The parent company of The Gazette newspaper in Cedar Rapids said Friday it will close its printing operations and move the printing of several publications to Des Moines. more

Former president Donald Trump’s claim that the First Amendment shields his conduct leading up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is legally “spurious” and should be rejected as a federal court considers lawsuits that allege he incited the violence, four prominent First Amendment lawyers and scholars argued Thursday. more

The Daily News in Newburyport, Massachusetts, has named Kyle Gaudette as its new sports editor. Gaudette will take over for Mac Cerullo, who has been promoted and will be covering the Boston Red Sox full time as beat writer for CNHI Sports Boston. more

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed into law a privacy bill that will require companies to honor people's requests to opt out of targeted advertising — including requests that consumers make through browser settings or other global mechanisms. more

John P. McMeel, co-founder and chairman emeritus of Kansas City-based Andrews McMeel Universal, passed away July 7, 2021, announced AMU Chairman Hugh T. Andrews. He was 85 years old. more

The U.S. Postal Service’s plan to raise mailing rates could present one more damaging blow to community newspapers already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and advertising declines, a trade group says. Rates on periodicals would increase by more than 8% as of Aug. 29, according to agency filings. The price jump is part of a broad plan pushed by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to overhaul mail operations. more

The Hope Center has named longtime board member Rufus Friday as its next executive director. The Hope Center is Lexington, Kentucky's, largest homeless center for men. Friday served as the former publisher and president of the Lexington Herald-Leader for seven years before stepping down in 2018. more

Kid Scoop, a weekly page of learning activities for children published in more than 300 newspapers and a monthly news magazine for children in “print deserts,” is one of 12 international laureates awarded the Global Youth and News Media Prize. Among the other laureates are NBC Nightly News Kids Edition and The Canadian Broadcasting Company Kids News. more

“A crazy story in the middle of a pandemic,” is how Borja Echevarría, managing editor of El País, describes their shift to a subscription model last year. But as crazy as it may sound, El País seems to have made it work, going from zero to 100,000 subscribers in 11 months. more

The “should black be capped” question is a subjective call. Some black writers were elated by the shift, others were ambivalent and some were dismayed. In a podcast, The Washington Post provides a glimpse into the range of thinking on the issue among its black staff members. more

The Post and Courier Education Lab will support one editor and two full-time reporters focused on education with a clear focus on South Carolina education reform. It is being founded on the principle that all children in South Carolina deserve equal access to quality education. more

After 32 years of guiding Community Newspapers Inc. (CNI), co-owners Tom Wood and Dink NeSmith are turning over the corporate leadership to new co-chief executive officers.  more

The marketplace for online news has thus far rewarded (a) premium quality and (b) local connection. USA Today’s digital subscription offering seems likely, in its current form at least, to fall between those two stools. more

Ethan Myers, who graduated from Linfield University in May, will cover the Port of Astoria, Warrenton and business topics for The Astorian in Astoria, Oregon. more

USA TODAY announced a grant-funded partnership with the nonprofit Stand Together on a project aimed at exposing the abuses protected by qualified immunity, which insulates officers and departments from civil liability for police misconduct. In a series of editorials and columns, USA TODAY will cover cases of justice denied as they are handed down by courts, give voice to those victimized by police and detail efforts to reform the policy at the state level. USA TODAY’s work will be shared with Gannett’s more than 250 local news sites in 46 states. more

Legendary journalist Joseph Clarence Crankshaw III, a Georgia native who arrived in Stuart in 1958, is being revered this week as a humble Korean War veteran who loved being a writer and reporter, a local historian and a fair-minded man who could tell a great story. more

Wendy Galietta has been named senior photo technologist and operations editor with The Washington Post. more

A Pennsylvania man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he assaulted an Associated Press photographer and police officers during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. more

Trudi Gilfillian is the new opinion editor for four McClatchy newspapers in South Carolina: The State (Columbia), The Beaufort Gazette, The Island Packet (Hilton Head) and The Sun News (Myrtle Beach). more

Carol Herman, an award-winning journalist and editor with The Washington Times for over two decades, has died. She was 69. more