A new study from the Knight Foundation and Gallup says yes, but only because the national news is trusted so little. So while there's still trust in local, it's tenuous. more

New Media Investment Group Inc. and Gannett Co., Inc.  have announced the expected members of the board of directors for the combined company, effective upon completion of the proposed acquisition of Gannett by New Media. The board will have nine members, including Michael Reed as chairman, five independent directors from New Media, and three directors from Gannett. more

Nick Monico has been appointed chief operating officer of Adams Publishing Group where he will focus on helping the company maximize its revenue, content, circulation, digital and operational initiatives. more

Great West Newspapers has chosen Brainworks' new Advertising & CRM solution, Stratica. more

USA TODAY’s product design team studied a year’s worth of engagement and search trends to optimize how content is arranged and displayed before rolling out the new design of USATODAY.com. Among the changes: a new bold, yellow label serves as a “virtual highlighter” to brightly distinguish opinion pieces from USA TODAY’s reporting. more

Veteran Oklahoma newspaper executive Gary Jackson has been appointed publisher of the Tahlequah Daily Press. more

Brian Johnson has rejoined the staff of The Shawnee News-Star in Oklahoma, as sport editor. more

The Friday edition of The Kentucky Standard will no longer be published after this weekend. The paper will become a twice-weekly paper, publishing on Wednesdays and Sundays. more

To ensure that readers continue to select your newspaper as the publication they are willing to pay for, your content needs to be so indispensable that they cannot live without it. In this column, Jim Brady of Spirited Media offers real life examples of five things newspapers should do to take full advantage of what consumers can bring to the table. more

Bob Woodward, who has served as interim publisher and general manager of the Woodward Community Media division for the last four months, has been named vice president. more

As your photo department evaluates the best mobile video equipment to buy, this Innovation in Focus post from the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute should help. more

When using a recording device during interviews, Dr. Randy Hines encourages his journalism students to ignore its presence and take notes furiously. And, limit any "yes/no" questions. more

Southern Newspapers Inc. has named a new publisher in Lufkin, Texas. Dolph Tillotson, president of Southern Newspapers, said the paper's new publisher is an experienced newspaper man who has run newspapers that are similar in size and mission to The Lufkin Daily News. more

A new report from Pew Research Center delves into the news desert crises and its impact on rural America. more

NewStart is a local ownership initiative created by the Reed College of Media at West Virginia University in partnership with the West Virginia Press Association. more

The social media giant is set to roll out the first phase of its news section today. The new page will give allow users to read headlines and stories from news organizations, a select number of which will be paid licensing fees. more

The Buffalo News is one of the few regional newspapers left with a Washington bureau. Read how a bureau reporter stayed ahead of a story on insider trading that led to the downfall of a local congressman. more

Hannah Combs has been named the new Caroline/Dorchester editor of The Star Democrat, Dorchester Star and Times-Record in Maryland. She succeeds Dustin Holt in the role. more

Dean Ridings has been named as the first CEO of America's Newspapers, effective Nov. 11. He was interviewed by Mark Fitzgerald for America's Newspapers. more

A new white paper from the Colorado Media Project presents five ideas for transforming local news with public support, substantiated with local, national and international research and existing models. more