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

A new service called Scroll is offering readers of participating news websites an advertising-free experience for $4.99 per month. The revenue is shared with the news companies. more

The challenges women face as they rise through the ranks in media organizations, the perspectives they bring and what this means to the future of the newspaper industry will be the subject of the kick off session at the Tuesday morning General Session during next month's Mega-Conference. more

David Adams brings a strong background in digital media to his new role as general manager and vice president of sales of The Courier in Waterloo and Cedar Falls, Iowa. more

Delta Media Group, an affiliate of the family-owned O’Rourke Media Group, has acquired the Ripon Commonwealth Press and The Commonwealth Express in Wisconsin. more

During successive announcements about 30 minutes apart, Eliza Hussman Gaines was named managing editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, succeeding David Bailey, who is retiring. more

The finalists for the Mega-Innovation Award have been announced. The winner will be announced Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the Mega-Conference. more

A 20-year-old, family-owned company has acquired the Coos Bay (Oregon) World, the Western World in Bandon and the Umpqua Post in Reedsport. more

The Sonoma County Gazette will continue as a monthly publication written by readers and local residents following the recent sale to Sonoma Media Investments. more

Newspapers tell stories about their communities. In 2020, let’s tell our communities our story. Tell them how we improve their civic life every day. How public service is our core mission. How we are transforming to serve our readers and our advertisers even better. On the opening day of the Mega-Conference, this session will focus on a practical and comprehensive list of talking points that our audiences need to know about us. more