Free speech ideals and heated political themes prevail on these sites, which draw praise from their users and skepticism from other Americans. more

After Jeff German of the Las Vegas Review-Journal was found dead, his fellow reporters knew they would have to investigate his death before they mourned it. Now a suspect is behind bars. more

ProJourn has announced a $1.3 million grant, signs up new law firm partners and releases landscape report. more

SCPA recently reviewed and updated the Guide to S.C. Public Notices, which is a free digital resource created to help S.C. newspapers navigate public notice and legal advertisement laws. more

The Courier Journal property in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, sold last week, but the building will remain the news organization’s headquarters. more

Robert Meyerowitz describes journalism as a service. more

Wesley Lowery, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, best-selling author, podcast host and on-air correspondent, has added another line to his impressive resume: journalist in residence at the Newmark J-School. more

The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB), a wholly owned subsidiary of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), has accredited the not-for-profit media auditor Alliance for Audited Media (AAM) to conduct independent audits to determine media outlets' compliance with the Journalism Trust Initiative's (JTI) standard for ethics and trustworthiness in journalism. more

The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear two cases seeking to hold social media companies financially responsible for terrorist attacks. more

James Robson has been covering Manchester United and the England national team for the soccer site Goal.com. more

Cox Enterprises has announced Carolyn Pleiss as its new senior vice president and chief information officer. more

The U.S. Postal Service recognized the centennial birth of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz with a first-day-of-issue ceremony on Friday, unveiling a pane of 20 new Forever stamps at the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center. more

Despite increasing calls for staff to come back to the office this fall, many employees at media companies say they haven’t faced any repercussions for ignoring those requests. more

After 25 years of local ownership by publisher Gabriel Donio, The Hammonton Gazette Inc. has sold The Hammonton (New Jersey) Gazette to 37-year-old J. Louis “Louie” Mullen of Buffalo, Wyoming, according to John Cribb of Cribb, Cope & Potts who represented Donio and Gazette Editor-in-Chief Gina Rullo. more

HD Media has purchased the Virginia Mountaineer, a weekly newspaper in Grundy, Virginia, the company announced. more

This case study explores the lessons learned and perspectives gained from key stakeholders involved in the Civic Information Bill’s passage. The goal here is to tell the story of the campaign, with an eye to teasing out learnings that can be applied elsewhere. more

The Freedom Forum has funded the new First Amendment reporter to help USAT Network Tennessee develop sophisticated storytelling around critical freedoms. more

This week AP announced eight key leadership positions, including the U.S. News leadership team and a new director of global text. more

To further take advantage of the company’s scaled local and national media broadcast platforms, The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is merging its nationally focused news resources into a national news division called Scripps News. more

After over two years of pandemic-related closures, the high court will welcome back the public and reporters next week. more