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

Jim Hart has been named publisher of The (Quincy, Illinois) Herald-Whig. A Hannibal, Missouri, resident, Hart replaces Ron Wallace who left The Herald-Whig in August. more

Alberto Ibargüen led the transformation of the Knight brothers’ legacy for a new era, investing over $2.3 billion to support informed, engaged and inclusive communities through journalism, arts, economic development and research. more

The Stillwater News Press has named its long-time top advertising executive as its new publisher, to succeed Dale Brendel, who recently was named publisher in Joplin, Missouri. more

The Chicago Tribune has announced a restructuring of its leadership, with Colin McMahon being named editor-in-chief. Bruce Dold and Peter Kendall are leaving the paper. more

Philip Gray will be joining the Opinion department at The Los Angeles Times as a deputy Op-Ed editor. He was most recently at Bloomberg and The New York Times as an opinion and news editor. more

The combined editorial boards of The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) welcome Sara Pequeño to the North Carolina Opinion team. more

Jeff DeLoach, president of the Chattanooga (Tennessee) Times Free Press for the past five years, has resigned as head of the Chattanooga Publishing Co. more

Cox Enterprises announces the appointment of Barbara Kennedy Harty, Grace Lieblein and Troy D. Taylor to its board of directors. more

Claudia Perez Rivas is the new editor of the Post Independent (Glenwood Springs, Colorado) and Citizen Telegram, arriving in Colorado from years of newsroom roles in Texas. more

Julie Bechtel, formerly executive vice president of BH Media Group, has been named publisher of the Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald, while Todd Sears, who previously held that position, becomes World-Herald general manager. Bechtel’s previous role included oversight of The World-Herald. more

"I'm so excited to be joining the staff of The Lafayette Daily Advertiser at a time when it's more important than ever to produce top-quality, hard-hitting local journalism for the communities that we serve," the new executive editor said.  more

Jeffrey Timmermans, an accomplished business journalist and educator, has been named the Reynolds Chair in Business Journalism at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. more

Lincoln (Nebraska) Journal Star President and Publisher Ava Thomas will succeed Julie Bechtel as president and publisher of the Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald, effective Nov. 1. Thomas also was named group publisher for Lee properties in Nebraska and Iowa, and she’ll remain president and publisher in Lincoln. more

Mark Millsap will oversee the daily operations of the Jefferson City News Tribune, Fulton Sun, California Democrat and HER Magazine, along with CMNI's commercial printing facility. more

Alec Etheredge has been named interim general manager of Shelby County Newspapers, Inc. (SCNI). more

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

Belinda Mills has been named southwest regional group publisher for the Osteen Media Group. She will oversee all aspects of OMG’s New Mexico holdings, including the Bulletin and Desert Exposure, as well as future expansion efforts. more

A long-time journalist with strong ties to central Ohio has been picked to be the new leader of The Columbus Dispatch. more

The University of North Carolina Hussman School of Journalism and Media has established a new executive-in-residence program to honor Carolina alumnus Frank A. Daniels Jr. ‘53, the legendary president and publisher of The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina. more