Ron Nixon has been promoted to a new leadership role with The Associated Press: vice president for news, investigative, enterprise and grants and partnerships. more

Star Tribune Media Co., Minnesota’s largest media company, today announced that Mike Klingensmith, its publisher and CEO, will retire in January 2023, following a 13-year tenure marked by achievements and improvements in virtually all areas of the company. more

George B. Irish, the publisher of the San Antonio (Texas) Light from 1988 until its closure in 1993, died at his New Jersey home on Tuesday (Sept. 13) from an apparent heart attack at age 78. more

Elizabeth Walters has been named interim editor of the USA TODAY Network newsrooms in South Carolina. Walters replaces Steven Bruss, who leaves his position Friday, Sept. 23. more

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has named Destiny Cook as a junior social media producer. more

Sabra Ayres, a longtime foreign correspondent with extensive experience covering Ukraine, Russia and Eastern Europe, has been named The Associated Press’ chief correspondent for Ukraine. more

Mallika Sen has been appointed as the new entertainment news editor for The Associated Press, based in New York. She has had several roles at the AP, most recently on the East regional desk, where she’s handled numerous major breaking stories. more

The new publisher and advertising director for The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), Chowan Herald (Edenton) and The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford) expressed excitement last week about the opportunity to work for newspapers in three communities with a strong sense of community. more

There’s a new leadership team at the Detroit Lakes Tribune, with Publisher Devlyn Brooks and Managing Editor Tris Anderson now at the helm. more

In a memo to staff, AP Education Reporting Network Director Chrissie Thompson announced three additions to the network aimed at deepening education coverage by the AP and across the news industry. more

Jeffrey M. Hayden, an accomplished newspaper executive, has been appointed publisher of The Norman (Oklahoma) Transcript, effective immediately. more

In a memo to staff on Tuesday, Vice President and Head of Global Newsgathering Paul Haven and Middle East News Director Karin Laub announced key appointments for news leaders in two important sub-regions. more

SCS is excited to announce that its longtime director of sales, Phil Curtolo, has been promoted to vice president of sales. more

Black Press Media Group has announced the retirement of long time President and CEO Rick O’Connor. more

In a memo to staff, Washington Bureau Chief Anna Johnson and Deputy Washington Bureau Chief Steven Sloan announced key members of AP’s team covering politics, democracy and elections. more

The former Economist and Newsweek exec succeeds Legacy's founder Stopher Bartol, who becomes executive chairman. more

The College of Communication and Information is welcoming 12 new faculty members to its ranks this fall to support its growing student body. more

The School of Media and Journalism at Kent State has welcomed two new full-time faculty members for the 2022-23 academic year in the areas of media diversity and studies, and multimedia/video production and documentaries. more

Luke Capizzo has joined the Missouri School of Journalism’s strategic communication faculty as an assistant professor, capping a journey from the industry side of public relations to the world of research and teaching. more

In addition to serving as editor of the York paper, Randy Parker was central Pennsylvania executive editor for the USA TODAY Network. more