As Vickey Boyd reflected on the sum of 50 years with the newspaper group, she said she got the “dream job of a lifetime.” more

Lauren Williams has joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution where she will cover the Atlanta Hawks for the newspaper. more

Jason Cato spent the past 17 years working in Pennsylvania, but he’s a South Carolinian at heart. He became managing editor of The Post and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina) on May 31. more

Neil Brown, president of The Poynter Institute, and Tommie Shelby, Caldwell Titcomb Professor of African and African American Studies and professor of philosophy at Harvard University, have been elected as co-chairs of the Pulitzer Prize Board. more

Jenny Ernsberger’s new role coincides with Fort Wayne Newspapers assuming ownership June 1 of The News Sun of Kendallville, The Star of Auburn, The Herald Republican of Angola and other KPC publications. more

Two journalists will join the Business News team at The Associated Press to cover personal finance. more

Mark Lewis has been promoted to president of the Tulsa World Media Co. Before this promotion, Lewis served as the publisher and president for the Wisconn Valley Media Group in Wisconsin. more

As a former reporter, editor and district manager for circulation, David Hall says he’s held almost every job in the newspaper industry. With his new position as The Daily Times’ circulation director in Maryville, Tennessee, Hall plans to use those experiences to help strengthen relationships with customers and engage the public with the paper. more

Paul Farrell, group publisher of Lee Enterprise’s Southeast Region and president and publisher of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, is retiring this summer after 42 years in the newspaper industry. more

Effective May 30, managing editor Bruce Siwy will become an investigative reporter for the USA Today Network's Pennsylvania state capital bureau. more

David Meadows, general manager of the Jefferson City News Tribune in Missouri died May 11 at the age of 58. more

Rockell Brown Burton, an experienced academic leader and accomplished researcher with a passion for cultivating impactful, mutually beneficial relationships, has been named associate dean of inclusivity, diversity, equity and accessibility at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. more

Ron Martin, a former longtime editor of the Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution who oversaw the merger of those newspapers after he edited USA Today, died Saturday, May 14, according to his family. more

Robert W. Decherd will move into an executive chairman role until his retirement to the board next year. more

Jelani Cobb has been named dean of Columbia Journalism School, as of August 1, 2022. Professor Cobb is the Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism and Director of the Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism and Civil and Human Rights. more

A veteran Des Moines Register editor, Gage Church, has been named editor of the Ames Tribune. more

James Dao has been named the editorial page editor of The Boston Globe. He will lead the Globe's Opinion team, one of the highest profile positions at New England's largest media company. more

Zeina Karam, The Associated Press’ current news director for Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, has been named deputy news director for Europe, rounding out the region’s leadership team. more

Chris Lykins has been named executive editor of digital content for Southern Newspapers. This newly-created role will help chart digital content direction, create and implement standards across properties and work closely with staff members across SNI's community newspapers, magazines and digital tools. more

In a memo to staff on Wednesday, it was announced that Sara Gillesby will lead global video for AP and Josh Hoffner will direct U.S. news coverage. more