Twitter has quietly removed a policy against the “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals,” raising concerns that the Elon Musk-owned platform is becoming less safe for marginalized groups. more

Fox News reached a last-minute settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, which accused Fox News of pushing conspiracies that harmed the company. more

The Postal Service filed notice on April 10 of increased rates with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), which take effect July 9. more

About half of Americans have listened to a podcast in the past year, and most of those listeners come across news content. more

Oklahoma’s governor is seeking the resignation of four county officials after a newspaper’s audio recording apparently captured some of them complaining about two of the paper’s journalists and knowing hit men and where two holes are dug. more

USA TODAY Editor-in-Chief Nicole Carroll will step down on May 1 after leading the news organization for more than five years. more

Cox Media Group has announced the promotion of Owen Jennings to vice president of product and innovation. In this role, Jennings will continue to lead the Product, Distribution, User Experience (UX) and Innovation teams. more

Study reveals creative quality drives 56% of impact on purchase intent, and is particularly important for increasing awareness and shaping consumer opinion. more

A Russian judge ruled Tuesday that American journalist Evan Gershkovich must remain behind bars on espionage charges in a case that is part of a Kremlin crackdown on dissent and press freedom amid the war in Ukraine. more

Elon Musk is on a reputation-mending media tour as Twitter faces business challenges and advertiser skepticism tied to his erratic and controversial product and policy changes. more

The SNPA Foundation has announced a $25,000 grant to The Post and Courier in Charleston to help stem the growth of news deserts in South Carolina and to incubate a model that can be replicated in other states.   more

The Washington Post today announces accessibility guidelines are available as part of its open-source design system. Launched last year, this system made fundamental code that powers The Post and its features publicly available for the first time. These guidelines can be used by anyone, including those outside of The Post. more

Multi Media Channels (MMC) has acquired multiple media properties from Delphos Herald, Inc. and the Cohen family. more

Tatiana and Matthew Prince have agreed to acquire the Park Record, the newspaper of record for Park City and Summit County, Utah. The Park Record has been continuously published since 1880, covering the news and happenings of the Wasatch Back. The Princes are acquiring the Park Record from Swift Communications, a subsidiary of West Virginia-based Ogden Newspapers. more

The News Examiner (Connersville, Indiana), The Courier-Times (New Castle, Indiana) and The Shelbyville (Indiana) News are pleased to welcome Group Publisher Kelly Miller, who has taken leadership of the three publications. more

In her newly appointed position, Marka Sonoga is responsible for APG’s seven daily and weekly publications in Ohio. more

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill into law Wednesday that will require large social media companies to institute age verification checks for new users and to require those younger than 18 to seek parental permission to open an account. more

One month after a contentious hearing on the Hill, House Democrats have a laundry list of questions for the head of the social media platform. more

Partnership between Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network and Google and YouTube will support fact-checking initiatives worldwide. more

Russia might be willing to discuss a potential prisoner swap with the U.S. involving jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after his trial on espionage charges, a top Russian diplomat said Thursday. more