CEO Sonal Shah told staff that 2023 has been uniquely challenging for the outlet, which many have come to see as a model for nonprofit journalism. more

Jake Winfrey, sports editor of The Cullman Times, has been named CNHI’s Alabama group sports editor. Just in time for football season, the newly created position became effective this month. more

Crystal Childers, general manager of The Duncan (Oklahoma) Banner, has been promoted to publisher of the newspaper. more

Microsoft has announced the release of a comprehensive guidebook focused on giving independent local news organizations the strategies, tools and support they need to strengthen their sustainability. more

Aaron Morrison has been named AP's new race and ethnicity news editor, taking over a team at the vanguard of the U.S. media’s coverage of race. more

The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) has announced the launch of the RJI Innovation Hub, an interactive website where RJI’s toolkits, guides and other resources for journalists and newsrooms are available in one place. more

August 23, 2023 - Leading media organizations are issuing guidance on leveraging artificial intelligence in the newsroom at the same time they're making licensing deals to let AI firms use their content to train AI models. more

Local broadcast company Cox Media Group is launching a hyper-local streaming network called Neighborhood TV, in partnership with McClatchy, its executive chair Steve Pruett told Axios. more

Here are some tips for newsrooms and audio newbies hoping to start a local podcast. more

Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe are facing one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people encounter online. more

Public radio journalists share their advice for treating sources with care. more

Gannett has stumbled upon a roadblock in its effort to diversify the company.   more

August 22, 2023 - Senator Maria Cantwell said Monday that a federal privacy bill she introduced could help protect people from discrimination fueled by artificial intelligence. more

Don Rogers hopes to boost community journalism. more

Franklin News Foundation (FNF), a leading nonprofit, non-partisan news media organization headquartered in Chicago, is thrilled to announce its recent acquisition of Advanced Digital Media (ADM), operators of BlueRoomStream.com, often referred to as the “C-SPAN of Illinois.” more

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210 individual Seyfarth attorneys were selected as leaders in their fields, covering 46 different practice areas, in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Lawyers from all 12 of Seyfarth’s U.S. offices were honored. more

The move has put considerable dents in the daily traffic publishers see, with the damage appearing to be more pronounced among those who publish more hard news-oriented content. more

Most U.S. adults can correctly identify a secure password. Far fewer can recognize an example of two-factor authentication. more

Two Republicans have proposed a resolution in Congress that calls on the media to change its reporting practices around mass shootings, raising free press concerns from First Amendment advocates and mass violence experts. more