of the press association, effective July 23 when Bill Rogers officially retires. more

The People-Sentinel in Barnwell, South Carolina, has some big news — it is returning to local ownership. more