J. Louis “Louie” Mullen has acquired Creston Publishing Company (CPC) in south-central Iowa from Shaw Media. The acquisition includes The Creston News Advertiser, Osceola Sentinel-Tribune, The Weekly, Adair County Free Press and The Fontanelle Observer. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. more

Mark Lamster won for a series of columns about downtown Dallas that sparked civic debate and revealed how past decisions have shaped the present. A focus of his criticism has been the fate of Dallas City Hall, a celebrated yet controversial work of brutalist design by architect I.M. Pei, which is threatened by demolition as city leaders consider whether to leave the building or pay for repairs that could cost tens of millions.  more

The Associated Press was honored Monday with the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for journalism that revealed how Silicon Valley largely designed and built China’s surveillance state and enabled human rights abuses. more

The newsroom last won the award for its 2020 coverage of George Floyd’s murder and the ensuing unrest. more

Reuters was named the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, for Beat Reporting and National Reporting, alongside being a finalist for Illustrated Reporting and Breaking News Photography. more

As first reported in Bloomberg, the News/Media Alliance (NMA), representing a collection of leading news publishers, has submitted a letter to Common Crawl demanding the archive site stop its unauthorized scraping and storage of content, and establish additional protocols to prevent publisher content in its database from being used by AI companies.  more

Bridget Sibthorp-Moecker, director of audience at BLOX Digital, announced on LinkedIn that she is expanding her commitment to the future of local media.  She wrote that she is stepping into a new chapter as interim head of audience growth and development for Lee Enterprises, while maintaining her role at BLOX Digital. more

The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, which will acquire the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on May 4, announced today the leadership team that will guide one of the nation’s oldest and most respected regional newspapers. more

As the head of global media investment at Meta, Christine Lustig leads omnichannel investment strategy and governance across the company’s global media portfolio. Her work focuses on shaping media investment at scale and building modern frameworks that connect media to business outcomes. more

The News/Media Alliance’s Annual Washington, D.C., Fly-In has served as a unique opportunity for news media leaders to participate directly in advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill. Participants meet with members of Congress and their staff to reinforce the importance of legislation that protects and sustains quality journalism, and gather at the organization’s Support Journalism Awards Dinner, an opportunity to honor lawmakers who have championed the industry. 

The America’s Newspapers Senior Leadership Conference brings together top decision-makers to tackle the challenges and opportunities facing local newspapers, and to cultivate candid discussions on growth strategies, innovation and public policy. The event also integrates the America’s Newspapers Family Owners Conference into the broader agenda, creating a seamless experience for attendees to learn, network and collaborate across ownership and leadership roles. more

The best investment a newspaper owner or publisher can make is on someone already in the organization.  And the Executive Development Program from America’s Newspapers Foundation is the perfect way to take that team member to the next level.   more

The Post and Courier's new five-part investigative series, “Caught in the Cycle,” reveals how South Carolina’s handling of mentally ill defendants delays justice for crime victims, bleeds money from taxpayers and plunges desperate and vulnerable people even deeper into crisis. more

As if they didn’t have enough to deal with, America’s newspaper publishers are facing a tight supply of newsprint that’s driving up prices. more

Nathan Bekke, president and interim chief executive officer, has been named president and chief executive officer of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE). Concurrently, Josh Rinehults, vice president, interim chief financial officer and treasurer, has been named vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. The board of directors unanimously approved both appointments. more

John Garrett, founder of Community Impact, closed out the first full day of the Mega-Conference encouraging publishers to go back to the basics.  “This is not rocket science,” he said, adding that it all starts at the top of the triangle.  “It starts with quality journalism and quality design.” more

Barnes shepherded Poynter through an attempted hostile takeover of the Times, ensuring that the paper would remain independently owned. more

After nearly five years of transformative leadership, Robin Blinder will retire as editor-in-chief of Editor & Publisher (E&P) Magazine, marking the close of a significant chapter in the publication’s 140-year history. Blinder has served in the role since September 2022 and has been a key member of the organization for more than six years. more

Two new directors and one incumbent were named to The Associated Press board of directors, it was announced at the news cooperative’s annual meeting. more

It looked stormy when an Iowa company decided in March to stop publishing 18 rural newspapers. But the clouds are clearing and 13 have been acquired by local owners, including Chris Nelson, a former TV meteorologist who bought five of them. more

As misinformation spreads across social media and beyond, the Maine Trust for Local News is combating false narratives with “Fact Briefs” — 150-word, yes-or-no explainers that have quickly become some of its most-read stories. more