The Fresnoland Lab, which will launch in late February, will test new approaches for engaging citizens and making local news more accessible to the community. more

Hearst Newspapers has made a strategic investment in an award-winning marketing communication agency that will enhance the company's ability to offer customized marketing solutions and strategies that deliver measurable performance for clients. more

Among the top winners in the annual Best of CNHI contest for 2019 are: the Palestine (Texas) Herald-Press; The Daily Item of Sunbury, Pennsylvania; the News and Tribune of Jeffersonville, Indiana; the Tahlequah Daily Press in Oklahoma; the Cumberland Times-News in western Maryland; The Register-Herald of Beckley, West Virginia; and the Tifton (Georgia) Gazette. Congratulations! more

Next Monday afternoon, Mega-Conference attendees will hear about the latest responses to the need for alternative sources of funding, including the way Utah's largest newspaper became recognized as a non-profit eligible for tax-deductible donations and a newly-announced initiative by The Fresno Bee. more

Adams Publishing Group, a long-time customer of Brainworks, has announced plans to use Brainworks' Stratica Advertising & CRM solution company wide. Mark Adams, president & CEO, said Stratica will provide its sales reps with the forecasting and pipeline tools they need to identify and capitalize on revenue opportunities and growth. more

While the FAA's proposed rule for drones has plenty for journalists to cheer, Stacey Woelfe, director of aerial journalism for the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, says the peril of this new plan comes from how the data of who’s flying will be handled. more

George Economides, who founded the Long Beach Business Journal three decades ago, has sold the business to John Molina of Pacific Community Media. more

The Savannah Reporter, a county-seat weekly in Savannah, Missouri, has been sold by long-time owners Guy and Leslie Speckman to a local family. Ken Rosenauer and his son, Brent, purchased the 2,500-circulation newspaper, effective Jan. 30. more

At the Mega-Conference, top attorneys from Seyfarth Shaw LLP who specialize in the legal matters facing the newspaper industry will help you navigate this thicket of issues. You would pay hundreds of dollars — per hour! — to get access to this valuable legal analysis. Find answers to these answers and so much more at Mega! Feb. 17-19 in Fort Worth. more

MediaNews Group has acquired the assets of Minnesota-based Red Wing Publishing Company, parent company of Big Fish Works, which operates 11 community newspapers, an innovative digital marketing agency and two commercial printing facilities. more

Under a new strategic partnership, customers using TownNews' content management platforms for their websites and apps will be able to offer visitors a streamlined event promotion experience via Evvnt. more

Terry Jimenez, Tribune Publishing Company's executive vice president and chief financial officer, has assumed the role of president and chief executive officer and joined the board, succeeding Timothy P. Knight, who has stepped down from the board and will leave the company at the end of February. more

Anne Cox Chambers, daughter of Governor James M. Cox and Cox Enterprises board member, passed away peacefully at her home in Atlanta at the age of 100.  more

Whatever your goals are for the future success of your family's newspapers, you’ll find invaluable insights from the Family Owners & Next Generation Leadership Conference, held just prior to the Mega-Conference in Fort Worth (Feb. 15-16). more

Coastal Bend Publishing has acquired five newspapers from Jeff and Chip Latcham — fourth generation publishers and brothers. more

Are you getting but not keeping your digital subscribers? The Mega-Conference has answers! Learn what research — and practical experience — is now telling us about how exactly to keep your digital subscribers engaged, and paying. more

During the opening General Session at the Mega-Conference, learn about new ways to build agency services, how to keep and even increase revenue from retailers moving away from FSIs, and where the opportunities still lie in marketing and advertising. more

The addition of Berkshire Hathaway’s local publications will add significant size and scale to Lee’s operations, bringing its portfolio of daily newspapers to 81 from 50 and nearly doubling its audience size. more

A two-part deep dive into digital subscriptions and consumer revenue models will be presented on Tuesday morning at the Mega-Conference. more

A breakout session on the opening day of the Mega-Conference will reveal the strategies of media organizations that are turning profits right now and are designed to sustain a robust bottom line despite whatever “disrupter” emerges tomorrow. more