A fight to block government access to a slain investigative journalist’s sources and unpublished work stalled Wednesday, when a Las Vegas judge said she didn’t have jurisdiction to consider the question. more

Thirty-one news organizations will receive support through the American Press Institute’s Election Coverage & Community Listening Fund, an initiative aimed at empowering newsrooms to implement community listening in their elections coverage. more

The Arena Group, the tech-powered media company operating more than 240 brands, including Sports Illustrated, TheStreet and Parade, has finalized its purchase of golf publisher Morning Read from Buffalo Groupe, LLC. more

The Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle, Denton County’s primary local newspaper, and KERA, North Texas’ source for PBS and NPR programming, have announced they are moving toward KERA’s acquisition of the Denton Record-Chronicle. The two organizations are currently in a discovery phase, with plans to close the acquisition in 2023. more

In the lead-up to the Nov. 8 midterm elections in the U.S., it's important for journalists to remind their audiences of voter registration deadlines in each state, writes media scholar Thomas Patterson. more

The Robert R. McCormick Foundation has announced investments in Block Club Chicago, Capitol News Illinois, Injustice Watch and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. more

The Courier Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) — winner of 11 Pulitzer Prizes throughout its 154-year history — and its parent company Gannett have transferred its library of photographs and negatives to UofL Archives and Special Collections. more

Report for America reminds newsroom leaders that applications are now open for organizations interested in partnering to host emerging and experienced journalists in their newsrooms for up to three years, beginning next summer. But hurry, the deadline to apply is Oct. 3.  more

Two industry professionals have joined the Newhouse School as adjunct instructors for the Newhouse NYC program. more

Three LSU Manship School of Mass Communication faculty members have joined the school’s administrative team as new associate deans in fall 2022. more

Is this the beginning of the end for the daily printed comics page in many American towns and cities? more

The Las Vegas Review-Journal is demanding that authorities don’t review a slain reporter’s electronic devices and reporting materials, which were seized by authorities after his death. more

Two Indiana newspapers owned by the same family since 1898 have been sold. more

The Arena Group, which includes Parade, has announced that it will shift resources from print operations and, in November, discontinue printing to enhance Parade web, mobile and e-Edition teams and efforts, as well as expand its social and creator footprint. more

The Daily Maverick’s publisher and CEO says membership can be a viable model for public interest journalism, even in a challenging environment like South Africa. more

The Diversity Pledge Institute at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication (DPI) is partnering with the Journalism Education Association (JEA) to expand the reach of its recently announced Newsroom Diversity Survey pilot. more

In this report, the Reuters Institute looks at the reasons behind the gap between trust in news in general and trust in news people encounter on digital platforms. more

A bill that would let most news outlets collectively negotiate with dominant tech platforms for compensation to distribute their content advanced out of a Senate committee Thursday after Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) struck a deal. more

The U.S. Senate Thursday approved President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the federal agency that oversees Voice of America and other international broadcasting entities. more

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi withdrew from a long-planned interview with CNN's chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, after she declined a last-minute demand to wear a head scarf. more