Washington Bureau Chief Anna Johnson announced that U.S. Political Editor Steven Sloan is now deputy Washington bureau chief for U.S. politics and elections for The Associated Press. more

Hearst Newspapers has named Patty Michalski senior vice president of content strategy and innovation. The announcement was made by Hearst President and CEO Steven R. Swartz and Hearst Newspapers President Jeffrey Johnson. more

Cox Enterprises announced that Andrew Davis has joined the company as senior vice president of strategy. In this role, Davis will oversee strategic planning, new business development and the company’s sustainability teams, to ensure the best use of resources for growth and profitability. more

The Huntsville (Texas) Item has welcomed editor Liz Adams to its news team, Regional Publisher Jake Mienk announced. more

Jim Crutchfield, an accomplished journalist who has led newsrooms across the country as both an editor and publisher, will become head of The Marshall Project's local news operation in Cleveland. more

Joe Worley, former Tulsa World executive editor and one of the most revered and respected figures in Oklahoma journalism, died April 13 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 74. more

Netflix Executive Amy Reinhard has been nominated to join the board in June. more

Ken Harding has been appointed senior vice president of business effectiveness for Hearst Newspapers. The announcement was made by Hearst President and CEO Steven R. Swartz and Hearst Newspapers President Jeffrey Johnson. more

The Associated Press has named Chrissie Thompson as director of the Education Reporting Network. In this role, she will serve as the head of a new program designed to drive accountability reporting on the lasting impacts of the pandemic on education, and lift local newsrooms’ abilities to reach their audiences with engaging education news, too. more

Dick Kelsey, a retired Associated Press broadcast editor who was revered as much for his humor as his hardworking nature, has died after a seven-year battle with cancer. He was 76. more

James Briggs has been promoted to general manager of the Star Beacon in Ashtabula, New York. more

The Daily Item of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, has promoted managing editor William B. Bowman to editor of the newspaper. more

Marjorie Miller, vice president and global enterprise editor at The Associated Press, has been named administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes after a broad search. more

The Bay Area native brings expertise in search optimization, social media and sports after previously working for the Golden State Warriors, NBCUniversal and Twitter. more

Two newspaper veterans are taking on new leadership roles with The Meadville Tribune in Pennsylvania. more

Robert Cairns, managing editor of The Daily Star in Oneonta, New York, has been promoted to editor of the paper, Publisher Fred Scheller announced. more

Bill Evans, publisher of The Paducah Sun, has announced the promotions of two Sun reporters to fill open editor roles. more

Lee Enterprises, which owns the Tulsa World, has meteorologists serving its readers in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Virginia and now Oklahoma, with Kirsten Lang. Together they will collaborate and share content about the most relevant weather topics. more

Joan von Kampen, The Telegraph’s managing editor since 2016, has been named to manage the newsrooms of three additional Lee Enterprises newspapers. more

The 157-year-old Examiner has tapped a new leader for its growth and transformation online. more