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Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann announced his appointment of Bill Jacobs, formerly the publisher of the Brookhaven Daily Leader and the Prentiss Headlight, to the Mississippi State Board of Education on Tuesday.
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Nick Judin | Mississippi Free Press |
6/4/21 10:09 AM
June 3, 2021 - Leave it to the Legislature to introduce a “transparency” bill that actually makes it easier for board members of special taxing districts to keep the public in the dark. Indeed a better name for Senate Bill 21-262, the “Special District Transparency” bill, would be the “Obfuscation Opportunity” bill.
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Staff | The Daily Sentinel |
6/4/21 01:02 AM
Adams Publishing Group has named Randy Rickman regional president for APG Media of Southern Minnesota. Rickman previously served as APG’s regional president for northern Wisconsin and publisher of the (Eau Claire) Leader-Telegram.
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6/3/21 03:58 PM
In a New York Times investigation into the Syrian government’s network of torture chambers, reporter Anne Barnard pointed to the important role data played in calculating the human toll.
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Sherry Ricchiardi | IJNet |
6/3/21 03:11 PM
Cox is commemorating the 100th anniversary of what is believed to be the single worst episode of racial violence in American history, with a special donation, educational campaign and speaker event to help recreate the stories.
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6/3/21 11:44 AM
Israel’s defense minister on Monday distanced himself from comments made by his military chief after Israel bombed a Gaza Strip high-rise housing an Associated Press office and other news outlets, saying the remarks were not meant to be taken literally.
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Josef Federman | The Associated Press |
6/2/21 03:30 PM
On Friday, March 13, 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic spread, Buffalo News reporters, photographers and editors began working from home. Yesterday, we started returning.
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Mike Connelly | The Buffalo News |
6/2/21 02:24 PM
Federal regulators are looking at ways to make it harder for companies to trap consumers in monthly subscriptions that drain their bank accounts, attempting to respond to a proliferation of complaints over the past few years.
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Yeganeh Torbati | The Washington Post |
6/2/21 01:15 PM
The pandemic has created financial challenges for many nonprofits and municipal organizations aimed at helping their communities. But groups can get a helping hand this year by applying to the 2021 A Community Thrives program, a $2.3 million initiative of the Gannett Foundation.
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Elinor Aspegren | USA TODAY |
6/1/21 12:52 PM
John Celestino, an accomplished newspaper executive, has been appointed publisher of the North of Boston Media Group of eight newspapers, effective immediately.
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5/31/21 10:35 PM
A new leadership team has been appointed for The State Journal in Frankfort, Kentucky. Steve Stewart, who is stepping down as publisher, announced the promotions of Chanda Veno, Meri Latek, Sheri Bunker and Austin Horn, who collectively will lead day-to-day operations.
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5/28/21 08:33 AM
Scott C. Schurz, died Monday, May 24, in Belleair, Florida, surrounded by family and following a recent stroke. He was 85 years old. Schurz was chairman emeritus of Schurz Communications, Inc.
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5/28/21 08:33 AM
After nearly 42 years in the newspaper business, Rich Paulsen, publisher of the Creston News Advertiser in Iowa, is retiring, effective May 28. He will be succeeded by Craig Mittag.
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5/28/21 08:33 AM
Marcia Pledger, a former financial journalist and columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, has been named The Florida Times-Union's new opinion and engagement editor. She is the first woman and the first Black journalist in the position last served by Mike Clark, who retired in 2020.
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5/28/21 08:32 AM
Elliot Resnick, the editor of a politically conservative Jewish newspaper who was identified among the crowd that breached the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, is out of the job.
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5/27/21 03:06 PM
Mather Economics has announced the promotions of Briana Garcia and Madelin Zwingelberg to the Mather Economics senior management team.
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5/27/21 01:31 PM
Facebook will no longer take down posts claiming that Covid-19 was man-made or manufactured, a company spokesperson told POLITICO on Wednesday, a move that acknowledges the renewed debate about the …
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Cristiano Lima | Politico |
5/27/21 01:06 PM
Local newspapers have been the backbone of communities in the U.S. for over 200 years, but during the last 20 years, they've virtually disappeared. Laurie Sigillito of Durango, Colorado, has decided to do something about both problems by creating the Local News Network with the goal of rebuilding local news outlets across the U.S., one town at a time.
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5/27/21 11:31 AM
The University of Florida Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology has named five UF Trust Consortium Scholars for 2021-2022 who exemplify its commitment to working across disciplines to examine ways trust is being eroded and how it can be restored.
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5/27/21 10:53 AM
Paxton Media Group has acquired Landmark Community Newspapers LLC, a chain of daily and weekly newspapers based in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The deal, which was finalized this week, includes the purchase of all 46 newspapers in the Landmark chain.
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5/27/21 10:22 AM