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.  more

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. more

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. more

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. more

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. more

John Celestino, an accomplished newspaper executive, has been appointed publisher of the North of Boston Media Group of eight newspapers, effective immediately. more

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. more

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. more

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. more

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. more

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. more

Mather Economics has announced the promotions of Briana Garcia and Madelin Zwingelberg to the Mather Economics senior management team. more

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 … more

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. more

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. more

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. more

As the battle against the coronavirus outbreak was emerging as a defining issue in President Joe Biden’s young administration, the pandemic and its effects on society became a pervasive part of the media narrative about his first 60 days in office. more

Current NNE president and CEO Aaron Julien will move into the role of chairman. He replaces longtime NNE chairman John Kuhns, who is retiring. Chuck Goodrich will assume Julien’s role. Meanwhile, Dan McClory is being promoted from chief financial officer to chief operating officer of NNE. McClory will maintain his role as publisher of the Valley News. more

March 26, 2021 - Last week, many newspapers wrapped up coverage of Sunshine Week, a time set aside to promote government accountability through public records and public meetings. In North Carolina, the idea of sunshine has been more aspirational than reality-based. Now though, there is greater cause for celebration than we have seen in a long time, thanks to the introduction on Thursday of Senate Bill 355 — The Government Transparency Act of 2021. more

The New York-based hedge fund leveraged Tribune Publishing with two loans totaling $278 million, removed CEO Terry Jimenez and installed Alden President Heath Freeman to lead the company, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday. more