The Detroit (Michigan) News reports that it will begin offering a digital subscription next week when it launches a redesigned detroitnews.com for readers who seek full access to all digital content. It's the first time in the 25-year history of the newspaper's website that it will charge for coverage. more

Anthony McCartney, The Associated Press’ West Coast entertainment editor who as a reporter covered the legal aftermath of Michael Jackson’s death and many celebrity trials, has been appointed the news cooperative’s global entertainment and lifestyles editor. more

In this piece, RJI Fellow Clayton Aldern lays out the five main steps it takes to assemble a visualization bot — all via open-source tools any newsroom can leverage for free. He won’t be covering the ins and outs of computer-science best practices; the priority here is getting a viable tool as quickly as possible. more

Chatham Asset Management, LLC has announced that Tony Hunter will become chief executive officer of McClatchy Company, following the local news company's emergence from Chapter 11 and the completion of its court-approved sale to Chatham, in September. more

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved the sale of McClatchy to Chatham Asset Management this week. McClatchy expects to complete the transaction in September. more

Although Americans have high aspirations for the news media, a new Gallup/Knight study shows that the gap is growing between what Americans expect from the news and what they think they are getting. more

Ten young journalists have won Hearst Journalism Fellowships and will begin their two-year appointments in Hearst newsrooms around the country on Aug. 17, Hearst President and CEO Steven R. Swartz and Hearst Newspapers President Jeff Johnson announced today. more

The Indiana Gazette in Pennsylvania has been acquired by Sample News Group, according to Randy Cope of Cribb, Greene & Cope, who represented the Donnelly family in the sale. more

Those who rely on social media for news are less likely to get the facts right about the new coronavirus and politics and more likely to hear some unproven claims, a new study from the Pew Research Center shows. more

A free mobile-microlearning course — The 5 C’s of Writing News for Mobile Audiences — has launched on a mobile learning app, EdApp. Think Babbel or Duolingo for digital journalism. more

The Post and Courier's Hurricane Wire newsletter (Charleston, South Carolina) is keeping coastal residents up-to-date with the latest storm coverage throughout hurricane season — assessing not only the risk posed, but the science behind it. more

David Lauderdale, who has been a Lowcountry journalist for more than 40 years, is retiring as senior editor of The Island Packet, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. more

Emily Coleman, who has spent the last decade primarily reporting on local governments, has been named associate editor of the Northwest Herald in Crystal Lake, Illinois. more

Paxton Media Group is acquiring the award-winning Jasper (Ind.) Herald from the Rumbach family. The Herald traces its roots to 1895. more

A collaborative effort between the Venice Division of Historical Resources and the Venice Gondolier newspaper in Florida has resulted in editions dating back to the paper’s founding in 1946 now available online. more

The board of directors of Tribune Publishing Company took steps this week to protect the interests of the company and its stockholders by reducing the likelihood that any person or group gains control of the company through acquisitions from other stockholders, open market accumulation or other tactics without paying an appropriate control premium. more

The House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee will question the CEOs of the Big Tech platforms on Wednesday, July 29, about their dominance of the digital marketplace.  View the livestream hearing  beginning at Noon EDT, here. more

Several Gannett papers in Louisiana, Virginia and California have announced plans to shift their print operations in September. more

The Washington Post's new managing editor for diversity and inclusion will be in charge of the paper's coverage of race, ethnicity and identity, as well as improved recruitment, retention and career advancement for journalists of color. more

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