Scott Kingsley has joined Creative Circle Media Solutions as Chief Operating Officer. He will focus on sustaining the company’s high level of customer service and will manage the increasing load of new web site launches. more

Kat Lankford has been named the new director of circulation for The Parkersburg (West Virginia) News and Sentinel and The Marietta Times. more

Eddie Litaker was a staff sports reporter for The Sumter Item before becoming a longtime freelance writer, traveling the region to cover games for The Item’s three-county coverage area. more

At the Alliance for Audited Media's recent annual business meeting, the results of the director elections were announced, including the election of two new directors, one representing magazine media and the other representing news media. more

Rhonda Humble, longtime publisher of The Gardner (Kansas) News, died Sept. 24 at Olathe Medical Center. She was 66. more

Robert Meyerowitz describes journalism as a service. more

Wesley Lowery, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, best-selling author, podcast host and on-air correspondent, has added another line to his impressive resume: journalist in residence at the Newmark J-School. more

James Robson has been covering Manchester United and the England national team for the soccer site Goal.com. more

Cox Enterprises has announced Carolyn Pleiss as its new senior vice president and chief information officer. more

The Freedom Forum has funded the new First Amendment reporter to help USAT Network Tennessee develop sophisticated storytelling around critical freedoms. more

This week AP announced eight key leadership positions, including the U.S. News leadership team and a new director of global text. more

Two industry professionals have joined the Newhouse School as adjunct instructors for the Newhouse NYC program. more

Three LSU Manship School of Mass Communication faculty members have joined the school’s administrative team as new associate deans in fall 2022. more

The U.S. Senate Thursday approved President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the federal agency that oversees Voice of America and other international broadcasting entities. more

Evelyne Musambi will be joining AP's Africa news team as East Africa reporter, starting Nov. 1 and based out of Nairobi, Kenya. more

Daniel Kuhns has been promoted to director of audience development and circulation at The Joplin (Missouri) Globe. more

Andy Bernhard has led the paper for 35 years. more

Megan Janetsky is The Associated Press’ new English-language correspondent for Cuba and the Caribbean. more

RJ Benner has been named the new publisher and advertising director for the Aiken Standard. more

The Huntsville (Texas) Item has a new editor taking the helm of the newspaper — Brenda Poe. more