In a memo to staff on April 24, News Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Eduardo Castillo announced that Natacha Pisarenko will oversee all news coverage in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. more

The Associated Press and NORC at the University of Chicago has made available the data from AP VoteCast’s more than 120,000 interviews with voters in the runup to the 2022 U.S. midterm elections. more

Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations as government-funded or state-affiliated, a move that comes after the Elon Musk-owned platform started stripping blue verification checkmarks from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee. more

The Post and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina) is relaunching its climate and environment newsletter with a new name, Rising Waters: Climate Stories of the South. This newsletter will focus on the environment and climate issues not only facing the South Carolina Lowcountry, but the entire Southeast region of the United States. more

Many of the media policy issues at the local, state and national levels are similar regardless of their origin. This report from the Tow Center for Digital Journalism highlights those recurring challenges and considerations, as well as some of the ideas and opportunities that might help to address them. more

A southeast Oklahoma newspaper has released the full audio recording it captured of county officials talking about killing journalists and lynching Black people. more

Hearst avoided a trial over claims it broke California laws in how it managed independent contractors delivering its newspapers. more

Ray King, retail sales manager at The Daily News (in Houghton, Michigan) , has been named the newspaper’s new publisher. more

The Daily Press (in Escanaba, Michigan) is officially under new leadership. Sarah Maki, who has served as an advertising professional with the paper for 14 years, has been selected to take the helm as the Daily Press’ newest publisher. more

Today the News/Media Alliance released new AI Principles that provide overarching guidance for generative artificial intelligence (GAI) systems’ use of journalistic and creative content. The Principles cover issues with respect to GAI developers’ use of members’ content related to intellectual property, transparency, accountability, fairness, safety, and design and apply to all content, including text, images, audiovisual and all other formats. more

Those who argue that the news media should pay a steeper price for mistakes are pushing to have a landmark Supreme Court ruling overturned. more

A county commissioner in far southeast Oklahoma who was identified by a local newspaper as one of several officials caught on tape discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people has resigned from office, Gov. Kevin Stitt’s office confirmed Wednesday. more

Freedom of the Press Foundation director of advocacy Seth Stern issued a statement on yesterday’s trespassing conviction of Asheville Blade journalists Veronica Coit and Matilda Bliss for documenting a homeless encampment sweep at a public park after closing time on Christmas night of 2021. more

A harrowing image from Mariupol, Ukraine, of emergency workers carrying an injured pregnant woman out of a shelled maternity hospital on a stretcher has earned Associated Press photojournalist Evgeniy Maloletka the prestigious 2023 World Press Photo of the Year award. more

In a first-time collaboration, ABC News and The Associated Press have announced a documentary that takes viewers inside one of the world’s most sinister secret societies — the Ku Klux Klan. more

April is National Mathematics and Statistics Month. Here’s yet another revenue-generating Kid Scoop page that motivates children to practice math skills at home — it’s smart fun! Take a look. more

Protecmedia, the Spanish company that specializes in technological solutions, has revolutionized archive management in companies with the launch of Quay Corporate, its AI-based DAM system. more

PageSuite has announced its biggest rollout to date, launching more than 100 e-Editions and apps for one of North America’s largest media companies. more

The McClatchy Media Network, one of the largest media companies in the United States with over 95 million unique visitors*, has become the first news media network to complete the AAM Digital Publisher Audit, an independent, third-party audit program from the Alliance for Audited Media (AAM). more

Senate Bill 5199, a measure that gives a tax break for newspaper publishers, passed the Washington House of Representatives 89-7 Monday. It now awaits the signature of Gov. Jay Inslee. more