After being introduced to Adpoint at the Mega-Conference, The Seattle Times has chosen Adpoint (from Lineup Systems) as its new order management system across print, digital and agency services product lines. more

When researchers at Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative searched for the key reasons readers decide to stay subscribers or add to churn statistics, they made some incongruous findings. Like the more pages someone reads, the more likely they are to churn. more

“Judge Yelenosky strongly planted a flag for the public’s right to know with the decision,” said John Bussian, attorney for the Austin American-Statesman, following a ruling that the public has a right to see disciplinary records of University of Texas students accused of sex crimes. “And we hope that if the university appeals, that the judge’s decision will be quickly affirmed so the public can see the records.” more

Caitlyn Stroh-Page is assuming leadership of the Athens (Georgia) Banner-Herald and its digital assets, following the announcement that Kevin Clark, general manager, is leaving the paper. more

Executive Editor Alison Bath will assume leadership in Eugene, Ore., with the departure of Publisher Shanna Cannon. more

In announcing her decision to retire at the end of the year, Diane McFarlin said: “I have loved every role that I have played in my 44-year career: reporter, editor, publisher, college administrator. Each job has seemed better than the last, and that has certainly been true as dean of my alma mater.” more

From America's Newspapers: It is “ordinary” Americans — and not journalists — who make the most use of open meetings and freedom of information laws. Americans want to know what is going on in their public schools. They want to know how their town is spending money maintaining streets and sidewalks. They want to know how their property taxes compare to similar homes. They want to be in the room when a zoning change is proposed in their neighborhood. Sunshine Week is a perfect opportunity to remind Americans that is it their money that produces information that belongs to them, and it is their elected and appointed officials who must make decisions in front of them and not behind closed doors. more

American's largely agree on the value of media's watchdog role, but a substantial partisan gap exists as to how well journalists are performing that role, according to a new analysis of data from Pew Research Center’s Election News Pathways project. more

Wilmington (North Carolina) StarNews executive editor Pam Sander was named one of Gannett’s 12 regional editors on Wednesday, and she will now oversee newsrooms across five Southeast states. more

Katrice Hardy, who was executive editor of the Greenville (South Carolina) News, has been named executive editor of the Indianapolis Star and editor of Gannett's Midwest region that includes more than two dozen properties. more

The Chicago Tribune has announced a restructuring of its leadership, with Colin McMahon being named editor-in-chief. Bruce Dold and Peter Kendall are leaving the paper. more

Betty Ramsey, publisher of Farmville Newsmedia, has also been named publisher of the Suffolk (Virginia) News-Herald, Tidewater News and their related products. more

John Carr, who has a history in community newspapers, has been appointed publisher of the Salisbury (North Carolina) Post. more

Jana Collier, who has been named publisher of Cox’s Ohio newspapers, says: “The future is bright for the Ohio newspapers and I’m excited to drive their success forward with the support of Cox Enterprises.” more

DSLR dongles enable journalists to stream video directly from professional cameras to YouTube, Facebook and other live platforms. Check out five tips and tricks to help you decide on live-streaming through a DSLR dongle. more

The Madison Courier in Indiana and the Garber family have been intertwined for six generations. But, effective with today's edition, the Madison Courier is now published by Paxton Media Group. The family-owned company owns 70-plus newspapers across the Midwest and Southeast, including 12 other dailies in Indiana. more

The recent and nearly unprecedented union organizing activity belie the thinking that unions are dying and that millennials are an independent, tech-savvy cohort with no use for old-fashioned labor organizations. more

Data from the massive weekly survey will comprise more than 500,000 interviews leading up to the 2020 elections. more

Three women who rose to the top of their newspaper companies reflected at the Mega-Conference on the often arduous path to success, the research that shows women leaders make a positive impact on their businesses and why the number of top female executives is declining. more

More newspapers are turning to philanthropic funding or a non-profit structure to sustain journalism. A Mega-Conference panel looked at the alternatives newspapers have for non-traditional funding. more