Tommy Cooper has been named the Journal's new circulation director. more

After a career of more than four decades with the newspaper, Paul Tash will retire as chairman of the Tampa Bay Times on July 1 and has named Conan Gallaty, the president of Times Publishing Company, to succeed him. more

Parade Media Senior Vice President of Newspaper Relations Kevin Craig has announced the retirement of the company’s vice president of newspaper relations, Scot Dalquist, effective April 1. Mike Devon, a 30-plus-year veteran of the newsprint industry, was named to succeed Dalquist in the role. more

In announcing plans to retire, Evan Smith said he will remain with The Texas Tribune while the board selects his successor and to assist with the transition through the end of 2023 as a senior adviser. more

The American Press Institute (API), an affiliate of the News Media Alliance dedicated to helping news publishers navigate and adapt to organizational and industry change to sustain journalism, today announced it has hired Michael D. Bolden as its new executive director and chief executive officer. more

In her new role, April Lane will lead the expansion of e-commerce and performance marketing capabilities across Hearst’s consumer media businesses. more

Veteran journalist and Meridian native Ida Brown has been named editor of Meridian Home and Style and Timeless Meridian, both magazines published by The Meridian (Mississippi) Star. more

Eliza Gaines has been promoted to executive editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock. For the past two years, she has served as managing editor of the newspaper. more

Jim Falzone, an accomplished newspaper executive, has been promoted to vice president of production for CNHI, LLC, the company announced Monday. more

Ross McDuffie, a veteran digital media and publishing executive, has been named president of Madison Media Partners, the digital media and full-service marketing company that produces the Wisconsin State Journal, madison.com and The Capital Times. more

Victor Hanson II, former publisher of The Birmingham (Alabama) News and the head of an editorial board that won the newspaper’s first Pulitzer Prize for editorials in 1991, died Friday, Jan. 7. more

Rex Dearmont Rust, co-president of Rust Communications, died Thursday evening after a yearlong battle with cancer. more

Belinda Mills, a publishing veteran who has worked at newspapers across the Southwest, has been named publisher of the Eastern Arizona Courier and Copper Era. more

Managing editor, arts and culture editor, education, enterprise and investigative journalists are among the first to join The Baltimore Banner newsroom. more

Alan Miller, 62, who announced his retirement in September, left the paper on Monday after 37 years in the newsroom, and he will move into a new role teaching journalism at Denison University. more

Northeast Arkansas news veteran Gretchen Hunt has been promoted to a new position as regional editor for Paxton Media Group, taking over newsrooms in Jonesboro, Paragould, Newport and Walnut Ridge. more

As weekend revelers rung in the new year, The Aspen (Colorado) Times also ushered in a new chapter with a new publisher, Allison Pattillo, and new ownership. more

Tom Claybaugh also will serve as the vice president of sales for Southwest Florida, including Fort Myers. more

Don Lovelace previously served in the same role with Lakeway Publishing from July 2005 to June 2019. more

Elizabeth Conner Stephens will lead the newsroom’s coverage while working with community newspapers around the state to improve local news coverage. more