Peter Bhatia, the top editor of the Detroit Free Press, told staff in December that he will depart the company early in 2023 in the hope of saving jobs from looming companywide layoffs. more

Deirdre Sykes O’Neil, a driving force in New Jersey journalism who guided generations of reporters and editors through the newsroom of The Record (Bergen, New Jersey) with unwavering standards and a comforting personal touch, died Thursday, Dec. 29. She was 68. more

Advertisers trust publishers to rid websites of terrorism-related content. Technology companies like Google and Meta have been working to build tools to make that happen, especially for smaller companies. more

The SNPA Foundation has awarded $12,500 to support The Relevance Project, an initiative created by the Newspaper Association Managers (NAM) — a professional organization of state, regional, national and international newspaper associations.  The purpose of this program is to help develop common strategies that state newspaper associations can bring to their members. more

A journalist in northern Mexico escaped unharmed after a gunman attacked his family’s vehicle in the border state of Sonora in the first reported attempt on a reporter’s life in the country in the new year. more

News engagement continued to mostly slow in 2022 relative to 2021, but the drops across various platforms were less precipitous compared to the enormous pullback following 2020's historic year of headlines. more

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated has received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC indicating that, as a result of the company’s delay in filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Sept. 25, 2022, within the prescribed time period, the company is not in compliance with the timely filing requirement for continued listing under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). more

The SNPA Foundation has awarded $12,500 to the Kentucky Press Association to help fund the development of curriculum for schools that helps restore the belief that a strong media presence is essential to our democracy.  more

WEHCO Media Inc., parent company of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, will remain in the hands of family leadership with the announcement that Executive Editor Eliza Hussman Gaines will become the next publisher on Jan. 1. more

If one of the news media’s roles is to establish a set of trusted and common facts so that the public can have honest debates about the issues, journalists need to be at the forefront of ensuring that these generations have a grounding in facts. more

Representatives of Wick Communications, owner of the Anchorage Press, have announced that they will be suspending the print edition of the publication and, unfortunately, having to lay off hard working staff. more

An LSU researcher was awarded $5 million from the National Science Foundation to study online harassment of journalists.  more

Leonard Pitts Jr. is retiring as a Miami Herald columnist to write novels full time. more

Danielle Coffey: "Google and Facebook's complete dominance of the digital advertising market also has allowed them to dictate terms, cut side deals and charge exorbitant ad fees — up to 70% of every advertising dollar. As a result of Big Tech’s corporate cronyism, local reporting is being cut off in communities across the nation and rural communities in particular, resulting in an increase in political polarization and corruption." more

After spending years leading news sites just over the state border, Lynne Sullivan has been named regional executive editor of The Providence (Rhode Island) Journal and The Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News.   more

Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: If you have the expertise to cover a topic with a robust audience, consider moving beyond a “destination website,” app or videos, and try producing a podcast on that topic. And give the podcast time to grow its audience. more

The past two years have seen more than 20 strikes and strike threats by media unions. more

Twitter suspended the accounts of several journalists who cover the social media platform, the latest battle over what can and cannot be said on the site since billionaire Elon Musk took control of it. more

The Center for Media Engagement surveyed people living in news deserts across the U.S. to find out what alternative sources of information allow them to stay informed on local issues. Though some turn to other available news sources like broadcast news and radio, we found that many turn to posts from Facebook pages that share local news. more

The Cassville (Missouri) Democrat has been corporately owned since 2004, and on Jan. 1, 2023, the 151-year-old publication will once again be locally owned. more