The University of Arizona School of Journalism is excited to welcome two new professors to its faculty. Associate Professor Monica Chadha and Assistant Professor of Practice Liliana Soto will join the School of Journalism faculty in January. more

Winchester (Virginia) Star Circulation Manager Bill Green has retired after nearly 20 years with the newspaper. more

Susan Goldberg, editor in chief of National Geographic and editorial director of National Geographic Partners, will join Arizona State University with a joint appointment in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory’s College of Global Futures. more

Michael Keever, the long-time senior vice president and chief marketing officer of NTVB Media, died Saturday from complications related to COVID-19. He was 55. more

Dec. 31 marks John Lampinen's retirement after 48 years at the Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois), including the last two decades as editor. more

The Morning News in Florence, South Carolina, has a new managing editor — Chris Day, who started his duties Monday. more

The Philadelphia Inquirer has announced the appointment of newsroom leader and experienced storyteller Kate Dailey as its deputy managing editor, features — effective Jan. 17. more

Nancy Meyer, a veteran newspaper leader and president of the Miami Herald, has been named the next publisher of the Houston Chronicle. more

Richard J. Cichelli, 77, of Upper Nazareth Township, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 9,  at home following a stroke. more

Murray Cohen, 92, of Delphos and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 7. more

Anne Applebaum, author and staff writer for The Atlantic, and Gabriel Escobar, the editor and senior vice president of The Philadelphia Inquirer, have been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University announced today. more

Jim Kennedy, the longtime chairman of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, announced Wednesday he will step down as the board’s top officer at the end of the year, passing the baton to the next generation of family leadership. more

Krys Fluker, who spent the last 27 years of her career at The Daytona Beach (Florida) News-Journal, mostly in the Opinion department, has been named Opinion editor of the Orlando Sentinel. more

Veteran journalist and newspaper executive Ed Choate has been appointed publisher of The Claremore (Oklahoma) Daily Progress. more

Dr. Jon Hess has been named the next director of the School of Communication Studies at the College of Communication and Information at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, effective July 1, 2022. more

New global head of partnerships will help lead Mather’s plan to expand into new markets and grow service offerings. more

The Newmark Graduate School of Journalism has hired Channing Gerard Joseph as its first-ever associate professor focused on race and identity. more

Chris Dautel will be the point person for mergers and acquisitions, valuation analysis, investments, strategic planning and real estate administration. more

Media executive Kristin Heitmann has been named senior vice president and chief revenue officer of The Associated Press, responsible for all of the news agency’s revenue functions globally. more

Logan Molen, publisher of the Steamboat Pilot & Today (Steamboat Springs, Colorado), will retire in December after a 40-year career in the daily news industry. more