Ray Erku's first official day as editor of the Times was Dec. 18, though he’s been lending an editorial hand for months. The last editor, Don Rogers, was employed by the Times from July 2022 through August 2023 before moving on to the Park Record in Park City. more

In his new role, Jaime Cárdenas will help Gannett newsrooms across the country develop strategies to grow digital subscriptions and foster loyalty with readers. more

Jeff Robischon has been named general manager of the Ashland Daily Press in Wisconsin after a career spent in newspapers across the region and the country. Robischon also will be responsible for operations at the Price County Review and Northwood’s Shopper. more

Seasoned journalists and longtime newsroom leaders Lisa Miner and Jim Slusher have been promoted to managing editor roles at the Daily Herald in Chicago, Illinois. more

The Society of Professional Journalists honors Kathryn Foxhall with the Wells Memorial Key. This award is the highest honor for an SPJ member and was officially presented Sept. 4 at the President’s Awards Ceremony during the SPJ21 conference. Foxhall was previously informed of her honor over Zoom by friends and colleagues. 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

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications has announced that Nathan Carpenter will be the inaugural director of the College’s new social media listening lab. Carpenter will join the College on July 3. more

Veteran newspaper publisher Mark Millsap has been hired to serve in the roles of Tennessee Press Association (TPA) executive director and Tennessee Press Service (TPS) executive vice president. He officially begins on Sept. 11. more

Wick Communication has named Shanna Dickens as publisher of The Daily Iberian (New Iberia, Louisiana). more

With this election, there are now 26 members of the board of directors, elected by the trustees of the Hearst Family Trust. more

Bill Albrecht has joined Adams Publishing Group's Western Division leadership team as regional president for APG Wyoming properties. more

Sonal Shah brings to the Tribune an extraordinary record in fundraising and strategic leadership. A veteran of Google, Georgetown University, Goldman Sachs and the United Way, she has built a career driving social impact and civic engagement. more

Allison Lichter, who has extensive experience in creating robust journalism curricula and as an editor and producer at major news outlets in the field, will join the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism as the new associate dean of Academic Affairs.  more

In her new role, Donna Bischoff will oversee national and grocery advertising as well as branded content for Lee Enterprise, including Feast magazine and Brand Avenue Studios. more

Mahendra Durai, who currently serves as chief information officer at Hearst, has been named senior vice president, chief technology officer. The announcement was made by Hearst President and Chief Executive Officer Steven R. Swartz and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Mark Aldam. more

Current NNE president and CEO Aaron Julien will move into the role of chairman. He replaces longtime NNE chairman John Kuhns, who is retiring. Chuck Goodrich will assume Julien’s role. Meanwhile, Dan McClory is being promoted from chief financial officer to chief operating officer of NNE. McClory will maintain his role as publisher of the Valley News. more

The Hollywood Reporter announced that Patricia Mays will be joining the company as its executive editor of news, overseeing the digital news strategy of the award-winning publication across the brand, including its recently relaunched website. more

Zeina Karam, The Associated Press’ current news director for Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, has been named deputy news director for Europe, rounding out the region’s leadership team. more

The Ruston (Louisiana) Daily Leader is under new leadership with Celeste Holley stepping up as publisher. more

The dean of the University of Nevada, Reno Reynolds School of Journalism, Al Stavitsky, has announced that he will step down from the position to return to a faculty role as a professor at the end of this academic year. more