Marcos Bretón, who has been a columnist at The Sacramento Bee since 2007, was announced on Monday as McClatchy’s new California opinion editor. In his new role with McClatchy, Bretón will lead The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board and work closely with opinion editors in each of the company’s California markets. more

John D’Orlando, 61, spent more than five years as president and publisher of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson, and has served as vice president/advertising director of the Orlando Sentinel Media Group in Orlando, Florida.  more

Barry Holtzclaw, an award-winning editor from the San Francisco Bay Area, is the new editor of The Daily News in Longview, Washington. more

In Troy, Bobby Rice will replace Stacy Graning, who has served as publisher of The Messenger for more than 20 years and will be returning to her home state of Mississippi to manage the operations of several newspapers there. more

“Justin’s proven ability to manage complex data-driven projects and turn editorial ambition into technical and journalistic achievement is what AP needs to push its data journalism forward,” says Troy Thibodeaux, the AP’s data science and news applications editor. more

“I’m excited about the opportunity to lead a talented newsroom as we cover such an interesting and thriving community,” the new editor of the Opelika-Auburn News said. “We’ve got some great stories to tell, and I look forward to talking to the people who live and work here, getting to know the community better and figuring out what those stories are.” more

Industry leader Jerry Lyles has joined the Franklin News Foundation as the organization’s first vice president of syndication and distribution. He assumes responsibility for the further expansion of Franklin’s partnerships with media partners. more

Joe Murray died at his home Sunday, June 25, at the age of 82. Services will be at 2 p.m. July 5 at First Baptist Church. more

Sid Schwartz, editor of The Gazette in Janesville, Wisconsin, for the past six years, has announced plans to retire in April. more

Most recently, Charles Odom served as vice president and treasurer of Cox Enterprises. more

Leonard Pitts Jr. is retiring as a Miami Herald columnist to write novels full time. more

Craig Selby, long-time publisher and general manager of Charleston Newspapers, the former parent company of The Charleston Gazette and the Charleston Daily Mail, died Monday (Feb. 6) after a long illness. He was 77. more

Beverly Joyce has been named publisher of the Tribune-Star in Terre Haute, Indiana. more

At the end of March, Pam Sander is stepping down from her role as executive editor for the Wilmington StarNews and regional editor for Gannett Southeast. more

Andy Bernhard has led the paper for 35 years. more

Chip Minemyer, publisher of The Tribune-Democrat in Johnstown and The Times-News of Cumberland, Maryland, has been named publisher of The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania) and The Danville News, CNHI announced Monday. more

Seattle Times publisher and CEO Frank Blethen will step down at the end of 2025 after four decades leading the family-owned company. more

Julie Inskeep has retired after nearly 24 years as publisher of The Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Editor Sherry Skufca has been named publisher, and a new editor and managing editor also have been appointed. more

Mather Economics has announced the promotions of Briana Garcia and Madelin Zwingelberg to the Mather Economics senior management team. more

ProPublica announced today that Robin Sparkman, founding CEO of StoryCorps, has been elected by its Board of Directors as president and co-CEO of ProPublica. Her appointment, succeeding Richard Tofel, whose retirement from ProPublica was announced in February, will be effective September 8. more