September 7, 2023 - With only eight state legislatures still in session, the legislative die for 2023 has largely been cast. There’s always a chance that one of those states could still make mischief, but when the calendar turns to Dec. 31 it’s likely we’ll be able to say it was a pretty good year for public notice. more

To properly serve communities of color, funders must "radically rethink" current funding practices. more

Cox Enterprises has announced that Jennifer Hightower has been promoted to executive vice president and chief legal officer and is joining the company's executive leadership team. more

The Bluffton Sun and Hilton Head Sun have been purchased by a group whose history with South Carolina newspapers dates back to the 1890s. more

CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti spoke with the Institute about how he brings empathy to his reporting, gains the trust of people in unfamiliar communities where he is working, and how he weaves climate change into his reporting. more

The 10-week trial, set to begin Tuesday, amps up efforts to rein in Big Tech by targeting the core search business that turned Google into a $1.7 trillion behemoth. more

UK publishers have received payments for their content in the Facebook News tab since 2021. more

September 6, 2023 - Today 26 organizations representing thousands of creative professionals around the world, including news, entertainment, magazine, and book publishing companies and the academic publishing sector, released Global Principles for Artificial Intelligence (AI). more

Sierra Vista-based Wick Communications will acquire the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff in a move that strengthens the company’s holdings in Arizona. The company is acquiring the Daily Sun from Davenport, Iowa-based Lee Enterprises, Inc. more

NorthJersey.com and The Record (Woodland Park, New Jersey) have announced that Regan Apo has been named the organization's general manager. Apo will assume her role on Oct. 1. more

The four-unit, offset printing press that has been used to print the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce newspaper until July is available to any newspaper that would like it, for free. more

Alden Global Capital's purchase of four local papers highlights the need for new policies and more options. more

News Media Corporation has sold its Oregon cluster of newspapers to Country Media, Inc. The sale included the Newport News Times, Newport, Oregon; the Siuslaw News, Florence, Oregon; and the Cottage Grove Sentinel, Cottage Grove, Oregon. more

"Later this month, I’m heading up to Washington, D. C. to lobby Congress to help save local journalism in our country." — Wyatt Emmerich, publisher, Jackson Northside Sun more

This article summarizes the major paths legislators have proposed to support local news and the outcomes of such legislation. more

Steve Grove, publisher and CEO of the Star Tribune, presented the interns with a prompt: “How might the Star Tribune reach college-age students who are interested in the news, and convert them into loyal readers?” more

Just days before Labor Day, the U.S. Department of Labor unveiled its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, aimed at revising the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime exemptions for executive, administrative and professional employees. more

August 31, 2023 - The U.S. Copyright Office is opening a public comment period around AI and copyright issues as the agency figures out how to approach the subject.  more

Deb Gruver is seeking damages for “emotional distress, mental anguish and physical injury” as a result of Police Chief Gideon Cody’s “malicious and recklessly indifferent violation” of her First Amendment free press rights and Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful search and seizure. more

For the first time in American history, cameras and live streaming coverage will be allowed inside the courtroom when a former U.S. president stands trial for allegedly running a criminal enterprise designed to overturn the lawful results of an election. more